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• 10:05:24: Nigeria: Trial of 6 accused in $ 180 million Halliburton scam could not commence b/c govt failed to produce accused http://j.mp/bgxV45
• 10:05:56: Swaziland: political repression intensifies as pro-democracy leader arrested http://j.mp/aYo4O7
• 10:07:21: Suicide car bomber kills 15, injures 133 in Russia's North Ossetia http://j.mp/dwVqAi
• 10:07:45: Sec State Clinton: The referendum on independence for Southern Sudan is a "ticking time bomb" http://j.mp/cd6GwQ
• 10:08:38: Nigeria: President Jonathan moves to consolidate his hold on the military by replacing the services chiefs. http://j.mp/cC6oO3
• 10:09:30: Nigeria: 40 years after the civil war over Biafra's attempted secession, Jonathan appoints an Igbo to lead Nigerian Army http://j.mp/d3AjMI
• 10:09:40: At least eight people have been killed in a car bomb attack and gun battle at Somalia's main airport in Mogadishu http://j.mp/cASi19
• 10:22:42: Sorry, everyone, looks like that's all I'm going to have time for today. Do note news from Nigeria, Igbo in charge of military <- Huge!
• 10:42:12: RT @drstevemetz: @Katulis I wonder how much of the drop in % who say country is safer from terrorism is because Cheney, Fox, Limbaugh sa ...
• 10:42:55: RT @DavidKenner: The Koran burning pastor is bigoted and irrelevant. Marty Peretz, though, is bigoted and relevant, but somehow escapes ...
• 10:44:20: ok. I'm back. Whew! That took less time than I thought it would.
• 11:26:25: China’s Image Problem in India http://j.mp/aQ3rbU
• 11:27:16: Serbia backs down on UN challenge to independent Kosovo, says it will submit a different resolution in compromise w/ EU http://j.mp/dbTZu0
• 11:28:11: Florida Pastor says may halt Koran burning if Obama admin asks him to http://j.mp/cLHqc4 Proving he is nothing but an attention whore
• 11:29:14: Sec State Clinton says Mexico drug wars starting to look like insurgency http://j.mp/cVb5zo
• 11:30:09: Mexico denies Hillary Clinton's 'insurgency' comparison http://j.mp/dCaVS5
• 11:31:39: Brazil: The Lula Years http://j.mp/chBnn9
• 11:33:14: Romania rejects proposal to tax witches and fortune tellers...tada! http://j.mp/9Wd8Fq
• 11:33:41: 4 senior al-Qaeda detainees have escaped from a US-controlled section of a tightly-guarded Iraqi prison overnight http://j.mp/bxuXlp
• 11:33:53: Is Chinese Mercantilism Good or Bad for Poor Countries? http://j.mp/bNNz1k
• 11:34:48: NY mosque imam regrets pain over project http://j.mp/9hZLnk Says US National Security at stake & that canceling project would fuel extremism
• 11:35:51: 9/11 Anniversary changes from day of reconciliation to American Day of Hate as partisan politics gets in the mix http://j.mp/amj1pJ
• 11:38:33: China's military demonstrates advancement in quantum teleportation http://j.mp/bZM1mL w/ big implications for command & control capabilities
• 11:38:53: 3 unexploded bombs found in Bangkok http://j.mp/9Dhg5i
• 11:39:17: Guatemalan ex-soldiers on trial in landmark war case for 1982 massacre during civil war http://j.mp/anQQOs
• 11:40:05: Thousands of Afghans marched through a small town northeast of Kabul on Thursday http://j.mp/a9ZGjH
• 11:40:57: Attack on Colombia's DAS (Security & Intel Dept) leaves 12 wounded http://j.mp/9umt9S
• 11:41:12: For now, Haiti's presidential candidates in quest for unity http://j.mp/armrED
• 11:41:51: El Salvador: Gangs threaten public transportation and commerce in the country http://j.mp/cnueFU
• 11:42:45: UN: The indigenous peoples of Latin America are still suffering “acts of colonization http://j.mp/cMMoJ2
• 11:43:10: PA releases dozens of Hamas-linked detainees despite rising tensions http://j.mp/dBOysf Hamas accuses PA of protecting the enemy
• 11:43:44: Iran announces official presidential visit to Lebanon next month, Ahmadinejad will visit Lebano-Israel border. http://j.mp/dnK3C8
• 11:44:13: Echoing Gen. Petreaus, President Obama Says Planned Koran Burning Is Boosting Qaeda http://j.mp/czU2hC
• 11:45:02: Western fears that Turkey is cementing an 'Islamist alliance' w/ Iran unfounded, argues International Crisis Group http://j.mp/9vxS2T
• 11:45:22: Saad Al Hariri apologizes to Syria over assassination accusations http://j.mp/bns2Nu
• 11:45:33: Bahrain cracks down on opposition as elections nea http://j.mp/aajEgA
• 11:46:05: Are Tajikistan's Security Services Breaking Down? Recent attacks & prison break point to yes http://j.mp/cp2q02
• 11:46:35: Chinese pilots who faked resumes back in the air http://j.mp/9XmmVq Safety first! Buckle up, and pray...
• 11:46:54: Sudan has resolved an angry dispute with the south by returning the payment of crucial oil revenues to hard currency http://j.mp/9amvzj
• 11:47:17: U.S. Steelworkers to File China Trade Complaint http://j.mp/acBy7W
• 11:48:03: Nuclear-armed Pakistan, home of nuclear smuggler who supplied Iran & North Korea, expected to chair IAEA board http://j.mp/c1XxW8
• 11:48:31: Cuba economic model doesn't work, says Fidel Castro http://j.mp/a5Moba Oopsie!
• 11:49:30: The European Parliament has called on France to suspend its expulsion of gypsies http://j.mp/adTw5B
• 11:51:52: UK Radical Urges Flag Protest Over Koran - Burning http://j.mp/cIFEYt Battle between dumbass radicals undermines war against al Qaeda
• 11:52:27: 1000s in China have electricity restored after reversal of order for enforced power cuts to meet energy-saving goals http://j.mp/cqepHN
• 11:53:14: Myanmar tells China it's a vital ally & elections & power transfer to a civilian government would not affect relations http://j.mp/c9h1Z3
• 11:53:43: North Korea keeps world guessing on leadership succession http://j.mp/aH4PQE
• 11:54:28: China warns Japan relationship will suffer if Tokyo mishandles dispute re Chinese fishing boat seized in disputed waters http://j.mp/bSG6rA
• 11:55:17: China said Japan playing risky game when it arrested captain of a boat that collided with two Japanese coast guard boats http://j.mp/dn1p8u
• 11:56:22: China anti-corruption boss sentenced to death for abusing his position http://j.mp/9RqOVV
• 11:56:25: A roadside bomb killed 10 people and wounded four in a Pakistani tribal region on the Afghan border http://j.mp/99GeUF
• 11:56:37: Shanghai looks forward to Russian president's visit - Expo organizers http://j.mp/a2glMD
• 11:57:55: Congressional Research Service says monthly cost of Iraq war declined but not enough 2 offset rising costs in Afghanistan http://j.mp/9F89LE
• 11:58:04: Medvedev vows to destroy Vladikavkaz bombing masterminds (Update 4) http://j.mp/9S2mSI
• 11:58:14: Afghan Taliban leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar says his fighters are close to winning the war in Afghanistan http://j.mp/bZNNvS
• 11:58:48: Afghanistan: US soldier charged in conspiracy to murder civilians keep bones and tooth as souvenirs http://j.mp/ckyHjt
• 11:59:01: Iraqi official foresees a U.S. military presence until 2016 http://j.mp/deAlK9
• 11:59:42: "Activists" in Egypt test waters for President Hosni Mubarak's son to succeed him http://j.mp/aE06et
• 12:00:02: Mexico, Central America struggle through deadly rainy season http://j.mp/d0l8Ed Thousands displaced by flooding
• 12:00:27: Indian farmers protest road upgrade that would threaten their land http://j.mp/9CMZaa
• 12:02:20: US Appeals Court rules that fmr CIA prisoners cant sue over torture in overseas prisons b/c it might expose state secrets http://j.mp/aMdUGZ
• 12:02:40: Obama will attend a U.N. summit on Sudan on September 24 http://j.mp/9ZSIzw
• 12:03:00: Nigerian President Jonathan has told state governors in the ruling party he intends to stand in elections next January http://j.mp/d9USlF
• 12:03:17: Al-Qaeda claims series of attacks on security forces in Yemen, including deadly clashes in the restive south http://j.mp/aaEv36
• 12:03:31: New Schools in South Africa Serve the Underserved http://j.mp/9cSX4k
• 12:03:55: Senegal Prostitutes Look Forward to Ramadan's End http://j.mp/bHA01e Look to start year off with a bang
• 12:04:15: Ban Asks Rwanda Not to Withdraw Sudan Peacekeepers http://j.mp/die7bY
• 12:04:30: South Africa: Helping vulnerable children through hip hop http://j.mp/dyjPEP
• 12:05:01: Rwanda: Ban Ki-Moon Meets Kagame Over Report that may accuse Rwanda of genocide against Hutus http://j.mp/b6CVzW
• 12:05:27: Al-Shabaab demands that Uganda withdraws peacekeeping troops from Somalia, or face more attacks http://j.mp/cYTOdE
• 12:05:48: 2 kidnapped Russian sailors have been released after a month in captivity in Nigeria's oil-rich & restive southern delta http://j.mp/b61dJN
• 12:07:07: Exiled Rwandans warn nation could descend into conflict unless Tutsi President Kagame shares more power w/ majority Hutu http://j.mp/cEn1XI
• 12:07:16: Liberia: UN Envoy Says Further Progress Needed to Consolidate Fragile Peace http://j.mp/cBV8hz
• 12:07:30: RT @EthanZ: The Economist suggests we scrutinize Uganda as well as Rwanda when we consider African autocracies: http://is.gd/f2FgW
• 12:18:27: RT @drstevemetz: If I and my miniscule number of followers hold an event to burn "Going Rogue" will I get a Fox interview? I also have a ...
• 13:10:23: Sarah Palin & Glenn Beck to hold 9/11 rally in Alaska, Ticket at Ticketmaster for $225, or how to make money off tragedy http://j.mp/dCBd9l
• 13:11:07: RT @RobAtState: Obama on Terry Jones: "this stunt that he is pulling could greatly endanger our young men and women in uniform" http://n ...
• 13:14:20: RT @drstevemetz: I'm fearful that the Buffoon Koran Burning will pale in comparison to this breaking soldier murdering Afghans story. I ...
• 13:32:18: RT @drjjoyner: Obama Wins Executive Secrecy Case: The Obama administration has persuaded the nation’s most liberal appellate cou... htt ...
• 14:34:47: RT @tomgara: A predictably sober, clear-headed and righteous take on troubles in Bahrain from The Economist: http://bit.ly/9zKjSo (via @ ...
• 14:34:55: RT @ibnkafka: RT @CrisisGroup Oil in Chad: The Fragile State’s Easy Victory over International Institutions http://bit.ly/8XEpyi
• 14:35:17: RT @AJEnglish: American to be released by Iran: Iran has said it will free one of three Americans it has held for more than a year http: ...
• 15:03:34: RT @baldaufji: RT @CSMlibrary: US Muslims: already in eye of storm over the 'ground zero mosque' see Qur'an event as teachable moment. h ...
• 15:03:44: RT @nickschifrin: RT @BarackObama: Burning a Quran is contrary to our valuesâ€"this country was built on the notions of religious freedom ...
• 15:03:52: RT @davidfrum: Gold rush for Republicans on K Street. http://nyti.ms/9RfB5G "Change" really is the emptiest slogan in American politics ...
• 15:04:06: RT @gideonrachman: Drunken diplomats and Chinese nationalism http://bit.ly/9sa77B
• 15:04:43: RT @KingsofWar: KoW: Current Intelligence on Afghanistan http://j.mp/9Bue4z
• 17:52:54: RT @AtiaAbawi: Your thoughts pls: Will more people use Quran burning as a threat & blackmail when they want Muslims to do something bc o ...