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Egyptian police stifle resistance, journalists in Cairo’s slums
CAIRO – While Egyptian police officers and men in plain clothes holding knives and sticks surrounded and searched our car, a 12-year-old boy with dirty hair and ragged clothes opened his switchblade, smiled and pointed it at me. “I love you,” he said, waving the knife. “We’re here to take…
US Treasury cleared China of currency manipulation
WASHINGTON – The US Treasury cleared China of official accusations of currency manipulation Friday, but said progress toward allowing the yuan to appreciate was “insufficient.” In a report to Congress, the Treasury said that China, eight other countries and the eurozone had not manipulated exchange rates “for purposes of… gaining…
US, Russia launch nuclear arms reduction pact
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact with Russia on Saturday, a showpiece of Washington’s “reset” of ties with its former Cold War enemy. The new START nuclear arms reduction treaty officially came into force when Clinton and Russian counterpart…
Bush’s Swiss visit off after complaints on torture
GENEVA (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George W. Bush, under fire from human rights group over allegations of ordering torture, has canceled a visit to Switzerland where he was to address a Jewish charity gala. Bush was to be the keynote speaker at Keren Hayesod’s annual dinner on February 12…
Leaders inside and outside Egypt seek exit from impasse
CAIRO (Reuters) – Political leaders were meeting inside and outside Egypt on Saturday to seek a way out of a dangerous impasse between President Hosni Mubarak and demonstrators calling for him to step down. “The status quo is simply not sustainable,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a security…
James Cameron calls Glenn Beck ‘madman,’ ‘f**king a**hole’
Academy Award-winning director James Cameron lit into Glenn Beck during an appearance Tuesday, telling reporters that he thought Fox News host Glenn Beck was a “f–ing a–hole” for once labeling him the anti-Christ. Cameron, director of Avatar, the highest-grossing film ever, also answered follow-up questions from the Hollywood Reporter in…
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