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In shadow, Somalia wastes away

Just step into a feeding center here, and the sense of hopelessness is overwhelming. Dozens of women sit with listless babies in their laps... AFGOOYE, Somalia — Just step into a feeding center here, and the sense of...

Turkey bombs PKK targets, stresses talks with Iraq Kurds (AFP)

AFP - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets in neighbouring Iraq on Saturday as the country's president said Ankara would pursue dialogue with Iraqi Kurds accused of harbouring militants in a safe haven.

‘Clack’, the handy weapon

Thai Takes By PHILIP GOLINGAI Plastic hand clappers are the latest weapon of choice of anti-government demonstrators to noisily put their messages across. And the fury of the mue tob is heard 24/7 at Bangkok’s Government House...

What keeps Obama safe could protect the rest of us

BY MARY MITCHELL Sun-Times Columnist On Wednesday night, I was part of the press pool that covered Barack Obama when he arrived in Chicago. Basically, what that means is a couple of reporters and a camera crew are allowed to...

Absorb This Info Fast!

Our very own Sevesteen took a new shooter to the range this past weekend. (Good job, Sevesteen!) There are a few things he didn't mention in his post that he revealed to me in an Email. It seems that he...

Measuring McCain as a 'maverick'

By ROBERT L. JAMIESON JR. P-I COLUMNIST JOHN MCCAIN sees himself as the "maverick" choice for the White House. The October issue of Seattle Conscious Choice Magazine offers a story called "Maverick 101" -- a guide. But I've...

Che Guevara's Rendezvous With Justice

41 years ago this week (Oct.9, 1967) in Boliva, Ernesto "Che" Guevara got a major dose of his own medicine. From the high priests of the Fourth Estate, Che Guevara gets only accolades. Time magazine, for instance, honors Che...

BAGHDAD: Sectarian rioting breaks out after car bomb kills 14

A car bomb exploded in southern Baghdad late Friday, killing at least 14 people and prompting an outburst of sectarian rioting, according to police and witnesses. The attack was one of numerous bombings and shootings around the...

Iraq bombings, shootings underscore fragile security

A car bomb exploded in a market in southern Baghdad late Friday afternoon, killing at least 14 people and prompting an outburst of sectarian rioting, according to police and witnesses. The attack was one of numerous bombings...

N More Years!

Excerpt: Four-score years ago our forefathers overwhelmingly elected Herbert Hoover to serve as President of the United States. He was inaugurated March 4, 1929, just in time to take the rap for not preventing the Wall Street...