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Huffington Post – Lincoln’s Signature

February 2, 2012 | By Howard Kissel How much can a piece of paper be worth? Quite a lot, if it has Abraham Lincoln’s signature on it. The actual value of the over-sized sheet of paper that went on display Wednesday at the New-York Historical Society has not been disclosed. That, after all, would be [...]

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The Independent – Robert Fisk: This is not about ‘bad apples’. This is the horror of war

January 13, 2012 | By Robert Fisk How many other abuses took place off camera? How many Hadithas? How many My Lais So now it’s snapshots of US Marines pissing on the Afghan dead. Better, I suppose, than the US soldiers pictured beside the innocent Afghan teenager they fragged back in March of last year. [...]

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Malay Mail – Elyas: Much work needed for 2020

Former KL Mayor speaks his mind on his memoirs, his ideas and why we don’t need an FT ministry WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012 | by Haresh Deol KUALA LUMPUR: Once the icon of Kuala Lumpur. Tan Sri Elyas Omar had his fair share of fans and critics as he played the role of the city’s third [...]

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NYT – European Leaders Agree to New Budget Discipline Measures

January 30, 2012 | By STEPHEN CASTLE and JAMES KANTER BRUSSELS — All but two European Union countries agreed Monday to new and tougher measures to enforce budget discipline in the euro zone, but the bloc still showed few signs of producing a comprehensive solution for the sovereign debt crisis or a credible plan to revive fragile economies across [...]

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NST – Finding peace and a home

January 27, 2012 | By kasmiah@nstp.com.my JOHN Stupka came to Malaysia with only one thought in his mind — volunteer his services under the Peace Corps programme. Once the two-year contract is over, he would go back to his hometown in Ohio, the United States. However, the plan was derailed as 45 years after he [...]

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