U.S. Diplomat Accused Of Double Murder In Pakistan

January 29, 2011
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Lahore, PAKISTAN -  Today the the main United States Embassy for Pakistan in the city Islamabad (the capital of Pakistan) has ordered that a diplomat, imprisoned for murder charges be released.   According to law enforcement officials in Pakistan the diplomat murdered two men in Lahore a city in eastern Pakistan.  However, the U.S. says that he has diplomatic immunity and he acted in self defense against two men, with guns trying to mug him. According to authorities in Pakistan the diplomat’s name is Raymond Davis, however, the U.S. has yet to confirm such information.  Police say that Davis told them he went to...
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Riots In Egypt Cause Oil Prices To Rise World Wide

January 28, 2011
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Cairo, EGYPT – As the cost of oil is already hitting new highs and hitting our pocket books even harder, today it was given even more ammo.  The violence in Egypt as well as in other oil producing countries is the main reason for surging oil prices today.  Thousands of protesters rushed into the streets despite a very brutal response from the government. As of today the United States average for a gallon of gas is $3.08, up about $0.04 from this time last month.  This morning on the New York Mercantile Exchange a barrel of crude was just over $87.00 and by the...
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Hulu’s Internal Disputes May Cause It To Lose Some Of Its’ Services

January 27, 2011
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Los Angeles, CA – According to a report released today, high ranking officials from the Los Angeles based online video service, Hulu, are at odds as to what direction the company should go.  “Hulu as an online cable operator would use the web to send live TV channels and video-on-demand content to subscribers,” as the Wall Street Journal put it. Some say that Hulu should stay just like it is.  However, two of the three media companies (FOX and ABC) who partly own as well as supply Hulu with its’ content, are considering pulling some of their services.  This would mean for Hulu to...
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People Vs. Dictator – And The People Win In Tunisia

January 26, 2011
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Tunis, TUNISIA – The government of Tunisia, a nation once thought to be a role model for other African nations, released an international arrest warrant for Ben Ali its’ now disgraced former President.   According to news organizations inside the country Ali’s wife as well as numerous other family members have arrest warrants as well. Ali was the “president” of Tunisia for almost two and a half decades though he matches the definition of a dictator.   Even United States President Barack Obama made mention of him in his State of the Union Address saying “the will of the people proved more powerful than the...
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Had Police Known Of The Terrorist Bombing Threat But Failed To Act?

January 25, 2011
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Moscow, RUSSIA – Today, the president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, has placed the unfortunate successes of the airport suicide bombing on security failures within the airport.  Vladimir Putin also vowed to take  revenge on those responsible for this attack. According to media reports in Russia the suicide bomb at the Domodedovo Airport in Moscow contained over 15 pounds of TNT.  The bomb was detonated at about 3 p.m. local time in the congested arrival area at one of Russia’s busiest airports, used by carriers such as British Airways, Lufthansa and many other well known world airlines.  The blast killed 35 people, including 8 non-Russians...
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Cocoa Prices Rise

January 24, 2011
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Abidjan, COTE D’IVORE – The cost of purchasing cocoa has gone through the roof and is not expected to go down anytime soon  however, the prices have gotten an extra unexpected and not so welcome boost today.  Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognized president of Cote D’ivore, a country which is the world’s largest producer of cocoa beans, is calling for a one month ban on all of the country’s cocoa exports. The foreign trade ban on the country’s cocoa is suppose to be a measure to try and suffocate the finances for the incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo.  The incumbent Gbagbo has refused to accept...
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