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links for 2010-07-31

Saturday, July 31, 2010

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/29/AR2010072905738.html

Native American farmers and ranchers press USDA on bias complaints http://bit.ly/byrE1I [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19948311957]

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http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/111937--black-farmers-native-american-settlements-to-get-stand-alone-vote-monday

Black farmers, Native American settlements to get stand-alone vote in Senate Monday http://bit.ly/chkzTG [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19948124011]

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links for 2010-07-30

Friday, July 30, 2010

http://almuhajabah.posterous.com/obama-the-velcro-president

Obama the Velcro president http://post.ly/pUfF [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19929500723]

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/07/politics-isnt-war/60526/

Politics Isn't War http://bit.ly/d1dYdm // today's #mustread for angry progressives [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19926941399]

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http://almuhajabah.posterous.com/the-tribal-law-and-order-act-of-2010-a-step-f

The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010: A Step Forward for Native Women (video) http://post.ly/pQnd [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19897753072]

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http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100730/COL06/7300387/1001/NEWS/Obama-visits-Detroit-looks-for-love-in-factories&template=fullarticle

Obama deserves credit for saving GM, Chrysler http://bit.ly/ckqeK6 - "it looks like a flat-out miracle" [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19893202407]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10810645

Scores die as Pakistan monsoons trigger floods http://bit.ly/bbVAhi #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19865100904]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10799219

Floods wash barrels of chemicals into China river http://bit.ly/bqp25q #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19865065752]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10807021

DR Congo boat sinking 'kills 140' http://bit.ly/9hh7Nv #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19865039713]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10806810

Paraguay rebel dies in shootout, officials say http://bit.ly/aA4cNw #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19865021524]

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http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFdTRPhSoQYetz_7jMD6mecBb-BFQ&url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20012072-503544.html

Liked "Obama: Shirley Sherrod Deserved Better - CBS News" http://ff.im/-oujTL [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19844188829]

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http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52315

Afro-Chileans Seek Recognition in Census http://bit.ly/9bo6z8 #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19836826494]

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links for 2010-07-29

Thursday, July 29, 2010

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/28/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-gulf

@utbrp it looks like it might be true http://bit.ly/99X1mk - see the quote from Sky Truth, environmental satellite company [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19780046039]

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/7/28/888183/-In-which-the-mishmash-is-too-long-for-a-title...(Updated)

Previous links via http://bit.ly/aMLmxI which has even more #win for your reading pleasure [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19776958459]

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http://www.detnews.com/article/20100727/OPINION03/7270360/1336/OPINION0322/Big-Three-on-track-to-give-profit-checks#ixzz0uw52tqnl

Big Three on track to give profit checks to workers http://bit.ly/bwjhPq // thanks to Obama Admin using TARP to save our auto industry [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19776856459]

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http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/07/27-12

Obama Cancels Offshore Oil Lease Sales in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico http://bit.ly/cBPxI5 #ICYMI [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19776792877]

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http://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/28/biden.iraq/#fbid=3CP_hC4kNoy

Iraq veterans come home to a vice presidential welcome http://bit.ly/ce20dU // file this under #promiseskept [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19776735960]

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-28/obama-plan-to-fund-300-billion-of-small-business-loans-faces-senate-vote.html

Obama Plan to Fund $300 Billion of Small-Business Loans Faces Senate Vote http://bit.ly/adJMYG // good background on proposed program [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19775241733]

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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boomantribune/Svpw/~3/rooMyRzcWfo/6743

Obama Administration getting stuff done for urban America http://bit.ly/9X4IjH [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19773786230]

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g0XzGoOTbT4FqdIZXy5mtu7jVNMQD9H871T81

fun fact I learned from that post: this is first time in 40 years Congress has repealed a mandatory minimum sentence (http://bit.ly/c7Si3I) [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19773853909]

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links for 2010-07-28

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/economy/28bailout.html?ref=business

In Study, 2 Economists Say Intervention Helped Avert a 2nd Depression http://nyti.ms/dl5QtW // both TARP & stimulus [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19720590147]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10779270

Bangladesh increases garment workers' minimum wage http://bit.ly/d8wSZU #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19694542323]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10777040

Israel police raze 'illegal' Bedouin village in Negev http://bit.ly/9WKVDa #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19694522764]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10771525

Deadly landslide as China rains continue http://bit.ly/aRanbz #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19694500326]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10772445

Ecuador increasing state control over oil sector http://bit.ly/9KgJne #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19694460226]

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links for 2010-07-27

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

http://my.barackobama.com/barackbirthday-TWS

President Obama's 49th birthday is Aug. 4. Sign his birthday card alongside other OFA supporters and the First Lady. http://j.mp/b3FKua [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19664913566]

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links for 2010-07-26

Monday, July 26, 2010

http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_politicalticker/~3/R-otn8asPi8/

Langevin to make House history http://bit.ly/cB4Fn1 [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19594678517]

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http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=193125

U.S. created Taliban and abandoned Pakistan: Clinton http://bit.ly/atTxB1 // while we're on memory lane, how about this from April 2009? [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19552056073]

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6896956.ece

Hillary Clinton says Pakistan doesn't really want to stop al-Qaeda http://bit.ly/dlJxcB //story from Oct 2009; the ISI connection ain't news [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19552025973]

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http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/3965/two-kinds-migrants-and-%E2%80%9Ccultural-generation-gap%E2%80%9D

@LudovicSpeaks another take on the cultural generation gap at http://bit.ly/bwqzx6 [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19544415897]

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/business/economy/26earnings.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Companies Wringing Huge Profits From Job Cuts - http://nyti.ms/c6p1L6 [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19543663983]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10609424

India battles Maoist influence with jobs scheme http://bit.ly/avCyEx #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19538403639]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10753009

Uganda president urges action against Somali militants http://bit.ly/aGkkux #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19538380040]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10757242

Mexico prisoners 'freed for killings' in Durango state http://bit.ly/bREEPM #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19538354182]

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http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/07/25/the_logs_of_war

RT @blakehounshell My take on the logs of war: Do the Wikileaks documents really tell us anything new? http://bit.ly/91gB3I //no, they don't [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19536169447]

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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-reform-whistleblower-20100723,0,6099636.story

Financial reform law includes big cash incentives for whistle-blowers http://bit.ly/bmrySf // aren't you glad we passed it? [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19528034354]

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links for 2010-07-25

Sunday, July 25, 2010

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_07/024888.php

A 'slap in the face' -- in 1981 http://bit.ly/9w09XN // a little historical context on supporters who feel "betrayed" by their POTUS [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19518915812]

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http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-introverts-corner/200908/introverts-unite-quietly

Introverts unite! (Quietly.) http://bit.ly/bTqjxA // but wouldn't we rather be alone than together?! [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19490353862]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10739518

Long haul for Cambodia's genocide court http://bit.ly/aStuBh #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19485597335]

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http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHx1KRyrElsJBGv3DgM2Gq9SBI85w&url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100725/COL01/7250472/In-the-Sherrod-controversy-do-shoot-the-messenger

Liked "In the Sherrod controversy, do shoot the messenger - Detroit Free Press" http://ff.im/-oflq8 [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19484768359]

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links for 2010-07-24

Saturday, July 24, 2010

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/weekly-address-president-obama-praises-new-wall-street-reform-law-says-gop-plan-wil

Moving forward on the economy vs moving backward http://bit.ly/aaFaIo //libs should be shouting this msg w/ Obama instead of shouting at him [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19411626898]

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http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFXGxBRZOPQPy6a1LM-uEwCiatFRw&url=http://www.freep.com/article/20100724/BUSINESS01/7240343/Obama-to-visit-Detroit-auto-plants

Liked "Obama to visit Detroit auto plants - Detroit Free Press" http://ff.im/-ochL8 [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19405487805]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10744133

Chinese court 'jails Uighur journalist' http://bit.ly/bzCCKk #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19392726822]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10741784

Booby-trap bomb found in volatile Nigerian city of Jos http://bit.ly/crUBgo #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19392703077]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10747300

Mass grave in northern Mexico contains 21 bodies http://bit.ly/avAHqf #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19392672154]

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/23/AR2010072305603.html

Federal records show steady stream of oil spills in gulf since 1964 http://bit.ly/bkzRev [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19392534610]

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/23/progressives-criticize-wh-national-media-over-sherrod-firing/?fbid=ksO2cJZIAQ5

We might be getting further if this headline said "Progressives denounce Breitbart as liar" http://bit.ly/91C1Ca #justsaying [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19386622986]

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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/06/murkowski_resolution_fails_47-.html

In order to pass climate bill, we would need to win around 6 Dem senators who joined w/ GOP to sabotage http://bit.ly/c75NBQ [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19385848240]

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http://almuhajabah.posterous.com/why-you-might-want-michael-barr-for-consumer

Why you might want Michael Barr for Consumer Financial Protection http://post.ly/oUeR [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19365904291]

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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/van-jones-to-netroots-quit-beating-up-on-obama.php

Van Jones To Netroots: Quit Beating Up On Obama http://bit.ly/9qSqc8 // #ff @vanjones68 [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19360541064]

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http://www.balloon-juice.com/2010/07/23/the-watb-musings-of-a-progressive-media-star/

The WATB musings of a “Progressive” media star http://bit.ly/a4AMsq // great post by dengre [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19359595074]

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links for 2010-07-23

Friday, July 23, 2010

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/07/23/new_unemployment_law_fixes_snag/

New unemployment law fixes snag http://bit.ly/ankVQC // little-known fact about the UI extension now signed into law [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19317681915]

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http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHN7SSrjhoN7nraZEvGtoZ542B9Qg&url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE66L3G520100723?type%3DpoliticsNews

Liked "Obama says USDA "jumped the gun" on Sherrod ouster - Reuters" http://ff.im/-o8kDP [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19317564356]

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http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/shirley_sherrod_and_the_discrimination_of_black_fa.php#more

Conservatives Try To Bash USDA Anti-Racism Suit, Shirley Sherrod http://bit.ly/9oz2zO // good summary of the current situation [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19315310654]

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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704421304575383711380742350.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Obama Administration Argues Against Arizona Immigration Law http://bit.ly/cNdImo [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19307993476]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10722635

Fighting in north and south Yemen leaves 24 dead http://bit.ly/crt5bj #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19293616075]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10723140

China accused of excessive force over Tibet unrest http://bit.ly/cbwTCl #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19293598614]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10654650

'Moorish revival' in southern Spain http://bit.ly/ck08uL #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19293559117]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10730280

Stars reveal carbon 'spaceballs' http://bit.ly/bN6Xbu // today's cool science story [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19293508104]

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http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/22/paralyzed-democrat-to-preside-over-house/?src=twt&twt=nytimespolitics

Paralyzed Democrat to Preside Over House http://nyti.ms/9XNQzi on the 20th anniversary of Americans w/ Disabilities Act! (via @KristiIA) [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19293326286]

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http://www.centraldistrictnews.com/2010/07/22/cd-history-how-segregation-shaped-the-neighborhood

How segregation shaped Seattle's Central District http://bit.ly/cywpwa & for more background see http://bit.ly/92OJWV [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19290308357]

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http://www.seattlepi.com/specials/blackhistory/

How segregation shaped Seattle's Central District http://bit.ly/cywpwa & for more background see http://bit.ly/92OJWV [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19290308357]

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links for 2010-07-22

Thursday, July 22, 2010

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/boomantribune/Svpw/~3/zYKQPJU3eXM/436

Giving Credit Where It's Due http://bit.ly/bXNj2p // a list of things the Administration has achieved this week. Did you know about them? [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19277259805]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10714388

US official visits Maldives to break deadlock http://bit.ly/9XeYNm #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19112523302]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10718243

India state-run banks 'turn away Muslims' http://bit.ly/94S0Qz #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19112486391]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10634466

Mothers tempted to abandon babies in Moscow http://bit.ly/bQ9J0o #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19112443849]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10708375

China oil spill after pipe blast 'worse than thought' http://bit.ly/dD6Qxj // more info on this story #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19112417540]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-10720244

Botswana bushmen lose right to Kalahari water well http://bit.ly/bT6lx6 #elsewhereintheworld [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19112364434]

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10707416

Astronomers detect 'monster star' http://bit.ly/9W0voz // I love stories like this. Our universe is so fascinating! [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19112330995]

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http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2010/0721/Financial-reform-law-What-s-in-it-and-how-does-it-work

Financial reform law: What's in it and how does it work? http://bit.ly/ci6qJk #realnewstoday [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19107519166]

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http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/07/oil_spill_in_dalian_china.html

Oil spill in Dalian, China http://bit.ly/cfRfaT [from http://twitter.com/muhajabah/statuses/19096230977]

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