Literature event with five Iranian exile authors in Vienna: October 24-26, 2008 (Payvand Iran News)
In October 2008 KuuL is going to organize a 3-day literature event with five Iranian exile authors in Vienna within the framework of European Year of Languages.
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Sleeping Beauty: The Film That Woke Up Disney (Newsarama.com via Yahoo! News)
Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty: 50th Anniversary Edition (Disney) (2 DVDs)
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Steven Wells reviews Sal Paolantonio's new book How Football Explains America (Guardian Unlimited)
Sal Paolantonio's new book How Football Explains America is ignorant, error-strewn and largely unreadable
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Ex-CIA Operative Discusses 'The Devil We Know' (NPR)
In his new book, The Devil We Know , former CIA operative Robert Baer argues that Iran is an up-and-coming — and often misunderstood — superpower, with strong influences throughout the Middle East.
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In search of monsters to destroy (Guardian Unlimited)
'Fiasco', 'The Forever War', 'Descent into Chaos' - the titles of recent books capture the consensus on the US entanglement in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pankaj Mishra asks whether a new president will change the crazy logic of American militarism
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Understanding Islam and the Middle East: Contributions (The Vanguard)
In the movie "Talladega Nights," Will Ferrell's character, Ricky Bobby, is asked what the United States has given the world apart from "Cheerios, George Bush and the Thighmaster." His response is comical, since he lists as our contributions Chinese food, pizza and chimichangas -- all of these, of course, originate from other countries.
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Everything you want to know about the bank crisis (The New Statesman)
How bad is it? This is the worst financial crisis in 60 years, and it has shaken the banking system to its foundations. Even the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, has compared the crisis to the Great Depression and he is not given to overstatement.
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A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL CHESS GAME: The Ongoing Balancing Act with Iran (Payvand Iran News)
Who will be the ultimate winner of this multi-dimensional chess game? Will it be Iran and the United States who have the highest stakes in this game? It can be, and it should be, and the handwriting is already on the wall. -Kam Zarrabi
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No nations, only states, please (La Stampa)
We should do without nations, and think only of states, if we want to get out of the spiral of nationalistic uprisings tearing up the world. The history of China and the 6 party talks on Korea are an example to follow
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Current Events Experts on the Williams College Faculty (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
This guide identifies Williams College faculty who can answer questions in a wide range of economic, political, and related disciplines. They are available to provide background and context on political issues expected during the 2008 Presidential campaign. For more information, or for assistance scheduling an interview, please call Jo Procter at (413) 597-4279 or Jo.Procter@williams.edu or ...
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