- Paul Krugman: Debunking the Reagan Myth – SPIEGEL
the furor over Barack Obama’s praise for Ronald Reagan is not, as some think, overblown.
- BBC | Macau revenues close in on Vegas
Last year, Macau’s gambling revenues overtook those of the 40 casinos along Las Vegas Strip.
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- No light, no heat, no bread: stark reality for the powerless in Gaza | Guardian
Osama Nahal, a paediatric doctor in the European hospital’s special care baby unit, looked resigned. "Politics is politics, but the care of human beings must be away from politics," he said. His unit now has 10 newly-born patients, of whom two are on ventilators.
- FBI denies file exposing nuclear secrets theft – Times
THE FBI has been accused of covering up a key case file detailing evidence against corrupt government officials and their dealings with a network stealing nuclear secrets.
- ‘Enemy combatant’ receives 17-year US jail term | Guardian
A US citizen held for more than three years without charge as an "enemy combatant" was today sentenced to 17 years and four months…
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- Biotech groups desert international agriculture project | Guardian
Monsanto, Syngenta and BASF resigned after a draft report from the project highlighted the risks of GM crops and said they could pose problems for the developing world.
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