2012年4月16日星期一

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Think tank: Russia, China boost arms spending

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The global financial crisis hit military spending in the U.S. and Europe last year, while Russia and China kept increasing their spending on weapons, a leading think tank said Tuesday.

Huff Post has a new answer to critics: a Pulitzer

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The Huffington Post has its Pulitzer.

The late Manning Marable wins history Pulitzer

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The late Manning Marable won the Pulitzer Prize for history Monday, honored for a Malcolm X book he worked on for decades but did not live to see published. For the first time in 35 years, no fiction prize was given.

AFP, Huffington Post, Politico win Pulitzers

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Agence France-Presse and the news websites Huffington Post and Politico each won their first Pulitzer Prizes Monday as the prestigious journalism awards highlighted global issues and online reporting.

AP wins Pulitzer for stories on NYPD spying

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The Associated Press won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting Monday for documenting the New York Police Department's widespread spying on Muslims, while The Philadelphia Inquirer overcame extreme financial turmoil at the newspaper to win in the public service category for its examination of violence in the city's schools.

Capsule descriptions of Pulitzer winners

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Details on the winners of the 2012 Pulitzer Prizes:

Quiara Alegria Hudes wins Pulitzer Prize for drama

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Quiara Alegria Hudes's play "Water by the Spoonful," about an Iraq war veteran struggling to find his place in the world, has won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for drama, leaving its author in a "daze."

Think-tank: Russia, China boost arms spending

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The global financial crisis hit military spending in the U.S. and Europe last year, while Russia and China kept increasing their spending on weapons, a leading think-tank said Tuesday.

A Work at Home Mom Responds to Rosen

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COMMENTARY | Ladies, come on. We're not in middle school anymore. Why are we picking on each other? We need to be supporting each other for our career decisions, not judging. Haven't we outgrown this behavior?

Denver Post's Walker Receives Pulitzer Prize

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When Columbia University announced the 96th annual Pulitzer Prize winners today, there was a Colorado name on the list.

A list of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners in journalism and the arts

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, with comments from judges:

2012 Pulitzer winners in journalism and arts

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The 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, with comments from judges:

Cotton widens fundraising lead for south Ark. seat

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Republican Tom Cotton widened his fundraising lead among his rivals for a south Arkansas U.S. House seat over the first three months of the year and apparently raised more money than any congressional candidate in the state over that time, campaign finance reports show.

The new Cold War? As climate change melts polar ice cap, militaries vie for Arctic advantage

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YOKOSUKA, Japan - To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts.

The late Manning Marable wins history Pulitzer; no fiction award for first time in 35 years

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The late Manning Marable won the Pulitzer Prize for history Monday, honoured for a work he did not live to see to publication.

Trial opens for alleged New York bomb plotter

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The high-profile trial began Monday of a man accused of being part of a New York trio that was only "days" from bombing the city's crowded subway to take revenge for the US war in Afghanistan.

British Rightfully Condemn Muslim Lord for Bounty on U.S. Presidents

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COMMENTARY | It looks like President Barack Obama lost a friend in the British Parliament, but he evidently gained a significant enemy in the process. Lord Nazir Ahmed, a member of the upper chamber House of Lords, placed a $16 million bounty on Obama's head -- and added former president George W. Bush to the list too.

Central Piedmont Community College Selects Desktop Alert for Campus Wide Employee Notification System

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Desktop Alert Inc., a leading provider of Network-Centric Mass Notification Systems to nearly 1 Million DoD personnel, Healthcare, Corporate and Educational organizations worldwide today announced that Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) chose Desktop Alert to provide a campus wide employee emergency notification system.(PRWEB) April 16, 2012 Desktop Alert Inc., the leading provider of Network-Centric Mass Notification Warning Systems (MNWS) to the U.S. Army worldwide today announced the deployment of its desktop alert notification system to Central Piedmont Community College. ...

Huffington Post Wins Its First Pulitzer Prize

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The Huffington Post won its first Pulitzer Prize Monday -- becoming the first online-only daily news website to do so.

U.S.-Kurdistan Business Council Names General James Jones as CEO

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WASHINGTON, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S.-Kurdistan Business Council (USKBC), a trade group of U.S. companies investing in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, named former U.S. National Security Advisor General James Jones (USMC-Ret) as the council's CEO last week during a reception honoring President of the Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani.

Congresswoman Nan Hayworth, David Bellavia, Malcolm Out Loud, Jedediah Bila, and more are added to The George Jarkesy Show Lineup

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The George Jarkesy Show adds guests like Congresswoman Nan Hayworth, David Bellavia, Malcolm Out Loud, Jedediah Bila.Houston, Texas (PRWEB) April 16, 2012 The George Jarkesy Radio Show, hosted by National Eagles and Angels Chairman, George Jarkesy, added several new guests to their guest panel. The nationally syndicated show airs on AM/FM radio through the Wall Street Business Network and CRN 5, from 4-5 PM EST. The show features Jarkesy's commentary on issues in the worlds of business, finance, economics, and politics, and the guests reflect the topics of each show. ...

Iran says nuclear dispute can be solved 'quickly'

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Iran is ready to resolve all of its nuclear disputes "quickly and easily" in a second round of talks with world powers planned for next month in Baghdad, the country's foreign minister said Monday.

4-Star Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Ex-Drug Czar, to Keynote San Diego National Conf. on Veterans With Substance Abuse, Mental Health Issues, PTSD: Mon. April 23, 8:30 AM, Hotel Del Coronado

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SAN DIEGO, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey (ret), former U.S. Drug Czar and a commander in the Gulf War, will lead the keynote opening a San Diego national conference on veterans with substance abuse and mental health issues including PTSD. The event, the Foundations Recovery Network 35th national conference, is entitled, "Freedom and Recovery: Integrated Mental Health and Addiction Treatment for Veterans." The opening keynote is 8:30-10AM Monday, April 23, at the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego. ...

Danish container shipping tycoon dies

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Arnold Maersk Mc-Kinney Moeller, Denmark's richest man who created the country's largest enterprise, the shipping and oil conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, died Monday at the age of 98.

Gunmen kill four Shi'ite farmers in Baghdad attack

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(Reuters) - Gunmen killed four Shi'ite farmers in the northern outskirts of Baghdad on Monday, police and hospital sources said, in the latest attack to highlight underlying sectarian and ethnic tensions in Iraq. Violence in Iraq has declined since the height of sectarian conflict in 2006-07, but bombings and shootings still take place on a daily basis. Most attacks are blamed on Sunni Arab insurgents who have refused to lay down arms after the withdrawal of U.S. forces in December. ...

Mitt vs. Republcians, Nigeria's People Problem, and the Case Against Living in Sin

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Now that The New York Times pay wall is live, you only get 10 free clicks a month. For those worried about hitting their limit, we're taking a look through the paper each morning to find the stories that can make your clicks count.

As ice cap melts, militaries vie for Arctic edge

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To the world's military leaders, the debate over climate change is long over. They are preparing for a new kind of Cold War in the Arctic, anticipating that rising temperatures there will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts.

Iraq: Gunmen kill 4 Shiite farmers near Baghdad

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Iraqi officials say gunmen have shot dead four Shiite farmers working in an orchard just north of Baghdad.

10 things you need to know today: April 16, 2012

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Norway's massacre trial begins, U.N. observers arrive in Syria, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion

Global Relief Technologies (GRT) Attends Motorola Solutions 2012 Channel Partner Expo Showcasing Their Rapid Data Management System (RDMS) Enterprise Mobile Data Solution

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Global Relief Technologies (GRT) core competency is designing, developing and supporting cutting-edge Total Enterprise Mobile Field-Data Workflow Technology Solutions. GRT is a Motorola Solutions Gold Level Provider offering their patented Rapid Data Management System (RDMS) advanced data capture mobile technology solution which facilitates collecting data faster, easier, and more effectively while ensuring the highest level of data accuracy and data integrity. ...

A True Story of Hope and Courage Amidst the Clamor of War

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SFC Mark A. Alaimo shares his wartime experiences and how it changed him in his new book "DUTY. HONOR. FOR MY COUNTRY".SAINT ROBERT, Mo. (PRWEB) April 16, 2012 Post traumatic stress disorder, as defined in the National Health Service website, is a psychological and physical condition that results from a frightening or distressing event. According to the same source, it occurs in up to 30% of people who have experienced traumatic events. Post traumatic stress disorder is one of the manifestations of how war can still remain in a person long after the fighting ends. In "DUTY. ...

Analysis: Bold Taliban attacks unlikely to alter U.S. Afghan plans

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Almost as soon as Afghan insurgents began their assault on Western targets in Kabul on Sunday, U.S. officials went to great lengths to stress that the bold offensive would do nothing to shake U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. Yet alongside the reasons they stressed - the attacks' limited casualties, and the improving ability of Afghan forces to confront insurgents on their own - stands a fundamental reality: the Obama administration sees no palatable alternative to its current gradual course out of a war that has dragged on at great human and financial cost for over a ...

Party suspends British peer over Obama 'bounty'

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Britain's Labour Party suspended peer Nazir Ahmed over reports that he offered a £10 million ($15.9 million, 12.1 million euros) bounty for the capture of US President Barack Obama.

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