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How Pakistan Helps the U.S. Armed-Drone Campaign

Appearance Vs. Reality: The recent death of a senior al-Qaida leader as the result of a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal badlands -- the first such strike in almost two months -- signaled that the U.S.-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in operation despite political tensions.
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Republican Debate Recap: Highlights from South Carolina

In case you missed the Republican presidential debate in Charleston, S.C., Thursday night, here are the highlights, from Newt Gingrich's opening tirade against moderator John King of CNN to Ron Paul's defense of leaving abortion laws to the states.
Megaupload Effect: FileSonic Stops File Sharing Too

Megaupload and Megavideo Shut Down: Top 5 Web Site Bans Worldwide

Megaupload, one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, was shut down Thursday by the U.S. government. Its founder, Kim Schmitz, and several company executives were arrested in New Zealand at the request of U.S. officials for mass copyright infringement and conspiracy to commit money laundering, reports Wired.com.
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Fourth Man Involved in NYC Bomb Plot

According to federal authorities and a revised indictment, a New York City man is accused of planning one of the most devious terror plots since Sept. 11.
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Norway Spy Chief Reveals Secrets, Quits

Janne Kristiansen, the head of Norway's intelligence service, made a not-so intelligent gaffe when she revealed that Norway had spies working in Pakistan on Wednesday night.
Dai Bingguo, Shiv Shankar Menon

India, China Agree to Avoid Border Flare-ups

India and China have agreed to try to avoid flare-ups along their disputed 4,000-km border through the Himalayas, a positive development in often fractious relations between Asia's emerging giants.
Hina Rabbani Khar, Marc Grossman

Pakistan Severing Ties with United States?

Pakistan has rejected U.S. special envoy Marc Grossman's request to visit the country, a senior official said on Wednesday, highlighting the increased tensions between the uneasy allies.
Secondhand Smoke, Bed Sharing Raises SIDS Risk

Should Abortion of Female Fetuses Based on Sex Selection Be Allowed?

Kale believes physicians in Canada and the U.S. should adopt policies that limit the information released about the sex of unborn fetuses to after 30 weeks. Kale indicates that because families can discover the sex of their child early in pregnancies, selective abortions occur that target female fetuses.

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