 Telegraph.co.uk | John Paul II remains Mexico's pope despite ties to abusive Legionaries' leader ... The Canadian Press MEXICO CITY — From nearly the beginning of his 26-year papacy, John Paul II was known as Mexico's pope, visiting Latin America's second-largest Roman Catholic country more often than any other nation except his native Poland and France. ... Vatican to honour 'first global pope' Jean Paul II Roman Catholic Church Set to Beatify Pope John Paul II A Pope's Beatification Stirs Excitement and Dissension |
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Tag: wall street journal The Guardian | Bahrain: Four protesters sentenced to death by firing squad The Guardian Protesters chant anti-government slogans outside a mosque in Diraz, Bahrain, in March 2011. Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP Four anti-government protesters in Bahrain were sentenced to death on Thursday by a military court over the killing of two policemen ... Bahrain protesters sentenced to death Bahrain sentences four protesters to death, deepening anger among Shiites BAHRAIN: Military court sentences protesters to death |
 Globe and Mail | China's mainland population grows to 1.3397 billion in 2010: census data Xinhua BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- China's population has increased to 1.37 billion, including 1.3397 billion on the mainland, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday. The new population figure for the Chinese mainland was 73.9 million more ... China's Population Growth Slower Than Expected China population: 1.3 bn China's One-Child Policy Brings the Challenge of an Aging Population |
Can law make Democrats a healthier party? Kansas City Star •Ultimately, passage of President Barack Obama's health care package was fueled by a Democratic Party convinced that defeat would have spelled disaster in November. I'm not shortchanging the policy implications. ... GOP's health care strategy: Repeal and replace Steele Responds to Democrats' Attacks on GOP Minority Leader to KY Republicans: Get me more troops |
 BBC News | Special relationship between UK and US is over, MPs say BBC News The UK government needs to be "less deferential" towards the US and more willing to say no to Washington, a group of MPs have said. The Commons Foreign Affairs committee also said it was wrong to speak of "the special relationship" with the US, ... Commons rules relationship with US no longer 'special' It's over: MPs say the special relationship with US is dead WE'RE US'S BEST FRIEND? GET REAL |
The Connection Between Fake Steve Jobs And Walt Mosspuppet - http://tcrn.ch/bEq0hK by @arrington
The rumor circulating around Silicon Valley yesterday: Walt Mosspuppet, the foul-mouthed and funny puppet version of the Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg, is actually the brainchild of Newsweek’s Dan Lyons, AKA Fake Steve Jobs. Lyons, says the rumor, actually writes the scripts for all of the videos, and Brian Hogg acts them out with the puppet.
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 Risk.net | Plosser Says Fed May Sell MBS Before Raising Rates, WSJ Says BusinessWeek March 26 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve should consider selling some of its portfolio of $1.25 trillion of agency mortgage-backed securities before raising its target interest rate, Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President ... When will the Fed start raising interest rates? Bernanke: US Fiscal Outlook Is 'Somewhat Dark' Ideological battle rages at Fed |
[Tuaw] WSJ on the iPad will be $17.99 a month http://bt.gd/2cQ
Engadget reports that "people familiar with the matter" have stated The Wall Street Journal will be available on the iPad for a $17.99 a month subscription fee. The source comes from the Journal itself, so it's a pretty good bet this is accurate info. Engadget notes that the iPad subscription price is about $11 a month less than the subscription fee for the paper version of the Journal, but the iPad version of the Journal will still be ad-supported via advertisers like Coca-Cola and FedEx.
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 MLive.com | 'Pure Michigan' Tourism Campaign Gets $9.5M Boost ABC News AP A campaign that advertises Michigan tourism likely will have to scale back its plans after lawmakers voted Thursday to provide $9.5 million in funding, far less than what officials sought. The additional funding for the state's popular Pure Michigan ... Pure Michigan ads get $9.5M Stop-Gap Funding For Tourism Campaign Lawmakers OK $9.5M to keep Pure Michigan ads on air |
Pope 'is at centre of Vatican abuse cover-up', says Hans Küng: http://bit.ly/8ZLSVN
One of Europe’s leading theological thinkers has accused the Pope of being
complicit in a Vatican cover-up of child abuse scandals in the Roman
Catholic Church.
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