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Front Page: Iranians Clash as Ahmadinejad Denies Holocaust

TresSugar — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:00:13 -0700

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad denied the Holocaust yet again today during a speech on the country's pro-Palestinian holiday. Iranians opposed to his government also demonstrated. - New York Times
More evidence is emerging from the Annie Le murder case showing how Raymond Clark III allegedly tried to cover his tracks. - Hartford Courant
Bill O'Reilly backs a public healthcare option. - Hufffington Post
Michelle Obama plans on giving an emotional pitch to the IOC, urging them to pick Chicago for the 2016 Olympics. - Bloomberg

Awww, a Baby Giraffe Hits the Bottle

PetSugar — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:00:40 -0700

What happens when baby giraffes can't feed from mama on their own? Why bottle service, of course! See why lil Darwin needs help and start this slideshow.

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Meet This Record Breaking Zoo Babe!

PetSugar — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:00:41 -0700

Looks like this is another animal whose tongue is not pink, but that's not what makes her special - she's the eleventh kid calf in her family! Twenty-year-old Denisa gave birth six days ago at the Safari Park Zoo in Ramat Gan, Israel, setting the world record for giraffe babies born in captivity! Although the lil one's still nameless, she is clearly comfortable turning her nose up and sticking her tongue out at the spotlight.

See more pics of the sassy babe when you read more.

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Oh Snap! Bikers Promise to Dress If Israel Lets Them Ride

TresSugar — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:28:14 -0700

Earlier this week the Israeli government voted down a bill, which would have funded procycling projects. So last night naked cyclists rode around Tel Aviv as part of a nighttime protest, calling on the government to support cycling. Hey, at least they saved their nudity for after dark! One of these days I want someone to find out if all these nude protests actually get results.

What If Poets and Novelists Wrote the Day's News?

TresSugar — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:45:00 -0700

“Everything’s okay. Everything’s like usual. Yesterday trading ended. Everything’s okay. The economists went to their homes, the laundry is drying on the lines, dinners are waiting in place . . . Dow Jones traded steadily and closed with 8,761 points, Nasdaq added 0.9% to a level of 1,860 points . . .”

- Israeli author Avri Herling’s summary of the stock market in an experimental issue of Haaretz, a liberal, Hebrew-language Israeli daily newspaper that traded in its staff reporters and had 31 of Israel’s best authors and poets cover the news for one day. (One can only imagine what Franz Kafka, pictured above, would have come up with!)

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Valentine Reprieve: Israel Lifts Gaza Export Ban For Flowers

LibertySugar — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:30:00 -0800

All you need is love . . . to convince Israel to partially lift its embargo on exports leaving Gaza. Israel has granted permission for 25,000 flowers grown in Gaza to be sent to Europe in time for Valentine's Day.

Thanks to a joint request made by Palestinian farmers and the Dutch government, the carnations will be bought by lovers, and not fed to the sheep like the rest of the embargoed flowers.

Since 2007 only humanitarian aid and a few other goods have been able to leave and enter Gaza. Israel shut off access in response to attacks and in an attempt to put pressure on Hamas. Until the a permanent deal is made to lift the blockade, only 25,000 flowers will escape for now.

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Front Page: Israeli Race Too Close to Call on Election Eve

CitizenSugar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:00:00 -0800

Israelis will go to the polls tomorrow to vote for a new prime minister, but polling is too close to predict either Benjamin Netanyahu or Tzipi Livni as the winner. - Reuters
President Obama begins a decisive week on the economy, under pressure to pass the stimulus bill. - Los Angeles Times

The Obama Administration's new bank bailout plan will rely on private investors to purchase toxic assets. - New York Times
While the public is still very opposed to the Taliban, a new poll shows people in Afghanistan have far less confidence in the direction of their country, compared to four years ago. - BBC News

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UN Chief Tours "Alarming" Destruction in Gaza

CitizenSugar — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:01:43 -0800

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon became the highest ranking international leader to visit Gaza since violence broke out three weeks ago. Calling the destruction "shocking and alarming," the UN head said Israel had used excessive force in Gaza. But he didn't place all the blame on Israel explaining: "I view the rocket attacks into Israel as completely unacceptable. We need to restore basic respect for civilians."

While there putting international pressure on Israel and Hamas to maintain the ceasefire, Ban also took time to inspect damage caused by the Israeli bombing of the UN's headquarters in Gaza. Despite the mistaken bombing, Ban told Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that the UN would help rebuild Gaza after the violence, which killed 1,300 Palestinians and 13 Israeli citizens.

What sort of role do you think the UN and the international community should have in ending violence in Gaza?

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Front Page: Israel Keeps Withdrawing Amid Fragile Ceasefire

LibertySugar — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:18:29 -0800

Israel continued to withdraw from Gaza today, as a cease-fire pausing the 22-days of fighting holds. - New York Times
Civil rights leaders and other African American activists who participated in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s March On Washington, are back this week to attend Barack Obama's inauguration. - ABC News
India's foreign minister has put pressure on Pakistan, maintaining today that countries that fail to stop terrorism would pay a "heavy price." - Reuters

Inauguration events continue today, as Barack Obama and Joe Biden will participate in service projects in DC. Tonight bipartisan dinners, honoring Colin Powell and another honoring John McCain will be held. - Presidential Inaugural Committee
The Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers will face off in the Super Bowl in Tampa in two weeks. - AP

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Font Page: Lebanese Rockets Could Open Second Front

CitizenSugar — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:16:29 -0800

A second round of rockets launched from Lebanon have hit Israel. The rockets caused no damage or deaths, but resulted in a counterattack. - LA Times
The US Commerce Department announced that retail sales fell a seasonably adjusted 2.7 percent in December, compared to November. -Reuters

A new audio tape from Osama bin Laden calling for jihad against Israel shows that the leader is isolated and in need of money, according to Bush Administration officials. - CNN
A natural gas crisis continues in Europe, as a standoff between Russia and Ukraine is leaving millions without heat. - New York Times