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Briefing Book! Secretary of State Clinton Gets Warm Welcome
- Hillary Clinton: New Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gets big cheers during first day on the job. — Huffington Post
- Kennedy: Why do you think Caroline dropped her bid for the senate seat? — 23/6
- Bush Administration: Dick Cheney says Bush should have pardoned Scooter Libby.
Diplomacy 2.0? State Department Turns to Online Groups
What do Google, MTV, Facebook, Howcast, and the US State Department all have in common? They're joining forces to fight terrorism, political oppression, and crime. Inspired by a Colombian Facebook movement against FARC rebels, the US government wants to take advantage of online youth groups that promote stability, human rights, and democracy.
US to Stop Terrorism With Working Professionals
If you're an American engineer, city planner, law enforcement official, public health worker, economist, or judge, Uncle Sam wants YOU to move to dangerous and "failing" countries and help keep these places from completely collapsing into the death grips of eager terrorists.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has announced the Civilian Response Corps, a program Congress allotted $75 million in June. A response to September 11, the professional Peace Corps hopes to pro-actively prevent countries in turmoil from going to the dark side.
War of the Words — Don't Call It Jihad Anymore!
The war on terror just got a new front: the dictionary. This week, the language officials from the State Department and the Department of Homelands Security use to describe the war is set to get a makeover.
Out: Jihadists; Mujahdeen; Islamo-fascism.
Front Page: More From bin Laden, Obama's Passport, Pelosi
- Another new audio message allegedly delivered by Osama bin Laden urges Muslims to join the insurgency in Iraq, calling it the best way to support the Palestinians. He makes the tie between the two saying, "The nearest jihad battlefield to support our people in Palestine is the battlefield of Iraq." The statement was released on al-Jazeera TV, and comes just a day after he threatened Europe in a similar audio recording.
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Lessons From the White House Chef
Part of Michelle Obama's master plan to reform eating habits in this country includes the directive of a young chef named Sam Kass. Kass has been the Obamas' personal chef for several years now, and when the Obamas packed up and moved to the White House, he did too.
Kass, 29, plays more than cook at his current post: he is the first White House chef to have an actual desk in the East Wing and works alongside the rest of Ms.
Rob, Kristen, and Taylor Are This Week's Entertainment
Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner have been posing for photo ops all over town — check out Pop's favorite promo tour moments — and it wouldn't be complete without an interview with Entertainment Weekly. In the cute interview, the costars quip about everything from Rob's attachment to his signature hair to Kristen's confession that she'd like to quit smoking to Taylor's obsession with hitting the gym for New Moon. There're also tidbits about Rob and Kristen's off-screen relationship and how Robert handles fandom.
Link Time!
- Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake agree to have an open relationship — Handbag
- Were Heath Ledger and Lindsay Lohan dating at the time of his death? — Company
- The movie made by J. Lo's ex is on lockdown for the time being — Hecklerspray
- Peter Andre might be joining I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here — Holy Moly
- Russell Brand meets Katy Perry's parents — theFABlife
- Nominations for the People's Choice Awards have been announced — Cosmpolitan UK
- Matt Damon narrates a World Hunger PSA for the U.S.
Stranger than Fiction: School Used Lap Dance Therapy
When you think of activities to help the emotional growth of teens with behavior troubles or special learning needs, lap dances would probably be the last thing you'd think of.
But that's exactly what the staff at Mount Bachelor Academy came up with, and they forced students to undergo lap dance therapy as a part of their "emotional growth" curriculum. The boarding school was shutdown after students accused the staff of employing this dubious therapy, and a seven-month state investigation has just confirmed the allegations.
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