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...Although the U.S. has demonstrably fallen behind in terms of Internet access, there is still time to catch up. A few years of good policy would create drastic improvement. Further, any claim that the U.S. is losing its edge is nonsense. A huge digital divide still exists between the industrialized countries in the West and East Asia and those of South Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In India, for instance, only around 10 percent of the population has Internet access...
...Stewart, Britons Brian Peters and Malcolm Rennie and New Zealander Gary Cunningham were reporting from East Timor on what turned out to be an Indonesian invasion. The five were killed in a remote village. Colleagues and family members have always maintained that they were killed by Indonesian soldiers, a claim Indonesia denies. In the eyes of some Australians, their deaths are an indelible reminder of the brutality of the Indonesian military and the mendacity of their own government in failing to prevent the killings and condemn the invasion...
Bachmann, Representative Michele • claim by that Democrats seek the defeat of in 2010 because they fear the possible ascension to the presidency of, rather than the more likely explanation that they're simply appalled by the relentless barrage of batty statements...
...colleagues to look at "within a day or two" of Sept. 15, the deadline set by Reid. But if anything, the President's speech gave the negotiators more, not less, to think about. The controversy over Republican Representative Joe Wilson's shouting "You lie!" at the President over his claim that illegal immigrants wouldn't benefit from health-care reform apparently sparked some reconsideration of the relevant language. "We really thought we'd resolved this question of people who are here illegally, but as we reflected on the President's speech last night, we wanted to go back and drill...
...show up to court to hear the verdict on Friday afternoon. In August of last year, Chen admitted to his wife's wiring over $20 million to overseas bank accounts, but insisted they were political donations and that she did so without his knowledge. He continues to claim innocence, and will appeal, according to a statement released by Chen Shui-bian's office on Wednesday. (Read "Another Political Storm Hits Taiwan...