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...were typing and reading tweets. This means that they were not engaged in the discussion at the table and that this new communication tool was actually distracting from, rather than enhancing, the discussions at the forum. It can easily be argued that the ideas lost from the discussion at hand far outweighed the brief ones gained via Twitter. Aside from being a new venue to reinforce our sadly shortened attention spans, Twitter is a narcissist's dream of one-way communication. I, for one, will never care what Shaq is doing or thinking about anything. I don't care what...
...have gone from [a stance of] non-interference in our internal affairs to respect for the principle of the responsibility to protect. One or two pockets - Darfur, Somalia - remain major challenges. But look across Africa and see the major changes that are happening. The Renaissance is at hand...
...benefit from fluctuations in prices. In other words, speculators cannot profit from sustained high prices, only from changing prices. So, yes, the recent volatility in the oil market can certainly be attributed to speculation, but speculation cannot support an extended price rally. Major players like banks, on the other hand, are more than just pure speculators, having the resources to drive prices...
...Israel, on the other hand, is, um, pro-Zionist...
Father Lombardi said the Pope seemed "extremely satisfied" with the meeting and was "well impressed" with Obama, who was "attentive and ready to listen." White House officials said the President hand-delivered a letter to the Pope from Senator Edward Kennedy, who's suffering from an incurable brain tumor, and Obama asked for prayers for the brother of the only Catholic President in American history...