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...represented for over a month, Burris suddenly faced tough questions regarding his own possibly conflicting statements about whether he had had contact last fall with Blagojevich's brother about raising money for the governor. And so now, after a whirlwind six weeks that saw the governor defiantly resist calls to resign before finally being ousted, resignation calls are echoing again...
...With so many challenges to face, the AU should not resist efforts to bolster its power and infrastructure. Gaddafi might go too far in his suggestion of one military force, one currency, and one passport, but perhaps measures to this effect would help prevent the internal strife and lack of accountability crippling parts of Africa today...
There was certainly no remorse on Khan's part for his actions. "I will always be proud about what I did for Pakistan," Khan said. "I am obliged to answer only to my government, not to any foreigners," he continued, signaling that he will continue to resist attempts by officials from the U.S. and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to interview him about his role in the world's biggest nuclear scandal. Last year, a United Nations nuclear watchdog said Khan's network was active in 12 countries...
...word-processing, but making sure the cuts match up requires the even pitch that Auto-Tune provides. "It usually ends up just like plastic surgery," says a Grammy-winning recording engineer. "You haul out Auto-Tune to make one thing better, but then it's very hard to resist the temptation to spruce up the whole vocal, give everything a little nip-tuck." Like plastic surgery, he adds, more people have had it than you think. "Let's just say I've had Auto-Tune save vocals on everything from Britney Spears to Bollywood cast albums. And every singer...
Just weeks after hailing Obama's election, E.U. officials are now howling that his plans are putting a global economic recovery at risk. They want Obama to resist any retreat into protectionism, warning that it could turn the recession into a 1930s-style slump...