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The Jerusalem Post Dec 15, 2008 17:34 | Updated Dec 15, 2008 17:56 Court rejects new Bil'in barrier route By ASSOCIATED PRESS

On the heels (gettit?) of the now-notorious incident in which an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at some guy named George Bush, the world press has rushed to tell us that throwing shoes is a really bad thing in the Arab world.

The Jerusalem Post Dec 13, 2008 18:11 | Updated Dec 13, 2008 18:14 Gaza students leave on activist ship By ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Jeremy Scahill
AlterNet
November 21, 2008

A who’s who guide to the people poised to shape Obama’s foreign policy.

Most people know that condoms prevent the spread of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI). But in many parts of the world, condoms aren’t very popular. Here are five novel campaigns launched by nonprofit organizations and condom companies to encourage wider use.

The 20th century news and stock ticker used to be one of the most archetypal images of newsrooms all around the world. It was timely and exciting, if a bit impersonal, for editors to watch the wires for breaking news from the big news syndicates and select stories to run in the local paper. That ticker doesn't print everything out any more, though, and a constant stream of news is something that millions of consumers now see for themselves inside their RSS feed readers.

Headline of the week from the Associated Press: Everything seemingly is spinning out of control. (You see how they took the edge off with the "seemingly"? The sky is falling! Maybe!)