Medvedev Orders Probe After Facebook Firestorm
Russians vent anger over December parliamentary elections as tens of thousands join Saturday protests. Medvedev posts on Facebook claiming a probe into polling reports, drawing derision and sharp comments about credibility and the ruling United Russia party.
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Arab League official slams Gingrich claim as racist stunt
A senior Arab League official calls Newt Gingrich's statement that Palestinians are an invented people racist and a cheap attempt to win votes. Israeli minister Uzi Landau backs Gingrich, saying Palestinians lack language and culture, while others condemn the remark.
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Handgun ownership surges in the United States
Bloomberg News reports domestic handgun production and imports more than doubled in four years to about 4.6 million in 2009 per the National Shooting Sports Foundation. The rise is linked to politics demography and post 9 11 fears, with NRA influence and marketing to women boosting sales as crime declines. Gallup notes a societal shift with record low handgun bans support and higher home gun ownership among women and Democrats.
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Noriega Returns Home to Panama Amid Protests
Manuel Noriega arrived in Panama City after more than two decades in U.S. and French custody. He was taken by helicopter to Renacer prison to serve three 20 year sentences for oppression in the 1980s. Protesters gathered outside as President Martinelli urged accountability for his actions.
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Obama says GOP core philosophy identical in campaign clash
In a CBS 60 Minutes interview President Obama argues that regardless of whether Romney or Gingrich secures the GOP nomination the fundamental beliefs of the GOP remain the same and will contrast with his own. He cites tax cuts and looser regulations as the key contrast while noting his administration’s gains on health care, DADT repeal, and bin Laden’s death.
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