Turkey and Armenia sign historic Zurich accord
Turkey and Armenia sign a landmark accord to establish diplomatic relations and reopen their sealed border after a century of enmity. The agreement hints at the genocide issue and was brokered with U S and Swiss mediation led by Hillary Clinton. The signing occurred in Zurich amid last minute objections and could lead to border reopening within two months.
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Zurich
Turkey
Armenia
U.S
Hillary Clinton
Ottoman Empire
Clinton
Switzerland
State Department
U.N
Ban Ki-moon
Michele Montas
New York
Europe
Philip Gordon
Micheline Calmy-Rey
University of Zurich
Edouard Nalbandian
Ahmet Davutoglu
Circus billionaire stages space show from ISS
Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte hosted a multimedia program from the International Space Station to promote the One Drop Foundation. The event featured Al Gore, U2, Shakira and others in a cross continental, internet broadcast aimed at water resource awareness and included a Bono interview. Production costs were estimated at 6 to 10 million dollars atop Laliberte's 35 million space tourist fee.
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Guy Laliberte
Cirque du Soleil
U.S
Presi
Dent al Gore
Shakira
Laliberte
One Drop Foundation
Bono
Tampa
Florida
Guy
Earth
Canada
Onedrop
Russians praise Obama Nobel Prize in mixed reactions
Russian President Medvedev welcomed Obama's Nobel Peace Prize saying it would spur U S Russian cooperation and a new climate in world politics. In contrast GOP leaders question the award and use it to raise campaign funds while Fidel Castro and Jacob Zuma offered varied, nuanced takes on the prize.
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Washington
Russia
Barack Obama
Obama
GOP
Michael S. Steele
Republican National Committee
Dmitry Medvedev
Medvedev
Steele
RNC
America
Republican Party
Fidel Castro
George W. Bush
South Africa
Jacob Zuma
California chief justice blasts referendum driven governance
California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George faulted the states heavy reliance on referendums saying it has rendered government dysfunctional. He warned ballot measures constrain lawmakers deepen debt and push officials toward borrowing amid the fiscal crisis.
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Sacramento
Calif
California Supreme Court
Judicial Branch
Ronald M. George
Cambridge
Mass
George
California
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