Rudd Shuns Washington Trip Amid Japan Tensions Over Whaling
World Opinion notes Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will skip a April Washington nuclear non proliferation meeting mirroring Barack Obama stance to stay closer to home. The piece warns this risks straining ties with Japan over whaling while addressing taxes health and spending ahead of the budget. It cites Tokyo discomfort over Australia’s bid to take Japan to the ICJ and Deputy PM Gillard comments.
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Kevin Rudd
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Japan
Katsuya Okada
Australia
International Court of Justice
Tokyo
Julia Gillard
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Labor
Greg Sheridan
Nuclear disarmament talks gain momentum between U S and Russia
Editorial notes progress toward a new treaty replacing the 1991 START agreement with a draft ready soon. Obama and Medvedev have built rapport and aim to limit arsenals, while a Washington summit in April will push nonproliferation efforts and spotlight Iran and Israel in the debate.
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Israel
Napoleon Returns to Paris After Elba Escape
Historical note marks Napoleon Bonaparte's 1815 return to Paris from Elba ending his exile and beginning the Hundred Days. Also observed are the deaths of Henry IV in 1413 and Isaac Newton in 1727.
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Elba
England
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Domestic terrorism labeled and funded by law
Two cases demonstrate threats from drunk driving and stalking violence amid budget cuts. James Ruiz, driving while intoxicated, killed two sisters and injured their parents. Ralph Montoya killed Stefania Gray and Hector Torres, tied to court record-keeping lapses. Calls to restore funding and tighten restraining orders frame the piece with political rhetoric and policy critique.
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Fort Hood
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New Mexico News Services
Obama faces tougher Mideast path amid Israeli rift
President Obama confronts a harder road to peace as Israel’s 1600 housing plans in east Jerusalem strain ties with the United States. Biden’s visit and Clinton’s rebuke widen divisions while Obama cautions that peace progress remains elusive amid competing views and domestic concerns.
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Mideast
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East Jerusalem
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Fox News
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Extremist views trigger fascism accusations in political debate
A lunchtime panel sponsor faces a confrontational audience member who equates opposition to Obama health care with fascism. The piece criticizes Glenn Beck for labeling social and economic justice as code words and warns that such rhetoric harms democracy. Fox News executives and advertisers show uneasy responses to Beck.
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