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Lefty blogger can’t find a right-wing site worth reading

By JF Beck Fri, Apr 23, 2010 5:54PM UTC

Erstwhile Asian Correspondent contributor Jeremy Sear can’t find a single “honest and fair and open to reasonable discussion” right-wing site so he asks his readers for recommendations. Helen Dale’s Skeptic Lawyer site gets several nods but there’s no way Sear is going to acknowledge these recommendations because Dale’s co-blogger Legal

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Kyrgyzstan’s ousted president vows not to return

By Fri, Apr 23, 2010 5:46PM UTC

Kyrgyzstan’s ousted president said Friday from exile in Belarus that he does not intend to return to his homeland as its leader, but said a resignation he said he had signed under pressure was invalid. Kurmanbek Bakiyev was deposed in an April 7 uprising that left 85 people dead in

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Indian Kashmir strikes in protest at sentencing

By Fri, Apr 23, 2010 5:40PM UTC

Shops, businesses and government offices stayed shut in India’s portion of Kashmir on Friday after separatists called for a strike to protest death sentences for three men convicted in a 1996 bomb attack in the Indian capital. Kashmir’s main separatist alliance, All Parties Hurriyat Conference, called on residents to halt

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Thailand turmoil shuts down scores of businesses

By Fri, Apr 23, 2010 3:28PM UTC

Yoga studios have canceled classes. Luxury hotels are turning away guests. Shopping malls and office buildings are shut down. As Thailand’s political turmoil enters its seventh week, the economic toll is spreading. Ordinary workers, parents and shoppers often reach their destinations to find signs that say: “Sorry, closed due to

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China says naval exercise near Japan not a threat

By Fri, Apr 23, 2010 2:59PM UTC

China’s military says its naval exercises near Japan’s island of Okinawa are routine and not a threat after Tokyo complained of a close encounter. Japan complained to China on Wednesday that a Chinese military helicopter flew close to a Japanese naval vessel. It was the second such encounter this month.

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