Cracking Up The Capital News

 
Cracking Up: Mom's job is priceless
OCRegister
Most mothers would concur the human capital they raise is worth the sacrifice. But for those who are conflicted, we can't help but feel pricked by comments like Hilary Rosen's as we know her treacherous mis-step represents a broader world view: will ...


 
Syria Bombing: Explosion Hits Capital Damascus, Killing At Least 5
Huffington Post
The UN estimates the Syrian conflict has killed more than 9000 people since March 2011, when President Bashar Assad started cracking down on a popular uprising. "The Syrian regime is seeking to sow chaos in Lebanon!" Khaled Daher, a Sunni member of ...

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Bomb kills 5 in Syrian capital
CBS News
The UN estimates the Syrian conflict has killed more than 9000 people since March 2011, when President Bashar Assad started cracking down on a popular uprising. "The Syrian regime is seeking to sow chaos in Lebanon!" Khaled Daher, a Sunni member of ...
Violence erupts in Lebanese capitalPress Herald
Opposition groups report clashes in Syrian capital; top official denies ...The Republic
Violence in Syria spills over into LebanonSeattle Post Intelligencer

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Jailed punk band Pussy Riot pushes free speech limits in Russia
CNN
Some say Putin is cracking down unfairly on the band at a time when protesters continue to gather in the capital; others that Pussy Riot defiled the church and should be punished. Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, called their cathedral ...


 
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M&M taps Korean arm to crack China
Reuters India
Ssangyong made a loss of around $80 million in 2011, three times bigger than its 2010 loss, but it was offset by unlocking working capital tied up in the company. "As of now we have no plans (to take Mahindra to China)," said Goenka.
Mahindra & Mahindra Struggling to Push Ssangyong in ChinaChina Car Times

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Obama Doubles Down on Bain Capital Attacks
New Yorker (blog)
After weeks of jabbing between the campaigns about cultural issues that will probably play a marginal, if still significant, role in determining the election—gay marriage, abortion, and so on—the President squared up to his rival on what he hopes to ...

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Labour has a problem
Policy Network
The UK's democratic system is cracking up. The deeper the rot goes, the emptier Labour's noble promises will become Labour has a problem: it wants to be the party of radical political, social and economic change, but it lacks the effective regulatory ...

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