... security search at the airport (Kelleher). Jin simultaneously worked for Motorola as well as a Beijing-based company called Kai Sun News Technology Co., or SunKaisens, which is affiliated with the Chinese military (Harris). Jin waived her right to a jury trial, leaving it in the hands of US District Judge Ruben Castillo of Chicago. Judge Castillo found her guilty of three counts of stealing ... Motorola's trade secrets but acquitted her of three counts of economic espionage in favor of China. Castillo commented that prosecutors revealed that Jin had "criminally betrayed Motorola," but t...

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... campaign, presidential candidate Herman Cain suddenly recalled the financial settlement he was a part of years before. In the late 1990's, as the head of the National Restaurant Association, Cain battled two sexual harassment claims involving two different women, although he later remembered the first accusation and denies remembering the second accusation altogether (Oliphant). "My ... that he did not recall such an instance, but when pressed later by radio host, Laura Ingraham, Cain suddenly remembered the instance. "The word settlement suggested to me some sort of legal settlement,"...

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... be difficult for the jury to sympathize with Sowell because of his standoff attitude during the trial. While the jury was plagued with pictures of the dead bodies bruised and battered and then dumped around the house and yard in trash bags. Mary Myers, a psychologist, retired police captain, and teacher at the University of Akron, believes that the jurors will not "buy that he ... going to see that he knew exactly what he was doing, just like he sat there in that courtroom and didn't show any emotion whatsoever" (The Washington Post). Sowell pleaded not guilty to the murders, but the de...

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... Hurmuzlu, said the military was "part of the problem, not part of the solution" (Derhally). The Foreign Ministry agreed, "The operations will not only make no contribution to securing public order, they also have an extremely negative impact on the process of necessary reform. The events raise questions over the Syrian administration's goodwill and sincerity in the search for a peaceful resolution" (Derhally). ... The U.K. chimed in that, "Assad is mistaken if he believes that oppression and military force will end the crisis" (Derhally). ... the Assad government" (Derhally). However, al...

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If you buy a man a horse and call it transportation in a world full of cars and freeways, you do him no favors. This is the sort of thinking that is killing analog television. The effects of the full switchover to digital television broadcasts are likely to be as catastrophic as the Y2K phenomenon proved to be - it's a lot of hoopla over a bang that will likely be less ... than a fizzle. That's likely what lawmakers had in mind when they enacted the law that requires television stations to make the switch which has been rescheduled for June 12, 2009. While certainly ... to do away with analo...

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... by Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson, is a revised draft of the plan proposed earlier this month, that also resulted in great controversy. Changes to the second draft include higher domestic cuts than the original version, as well as a decrease in the health care savings from overhauling the medical malpractice system. Unlike ... malpractice awards, but instead recommends a change in how awards are made (Andrew and Kuhnhenn). The proposals that did not change from the original draft include a gradual increase in the Social Security retirement age to 68 by 2050 and 69 by 2075. The cost-of-l...

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... to him because he's buried the perceived aggression and rage at the workplace. Teaching men to be more assertive in their lives is often a key component in anger management and domestic violence counseling. Since the majority of batterers lack self-esteem, battering is often propelled by jealousy that stems from deep insecurity. Batterers, over a lifetime, have developed ... them and causing shame after a violent outburst. The psycho dynamics of battering do not excuse the batterers of responsibility, it only offers a framework for intervention, and a looking glass for the batter in whi...

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In recent years, the issue of whether gay and lesbian people ought to be able to legally marry has been hotly debated. On the one side are the right-wingers ... - or heterosexual parents. (Note that many states allow homosexual couples to adopt children, but not to legally marry). The definition of marriage has got some opponents struggling up in arms, too. Traditionally, the definition of marriage is the union of a man and a woman. For them, it is the term "marriage" that is the stumbling block, not the legal ... rights the status confers. This camp would be satisfied to allow same-sex coup...

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The Occupy movement that began months ago in New York and has since grasped hold of the rest of the country turned violent for the first time on November 2nd in Oakland when a small group of protestors smashed the windows of a Wells Fargo bank branch during a protest of wealth inequalities. The Occupy Oakland movement scheduled a noon rally in front of City Hall and then a free lunch afterward. The day's events were planned to wrap up with a "general strike mass convergence, rally, and labor cookout." Each of these were intended to be peaceful protests, but a small faction began passing out fl...

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Following a series of political assassinations of Afghanistan's political leaders, the United States' military officers have seen dramatic improvement in securing the country. Following the assassination of Osama bin Laden, President Obama announced the hasty drawdown of the extra "surge" troops he ordered to finish off the al-Qaeda regime. However, there have been several recent acts of violence that have some officials worried. Following the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president's half-brother, a suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters, killing twelve policemen and a ch...

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... the Payne family," said Tom Watson, a parliament member who investigated the phone scandal. "I have nothing but contempt for the people that did this" (Somaiya). Brooks testified that The News of the World did, in fact, give Payne a cell phone "for the last 11 years," but that "it was not a personal gift." She also added that the allegations were "abhorrent and particularly upsetting ... World interfered with a murder investigation, allowing the murderer to go free for years while committing two more murders. In September, public hearings will take place. These hearings plan to make goo...

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... the United Kingdom, Germany, and most European powers, as well as some Asian and African nations. The United States Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner joined the group of supporters right before Lagarde was voted in (Rooney) "Minister Lagarde's exceptional talent and broad experience will provide invaluable leadership for this indispensable institution at a critical time for the global economy," Geithner said ... the IMF and EU. Additionally, she lectured Greece's creditors, which consist mostly of French and German banks, on their ability to compromise (Rooney) "It must be done in a concer...

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... opinion marks a small victory for Obama's bill as many officials declared that Congress does indeed have the authority to require Americans to get health insurance starting in 2014. The Obama administration categorized the mandate as a form of regulating commerce because a person's decision not to obtain health insurance imposes a cost on others who end up subsidizing medical care for the uninsured (Levey). ... "No one is inactive when deciding how to pay for healthcare," Sutton said in response to the critics who argue that Congress cannot regulate "inactivity" such as the decision not ...

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... like Ford, Caterpillar, Procter & Gamble, and Northrop Grumman (Murphy). "It's to renew the promise of American manufacturing. To help make sure America remains in this century what we were in the last - a country that makes things. A country that out-builds and out-innovates the rest of the world," Obama said of the partnership (Lee). "Their mission is to come up with a way to get ideas ... , Obama was inspired by mini-robots that explored water and sewer pipes (Kuhnhnen). Pittsburgh is an important city for Obama's plan to build up the middle class in America (Murphy). The robots are t...

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... , partnered with Sony to create Pottermore, an interactive website that will be available in October 2011. Despite the wide range of guesses from a massively multi-player online role-playing game to a treasure hunt to a sequel, the Pottermore website will allow Potter-crazed fans to journey through the story lines of the books, starting with "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," according to a statement ... from Rowling's media team (Clark). "It's the same story with a few crucial additions, the most important of which is you," Rowling said in her announcement on YouTube that ran simu...

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... government an ally. "We can, and we must, work together," he told the US Chamber of Commerce. "Whatever differences we may have, I know that all of us share a deep, abiding belief in this country, a belief in our people, a belief in the principles that have made America's economy the envy of the world." He then continued on to promise that his administration will "help lay the foundation ... make it harder for you to compete - from the tax code to the regulatory system" (Dennis). In an attempt to reconcile the differences between his administration and the US Chamber of Commerce, Obama ...

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... now polluting the Gulf, although The Huffington Post believes the damage is dramatically underestimated. They estimate that the storage tank had a capacity of 27.7 million gallons and had just refilled. According to them, more oil has been collected in the cleanup process than was reported to have been leaked. The explosion occurred after workers continually injected an agent to strip sulfur from ... for the possible health concerns that workers might face resulting from their exposure to the oil (The Huffington Post). Although this most recent spill is nowhere near the magnitude of the...

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... download, see, modify and create new programs based on it as long as those new programs also stay open source. In this way, everyone is free to modify it to his own needs and develop it in any fashion he wants. Absolute majority of these programs comes free of charge, but without support from the vendors. The open-source software has recently gained popularity ... in governmental and commercial sector, especially in some European countries. Apart from the obvious advantage it has over the programs you need to ... you need more professional features and constant support from the develop...

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... that is only allowable between a man and a woman. To overturn the amendment, less than 60 percent of votes against it would be needed. Amendment 2 received 62 percent of votes of support, denying those in same-sex unions the opportunity to enter into a legally binding marriage contract. Many supporters of the ban believe that it will stop judges who are activists from performing a gay marriage. Those ... who oppose the bill say that it is an unnecessary feature since there is a law in existence already that denies same-sex couples to marry. They worry that the wording of the amendment i...

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... the participants are taking "irresponsible and provocative" actions and urged them to use "established and efficient" measures to get aid to Gaza (Chick). The Foreign Press Association fought back in favor of the activists, saying journalists have a right to cover a legitimate news event and should not be threatened or intimidated for doing their jobs. The association said the threats send "a ... chilling message to the international media and raises serious questions about Israel's commitment to freedom of the press" (Weiss). The flotilla participants are largely unaffected by the warn...

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... the noises. The noises were reportedly coming from the Hasabah neighborhood, home to Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar, leader of the al-Hashid tribe whose forces oppose the government. The previous day security forces set fire to tents and tore through demonstrators' camps in Freedom Square in Taiz with bulldozers (Sudam). A government spokesman, Abdu Ganadi, said protestors' tents were burned by people ... what we are seeking for Saleh" (Jamjoom). The day before, 21 Yemeni soldiers were killed when Yemen's air force dropped bombs on the city of 20,000 near the Gulf of Aden (Sudam). Fighting raged ...

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... , both physical and psychological, and how the church brought escapees back through psychological, emotional, spiritual, and physical force if need be (Lengel). In 2009, two of the church's top members, Marty Rathbun and Mike Rinder, went on record for the first time since leaving the group. From the inside circle, Rathbun and Rinder both saw the ... it to be smart aleck, or it was a better answer than he had, he would lose it" (Sly). FBI agent Tricia Whitehill flew to Scientology's headquarters in Clearwater, Florida to investigate the allegations in December of 2009. Two FBI agents re...

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... conservative. Others wish to completely reorder the political system, mostly by shrinking it drastically (Barstow). One thing most of the Tea Partiers do have in common though is the fact that most had previously been uninvolved in politics. Not until the recession hit did many of them feel the need to contribute their input. After seeing the jobs lost, the homes foreclosed, and the ... Medicare, and Medicaid. They remedy the problems caused by the recession with secession, tax boycotts, states nullifying federal laws, and citizen militias. Although many of the Tea Party groups differ sl...

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... whether or not to order an attack on Iran's nuclear weapons (Kalman). Many people are concerned that Olmert will reveal Israel's participation in a recent bombing of a nuclear reactor site in Syria. Israel has been careful not to confirm its role in the Syrian raid, although Binyamin Netanyahu recently let it slip that he "was privy to the matter from the outset, and I gave ... backing. But it's too early to be discussing this." This episode created a division between Olmert, Barak, and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, who was not asked to return for the customary fo...

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... tradition has not been broken by Feminists and all scientific arguments for behavior deemed inappropriate for a child's sex is used a "back up" of sorts to explain so-called oddities in children. Parents swallow this hook, line, and sinker even if in the recesses of their consciousness, they know it is wrong to influence children to be anyone other than who they are. Without a change ... -dominated career or their son will be a wonderful father, who will help change diapers and clean house, they would be in a group of nonconformists if they taught this to their children, through play. Ma...

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