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Russia vs Georgia: Outbreak Of Hostilities After Georgia Tries To Regain Breakaway Province

TSKHINVALI, Georgia — Georgian troops launched a major military offensive Friday to regain control over the breakaway province of South Ossetia, prompting a furious response from Russia _ which vowed retaliation and sent a column of tanks into the region. The fighting was the worst outbrea...

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HuffingtonPost.com — Popular 6 hours ago

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When Technology Becomes Art: Photography of the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies [Olympics Pictures]

While we're waiting until tonight to see NBC's delayed rebroadcast of the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games, we can show you some of the most beautiful images from the event. An incredible full-field scroll, projection sphere and LED suits transcend to create what looks to have been one of the ...

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Gizmodo — 2 hours ago

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UFOs good, Museum of Civilization bad?

Conservative left hand (h/t):OTTAWA -- The federal government will cancel a program on Friday that sent artists abroad to promote Canadian culture because the program's grant recipients included "a general radical," "a left-wing and anti-globalization think-tank" and a rock ba...

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A BCer in Toronto — 3 hours ago

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The Olympic Opening Ceremony is underway

and will last for six months. Meanwhile, Hugh has been to a registry office in Beijing, and he's also sent some words and photos to illustrate last night's report from the velodrome in Lanzhou. "Auspicious day for getting married. It's the day the Olympics start..... ....and it's ...

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BBC Blog Network — 7 hours ago

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[FT]: Democratic jitters as Obama heads home

Few people are more likely to need a holiday than Barack Obama. Yet as he heads off on Friday for his first week-long break since he launched his presidential bid 19 months ago, Mr Obama is dogged by rising angst about his campaigns direction. ...

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NewsJunk.com — 5 hours ago

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Please pray for Stephen Harper

According to the CBC's Political Bytes blog, Conservative MP Bev Shipley has been distributing the following bookmark in his riding. This one was left for congregants in the back of a church hall. (h/t)Political Bytes notes:More investigative-minded readers may find it interesting to read the ent...

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A BCer in Toronto — 7 hours ago