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POPSPiracy Spurs Threats to Shipping Costs The company, however, will save on the $200,000 fee the Egyptian government charges to use the Suez canal. "We're hoping if other companies join us, we can put enough pressure on the Egyptian and other governments to solve this problem," says Chief Operating Officer Jan Hammer. Rob Lomas, secretary general of London-based Intercargo, a lobby group, says national shipping associations plan to step up a campaign for more protection off the East African coast. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said they would keep four warships in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia on Africa's horn, where most attacks have occurred. If attacks continue, insurers will continue raising rates for ships making the trek through the Gulf of Aden and the Suez canal until governments prove they can clamp down on the pirates, says Simon Beale, an underwriter with Amlin PLC, a London-based underwriter.
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POPSPirates Capture Saudi Oil Tanker 
Pirates have seized a giant Saudi-owned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean off the Kenyan coast and are steering it towards Somalia, the US Navy reports. The US-bound tanker was captured on Saturday some 450 nautical miles (830km) south-east of Mombasa, and is now approaching the Somali port of Eyl. The Sirius Star is carrying its full load of 2m barrels - more than one-quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily output. Its international crew of 25, including two Britons, is said to be safe. Lt Nathan Christensen, a spokesman for the US Navy's 5th Fleet, said the attack was "unprecedented". The route around the Cape of Good Hope is a main thoroughfare for fully-laden supertankers from the Gulf, the world's biggest oil-exporting region. With a capacity of 318,000 dead weight tonnes, the ship is 330m (1,080ft) long and is classed as a Very Large Crude Carrier. "Vela response teams have been mobilised and are working to ensure the safe release of crew members and the vessel," it a
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POPSThe Christian Party George W. Bush transformed the center-right party of Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and his father, George H.W. Bush, into the political instrument of the religious right, tying the party to the evangelical protestants and to such Catholics as made the culture war central to their politics. In 2000 Bush-Cheney got 75 percent of the white evangelical vote.
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POPSIt Had To Be Obama, Because We've Had Enough! Yes, It had to be President Barack Obama, because we really have, had ENOUGH! --- We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. by: Barack Obama ~~~~~ Not only is another world possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. by: Arundhati Roy:
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POPSCarter and Annan to visit Zimbabwe They will travel with rights activist Graca Machel, wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, on November 22-23 on a mission to prevent the crisis from worsening, Annan said in a statement. Annan, Carter and Machel are members of the Elders: 12 world-respected statesmen with hands-on experience in conflict resolution. The group was formed last year by Machel and Mandela on his 89th birthday.
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POPSRacial Profiling Ruckus in Palo Alto "Victims of the recent crime wave in Palo Alto have variously described their assailants as being black, Latino, white, or Pacific Islander males, so many residents of Palo Alto and neighboring cities are wondering why the police chief is apparently targeting African Americans. Community leaders including Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and Palo Alto Mayor Larry Klein expressed deep concern about Chief Johnson's ability to continue to act as head of the city's police department. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, issued a statement condemning the chief's original remarks. Eshoo said that Chief Johnson had "demonstrated a profound lack of judgment and leadership." In an official statement the Congresswoman said that the Police Chief should rescind her comments and orders or resign. Palo Alto Mayor Larry Klein said the chief's remarks were "unacceptable, unconstitutional and un-American."
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POPSThe Australian: I Come to Hail Bush, not Bury Him There will come a time when most Americans will miss President Bush. This sea change will be enabled when Dear Leader begins to reveal his weird nefarious radical visions revealed in Mein Kampt... er... Dreams of My Fathers.
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POPSNeeded: A Black Elton John "When I came out, I had an extraordinary set of parents who didn't give a crap and loved me, and I was never told I was going to hell," said Spearman, who grew up in the Washington, D.C., area, and came out at 17. "They had a sense of God that was larger than a chapter in Leviticus." "It would help if somebody major came out, but it would have to be somebody that sort of goes against all stereotypes," Spearman said. "There'd have to be some shock and awe, and then people would have to get used to it."
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POPSBig Oil's Charm Offensive The money grabbers are putting on masks of altruism, hoping we won’t notice their pockets bulging with our dollars – and hoping we won't demand that Congress take away the billions of dollars they get each year in tax subsidies. Oil company image ads aren't fooling anyone. Their attempts to appear touchie-feelie are as hopeless as hanging an air freshener on the tail of a hog. Couldn't have said it better myself. By the way, notice how the gas prices fell after people stopped consumming so much gas. Let's keep this in mind when prices start going up again. It truly is all about supply and demand.
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POPSGays Are Not People??? Leonard Pitts on Prop 8. Yeah, man! Read the editorial here: http://www.aberdeennews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081112/OPINION02/811120317/-1/OPINION
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POPSspice-centric recipes from The Spice House There are at least this many again at the original page — way too many to clip. From their main recipe page , they have listings of Recipes by Course / Main Dish (Appetizer, Beverage, Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Condiment, Cookie, Dessert, Kitchen Craft, Main Dish, Pasta, Salad, Sandwich, Sauce, Side Dish, Snack, Soup, Spice Blend, Vegetable), Recipes by Cuisine (African, American, Asian, Australian, BBQ, Cajun / Creole, Caribbbean, Chinese, Eastern European, English, French, German, Greek, Indian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Jewish, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Moroccan, Scandinavian, South American, Spanish, Thai, Thanksgiving Recipes, Vietnamese), and Recipes by Ingredient (Bean, Beef, Cheese, Chocolate, Dairy, Egg, Fish, Fruit, Game, Grain, Herb, Lamb, Mushroom, Nut, Pasta, Pork, Potato, Poultry, Rice, Shellfish, Spice, Turkey, Vegetable). Yum!
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