Monday, November 29, 2010

Monday's Top News: The Wiki Dump: Why More Secrecy Means Less Security

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The Wiki Dump: Why More Secrecy Means Less Security

By Massimo Calabresi

Most of the information in the more than 250,000 diplomatic cables dumped by the website WikiLeaks Sunday will prove to be quotidian and inconsequential

Portland's Christmas-Tree Plot: Who Is Mohamed Mohamud?

By Caryn Brooks / Portland, Ore.

There was never any danger to the public, but an FBI sting operation purported to show how another young American was radicalized into allegedly launching an act of mass destruction

Haiti's Presidential Vote: Outrage Over a 'Selection'

By Jessica Desvarieux / Port-au-Prince

Confusion at polls brings 12 out of 19 presidential candidates out in protest. But the government says that fraud was minimal and the vote should count

Big Discounts Help Fuel Strong Holiday Shopping

By Janet Morrissey

The kickoff to the holiday shopping season was encouraging, but some analysts remain cautious

Senate's Don't Ask Don't Tell Showdown This Week

By Mark Thompson

President Obama's fight to let openly gay men and women serve in the U.S. military enters its political endgame this week

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By Massimo Calabresi

Most of the information in the more than 250,000 diplomatic cables dumped by the website WikiLeaks Sunday will prove to be quotidian and inconsequential. The fact that an American diplomat believes Russian president Dmitry Medvedev plays “Robin to [Russian Prime Minister Vladimir] Putin's Batman” is not going to shake the foundations of American diplomacy. Anyone [...]

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Krav Maga: Israeli Self-Defense Goes Global

By David Kaufman / Netanya

Bored by the beach in Tel Aviv? Go take a lesson in the self-defense practice Krav Maga -- a workout that can literally save your life

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