Monday, December 6, 2010

Monday's Top News: What Obama Needs to Come Back: Nothing Short of Luck

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What Obama Needs to Come Back: Nothing Short of Luck

By Mark Halperin

The coalition that got President Obama elected has been shattered. Rebuilding a politically robust alliance may be the biggest challenge of his career, and he will need happenstance and skill if he is going to get it done

WikiLeaks Reveals Saudis as a Major Influence in Pakistan

By Ishaan Tharoor

While Pakistanis obsess about U.S. intervention, Saudi Arabia continues to intervene, not always in line with Washington's preferences

A Texas Case Puts the Death Penalty on Trial

By Nathan Thornburgh

Following revelations about faulty evidence in two Texas death-penalty cases, a judge will hear evidence in Texas v. Green about whether there's enough risk of wrongful execution in Texas to render the death penalty unconstitutional

Ivory Coast's Disputed Presidential Election

By MONICA MARK / ABIDJAN

Almost a week after the country's first presidential polls in decades, Ivory Coast has not one, but two, Presidents, raising fears of a return to civil war

Gay Marriage on Appeal: A Look at the Judges

By Michael A. Lindenberger

California's Prop 8 case goes before a panel of three judges on Monday. Who are they and how might they rule?

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"The water was churning like I was in a washing machine. I was being thrown around in the blood. The shark was thrashing and tearing at this poor woman."
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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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