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| | | |  | |  Bill Clinton: It's Still the Economy, Stupid
Fourteen million Americans are still out of work, and new figures show that unemployment among African Americans has hit a stunning 16.2 percent—Depression-era levels. In this week's Newsweek Bill Clinton, who campaigned in 1992 with the motto "It's the economy, stupid" and presided over years of growth, offers more than a dozen ideas on how to attack the jobs crisis, from painting roofs white to offering cash incentives and cutting corporate taxes.
Read it at The Daily Beast
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addressed the nation Monday for just the third time since the unrest began, and took a hard line on recent violence. He blamed the unrest on "saboteurs" and "radical and blasphemous intellectuals" who have "perpetrated these heinous massacres we have seen on television." He said their action "is not related to reform or development; it is mere vandalism." He also said, however, that he is considering an amnesty offer.
Read it at The Guardian
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 | |  Gabby Giffords Returns to Tucson
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords visited her district in Tucson over the weekend for the first time since she was shot in January. The New York Times calls it a "low-key homecoming": She went on a driving tour of the city that passed by many of her old haunts. She continues to live with her husband in a suburb in Houston, near the hospital that recently discharged her.
Read it at The New York Times
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NATO has admitted that a "weapons systems failure" caused a missile to go astray and level a house in Tripoli and possibly kill civilians. It was the first time in three months of strikes that the alliance has confirmed charges that its airstrikes have accidentally hit innocent targets. Reporters on the scene saw five corpses, including those of a baby and child, and Libyan officials said four others were killed as well for a total of nine. "NATO regrets the loss of innocent civilian lives and takes great care in conducting strikes against a regime determined to use violence against its own citizens," said Gen Charles Bouchard, commander of operation Unified Protector. The incident is still under investigation, and NATO is expected to release a video statement early this week.
Read it at The New York Times
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The international regulatory body overseeing Internet domain names has voted to allow almost any domain address—so long as the person or group registering it can pay an $185,000 fee. That means corporations are likely to be the first to sign up. GM, for example, could buy "cars.gm"; local businesses could also buy domain names relating to their locale, like ".nyc." or .london". Almost any word will work, including words in Arabic and Chinese. People and groups can begin applying for new domains January 12; first approvals are expected by the end of 2012.
Read it at Reuters
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How Romney Is Like Reagan
by Peter Beinart | | The GOP calls for exiting Afghanistan are more Reaganesque than conservative critics realize. Peter Beinart on the Gipper's reluctance to send troops into battle—and the 2012 contenders aping him. |  | Edwards' Life in Exile
by Michelle Cottle
In John Edwards' hometown, residents are disgusted by the fallen former presidential candidate's cheating on Elizabeth Edwards. Michelle Cottle visits Chapel Hill, where people snicker about his nightlife and his visits to his wife and son's graves as tour buses drive by. | | Inside True Blood's Fourth Season
by Jace Lacob
HBO's vampire drama returns for a fourth season Sunday, and Executive Producer Alan Ball teases what's to come. "I don't even remember Season 3," Ball says. |  |  | |
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