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http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/167/index.jspAmerica's great healthcare debate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8167671.stm By Kevin Connolly BBC News, Chicago When a political topic is hot in America it dominates the cable chatter on 24-hour TV channels. When it's REALLY hot, it dominates the advert breaks too - and no topic is hotter than health care. Rival lobbying organisations are spending millions of dollars on airtime - offering startlingly different diagnoses of what is wrong with the American healthcare system, and different prescriptions for treating it.Obama Snubs Dalai Lama
Obama 'snubs' Dalai Lama meeting
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8291782.stm
China considers the Dalai Lama a dangerous separatist
US President Barack Obama has been accused of bowing to Chinese pressure by delaying a meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
Mr Obama has said he will not meet the Dalai Lama, who is currently in the US, until after visiting China in November.
But human rights activists and some US lawmakers accused Mr Obama of putting economic issues first - a move the White House denied.
End Tango Makes Three.. most banned book
This isn't a review and I didn't feel like posting this on 4.0I've read this book when it first came out and I have to say it's pretty darn cute. Doesn't advocate anything really and is based on true story.
Gay penguins book is most banned
Authors, artists and musicians are due to gather at a library in San Francisco to protest against the banning of books in schools and libraries in the US.
Home Video - I Can Make You Feel It
Home Video (www.homevideo.fm) are Collin Ruffino and David Gross, transplants from the misunderstood landscape of New Orleans, now living in the brooding brownstones of Brooklyn, New York. Here they revel in a self-created world of references to Edward Gorey, Massive Attack, The Brothers Quay, Smashing Pumpkins, and a dusting of Chopin, references that they have been collecting for nearly ten years.
They connected in high school art class in 1997.
Barack Obama surrenders to Russia on Missile Defence
Nile Gardiner Nile Gardiner is a Washington-based foreign affairs analyst and political commentator. He appears frequently on American and British television and radio, including Fox News Channel, CNN, BBC, Sky News, and NPR. Barack Obama surrenders to Russia on Missile Defence blogged a couple of weeks ago that the Obama administration was about to abandon its plans for Third Site missile defence installations in Poland and the Czech Republic.When will Carter shut up?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8258011.stm Carter says Obama row is 'racist' Former US President Jimmy Carter says much of the vitriol against President Barack Obama's health reforms and spending plans is "based on racism". But Mr Wilson's eldest son, Alan, has denied racism was a factor in his father's outburst. Some conservatives have accused the president's supporters of playing the race card.White House rejects racism claim
US President Barack Obama does not believe current criticism of his policies is based on the colour of his skin, the White House has said. It was responding to comments by former President Jimmy Carter that much of the vitriol against Mr Obama's health and spending plans was "based on racism". Mr Carter said many thought an African-American should not be president.Charles Darwin Film Too Controversial for U.S.
Charles Darwin film 'too controversial for religious America' A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer. By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor Creation, starring Paul Bettany, details Darwin's "struggle between faith and reason" as he wrote On The Origin of Species. It depicts him as a man who loses faith in God following the death of his beloved 10-year-old daughter, Annie.Cougar captured in Seattle park
A cougar living for the past fortnight in a park in the US city of Seattle has been captured by wildlife officials and set free in the wild. The big cat was caught about 0240 local time on Sunday (0930GMT) after it was spotted by an employee at a cultural centre in Discovery Park. Tracker dogs chased it up a tree and a wildlife agent tranquilised it.
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