‘We’re getting so many concerts nowadays, it’s hard to decide which ones to go for!’
Nokia town faces dim future as jobs shift to Asia - AP
Nokia has already closed plants in Germany, Hungary and Romania; and now it’s the turn of the Finnish assembly plant.
The Obama campaign heads West - TheDC
Obama will meet with the prime minsters of Russian and Japan before and then China’s leader
Obama embarking on day of diplomacy in Hawaii - AP
Trade was also at the top of the agenda as Obama was to meet with leaders from eight Asian nations
Panetta to visit Asia later this month - AP
Visit to Seoul will likely include talks about North Korea’s nuclear ambitions
US, Pakistan negotiate CIA, special forces numbers - AP
Pakistan’s ISI (CIA equivalent) makes manifest its frustrations with the US as they attempt to impose limits and more clarity on the CIA within Pakistani borders
Jamie Weinstein's Adventure, Part 1 - TheDC
An intrepid writer travels the world in a time of great upheaval but in grand fashion
Say 'protest' twice on a Chinese cell phone. See what happens - NYT
Reports out of China say that cell phone connections suddenly cut off at the mention of the word ‘protest’
Low-brow: Bill Maher says Sarah Palin is a 'dumb twat' - TheDC
‘Real Time’ host employs pejorative from yesteryear to attack the former Alaska governor
AFLAC CEO explains Gilbert Gottfried firing - TheDC
Daniel Amos rules out ever bringing back fired voice of insurance company’s iconic duck after ‘un-appropriate jokes’
Joy Behar's defense of Gilbert Gottfried: 'People in concentration camps made jokes about each other' - TheDC
‘The View’ panelist offers a rationale for the former voice of the Aflac duck who was fired after making Twitter comments deemed insensitive about the Japanese earthquake
Twitter hoax? CNN anchor ripped for non-existent 'Godzilla' joke - TheDC
CNN reporter says post-quake scene in Japan like a ‘monster movie.’ NPR contributor encourages watching Al-Jazeera stream over CNN
China cracks down on foreigners, cancels St. Patrick's Day parade - NYT
Internet campaigns urging Chinese citizens to emulate Middle East protests make Chinese officials nervous
Anderson Cooper attacked again in Egypt - TheDC
For the second day in a row, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has been attacked in Egypt
Egypt: Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei says he fears coming 'bloodbath' - LAT
‘My fear is that it will turn into a bloodbath’
Iran accused of nuclear smuggling - WSJ
Smuggling network purchased equipment for missile programs
'Let the Jews have Jerusalem'
Israel should be allowed to remain in control of all of Jerusalem.
On energy policy, Obama talks down to Americans
Why Obama’s State of the Union speech was condescending.
Chinese firm set to invest $2 billion in North Korea - WSJ
An investment agreement followed North Korea’s shelling of South Korea
Bonding with Hu
The U.S.-China relationship is far more strained than the frequency of high-level meetings between the two countries’ leaders would suggest.
