NY YORK Daily News - Mayor Michael Bloomberg pens poem honoring New York's charm, beauty, Apr 27, 2012

 "Rose are red, violets are blue, Mayor Bloomberg wrote a poem — but is his talent true?
Bloomberg celebrated the 10th anniversary of “Put a Poem in Your Pocket Day” by penning his own verses, which were displayed Thursday on a Times Square video screen.
The city launched the program to coincide with National Poetry Month — and it encourages New Yorkers to read poetry. Below is the mayor's poem, and an instant review."
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HAWKESBAY Today - CCTV in kindy shocks parents, Apr 27, 2012

 "Staff have resigned and children have been removed from a Hawke's Bay kindergarten after a controversial "Big Brother" installation of CCTV cameras at the centre.
The Redwood Kindergarten and Daycare Centre on Napier Rd, Havelock North, installed a number of surveillance cameras inside and outside its two-building premises at the end of March."
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YAHOO News - International Cricket Council, Apr 27, 2012

 "Australia have secured the T20 series against India with a 63-run victory in the third T20 match in Vizag on Wednesday.
An outstanding knock of 90 runs by Alyssa Healy helped the visitors take an unassailable three-nil lead in the five-match series"
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Dissecting Leftism, Apr 27, 2012

 ""Re-electing President Obama is really important to President Obama, which isn't news. What is news are the out-of-liberal-character acts that his Administration is committing to serve this political goal. ...
ObamaCare slashes about $145 billion from Medicare Advantage, the program that allows one of four seniors to escape the traditional entitlement and choose commercial plans."
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Official Russia, Apr 27, 2012

 "Official Russia is not about Kremlin or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Official Russia is about people. This website aggregates dozens of independent sources of information about life in Russia, such as weblogs, photo-galleries, communities, research and analysis companies."
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CNN News - Italy, Spain downgraded by Fitch, Apr 27, 2012

 "NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Fitch downgraded the sovereign debt ratings Friday of five European countries, with Italy and Spain taking the biggest hit.
Italy, the third largest economy in the eurozone, had its rating cut two levels to A- from A+. Spain was cut two levels to A from AA-"
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Monsters and Critics - Kourtney Kardashian's airport panic attack, Apr 27, 2012

: "Kourtney Kardashian fears pregnancy caused her to have a panic attack in a busy airport.
The 33-year-old reality star - who is expecting her second child with partner Scott Disick - has suddenly started suffering from claustrophobia and ended up struggling to breath whilst queuing in a tunnel at Los Angeles International Airport"
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Zimbio - Entertainment News, Celebrity News, Celebrity Photos & Videos, Apr 27, 2012

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ASAHI - Report: Japan bungled response to N. Korean missile launch, Apr 27, 2012

"A team from the prime minister's official residence has concluded that the government mishandled the flow of information regarding the North Korean missile launch of April 13.
Led by Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tsuyoshi Saito and Akihisa Nagashima, adviser to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, the team in its report concluded that the inaction and slow response taken by the government was inappropriate."
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EXCELLENT FUTURE - Smart Links 26 April 2012, Apr 26, 2012

 "Commentary on free speech, France, picking great basketball players, monopoly capitalism, and absurb public sector rules"

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London Korean Links, Apr 26, 2012

 "Having now enjoyed three of Song Il-gon’s films this month, we now reach the KCC’s 100th screening, Song Il-gon’s Always, followed by Q & A with the director himself. At the Apollo Piccadilly, this evening at 6:30pm. Song Il-gon: Always (오직 그대만) (2011) Starring: So Ji-sub, Han Hyo-joo Running Time: 105 min. (ENG Subs) Screening [...]"
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THE ARTS Desk - Beautiful Minds, BBC Four, Apr 26, 2012

 "Apart from the fact that it’s a razor-sharp piece of writing, what most delights and impresses me about Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion is how it gets under people’s skin. It has generated several books in fevered opposition to it and, needless to say, countless abusive emails land in the poor man’s inbox every day. If it wasn’t such a lucid, incisive and relentlessly powerful piece of work I doubt it would have got such fierce and sustained opposition."
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SBS - Nadal starts Barcelona title defence, Apr 26, 2012

 "Rafael Nadal began his title defence at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday with a 6-1 6-2 defeat of compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who had defeated the king of clay two years ago in Thailand.
Top seed Nadal, champion at the Real Club de Tenis in six of the last seven editions - he missed 2010 with knee trouble - claimed his 30th match victory in a row at his home event.
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THE ARTS Desk - Interview: 10 Questions for Norah Jones, Apr 26, 2012

 "Norah Jones is back. New haircut, new sound, new producer. The first of these, while very nice, needn't concern us too much. The second, meanwhile, is largely a result of the presence of the third, the ubiquitous Brian “Danger Mouse” Burton, who is working so hard these days I'm starting to suspect there might actually be two of him: Danger and Mouse."
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BBC Sport - Valencia v Atletico Madrid, Apr 26, 2012

 "Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has warned his side against complacency in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final at Valencia."ALEXANDER LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

KHAAMA - Canadian troops may remain in Afghanistan past 2014, Apr 26, 2012

 "Stephen Harper is leaving the door open once again to extending Canada’s military participation in the costly Afghanistan war.
Under questioning from Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair in the House of Commons Wednesday, Harper said Ottawa will “examine all options” if asked to leave a contingent of special forces in the war-ravaged country after spring 2014."
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CAMDEN News Journal - OIL AND TROUBLE? - Author aiming to deconstruct the hidden ideologies of modern life, Apr 26, 2012

"This is a magnifying glass of a manual that examines the small print found between the lines of modern life.
Dr Eliane Glaser, who lives in Parliament Hill Fields, is an associate researcher at Birkbeck University and her book, Get Real, offers a guide to spotting the snake-oil salesmen who dominate our lives."
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SKY News - Postecoglou becomes new Victory coach, Apr 26, 2012

"Just four days after leading Brisbane Roar to back-to-back A-League championships, Ange Postecoglou has been confirmed as Melbourne Victory's new coach.
Postecoglou, 46, joined the Victory on a three-year deal on Thursday after rewriting the A-League record books at the Roar.
The former Socceroo and South Melbourne playing great has won four national titles as a coach - two in the old National Soccer League with South and two with the Roar."
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BETTOR - Webb Simpson confirms to make his appearance in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Apr 26, 2012

"Webb Simpson, last year’s runner-up at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, has once again confirmed to take part in the $6.4 million event, slated to start from Thursday, April 26, 2012.
Simpson lost to Bubba Watson in the sudden-death playoffs last year after carding a par on the second extra hole against Watson’s birdie."
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YAHOO News - "We don't have that sort of power," Murdoch tells inquiry, Apr 26, 2012

"LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch is used to slipping into Downing Street by the back door for discreet meetings with prime ministers, but there was no such privacy on Wednesday when he faced a grilling about his political influence in the full glare of the world's media"
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