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Monday, August 31, 2009

Census Questions 

Iraqi officials say the country's first national census since 1987 could be postponed indefinitely because of fears it may stoke ethnic and political tensions in the north. Political rifts between Kurds and Arabs are at play, as is control of key oil fields. More
 
 
 
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Putin TV -- Russia's New Reality 

The days when NTV was known for its independent investigative reporting are gone. Such is the reality of life in the Russian media. The journalists who broadcast yesterday's honest political reporting still work for the same TV channels, but those channels are now exclusively propagandistic. More

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Galileo's Telescope Changed The World 

Four hundred years ago, the great astronomer and thinker Galileo Galilei presented his telescope to a world that had no idea how this piece of technology would change perceptions of man's place in the universe. For using this telescope caused Galileo to advance the theory that the Earth was not the center point of creation. More

 
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BBC, CBS, NYT, WaPo, Others Cover RFE-Sponsored Afghan Debate 

Four days before Afghanistan's presidential elections, millions of Afghans saw and heard three top candidates, including President Hamid Karzai, discuss the issues facing their country in a televised debate sponsored by RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan. More
 
 
 
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Azerbaijani Interrogated Over Musical Vote
Rovshan Nasirli, a 25-year-old Azerbaijani, was called to the National Security Ministry on August 12 to explain why he voted for an Armenian song in the televised Eurovision Song Contest in May. The officials said Nasirli’s vote for Armenia – Azerbaijan’s long-time rival -- was a matter of national security.
 
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