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Obama now says he might have left church

Deakin — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:55:52 +0000

In appearance taped for airing this morning on “The View,” Senator Obama makes news by saying he might have left Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ if the Rev. Jeremiah Wright had not retired.

In a clip posted by ABC, Obama says: ‘Had the reverend not retired, and had he not acknowledged that what he had said had deeply offended people and were inappropriate and mischaracterized what I believe is the greatness of this country — for all its flaws — then I wouldn’t have felt comfortable staying there at the church.”

In Obama’s speech in Philadelphia last week, he said: “I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community.”

Study sees Microsoft brand in sharp decline

Deakin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:00:51 +0000

Microsoft’s brand power has been in sharp decline over the past four years, an indication the company is losing credibility and mindshare with U.S. business users, according to a recent study by market research firm...

Drunk, violent, promiscuous... a U.S. view of British youth as seen on the cover of Time Magazine the Daily Mail

Deakin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:25:45 +0000

British youth are violent, drunken and out of control, a leading American magazine concludes today.

The front cover of renowned publication Time Magazine depicts a young man in a “hoodie” with mugshots of others across a Union Jack.

Its headline reads: “Unhappy, Unloved and Out of Control - An epidemic of violence, crime and drunkenness has made Britain scared of its young.”

India should replace Russia in G8: McCain

Deakin — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:18:05 +0000

India and Brazil should replace Russia in the Group of Eight (G8) forum, US Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said in a major foreign policy address that defends his hardline views on the ongoing war on terror while forsaking the Bush administration’s unilateralism.

The 3800-word speech, billed as McCain’s most comprehensive foreign policy statement, has upbeat references to India, citations that might please New Delhi considering another Republican administration is a distinct possibility given the bloodletting on the Democratic side.

Another Congress-led government in India may also have to carry the nuclear deal forward with a McCain administration if it is not consummated during the current dispensations.

Outside this narrow perspective too, McCain’s address at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council contained much that would resonate well with New Delhi, including promises of US alliances with democracies, an ideal that McCain himself has help dilute with support to dubious military regimes like the one in Pakistan.

Google: No kids allowed

Deakin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:20:13 +0000

Google’s terms of service, while ignored by the vast majority of users, contain a pretty shocking clause: Under 18’s are not permitted to use any of Google’s Web properties. That’s right, kids–no search, YouTube, Gmail, news, or images.

Under 18s wishing to watch YouTube videos of skateboarding dogs, or perform research for a school project will have to go elsewhere–Ask.com or Microsoft’s Live.com search, perhaps. The message from Mountain View seems clear: We don’t want your (underage) business.