[DAWN] Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... 's foreign minister defended his country's treatment of women on Friday, saying it had made progress on female education but would take time to let them drive cars.
"When it comes to issues like women's driving, this is not a religious issue, it's a societal issue," Adel al-Jubeir told an audience at the Munich Security Conference.
He said it was unfair to fixate on the issue of women drivers, given the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom's efforts to educate girls.
"We went from no schools for women in 1960 to universal education, to where today 55 percent of college students are women," said Jubeir.
"Some of our top doctors and engineers and lawyers and business people are women. The issue is one that is evolving just like it is in other countries."
He compared Saudi Arabia to the United States, arguing that it took 100 years after America's independence before women were given the right to vote, and another 100 years for it to elect its first female parliamentary speaker.
"I'm not saying 'Give us 200 years'. I'm saying 'be patient'," said Jubeir.
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"perhaps in 2376"
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[Dhaka Tribune] Health Minister Mohammad Nasim has said the Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam should resign from the newspaper now that he has admitted to running "false corruption stories" against the loathesome Sheikh Hasina ...Bangla dynastic politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She has once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia show such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as the Battling Begums.. based on information provided by the DGFI.
"He has already lost his credibility by publishing those fake stories and now he should quit the newspaper as the readers have lost their faith in him," Nasim said at a joint meeting of the Jubo League ... the youth wing of the Bangla Awami League... in Dhaka yesterday.
"There is no guarantee that he [Mahfuz] will not run such stories in future to mislead the nation," said Nasim, also the Awami League-led 14-party alliance spokesperson.
On a TV talk show earlier this month, Mahfuz admitted to running graft stories against Hasina during the 2007-08 military-backed caretaker regime on information fed by the military intelligence outfit DGFI.
"I admit it. It was a big mistake as an editor, in my journalism career," he said on the talk show. The editor later clarified that it was a lapse in his editorial judgment in publishing reports without verifying them independently.
Nasim said: "Mahfuz Anam aimed at removing Hasina from politics and bring anti-democratic forces to power to implement the scheme of the DGFI."
The beleaguered editor has been accused in several defamation cases. Prime Minister Hasina's son, and also her ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy and several MPs have demanded legal action against him.
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[Breitbart] Chris Nelson, Carrier's president of HVAC systems and services for North America, published this statement:
This move is intended to address the challenges we continue to face in a rapidly changing HVAC industry, with the continued migration of the HVAC industry to Mexico, including our suppliers and competitors, and ongoing cost and pricing pressures driven, in part, by new regulatory requirements.
Relocating our operations to a region where we have existing infrastructure and a strong supplier base will allow us to operate more cost effectively so that we can continue to produce high-quality HVAC products that are competitively positioned while continuing to meet customer needs.
This decision is difficult and we recognize the impact on employees, their families and the community. We are committed to ensuring that our employees are treated respectfully and to working closely with their representatives throughout this transition.
Just rememder the smart people blame tariffs for the extent of the Great Depression. Please note, we don't have those tarriffs today but we still have what amounts to the old definition of a depression. That was before those smart people changed the definition and cooked the books.
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The left is angry because Mexicans in Mexico got the jobs, Mexicans who won't be voting Democrat in the US. Carrier made it clear that they cannot survive due to excessive government regulations.
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they're not making F-150s there to my knowledge. Drink up!
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If we're rapidly getting to the point where all air conditioners are built in Mexico it's not practical to say "Don't buy Carrier". It's like saying "Don't buy computers made in China". It leaves you without any computers to buy. It'll be like when all Fords and then all Chevys and all Dodges are made in Mexico. What are you gonna do? Ride a bike? Well, when you no longer have a job that bicycle might be the only option you have...except it'll be made in China. The bright side is that when the Mexicans have all of our jobs they might stay home.
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Abu Uluque,
GOOD NEWS: There is a refrigerator/air conditioner plant about 45 minutes from me here in SC.
BAD NEWS: It's owned by Haier, which is Chinese.
Mike
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A good man who believed in the Constitution, and followed it.
May be rest in peace.
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A good man and a good American. The leftist dancing on his grave will be the things of nightmares, and I shudder to think about the abomination that will be forced on us - I have no faith in the Senate to protect us.
(Dear God, that sounds like a line from Star Wars.)
Mike
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0 will nominate a Lib (E. Warren?)...Senate 'Pubs will push back...0 will paint 'Pubs as obstructionistv-> a good token for him to use during the upcoming election cycle.
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It is times like these when we have to put our faith in God Almighty. Please God, don't let the US Supreme Court go to people who hate and despise the US Ccnstitution.
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[DAWN] President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday urged people of the country not to observe Valentine's Day, saying that it was not a part of Muslim tradition, but of the West. An "I don't like you" card costs about 30 rupees.
Addressing a function held here to pay homage to Pakistain Movement leader Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar on his death anniversary, the president said: "Valentine's Day has no connection with our culture and it should be avoided."
He said drawbacks of western culture had adversely affected one of our neighbouring countries.
Talking about the education system in the country, the president said there was a need to formulate educational curriculum of Pakistain according to the requirements of the modern age and ideology of Pakistain. "Work in this regard is under way and soon new curriculum with consensus of all stakeholders would be implemented," he said.
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I won't be sending cards to the President or my duly elected representatives.
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President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday urged people of the country not to observe Valentine's Day, saying that it was not a part of Muslim tradition, but of the West.
Ya know, I have no problem with this statement. He's correct. The problem comes when you look at the details in the "urging". Now, if anyone wants to celebrate they should be allowed to. If your urging means asking them not to fine. If your urging involves stones, whips or iron bars? Not cool.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
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...Bangla dynastic politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Bangla Awami League since the Lower Paleolithic. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangla. Her party defeated the BNP-led Four-Party Alliance in the 2008 parliamentary elections. She has once before held the office, from 1996 to 2001, when she was defeated in a landslide. She and the head of the BNP, Khaleda Zia show such blind animosity toward each other that they are known as 
[Breitbart] Chris Nelson, Carrier's president of HVAC systems and services for North America, published this statement:
[DAWN] President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday urged people of the country not to observe Valentine's Day, saying that it was not a part of Muslim tradition, but of the West.
