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		<title>dirty and dark like her commander-in-chief?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[US Vice-Consul Maureen Chao, going down the memory lane two decades ago when she was a student:

<blockquote>I was on a 24-hour train trip from Delhi to Orissa. But, after 72 hours, the train still did not reach the destination&#8230; and my skin became dirty and dark like the Tamilians
</blockquote>

This speech was given at  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/dirty-and-dark-like-her-commander-in-chief" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why was Osama killed instead of being captured? It doesn&#8217;t make sense</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 15:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Osama was on the top of the 10 most wanted list. Wanted dead or alive &#8212; preferably alive.

US prefers to capture wanted criminals alive &#8212; if required via the extraordinary rendition &#8212; treat them as enemy combatants, interrogate, try and convict them. For e.g., US pulled Saddam Hussein from the hole he was hiding,  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/why-was-osama-killed-instead-of-being-captured-it-doesnt-make-sense" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Moonbeam is back</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/moonbeam-is-back</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am a fan of Jerry Brown. I came to know of Jerry Brown when he ran for
Mayor of Oakland, CA in the late nineties.
How many people will apply for the job of Mayor of a city after they
have served as Governor of the State? Jerry was the Governor of
California for  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/moonbeam-is-back" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What New Zealand can learn from USA &#8212; Paul Henry case</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/what-new-zealand-can-learn-from-usa-paul-henry</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<em>Action:</em> A few days back CNN host Rick Sanchez called Comedy Central host Jon Stewart a &#8220;bigot&#8221;, that Jews don&#8217;t face discrimination and that media industry was run by Jews.

<em>Immediate Reaction:</em> &#8220;Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company,&#8221; the CNN statement read. &#8220;We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/what-new-zealand-can-learn-from-usa-paul-henry" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Do your homework before you fly</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/do-your-homework-before-you-fly</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flying]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A while back, in the post 911 era, as a plane was descending into New York, some first time visitors were so excited that they went from window to window exclaiming &#8220;Statue of Liberty&#8221;, &#8220;Empire State building&#8221; etc. Some passengers thought that these were terrorists who were identifying targets, and reported them. These excited visitors  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/do-your-homework-before-you-fly" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Google Maps: We cater to your delusions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s news:

<blockquote>
While China continues to claim Arunachal Pradesh as its own, technology giant Google seems to have decided to take a line to please both Beijing and New Delhi.

On the Google Maps site localised for users in China (<a href="http://ditu.google.cn">http://ditu.google.cn</a>), Arunachal Pradesh appears as part of China. On the site for  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/google-maps-we-cater-to-your-delusions" class="read_more">... read more</a></blockquote>]]></description>
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		<title>For your eyes only &#8212; unless you have a telescopic lens</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/for-your-eyes-only-unless-you-have-a-telescopic-lens</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may encounter a plot like this in a bad spy novel. It goes something like this:

<blockquote>
A top ranking anti-terrorism official enters <strong>10 Downing Street</strong> clutching a folder containing a &#8220;For your eyes only&#8221; document. He briefs the Prime Minister &#8212; about an ongoing stakeout involving potential terrorists &#8212; and walks out. The only  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/for-your-eyes-only-unless-you-have-a-telescopic-lens" class="read_more">... read more</a></blockquote>]]></description>
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		<title>Incredible Union &#8212; Barack and Piyush</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/incredible-union-barack-and-piyush</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few years back, say about the time when a certain Hussein was being hanged, who would have thought &#8212; or wagered &#8212; that another Husein would soon be giving USA&#8217;s State of the Union speech. Wait, there is more. Who could have imagined that a certain Piyush Jindal will be asked to give the  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/incredible-union-barack-and-piyush" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Peace TV</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/peace-tv</link>
		<comments>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/peace-tv#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When Television channels have 3 digit numbers it is possible to have several channels for every regional language and for every religion too. If you start scanning from channel 700 onwards, you will see several channels devoted to the Hindu, Christian and Moslem faiths. One of them is &#8220;Peace TV&#8221; whose slogan is &#8220;Solution for  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/peace-tv" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Obama inauguration: Did we need to listen to Yo Yo Ma at 12 noon?</title>
		<link>http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/obama-inauguration-did-we-need-to-listen-to-yo-yo-ma-at-12-noon</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Babu Srinivasan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[election 2008]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Screw-up #1
It is common for many functions to run late by several minutes. But this was no ordinary event &#8212; it was the inauguration of the President. The constitution says that the President-elect becomes President &#8212; oath or no oath &#8212; at 12 noon. And what was happening at 12 noon? Yo Yo Ma  <a href="http://blog.srinivasan.biz/world/obama-inauguration-did-we-need-to-listen-to-yo-yo-ma-at-12-noon" class="read_more">... read more</a>]]></description>
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