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    The Islamic Republic has raised global concerns over its work on nuclear technology and its aggressive rhetoric, especially against Israel. "This will enable the Missile Defense Agency to meet (President Barack Obama's) timelines for defending Europe and the United States sooner against Iranian missiles" Inouye said in a statement Monday. Full Article at The Honolulu Advertiser
    This will enable the Missile Defense Agency to meet (President Barack Obama's) timelines for defending Europe and the United States sooner against Iranian missiles
    SOURCE: The Honolulu Advertiser 3 weeks ago

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  1. Contestants in the Miss World Pageant, whose teams qualified for the 2010 World Cup Soccer tournament, pose for a group picture during a visit to Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million ($6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.
  2. Contestants in the Miss World Pageant pose for pictures during a visit to Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. Holding the official FIFA ball are Miss Northern Ireland Cherie Gardiner, right, and MIss New Zealand Magdalena Shoeman. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million (USD6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.
  3. Grieving relatives of the nightclub fire's victims seen near a morgue in Perm, about 1,200 km (700 miles) east of Moscow, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. The fire tore through the popular Lame Horse night club in Perm late Friday, after fireworks set a suspended plastic ceiling ablaze, filling the crowded club with thick black smoke.
  4. Contestants in the Miss World Pageant visit Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. From left are Miss Vietnam Tran Thi Huong Giang, Miss Thailand Pongchanok Kanklab and Miss Zimbabwe Vanessa Sibanda. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million ($6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.
  5. Contestants in the Miss World Pageant visit Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million ($ 6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.
  6. Contestants in the Miss World Pageant visit Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million ($ 6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.
  7. Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei hugs his coach Misbun Sidek after winning the men's singles final match against South Korea's Park Sung Hwan at the World Super Series badminton tournament in Johor Baru December 6, 2009.
  8. People walk past a power plant in Shanghai December 5, 2009. China's renewable energy strategy through 2050 envisions renewable energy making up one-third of its energy consumption by then, the China Daily said, as the upcoming Copenhagen conference on climate change highlights the world's dependence on fossil fuels. Picture taken December 5, 2009.
  9. Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei shows the national flag on his shirt after winning the men's singles final match against South Korea's Park Sung Hwan at the World Super Series badminton tournament in Johor Baru December 6, 2009.
  10. Romania's incumbent President Traian Basescu casts his ballot at a polling station in Bucharest December 6, 2009. Romanians voted for a president on Sunday in a ballot expected to unseat incumbent Traian Basescu in favour of Mircea Geoana, head of Romania's Social Democrat party, a leftist who says he will end a political crisis that has put an IMF-led rescue package at risk.
  11. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 06: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protest against fur at a MyungDong shopping district on December 6, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. The demonstration was organized by the PETA to protest against the use of fur in clothing.
  12. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 06: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protest against fur at a MyungDong shopping district on December 6, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. The demonstration was organized by the PETA to protest against the use of fur in clothing.
  13. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 06: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protest against fur at a MyungDong shopping district on December 6, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. The demonstration was organized by the PETA to protest against the use of fur in clothing.
  14. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 06: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protest against fur at a MyungDong shopping district on December 6, 2009 in Seoul, South Korea. The demonstration was organized by the PETA to protest against the use of fur in clothing.
  15. TOKYO - DECEMBER 06: Johnny Weir of the US performs in the Gala Exhibition during the day four of ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on December 6, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  16. TOKYO - DECEMBER 06: Miki Ando of Japan performs in the Gala Exhibition during the day four of ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on December 6, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  17. Russian servicemen sit inside a bus outside the Lame Horse nightclub in the centre of Perm, 1,150 km (720 miles) east of Moscow, December 6, 2009. At least 109 people were killed and 134 injured when a blaze ignited by fireworks ripped through the Russian nightclub, starting a stampede as revellers rushed to escape clouds of toxic black smoke.
  18. Winner Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei (R) and second placed South Korea's Park Sung Hwan poses with their medals during World Super Series badminton tournament in Johor Baru December 6, 2009.