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Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:54:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://locnetwork.comhttp://www.locnetwork.com/wp-content/themes/omni-theme-black/images/LOClogonew.jpgfeedburner/imCOhttp://feedburner.google.com The United Nations says it is suspending aid work in Gaza because staff have been killed and injured in Israeli attacks. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/jnSSJ3ay9Ms8uWnYz2MoZl_e0b8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/jnSSJ3ay9Ms8uWnYz2MoZl_e0b8/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~4/_n88DxExXqo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~3/_n88DxExXqo/ http://www.locnetwork.com/2009/01/08/un-suspends-gaza-aid-operations/ US President-elect Barack Obama says that a huge stimulus package is urgently needed to revive the US economy. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/K8ZjGpTbARdjaN65-JIN9sUZk8Q/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/K8ZjGpTbARdjaN65-JIN9sUZk8Q/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~4/uw3wPsZE8FI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~3/uw3wPsZE8FI/ http://www.locnetwork.com/2009/01/08/obama-urges-action-on-economy/ On my morning rabbit run around the web, Malkin has a post about an atrocious medical procedure. The takeaway quote from the mother of the girl that was mutilated: “We don’t know why we do it, but we will never stop because Islam and our elders require it.” A sarcastic repsonse ... <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ZxS4WaBpbwq6igApvDJndMCSkfM/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/ZxS4WaBpbwq6igApvDJndMCSkfM/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~4/slNndW6YQCE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~3/slNndW6YQCE/ http://www.locnetwork.com/2009/01/08/i-dont-know-why-either/ The Red Cross accuses Israel of failing to help wounded civilians in Gaza, after finding children clinging to their mothers' corpses. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Dwge85_mk2J1P200lZ1e6cx62rc/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/Dwge85_mk2J1P200lZ1e6cx62rc/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~4/Lit99IhSmgI" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~3/Lit99IhSmgI/ http://www.locnetwork.com/2009/01/08/israel-accused-over-gaza-wounded/ The Bank of England cuts rates to 1.5%, the lowest level in its 315-year history, as it continues efforts to help the economy. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/U6yMkVID-5L8SyyW-Jrg13kgqRI/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/U6yMkVID-5L8SyyW-Jrg13kgqRI/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~4/V7oMSRmJUb4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~3/V7oMSRmJUb4/ http://www.locnetwork.com/2009/01/08/uk-interest-rates-at-all-time-low/ Rockets are fired from Lebanon into northern Israel raising fears that the current conflict in Gaza could spill over. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/QnQindMa769qQnI5Ktb5qGdgzo4/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/QnQindMa769qQnI5Ktb5qGdgzo4/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~4/YZ0zUcMj_3k" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~3/YZ0zUcMj_3k/ http://www.locnetwork.com/2009/01/08/rockets-hit-israel-from-lebanon/ Talks in Brussels to try to end the row disrupting Europe's gas supplies end with no apparent progress. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/0BrpLa08ntfNre9YuP-tti9oRcw/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/0BrpLa08ntfNre9YuP-tti9oRcw/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~4/xKD7rPp4kr4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~3/xKD7rPp4kr4/ http://www.locnetwork.com/2009/01/08/no-progress-in-europe-gas-talks/ Islamabad removes its national security advisor hours after confirming the surviving Mumbai gunman is a Pakistani. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/u0iDiS_Q68chJwlZyQQRfNMNiK8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/u0iDiS_Q68chJwlZyQQRfNMNiK8/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~4/keY6qMmoyiU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~3/keY6qMmoyiU/ http://www.locnetwork.com/2009/01/07/pakistan-sacks-security-advisor/ Israeli warplanes attack targets in the Gaza Strip into the night after the first daily truce to allow in humanitarian aid expires. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/_0VtqVru3DTM_9HvMlaueX_Mwg0/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/_0VtqVru3DTM_9HvMlaueX_Mwg0/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~4/k7gS1jFBigQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~3/k7gS1jFBigQ/ http://www.locnetwork.com/2009/01/07/israel-bombs-gaza-into-the-night/ The only way to protect old computer hard drives from fraud is to destroy them, preferably with a hammer, a study finds. <p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/gO8lNWVSjYssK-DrqO9gHBN1iow/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/gO8lNWVSjYssK-DrqO9gHBN1iow/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~4/SI8EhcomBls" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/imCO/~3/SI8EhcomBls/ http://www.locnetwork.com/2009/01/07/hard-drive-destruction-crucial/