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Israel claims to have stopped Iranian arms ship

David Adams — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:51:29 +0000

Per BBC, the Israeli Navy has seized a ship reportedly headed by Iran carrying weapons disguised as civilian cargo, yet Iran has denied the allegations.

The Israeli Navy has reported that the arms ship was on its way to Hezbollah, where fights between Israeli and Iranian forces has been active.

Several hundred tonnes of weapons were seized making it the largest involving Iran since 2002 when the Israeli military found 100 tonnes of arms.

People in the Middle East reacted to the news through Twitter.

petitedov Smthg nice to wake up to: Israel seizes Iranian ship bound for Hezbollah loaded with rockets, anti-tank rockets, and light arms – IDF 04 Nov 2009 from web

DannyAyalon The recently discovered arms ship is just the tip of the iceberg as far as Iranian efforts to destabilize the region 04 Nov 2009 from web

asfand http://bit.ly/3lGSF7 Israel captures Iranian arms ship. FIGHT! FIGHT FIGHT! 04 Nov 2009 from web

moweezle Our Israeli Navy is working overboard! We just intercepted a shipload full of terrorist weapons: http://is.gd/4N827 04 Nov 2009 from PeopleBrowsr

foxbutters RT @keewatinrose Sea of Green is peaceful. Those urging U to pick up arms, B violent R not your friend #iranelection #iran #gr88 04 Nov 2009 from web

ASoldiersMother @sarinaot UN can’t do anything about 500 TONS of weapons seized by Israeli Navy today; too busy talking of Goldstone failed report 04 Nov 2009 from Seesmic in reply to sarinaot

LeilaSaleh @AliDahmash it doesn’t ultimately mean the the ship was carrying arms for Hezbollah. Iran is much more intelligent to give weapons to them 04 Nov 2009 from web in reply to AliDahmash

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Medical marijuana policy a hot topic on Twitter

David Adams — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:53:07 +0000

Per The Christian Science Monitor, the Obama administration has created a new policy wherein federal officers will no longer prosecute medical marijuana users and sellers in states that have legalized the drug.

A reversal of the Bush administration policy, the Justice Department stressed that federal prosecution will only be enforced to those who abuse the amount and usage of medical marijuana in states where it is legal.

Medical marijuana advocates tweeted their feelings.

Bear082370 (Undisclosed) Medical marijuana approved under federal law as long as patients follow state laws. HUGE WIN FOR MEDICINE!!! 19 Oct 2009 from web

Druminfected (Madison, Wisconsin) Obama just passed a bill so the feds cants shut down and mess with states with medical marijuana! Such grat news, obama stepping it up 19 Oct 2009 from twidroid

PotFacts (Undisclosed) RT @legalizems @alapoet: [ACTION] Thank President Obama For Pledging To Pledging To Protect Medical #Marijuana Patients http://bit.ly/2lzZQe 19 Oct 2009 from web

DStruyk (Oregon) Good move by Obama 2 reverse stance on medical marijuana — http://bit.ly/Fciey 19 Oct 2009 from web

BazmanianDevil (Washington, D.C.) Cancer & AIDS victims rejoice today over AG’s decision to end Bush-era crackdown on medical marijuana clinics. Big win for states’ rights! 19 Oct 2009 from txt

topofthemap989 (Undisclosed) good news medical marijuana will now be untuchable by the feds for the 14 states that have that law get ready the drought is over ya dig 19 Oct 2009 from mobile web

Ozmizzle (Los Angeles, California) RT @GavinNewsom: Good move by Obama 2 reverse stance on medical marijuana — http://bit.ly/Fciey 19 Oct 2009 from Echofon

jwolf85 (Columbia, Missouri) Feds to no longer prosecute for medical marijuana use. Interesting policy change. Of course it still depends on the local and state laws. 19 Oct 2009 from web

States that have legalized medical marijuana include California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

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Senate OK’s health reform bill, Obama wants more progress

David Adams — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:42:39 +0000

Per CNN, The United States Senate Finance Committee passed a health care reform bill on Tuesday, but President Barack Obama said more must be done to get it right.

“It’s time to dig in and work even harder to get this done,” said Obama of the progress of the health care reform bill. The Senate passed the health care legislation 14-9.

As it was reported earlier in the day, Maine Republican Senator Olympia Snowe voted to support the health reform bill and President Obama thanked her and the rest of the committee for “plowing forward” on an “extraordinary complicated” issue.

People on both sides of the political spectrum expressed their feelings about the bill through Twitter

pcsupergeek President Obama’s $829bn plan to reform US health care has cleared a key hurdle after it was backed by the Senate finance committee. 13 Oct 2009 from Echofon

judygruen Obama promises decision on troops in Afghanistan “in the coming weeks,” but health care reform must be passed NOW! 13 Oct 2009 from web

YantisGreen The Senate Finance Committee approves a Health Care Reform bill with one Republican vote and the Democrats call that bipartisan. Really? 13 Oct 2009 from Twitter Tools

poliquest RT @hannityshow: What’s Next?: Health care reform cleared a major hurdle Tuesday, as the Senate Finance Committee voted… http://tinyur … 13 Oct 2009 from UberTwitter

darthsheelfpunk Just because one Republican voted yes, that doesn’t mean the passing of the health care reform bill was bipartisan. 13 Oct 2009 from txt

JazzieJama the Senate Finance Committee passed the Health Care Reform bill…and President Obama has remained stalwart in seeing this bill thru 13 Oct 2009 from web

mdavis7000 Health Care Reform needs the Public Option to really lower cost and cover the millions of Americans currently without coverage. 13 Oct 2009 from mobile web

moomoobrowncow Barack Obama praises Senate committee’s endorsement of health care reform: President Barack Obama has prais.. http://bit.ly/A7inL 13 Oct 2009 from twitterfeed

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Lisbon Treaty now has has Czech Republic support

David Adams — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:58:14 +0000

Per BBC News, The Czech Republic Prime Minister Jan Fischer announced Wednesday that he expects to sign the Lisbon Treaty sometime this year. The Czech Republic and Poland are the only two members of the European Union yet to sign approval of the Treaty.

The major changes that the Lisbon Treaty is said to affect in the European Union are more qualified majority voting in the Council of Ministers, and the increased involvement of the European Parliment in the legislative process through extended codecision with the Council of Ministers.

With Ireland’s approval last week to ratify the treaty and the assurance from Poland in the near future, the Czech Republic is the only member that had Lisbon Treaty supporters worried.

Fischer said “everything is in place” for ratification of the treaty.

Europeans tweeted their reaction to the news

Jessica_Asato RT @kevpeel: Czech PM: I ‘fully expect’ the #Lisbon Treaty 2 b ratified in the Czech Republic ‘by the end of the year’. Oh dear Dave! #cpc09 07 Oct 2009 from web

TelegraphWorld EU puts pressure on Czech Republic over Lisbon Treaty signing http://bit.ly/q89p3 07 Oct 2009 from twitterfeed

GovernAmerica It’s important to keep in mind, the Lisbon treaty is really the Constitution of the European Union. 06 Oct 2009 from web

bbcpolitics The Czech PM, Jan Fischer, tells EU leaders he fully expects his country to ratify the Lisbon Treaty by the.. http://bit.ly/poIYS 07 Oct 2009 from twitterfeed

bakotw Czechs ‘to back EU treaty this year’: The Czech PM, Jan Fischer, tells EU leaders he fully expects his country .. http://bit.ly/TNz6H 07 Oct 2009 from twitterfeed

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United Nations: Iran has data to create nuclear bomb

David Adams — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:15:59 +0000

Per The New York Times, the United Nations nuclear agency reported Saturday that Iran has “sufficient sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable” atom bomb.

The report also said, “the information contained in that documentation appears to have been derived from multiple sources over different periods of time, appears to be generally consistent, and is sufficiently comprehensive and detailed that it needs to be addressed by Iran with a view to removing the doubts” about the nature of its nuclear program.

It was also reported Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has handed the Kremlin a list of Russian scientists believed by the Israelis to be helping Iran to develop a nuclear warhead.

Twitter users quickly addressed the breaking news:

MrZand (Undisclosed) RT @zolqarnain: Israel names Russians helping Iran build nuclear bomb http://bit.ly/iedDS #iranelection #iran 04 Oct 2009 from TweetDeck

Dstaffenberg (Undisclosed) Not GOOD!!! Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb – http://bit.ly/T3fuZ 04 Oct 2009 from TimesPeople

EY6 (New York, N.Y.) J Israel hands Kremlin a list of Russian scientists believed to be helping Iran build nuclear bomb — Ahmadinejad: Obama wrong to say .. 04 Oct 2009 from twitterfeed

lotsacoffee (Undisclosed) Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb – Um. WE KNOW! http://bit.ly/RFIeW #tcot 04 Oct 2009 from Power Twitter

JonUPS (U.S.) Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb – http://bit.ly/T3fuZ 04 Oct 2009 from TimesPeople

ZABJW (Undisclosed) @fredthompson “Netanyahu turns in Russian scientists helping Iran make nuclear warhead… To Putin http://tinyurl.com/yefy7ll #tcot #ftrs 04 Oct 2009 from web in reply to fredthompson

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New Hampshire legalizes same-sex marriage

David Adams — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:29:05 +0000

Per CNN, New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signed legislation Wednesday making same-sex marriage legal in the state. According to the state the bill passed the House 198-16, and was approved by the state senate 14-10. New Hampshire is the sixth state within the United States to legalize gay marriage. The law will take effect Jan. 1.

Twitterers reacted to the news:

ginevramicol (Undisclosed) How does New Hampshire pass same sex marriage but California doesn’t? I’m so confused. 03 Jun 2009 from Twitterrific

missyhelly (Vancouver, Canada) New Hampshire makes 6th state to legalize gay marriage. NY better be next, come on now. 03 Jun 2009 from Netvibes

marckesten (Midland, Mich.) Way to go, New Hampshire! My gay and lesbian friend can now marry there. That’s six states…44 more to go! 03 Jun 2009 from web

torqopia (Las Vegas, Nev.) Going to the chapel…: New Hampshire becomes the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. I would never have belie.. http://tinyurl.com/pauoqp 03 Jun 2009 from twitterfeed

CJDeF (Old Town, Maine) Go New Hampshire! So proud to be living in New England. 03 Jun 2009 from web

stephaniejack (Scotland) go new hampshire! the 6th state allowing gay marriage! equality for all! xoxo 03 Jun 2009 from web

vonHottie (Washington Square Village, N.Y.) It’s OFFICIAL! The New Hampshire governor just signed the gay marriage bill into… Read More: http://is.gd/Ny6E 03 Jun 2009 from Tweetie

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Pregnant woman accused of drug trafficking escapes death penalty

David Adams — Wed, 06 May 2009 05:57:00 +0000

Per CNN, Samantha Orobator, a pregnant British woman, who was arrested for allegedly trafficking half a kilogram of heroin through Laos in August will not be sentenced to death by firing squad because she is pregnant according to a Laotian Foreign Ministry spokesman. “The country’s criminal law prohibits courts from sentencing pregnant women to death,” said spokesman Khenthong Nuanthasing.

Orobator was also allegedly denied access to a British lawyer who was to meet with her Sunday but has since been refused permission to speak with Orobator, according to a human rights group.

Twitterers reacted to the news:

DivadNhoj1981 (Galveston, Texas) RT @CynthiaY29: Update: Pregnant Brit Won’t Face Laos Death Penalty http://bit.ly/wMA8L II *Heaves sigh of relief* #p2 06 May 2009 from TweetDeck

ericarachelle (Columbus, Ohio) So, the Pregnant British woman accused of trafficking drugs won’t face firing squad, but is being denied a lawyer. Geez: http://bit.ly/xxao4 05 May 2009 from TweetDeck

magicmoz (London, U.K.) Laos says pregnant women can’t be sentenced to death but what happens if trial put off until after she gives birth? 06 May 2009 from web

jtyost2 (Lubbock, Texas) Liked “Pregnant Briton denied lawyer visit in Laos, rights group says: A pregnant British woman jailed in Laos was…” http://ff.im/-2CQKT 06 May 2009 from FriendFeed

Timdadams (Seattle, Wash.) Man! They go hard in Laos! – http://bit.ly/xxao4 06 May 2009 from TweetDeck

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Beckham sets England appearance record

David Adams — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:00:00 +0000

Per the Associated Press, David Beckham made history Saturday by competing in his 109th match for England in a 4-0 win over Slovakia. Beckham now holds the English record for appearances by a non-goalkeeper and looks to break the all-time record held by goalkeeper Peter Shilton at 125 appearances.

Twitterers in the United Kingdom quickly reacted to the news.

AndyTheRoo (Sunderland, U.K.) thinks that it’s utter bollocks how David Beckham could pass Peter Shilton’s appearance record by only playing injury-time for England. 28 Mar 2009 from web

bobbyc3 (London, U.K.) David Beckham wins his 109th cap for England. He is a hard working player, truly deserves it. Hope he scores this half! 28 Mar 2009 from web

grahamburglar (Manchester, U.K.) Congratulations David Beckham, and love the new England shirt. retro-a-go-go… 28 Mar 2009 from web

jimmydove (U.K.) Thinks David Beckham is god pure and simple! 28 Mar 2009 from TwitterFon

SammyPiller "entry-content" style="font-style: normal;">(London, U.K.) Just watched David Beckham become England’s most-capped outfield player of all time. 28 Mar 2009 from ShoZu

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Manchester United seeks new sponsorship with India

David Adams — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:29:00 +0000

Per ESPN, “Manchester United have sent a shirt sponsorship proposal to the Indian conglomerate Tata Group.”

AIG logo currently lies on the jerseys sported by the Manchester United soccer team. AIG, already dismantled has said they will not be renewing their sponsorship with United that is set to expire May 2010 and may have issues of paying the 14 million pounds owed to United.

India’s Tata Group has expressed serious interest in sponsoring Manchester United and the news of new sponsorship has twitterers reacting:

xxslindyxx (Queens, New York) oh snap! Indian based Tata group to be Manchester United’s new kit sponsor?? Kinda, really cool (to me at least)! 26 Mar 2009 from web

sabremind (USA) “Manchester United have sent a shirt sponsorship proposal to the Indian conglomerate Tata Group.” What, AIG isnt doing it for them anymo … 26 Mar 2009 from web

amitayre (India) Tata has a sponsorship proposal for Manchester united. Would love to c their T-shirts if it happenes 26 Mar 2009 from TwitterFox

BusinessDesk (London) Guardian business: Manchester United may lose out on £14m of AIG cash as political pressure mo.. http://bit.ly/a2dy8 26 Mar 2009 from twitterfeed

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