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...many Web users: "Italy needs to catch up with the times of open networks and get off Google's back." Some bloggers compared the verdict to convicting postal workers for delivering hate mail. And in an unusual step, the U.S. ambassador to Italy, David Thorne, entered the fray, saying Washington was "disappointed" by the ruling, which he called a threat to Internet freedom. "While all nations must guard against abuses, offensive material should not be an excuse to violate this fundamental right," Thorne said in a statement...
Those lines are written on a map of the world on display at the Library of Congress in Washington through April. The map is so rare - only six copies are known to exist - that to a fan of cartography, its exhibition is a bit like giving a devout Christian a chance to hold the Holy Grail. Prepared for the court of Emperor Wanli of the Ming dynasty by Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit missionary in Beijing, the map places China at the center of the world, just where Chinese scholars thought (and think) appropriate. It was purchased last year...
...returned to law school, earned his degree, and returned to his pursuit of international justice. This time, he worked for Human Rights Watch in Washington, D.C., eventually winning a grant to open offices for the organization and another...
After meeting Cavallaro, Marques began to volunteer for Human Rights Watch, where she became friends with many journalists, including a Washington Post chief based in Buenos Aires who offered her the unique opportunity to travel throughout South America and cover the ongoing political and economic developments there. Eventually, Marques became a special correspondent for the Post...
...economically and militarily. In his address, Rafsanjani referred to America's "unprecedented presence in the region" and how it was meant "to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic," citing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's accusation that Iran was turning into a "military dictatorship" as part of some Washington plan of intimidation. In that context, Rafsanjani's words made it clear that he (and, by extension, those he sympathizes with) believes the survival of the theocracy he helped established trumps the country's internal struggles. He carefully distinguished between those who are trying to topple the regime and those...