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| Thai Army Forces Out Refugees Thailand is facing pressure to stop the repatriation of 4,000 ethnic Hmong refugees to Laos amid fears they might be persecuted for pro-American allegiances in the Vietnam War. online.wsj.com |
Medvedev and Putin go skiing Fans of Russian PM's shirtless holiday snaps will be disappointed by those from winter trip with president guardian.co.uk |
Isolated Iceland: Why Reykjavik Is Defying Europe Iceland has infuriated European leaders by announcing a referendum onwhether to repay billions in debts to Britain and Holland. Will the moveturn Iceland into a pariah state? feedproxy.google.com |
For $65, tourists get peek at Los Angeles gangland LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Only miles from the scenic vistas and celebrity mansions that draw sightseers from around the globe - but a world away from the glitz and glamour - a bus tour is rolling through the dark side of the city's gang turf.... hosted.ap.org |
Liberal radio network Air America to go silent Network that sought to challenge domination of Rush Limbaugh declares bankruptcy and will go off airFirst Massachusetts, now Air America. A leading US liberal radio network, launched six years ago with the comedian Al Franken among its presenters to challenge the dominance of Rush Limbaugh and other conservatives, has declared bankruptcy and will go off air on Monday.Air America made a name for itself with Franken, who pulled in a sizeable part of its audience on 100 radio stations across the country until he left to win a seat in the Senate. Arianna Huffington, co-founder of the Huffington Post, hosted a fundraiser to get the station on air.At times Air America was embroiled in controversy, such as when one of its hosts, Mike Malloy, was sacked in 2006 for referring to then president George Bush and his father as the "Bush crime family" and calling rightwingers "rat bastards". Malloy was also critical of Israel. His dismissal drew criticism from some liberals.Another presenter, Randi Rhodes, who at one time had the station's highest ratings, was forced out after off-air comments calling Hillary Clinton "a big fucking whore" two years ago.She made similar remarks about Geraldine Ferraro, the former Democratic party vice presidential candidate. Rhodes later said the fuss over her comments was a pretext to get rid of her because of a contract dispute.Air America's most popular programme, the Lionel Show, pulled in 1.75 million listeners a week but that was a fraction of those listening to Limbaugh.It survived bankruptcy in 2006, and was sold for $4.25m a year later to a New York property magnate and his brother.Fewer than 100 commercial radio stations in the US broadcast liberal talk shows. Limbaugh is carried on about 600.RadioDemocratsUS politicsUnited StatesChris McGrealguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |