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Cloud Over Gaza: A Silver Lining? (Time Magazine)
It's not easy to be an optimist living in the Middle East. Palestine Bleeds; the World Shudders (Independent Media Center)
In this report: - Israeli navy attacks humanitarian aid ship from Cyprus to Gaza; ship rammed and fired upon. - Overview of the global protests against the Israeli attacks on Palestine. A look back at 2008 (Harlem Valley Times)
2008 may be a year to go down in national history, just as 1929 is a year remembered for the notorious stock market crash that sent both the nation and the world into a decade long economic depression. 2008: Year in Review (The Woodlands Villager)
Editor's note: The following is a month-by-month recap of some of the top newsmaking events of 2008. Quick Turnaround for Lobos; Host UTEP Tuesday (University of New Mexico Lobos)
• Lobo Basketball vs. UTEP Game Notes • Purchase UTEP Tickets Online! New Mexico (9-6, 0-1 MWC) steps out of conference for the final time during the regular season to host the UTEP Miners (8-5, 0-0 Conference USA) Tuesday night. Tip-off for the 140th meeting between the two old rivals is 7:05 p.m. Mountain Time from The Pit/Bob King Court. There is no TV - live or delayed - or streaming of ... Politics, casino dominate 2008 (The Atmore Advance)
The year 2008 was one where politics ranging from local to national dominated conversations, while the new Wind Creek Casino and Hotel more than took over it created a skyline for Atmore. Frogs Travel to Lubbock for Non-Conference Match-Up (Texas Christian University Athletics)
The TCU men's basketball game will take its two-game winning streak to the United Spirit Arena when the Horned Frogs square-off against Texas Tech on Tuesday (Jan. 6). The game can be viewed on KFWD-TV (Channel 52) as well as ESPN360.com. GAME NOTES | LISTEN LIVE!!! | ESPN360.COM Old assault vehicle + new truck chassis = Wayne Brown's job (Austin American-Statesman)
This summer, the police department in Maine's largest city loaded an aging assault vehicle onto the back of a flatbed truck and hauled it 2,100 miles to Central Texas. Police officials in Portland had heard about a guy who might be able to get the vehicle working again. Last words provide clues to Aspen bomber's motive (The Aspen Times)
ASPEN - After he delivered bombs throughout town on New Year's Eve Day, effectively placing downtown Aspen on lockdown, Jim Blanning walked around watching the mayhem unfold and then... The Gaza Strip: A Crikey wrap (Crikey)
While we were tucking into leftover Turkey sandwiches, a world away, Israel began to bomb the Gaza strip, claiming retaliation for rocket attacks launched by Hamas.
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