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He’s Got the Law (Literally) in His Hands

Foreign Policy – “Neither the courts, nor the lawyers, nor even the Liberian parliament have a physical copy of the country’s legal code. That’s because one man is claiming a copyright on the books — and he’s holding them hostage until he gets paid.” (Tha...

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Library Stuff — Before yesterday

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Home invasion hits Throggs Neck apartment

A bizarre home invasion where the victims were held hostage and tortured in a Throggs Neck apartment building has led to one arrest. Police continue to search for two other suspects. The robbery happened at about 4:30 a.m. at 835 Throgs Neck Expressw... ...

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NY Post: News — November 12

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David Rohde among the Taliban [Gene Expression]

I'm not a close follower of the news, but the past week I've checked The New York Times for David Rohde's chronicle of his period of captivity and escape from the Taliban. All five articles are up now (and an epilogue). Read the comments on this post... ...

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ScienceBlogs — October 22

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Powermat charging system took my iPod Touch hostage

(Credit: Powermat) I originally planned on writing my review of the Powermat magnetic inductive charging system by highlighting the innovation in the technology and the lack of necessity for a product that costs a serious amount of coin--$99.99 for the wired mat plus $40 for the charger--for ...

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Crave: T...get blog — October 16

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20 killed in bloody siege at Pakistan army HQ

Pakistani commandos raided their own army's headquarters Sunday to free 30 people held hostage by Islamist fighters who staged ... ...

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USA Today — October 11

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Pakistan: Army HQ recaptured, hostages freed

Pakistani commandos raided their own army's headquarters Sunday to free 30 people held hostage by Islamist fighters who staged ... ...

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USA Today — October 11