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First Day 9/11 Memorial Tickets Sell Out Immediately

Visitor passes for the first day of the soon-to-be-opened 9/11 Memorial vanished within an hour of being made available on Monday morning. The first day for public admittance is September 12, 2011. A private service will be held on September 11, 2011 for relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack.

Circumcision Debate In San Francisco: Jews Call Circumcision Ban Anti-Semitic

At Issue: Circumcision
Circumcision will be banned in San Francisco if a November ballot initiative passes, prompting many to charge that the initiative is anti-Semitic. Jewish people are furious, saying that circumcision, the removal of foreskin eight days after a male baby is born, is part of their religion and that this is yet another example of Anti-Semitism akin to Mel Gibson's consistent hostility towards Jews.

Honor Killings: The Scourge of Turkey (Part 2)

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Honor crimes are rooted in ancient tribal customs whereby the “honor” of a family or a whole village is represented by the morality, chastity and proper behavior of its women. Any perceived violation of that sense of honor often leads to deadly consequences.
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Unemployed worker Pollock carries a sign outside Cobo Center to demonstrate for jobs and good wages before start of press days at North American International Auto show in Detroit, Michigan

Detroit's dilemma: How to share gains with UAW

Over the past two years, Ford Motor Co has roared back from the brink of failure, won accolades for its gains in quality, posted its highest profits in a decade and rewarded patient investors with a 14-fold increase in its share price.
China's Premier Wen gestures as he addresses a news conference with German Chancellor Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin

China and Germany Sign Huge Trade Deals

On the final stop of a five-day visit to Europe, the Prime Minister of China Wen Jiabao has signed a huge multi-billion euro trading agreement with Germany.
 Saudi Women create their videos of driving and post it on social networking sites as a protest against the ban on driving.

Why Aren't Saudi women allowed to drive?

The driving protest of the Saudi women going on for a month now could hardly get a dozen of hands behind the wheel, the same number that succeeded to do so during the last public driving protest 20 years ago.

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