---------------------------------------------------------------------------------French authorities have dismantled more than 100 illegal camps and deported more than 1,000 Gypsies, also known as Roma, mainly back to Romania, in a crackdown that has drawn international condemnation.
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French Senate passes ban on full Muslim veils Twitter turns website into The French Senate yesterday overwhelmingly passed multimedia showcase a bill banning the burqa-style Islamic veil on public streets and other places, a measure that affects less than 2,000 women but that has been widely seen as a symbolic defense of French values. The Senate voted 246 to 1 in favor of the bill in a final step toward making the ban a law - though it now must pass muster with France’s constitutional watchdog. The bill was overwhelmingly passed in July in the lower house, the National Assembly.
Pentagon starts to bargain hunt
The Defense Department has unveiled a surprising new plan to start reining in its supersized budget: After nine years of unbridled war spending, the military will finally start bargain hunting. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told reporters at a Pentagon news conference yesterday that the military will begin factoring in affordability before committing to a purchase. Any contracts exceeding $1 billion will be scrutinized in particular for ways to keep costs down. And when looking to spend money, the military will try to do more comparison shopping, Gates said.
US considers terror charges for cleric al-Awlaki
The Obama administration is considering filing the first criminal charges against radical cleric Anwar alAwlaki in case the CIA fails to kill him and he is captured alive in Yemen. The decision continues the White House’s strategy of fighting terrorism both in court and on the battlefield. Al-Awlaki, a U.S. and Yemeni citizen born in New
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Twitter is turning its short-messaging website into a multimedia showcase by adding a new pane that will make it easier for its 160 million users to peruse photos and video. The redesign unveiled yesterday represents the biggest change to Twitter’s website since the communications services service launched four years ago.
Wal-Mart introduces wireless plan under own brand
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it is introducing the first cell phone plan that uses the chain’s own branding, further demonstrating its clout in getting special deals from wireless carriers. The Wal-Mart Family Mobile service will run on TMobile USA’s network. Unlimited calling and texting will cost $45 per month for the first line and $25 for each additional line for the family. The service will be offered starting next week in most of its stores across the nation.
Tea Party wins another
Conservative activist and tea party favorite Christine O’Donnell upset veteran U.S. Rep. Michael Castle in the Delaware Republican Senate primary Tuesday, overcoming hostile opposition from her state party to earn the surprising victory. O’Donnell’s shocking win gave new energy to the tea party movement, which targeted Castle after victories by Republican tea party candidates in the Alaska and Nevada Senate primaries. —Update stories, unless otherwise cited, appear courtesy The Associated Press
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