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Suleiman Holds Talks on Regional Developments with Qatari Emir

  President Michel Suleiman held talks on Tuesday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on the sidelines of his visit to the emirate to attend the Arab Connect Summit 2012. The talks focused on bilateral relations and ways to improve them, as well as the latest regional and Arab developments. [Naharnet]

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Suleiman, Aoun Meet in Baabda under Auspices of al-Rahi

    A tripartite meeting was held on Sunday at the Baabda Palace between President Michel Suleiman, Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and Free Patriotic Movement leader MP Michel Aoun.   The meeting “tackled the issues of administrative appointments and (the 2013 parliamentary) elections,” sources told Al-Manar, revealing that the talks took place following efforts exerted […]

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No Apologies?

I never hear apologies for the Christians that are being massacred through the world

I never hear apologies for the mocking of the Catholic Church or Catholic Leaders in the media or politics

I never hear apologies for the Church Burning in Egypt, Lybia, Nigeria and this is just the beginning of atrocities against Christians

I never hear apologies for the corruption, waste and deficit that we are facing  in USA

I never hear apologies for the lack of action against the rise of gaz prices

I never hear apologies for the dire economic situation we are facing and all of the unemployments

I never hear apologies about the waste we have spent from this recession or taking responsability

I never hear apologies for the headache it takes one to file tax return. Can the process be more complicated?

I never hear apologies for our Veteran treatment

I never hear apologies for our Army and lack of Financial support or death

 

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President Sleiman visited the head of Romania’s Orthodox Church Patriarch Daniel

President Sleiman visited the head of Romania’s Orthodox Church Patriarch Daniel in  Bucharest with whom he discussed the Lebanese-Romanian relations, issues of  relevance to the Orthodox community and the issue of minorities in the region. President Sleiman: “ The visit was fruitful and important as a whole, and it  establishes new and active relations with […]

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الراعي: على لبنان ألا يكون تابعا بل واحة حيادية يلتقي فيها الجميع

  استقبل البطريرك الماروني مار بشارة بطرس الراعي، قبل ظهر اليوم في الصرح البطريركي في بكركي، وفدا من مجلس نقابة الصحافة برئاسة النقيب محمد البعلبكي الذي ألقى كلمة قال فيها: "ان البطريرك مار بشارة بطرس الراعي هو ضمانة للبنان، وكان لي حظ كبير بأن تكون لدي علاقة وطيدة مع غبطته قبل توليه السدة البطريركية، وخصوصا […]

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Lebanon Advances to Final Round of 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

  Lebanon made history yesterday by qualifying to the final round of the World Cup 2014 despite its loss to the UAE. Thousands of Lebanese fans flew to Dubai to watch their national team make it through for the first time in their history. Lebanon now has a real chance of qualifying for the first […]

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President Sleiman visits Czech Republic

   President Michel Sleiman arrived on Wednesday to the Czech Republic’s capital, Prague, the National News Agency reported.   The report added that Sleiman headed a meeting attended by his accompanying delegation in which he discussed the schedule of the visit.   He reiterated the importance of the Taif Accord and said that “some gaps […]

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Irish Film Festival in Beirut

  For the first ever festival of Irish film in Lebanon, Lebanese NGO Nahwa Al Muwatiniya, in association with Metropolis, will screen a series of nine feature length films and twelve short films at the Metropolis Empire Sofil Theatre from February 29 to March 4. Read more about it [Here].

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The 1% vs the 99% what do you consider yourself part of ?

  UPDATE: According to The Smoking Gun, the restaurant says they found the original merchant copy, and the receipt going around the Web is Photoshopped. You can see our update on the story here.

Just when you may have thought the ongoing battle between the 99% and the 1% was dying down, it may have been reignited. A wealthy banker left a $1.33 tip on a $133 lunch at the True Food Kitchen restaurant in Newport Beach, California.

To add insult to injury the word "tip" was circled on the receipt, and the banker wrote "get a real job" on the bill. The picture of the receipt was taken and uploaded to the blog Future Ex-Banker by a person who was dining with the anonymous banker. As expected, the blog has received a lot of attention and has now been taken down. The author of the blog wrote, "mention the 99% in my boss’ presence and feel his wrath. So proudly does he wear his 1% badge of honor that he tips exactly 1% every time he feels the server doesn’t sufficiently bow down to his holiness."

People online who had a chance to see the blog post before it went offline and those who have been made aware of it on social media outlets are outraged. One person called the tip a tale of greet and conent and another referred to it as "arrogance." The Web’s general reaction to this story is eerily similar to an almost identical 1% vs. 99% scenario that took place last fall. In Washington state, a waitress received a tipof no money and advice scrawled on the receipt that told her she could "stand to lose a few pounds."

Our next story is more of a battle between environmentalists and big oil companies.

Lucy Lawless, most famous for her leading role in "Xena: Warrior Princess" in the ’90s fantasy adventure series, was arrested over the weekend. Lawless had spent four days protesting on board a Shell oil ship with a group of six other environmental activists. The protest, organized by Greenpeace, was staged to raise awareness of oil drilling in the arctic. The global environmental organization opposes the drilling in New Zealand.

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President Sleiman to make historical visit to Australia

 President Michel Sleiman is expected to make a historical visit to Australia in the next few weeks. He will be the first president since the Independence to make an official visit to Australia.   The President of the Republic General Michel Sleiman had received few days ago at the Presidential Palace of Baabda the Head […]

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