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offensive stories: 7 news summaries

 Wildlife Group Disowns 9/11 Ad 

WWF actually rejected 9/11-themed advertisement

Sep 2, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The World Wildlife Fund has been blasted for an ad bearing its logo that shows a slew of planes bearing down on New York City. The latest twist: WWF never authorized it. In fact, it's just a spec ad created by a Brazil agency that was quickly rejected by the... More »

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advertising • Manhattan • World Wildlife Fund • offensive • 9/11 attacks

 Gaza Neighborhoods Fall to 
 Machine Gun Battles 


Israeli troops shoot it out with militants in suburbs as Egypt tries to broker ceasefire

Jan 14, 09 2:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli troops are battling Hamas militants in the suburbs of Gaza City, filling residential streets with the chilling rat-a-tat-tat of machine gun fire, reports the BBC. Israeli forces have advanced deep into several neighborhoods, and air strikes hit 60 targets in Gaza overnight, including tunnels under the Egyptian border and... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Egypt • Israel and Palestinians • Gaza City • IDF • offensive • airstrike

(Newser) - Sri Lanka’s president called today’s seizure of a Tamil Tiger stronghold “an unparalleled victory” that could bring an end to the nation's 25-year civil war, the Times of London reports. Most observers, however, say the government will need to make some sort of political agreement with the... More »

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suicide bomber • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • guerilla • offensive • Colombo • Kilinochchi

Pakistani Offensive Shuts US Supply Line  to Afghanistan

Crackdown targets Khyber Pass militants

Dec 30, 08 8:45 AM CST
(AP) - Pakistan closed the main route used to ferry supplies to US and allied troops in Afghanistan today after launching a fresh offensive against militants in the area. The road through the Khyber Pass in the northwest of Pakistan has faced increasing attacks by militants seeking to squeeze Western forces fighting... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pakistan • insurgents • US military • army supplies • militant • offensive • Khyber Pass • NATO troops

Sacramento GOP Site Takes Down Obama Hate Images

Officials voice disgust over local party linking Dem to bin Laden

Oct 15, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sacramento Republicans yesterday removed images from their website urging voters to “Waterboard Barack Obama” and declaring “The Only Difference Between Obama and Osama is a Little BS.” State party leaders condemned the content, with a spokesman for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger calling it “completely and totally inappropriate,... More »

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Barack Obama • Internet • California • Sacramento • Republican Party • hate speech • offensive • Election 2008

Denis Leary: 
Autistic Kids
Are 'Just Stupid'

Comedian's caustic book says disorder is all in parents' heads

Oct 15, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Denis Leary is not a sensitive man. His new book, Why We Suck, seems bound to offend people, the New York Post reports, particularly autistic people. Leary asserts that autism is booming because parents “want an explanation for why their dumb-ass kids can’t compete academically,”... More »

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autism • comedy • book • comedian • offensive • Denis Leary

Juno Barbs Prompt Protests

Adoptive parents hurt by 'iPod scene'

Feb 14, 08 4:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Angry viewers are lobbying to axe "hurtful" lines from the trailer of quirky adoption flick Juno before showing it at the Oscars, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. The offending scene—televised at the Golden Globes—has the title character quipping the Chinese "give away babies like free... More »

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China • adoption • Oprah Winfrey • protests • Jennifer Garner • foreign adoptions • Diablo Cody • Juno • Golden Globes • Ellen Page • offensive • Jason Reitman • Oscars

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