Thursday, 3 February 2011

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Thursday: The First Post's super-quick catch-up on the main news talking points

Uncle Sam’s Egypt, now Uncle Sam’s Problem

Alexander Cockburn: Talk of democracy from Obama and Clinton will not purge the record of US involvement

Jeremy Paxman: goodbye to ‘crap’ Newsnight email

Newsnight presenter hits out at 'visionary senior management' for another 'brilliant' initiative

Jerusalem UFO video: a spaceship or a movie?

Footage of a UFO at the Dome of the Rock has led cynics to suggest a film is in the offing (with video)

Cameron’s new spin doctor is BBC man Craig Oliver

Perhaps he wants to be more than a mere spectator as history unfolds, says BBC colleague Nick Robinson

Dancer Ruby in Berlusconi scandal is set to marry

Woman accused of selling sex to Italian PM chooses younger man to marry - a 41-year-old disco manager

Google accuses rival of copying after ‘Bing sting’

Bing results look like a 'stale version of Google results', claims Google