Assuming death is not an option…
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Cub fans: Would you rather the team make it to the World Series this year and lose to the White Sox, or not make the World Series at all?
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Zimbabwe Rivals Shake On Deal
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It is Mbeki who has been THE PROBLEM with regards to Zimbabwe. Mugabes regime would have collapsed by now had it not been for Mbekis’ blatant support of Mugabe & his cronies. When will the world wake up and realise that Mbeki is the problem here? As for this new deal that Tsvangarai is […]
Maysoon warns Darnell about his temper
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Maysoon gave Darnell some advice this afternoon and warned him that he should “chill” and not get so aggressive with other housemates.
The 28-year-old model told Darnell: “Sometimes you just switch because you let things build up. You should think before you speak sometimes.”
Darnell agreed, saying he realised that he had to learn to control his […]
Mideast Facing Choice Between Crops and Water
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Global food shortages have placed the Middle East and North Africa in a quandary, as they are forced to choose between growing more crops to feed an expanding population or preserving their already scant supply of water.
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BARACK OBAMA STARTS GETS FIRST-HAND LOOK AT IRAQ
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BAGHDAD — Barack Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals.
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Why Gavin Newsom was at Netroots Nation
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AUSTIN, TX — Mayor Gavin Newsom was in Austin for the Netroots Nation confab, and I shook off the effects of Saturday nightin Austin — how’d THAT hand stamp get there?– to meet him for breakfast.>
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3 Britons Admit Plot But Not Intent to Kill
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LONDON, July 14 — Three men accused of plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners in 2006 have pleaded guilty to conspiring to set off bombs, but they deny targeting planes or attempting to cause injuries, prosecutors told a London court Monday as one of Britain’s most important terrorism trials neared its end.
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For Survivors of Sichuan Quake, the Hard Lessons of Starting Over
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BEIJING — As she read the words scrawled in black spray paint on her restaurant’s metal security gate, Cheng Xingfeng vowed she would not yield.
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Millions Rally for Colombian Hostages
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BOGOTA, Colombia, July 20 — In the letters MarÃa Teresa de Mendieta received from her husband, he spoke of a jungle-borne disease that had so infected his legs that he had to drag himself through the mud to go to the bathroom. He wrote of being chained at the neck with other hostages held by […]
In Burkina Faso, Running Afoul of Mr. X
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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — He came at us like a hound chasing a squirrel.
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Obama Arrives in Baghdad to Discuss Iraq Strategy
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BAGHDAD, July 21 — U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama landed in Baghdad Monday morning, on a fact-finding mission to discuss Iraq strategy and U.S. troop levels here, an issue that has become a cornerstone of debate in the presidential campaign.
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A Fresh Face For the Olympics
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BEIJING, July 20 — Beijing, a city of 16 million that never seems to stop, slowed down Sunday and in some ways was unrecognizable.
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Indian government faces tight confidence vote
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s parliament begins debate on a vote of confidence in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government on Monday that will decide whether snap elections are called and the fate of a nuclear deal with the United States.
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Banks sound but economy to take time: Paulson
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy needs months to recover from its slowdown, but the banking system remains sound despite a home mortgage crisis that could cause more problems, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said.
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Zimbabwe leaders ‘to sign deal’
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Zimbabwe’s ruling party and opposition are close to signing a deal outlining a framework for talks on the country’s political crisis, a UN envoy says.
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Rice says Iran not serious at weekend nuke talks (AP)
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Rice was briefed on the meeting by the State Department’s No. 3 diplomat, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns, who attended the session in a shift from Washington’s previous insistence that it would not meet with the Iranians unless the enrichment had stopped.
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Obama’s Afghan focus
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US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was in Afghanistan yesterday to talk to NATO commanders and US troops about the war he claims is not getting enough attention from the Bush administration.
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Mosley’s racy sex life has no place in public arena
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AVISIT to Amsterdam many years ago was so instructive that nothing afterwards could surprise me about other people’s sex lives.
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Pope Urges Youths to Spurn Materialism
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SYDNEY, Australia (July 20) — Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday a “spiritual desert” was spreading throughout the world and he challenged young people to shed the greed and cynicism of their time to create a new age of hope for humankind.
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'Explosive revelations' promised in new Madeleine McCann book by former investigation chief
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The former head of the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has penned a book promising “explosive revelations” about the inquiry into her disappearance.
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