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Gavin on Working Honeymoon..with Garry South? Is Democratic San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom already putting together his team for that 2010 gubernatorial run? The newlywed mayor and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, were spotted in Malibu Saturday, honeymooning deep in lengthy conservation over frappucinos — with Democratic uber-political consultant Garry South. UPDATE! Here’s the new [...]
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Solzhenitsyn’s curmudgeonly cry for freedom The modern Russian writer Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn died this past weekend of heart failure at his home, west of Moscow. Having earned an immortal’s place in the literary history of the 20th century for his exposure of the brutality of the Stalin era’s forced-labor camps, to which political prisoners – [...]
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A university student in Basra, Eman Ali said her life was hell during the past few years when gangs of militiamen ruled her city, forcing everyone to obey a set of strict religious codes. She, like most people in this once vibrant location, is grateful of an Iraqi-led offensive to drive the armed thugs off [...]
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Iran will present a formal response today to an offer of incentives by world powers in exchange for suspending its nuclear enrichment program, U.S. and European officials said. But they expressed little expectation of a positive reply. Read more
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Aug. 4 — Three days before he is set to arrive in Beijing for the Olympics, President Bush offered a mixed assessment of China’s role in the world, praising its efforts to curb the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran, expressing disappointment about its recent move to help scuttle global [...]
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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 4 — Fresh off a whirlwind tour of AIDS programs across Africa, former president Bill Clinton said Monday that new U.S. figures highlight the need for fresh attention to the disease at home, particularly among African Americans. Read more
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The Bush administration informed all foreign intelligence and law enforcement teams visiting their citizens held at Guantanamo Bay that video and sound from their interrogation sessions would be recorded, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. The policy suggests that the United States could possess hundreds or thousands of hours of secret taped conversations [...]
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SEOUL, Aug 5 — President Bush said Monday he sees little distance between himself and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on how to approach troop reductions in Iraq, dismissing the suggestion that Maliki had effectively endorsed Sen. Barack Obama’s plan to withdraw all U.S. combat brigades in 16 months. Read more
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MOSCOW, Aug. 4 — In the last years of his long and stubbornly contrarian life, Alexander Solzhenitsyn finally found a political system he could embrace: Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Read more
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Heavy mists around K2 prevented a Pakistani army helicopter from attempting to airlift a stricken Italian climber off the world’s second-highest mountain on Tuesday, following a climbing disaster that killed 11 others. Read more
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Olympic torch made its way to Beijing on Tuesday, allowing China to put the focus back on sport after one of its worst militant attacks days before the Games. Read more
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“The army’s pilots are still waiting for an improvement in the weather conditions, and the moment they were allowed to fly, they will pick up the Italian mountaineer,” he said. Read more
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The English widow of the Briton killed in America‘s 2001 anthrax attacks condemned the FBI‘s seven-year investigation last night, days after a US government scientist killed himself before he could be charged. Read more
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An “overwhelmed” Barry George was a free man yesterday after being found not guilty of murdering the TV presenter Jill Dando in a sensational verdict at the Old Bailey. Read more
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JERUSALEM (Aug. 4) – Israeli airport police say a couple going on a European vacation remembered to bring their duty-free shopping and their 18 suitcases, but forgot their 3-year-old daughter at the airport. Read more
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Revenue from speeding tickets has almost quadrupled to £200 a minute since Labour came to power. Read more
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A conman in Britain who lived a millionaire lifestyle by fraudulently claiming refunds for stolen DIY goods was jailed for two years and four months yesterday. Read more
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]
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The trial of Michel Fourniret — who reportedly enlisted his wife’s help to seize virgin girls to rape and kill — began March 27, 2008, with Fourniet refusing to speak unless court went into closed session and refusing to let the press take his photograph. The Times of London reported the gory details: “The couple [...]