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In a way, a discouraging-sounding headline in the Hindu says it all; referring to the news that Nawaz Sharif, a former Pakistani prime minister who heads the Pakistan Muslim League (N) had pulled his party out of Pakistan’s current, governing coalition, the Hindu notes: “The inevitable happens.” Read more
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It is hard not to root for Condoleezza Rice to succeed. After all, if this intelligent, personable African American woman excels as the nation’s top diplomat, America’s interests and reputation are advanced throughout the world. Read more
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MOSCOW, Aug. 26 — President Dmitry Medvedev recognized the independence of two breakaway regions of Georgia on Tuesday and called on other nations to do the same, escalating what has become one of the most serious conflicts between Russia and the United States since the end of the Cold War. Read more
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 26 — The United Nations reported “convincing evidence” Tuesday that about 90 civilians — two-thirds of them children — were killed last week in airstrikes by U.S.-led coalition forces on a village in western Afghanistan. Read more
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Aug. 25 — Tropical Storm Gustav formed quickly Monday in the Caribbean and took a course that would send it into Haiti’s denuded southern coast as a hurricane before moving on to Cuba, the Bahamas and Florida. Read more
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NAIROBI, Aug. 25 — Sudanese government forces attacked one of Darfur’s most volatile and heavily armed camps for displaced people Monday, provoking a gun battle in which as many as 27 civilians were killed and thousands were forced to flee the sprawling settlement, according to reports from aid workers and rebels in the area. Read [...]
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DENVER, Aug. 26–Joe Scarborough and David Shuster didn’t quite come to blows Tuesday morning, but their anger really boiled over. Read more
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 25 — Pakistan’s ruling coalition broke apart Monday amid a political battle over the presidency, paralyzing the U.S.-backed government at a time when Taliban insurgents here and in neighboring Afghanistan appear to be gaining ground. Read more
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SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian police beat Kashmiri protesters who defied a curfew, police said on Tuesday, and troops searched for separatist leaders as the biggest anti-India protests in two decades showed no sign of abating. Read more
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DENVER (Reuters) – Hillary Clinton will address the Democratic convention on Tuesday in a speech designed to mend a lingering party rift and persuade her die-hard supporters to get behind Barack Obama’s White House bid. Read more
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President Dmitry Medvedev has declared that Russia formally recognises the independence of the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Read more
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In response, Russian tanks and troops drove deep into the U.S. ally’s territory in a five-day war that Moscow saw as a justified response to a military threat in its backyard and the West viewed as a repeat of Soviet-style intervention in its vassal states. Read more
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The four-day Democratic Convention opened last night amid evidence that there is still deep unease in the party about the choice of Barack Obama as its presidential candidate. Read more
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Russia’s parliament yesterday voted unanimously to recognise the independence of Georgia‘s two breakaway regions in a direct challenge to the West. Read more
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Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada’s biggest meat processors, had said it hoped to reopen the Toronto plant associated with the outbreak on Tuesday, but health officials said they will test and hold all meat produced there until they are satisfied it is not contaminated. Read more
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Highly- sensitive information on American Express, NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers was stored on the machine’s hard drive. Read more
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DENVER – Senator Edward Kennedy told a cheering Democratic National Convention today that this is “a season of hope” for a stronger future in America, his wave familiar, his voice firm, despite his struggle against brain cancer. 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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But Iran’s supreme leader cautioned the controversial, anti-West president to keep inflation in check. More: “‘Do not think that this year is your last year as head of the government. No. Act as if you will stay in charge for five years,’ he told members of the government on Saturday, the official IRNA news [...]
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Pay close attention to the exact words in this five-second portion of a new commercial from the Obama campaign: Read more