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BAGHDAD, Sept. 1 — The U.S. military on Monday handed the Iraqi government control of security in Anbar province, the former Sunni insurgency stronghold that is now one of the safest areas in the country. Read more
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BEIJING, Sept. 1 — During the Olympics, China quashed all applications from people hoping to demonstrate in officially sanctioned “protest pens.” Police also stopped protests by foreigners sympathetic to the pro-Tibet movement. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. diplomat Condoleezza Rice will make a landmark trip to Libya this week, the first by a U.S. secretary of state in more than half a century, the State Department announced on Tuesday. Read more
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ST. PAUL, Minnesota (Reuters) – Republican John McCain rallied behind his vice presidential pick Sarah Palin on Tuesday and his campaign accused Democrat Barack Obama of sexism for questioning her level of experience. Read more
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The US Republican Party’s convention is due to resume its main agenda now that Hurricane Gustav’s threat has passed. Read more
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An Afghan government commission concluded that 90 civilians were killed in the Aug. 22 fighting in Azizabad — a claim backed by a preliminary U.N. report. The U.S. report Tuesday said 30 to 35 of those killed were Taliban fighters. Read more
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Friends and teachers of the teenage daughter of millionaire businessman Christopher Foster are fearing the worst, after police found a third body in the burnt-out family mansion. Read more
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BAGHDAD (Sept. 1) – American forces on Monday handed over security responsibility to the Iraqis in a province that the U.S. once feared was lost — a sign of the stunning reversal of fortunes since local Sunnis turned against al-Qaida in Iraq. Read more
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BREAKING NEWS: Arson tycoon DID shoot wife and daughter dead before setting fire to mansion and killing himself, police confirm Britain will be the ONLY major economy to fall into recession this year, experts claim ‘A complete waste of time’: Darling’s 12-month stamp duty holiday dismissed as ‘political sticking plaster’ We’ll raise inheritance tax for [...]
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SYDNEY – Jetstar has been left with a A$500,000 ($618,352) bill from its rescue of Australian holidaymakers caught up in Thailand’s political unrest. 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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According to the Cuban government, no one died even though 145 mph winds from Hurricane Gustav lashed a rural province before its march toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. But in a Reuters story on economic impact from the storm, it’s clear that the only figures being released are the party line: “There was widespread [...]
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If it had rained on Barack Obama’s outdoor acceptance speech last Thursday evening in Denver, we never would have heard the end of it from advocates of prayer. Read more
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4:33am UK, Tuesday September 02, 2008 Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has declared a state of emergency in Bangkok after one person was killed and 34 hurt during clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters. [...]
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Rex Features Estelle’s record company has removed her album from iTunes in America in an attempt to increase physical sales. In a statement, Warner claimed that the strategy was “uniquely tailored” for the singer’s fanbase and was designed to “optimise revenues and promote long-term artist development”. Her single ‘American Boy’ fell from number 11 to [...]
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Thailand’s prime minister declared a state of emergency in the capital Tuesday after street fighting overnight between supporters and opponents of the government left one man dead and dozens injured. Read more
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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos — Hurricane Hanna stalled for hours over the southeastern Bahamas on Monday, lashing the islands with fierce winds and rain. Forecasters said it could hit the southeast United States by midweek. Read more
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The GOP just passed its platform. And, given the story of the hour about Sarah Palin’s pregnant, unmarried 17-year-old daughter, here is the GOP’s official position on abstinence and sex education: Read more
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The lies. The misinformation. The constant fear-mongering. The incessant, Orwellian, war-is-peace, torture-is-mercy, war-profiteering-is-spending-for-your-safety propaganda. Read more
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MOSCOW, Sept. 1 — The European Union on Monday backed off threats to impose economic sanctions on Russia but said it would suspend talks on a wide-ranging partnership agreement with Moscow until Russian troops withdraw from positions inside Georgia. Read more