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US soldier, 60, oldest killed in Iraq New 11:00AM Friday May 15, 2009 Iraq war Obama to block US troop abuse photo release Counsellors ‘broke’ my son, says father of soldier who shot comrades PHOENIX – A 60-year-old has become the oldest US Army soldier killed in combat in [...]
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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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This just in from a State Department briefing: Question: Can you confirm the release of Fathi al-Jami and that he is being medically treated in Jordan? Answer: We welcome reports that Fathi El-Jahmi is in Jordan receiving medical care and believe this is a positive development. El-Jahmi was [...]
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I don’t know if it’s possible to discuss the Obama-at-Notre Dame story without whacking at the hornet’s nest of the abortion debate, but I’ll try: Read more
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11:23am UK, Thursday May 14, 2009 A descendant of Kenya’s most famous white settlers has been sentenced to eight months in prison for the manslaughter of a black man on his vast estate. [...]
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The communications committee of the House of Lords has been told that a proposed partnership between the BBC’s commercial arm and Channel 4 would generate annual profits of £200m. BBC Worldwide chief executive John Smith told peers that the combination of BBC Worldwide’s UK assets, including its stakes in UKTV and 2entertain, with Channel 4′s [...]
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President Barack Obama is considering holding terrorism suspects in the United States under a revamp of military commission trials for Guantanamo detainees, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Read more
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Here’s a snippet from the White House Correspondent’s black tie gig that doesn’t involve Wanda Sykes : San Francisco’s very own Medea Benjamin, the Zelig of political protest , yelling “war criminal” at… Read more
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It is jokingly dubbed ‘the most expensive B&B in the world’. Then again the trailer camp is the only ‘bed and breakfast’ that also provides lunch, dinner, a gym, 24-hour Internet access and a relatively secure place to stay in Basra.Situated within the newly-acquired American military base in this southern-Iraqi province, the B&B provides private [...]
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Una de las preguntas clave que ha surgido desde que el Senador Barack Obama aseguró la nominación demócrata es si podrá atraer a los votantes hispanos, un importante segmento del electorado en varios de los estados más competidos este año. Durante las primarias, la Senadora Hillary Clinton con frecuencia se llevó más del doble de [...]
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If you read even respectable journals these days, including this one, you would think that no more than six or seven people ever supported going to war in Iraq. A recent piece in The Post’s Style section suggested that the war was an “idea” that President Bush “dusted off” five years after Bill Kristol and [...]
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EVIAN, France — Looking down on the smoking ruins of the world’s stock markets and financial institutions from the Alpine foothills, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took consolation where he could find it last week by celebrating the joys of American decline. Read more
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The world’s biggest semiconductor maker yesterday was fined a record $1.45 billion by European regulators for allegedly using its dominance to edge out rivals, a decision that has cast a spotlight on similar investigations by U.S. antitrust watchdogs. Read more
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Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and her two maids were to appear at a prison court today to face charges related to an incident involving a U.S. citizen who broke into her isolated lakeside compound last week. Read more
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T he explosive videotape that has thrown Guatemala into crisis features a lawyer, very much alive, wearing a coat and tie, sitting at a desk. Read more
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The swine flu virus has spread to 36 states and infected at least 286 people, but the outbreak at this point appears to be milder than initially feared, U.S. officials said Monday, and Mexico declared that the epidemic is “slowing.” Read more
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank, May 13 — Pope Benedict XVI criticized Israel’s construction of a security barrier through the West Bank and urged a loosening of restrictions on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, a day of speeches and symbolic appearances that amounted to a running critique of Israeli policies toward the Palestinians. This Story Pope Derides [...]
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged both sides in Sri Lanka’s 25-year civil war to take measures to avert a humanitarian crisis and aid tens of thousands of people trapped in the war zone. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders on Wednesday said they would like to steer a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system through the House of Representatives by the end of July. Read more