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House leaders and conservative Democratic rebels reached a deal on health care today, and are moving to vote the bill by the end of the week. A full vote by the House won’t happen until after Congress… 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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An independent review by the Food Standards Agency today reports that there are no significant nutritional or health benefits to be had from organic food. The conclusion was reached after a team of researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine reviewed all papers published over the last 50 years relating to [...]
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WASHINGTON — A few years ago, Bolivia’s dependence on Washington as a source of cash was such that its ministers made frequent treks begging for loans to meet the government payroll. They usually had no trouble getting them because Bolivia could be counted on to follow to the letter the economic prescriptions of the international [...]
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PARIS, July 26 — President Nicolas Sarkozy of France collapsed while jogging Sunday afternoon and was rushed to a military hospital for tests. Aides described the incident as a minor fainting spell and said he soon regained consciousness. Read more
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BANGKOK — A heightened crackdown on journalists and opposition activists in recent weeks by Cambodia’s leaders has provoked new concern that the government is engaging in widespread abuse of the nation’s legal system to muzzle its detractors. Read more
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The U.S. government revoked the visas of four members of Honduras’s de facto government Tuesday, escalating the pressure on officials there to reinstate the president, who was kicked out of the country a month ago. Read more
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BAGHDAD, July 29 — Clashes between Iraqi troops and members of an Iranian opposition group continued Wednesday morning after a bloody raid Tuesday on the opposition group’s camp, which had been sheltered by the U.S. military when it oversaw security in Iraq. Read more
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ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The U.S. defense secretary flew to Iraq’s Kurdish region on Wednesday to help defuse tensions with the central government over land and oil that U.S. and Iraqi officials fear could spill into violence. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers on both sides of the U.S. Capitol struggled to reach a healthcare deal on Tuesday, with Senate Democrats near agreement with three Republicans on a plan that would not include a government-run insurance option backed by President Barack Obama. Read more
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Heavy fighting continued overnight between the Nigerian military and members of a radical Islamist sect in the northern town of Maiduguri. Read more
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AP – An investor reacts as he looks at the stock price monitor at a private securities company Wednesday July … Slideshow:Stock Markets Play Video Wall Street Video:Shiller: Good Time to Buy Home FOXBusiness Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 9,096.72 -11.79 ^GSPC 979.62 0.00 ^IXIC 1,975.51 0.00 By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, AP Business Writer Jeremiah Marquez, Ap Business [...]
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Play Video AP  – Dozens missing after Haitian boat sinks; 15 dead Play Video Video:113 found, dozens missing after boat capsizes AP Play Video Video:Coast Guard searches for Haitian boat survivors AP AP – Special Police Immigration Customs Enforcement officers and medical personnel attend to survivors of … By JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press Writer Jennifer Kay, Associated Press Writer [...]
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BRITISH MP Lembit Opik has described his relationship with a 21-year-old underwear model as “a meeting of minds”. Read more
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Gunmen killed eight security guards Tuesday during an early morning robbery at a bank in central Baghdad, an attack that appears to be the work of insurgents attempting to finance operations against Iraqi and U.S. forces, police officials said. Read more
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The dangers of ‘binge tanning’ are so significant that sunbeds have been placedon the World Health Organisation’s list of the most cancer-causing substances andhabits, alongside arsenic and asbestos. Read more
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Aussie kitchens ‘riddled with bacteria’ New 3:00PM Wednesday Jul 29, 2009 A study has found that Australia is one of the dirtiest countries in the developed world when it comes to hygiene at home. A recent Hygiene in the Home study there revealed that kitchens have a greater level of bacteria contamination than bathrooms. The [...]
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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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Relatives of the Srebrenica massacre victims attend the funeral of their family members at the Srebrenica Memorial site during the 10th anniversary of the massacre on July 11, 2005, in Srebrenica, Bosnia Herzegovina. Read more