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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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Barack Obama’s extended hand was whacked across the knuckles by the leaders of Iran, Syria and assorted other thuggeries last week. But the Obama administration did manage a good demonstration in Burma of how its brand of engagement can and should work. Read more
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After months of negotiations with Russia, Obama administration officials are hopeful about a breakthrough — possibly this week — that would enable the two sides to sign a successor to their most extensive nuclear weapons treaty before it expires Dec. 5. Read more
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KILLEEN, TEX. — They started lowering the flags to half-mast here before the Army had even finished counting the dead. Read more
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TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS — Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya said Friday that a U.S.-brokered pact failed to end a four-month political crisis after a deadline for forming a unity government passed. Read more
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CARACAS, Venezuela — Every day, Pascual Cicenia plays golf on an emerald course that is 18 holes of tropical heaven in the middle of this chaotic city. He doesn’t take it for granted, he said, especially now that President Hugo Chávez has disparaged the sport as an elitist endeavor with few friends in his populist [...]
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MARRAKESH, MOROCCO — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to soothe Arab uneasiness Monday over weekend statements she made praising the Israeli government’s offer to “restrain” growth in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, saying it “falls far short” of the Obama administration’s hopes and is “not enough.” Read more
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TEHRAN — Iranian officials arrested a Japanese and two Canadian reporters during anti-government demonstrations this week and charged them with “unauthorized reporting,” the semiofficial Fars News Agency reported Friday. Read more
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KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai’s next cabinet, less than a week into his new term. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a close vote looming, the U.S. House of Representatives was expected to open debate on Saturday on a sweeping reform bill that would spark the biggest healthcare changes in four decades. Read more
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UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for a new “social contract” with the world’s banks to make them more responsible to society. Read more
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund said Friday its executive board approved the release of 329.4 million dollars to Sri Lanka, the second portion of a loan to help the country weather the economic crisis. Read more
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AP – A huge advertising board for the Afghan army is placed in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. … Slideshow:Afghanistan Play Video Afghanistan Video:‘Fox Report’ Investigation FOX News Play Video Afghanistan Video:Possible Motives in Fort Hood Killings ABC News By HEIDI VOGT, Associated Press Writer Heidi Vogt, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 7 mins ago KABUL – Afghanistan’s Foreign [...]
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WORLD finance leaders struggled last night to frame a blueprint for securing future global growth. Read more
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The night before she was killed on the streets of Tehran, the woman the world would come to know simply as Neda had a dream. There was a war going on, she told her mom the next morning, and I was in the front.\n Read more
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I don’t understand why I am being red-arrowed, and branded a Liberal. I most certainly am not one of those! All I said was calling people Murderer’s without factual evidence is a bit premature. Nothing more. Some of you should grow up, and learn to read properly, rather than spew all this hatred on these [...]
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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]
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When faults let loose with a mighty rumble, the reverberations are felt across the globe. As Mother Nature takes lives and property with such minute warning, super temblors anywhere in the world remind those in quake-prone zones of the vulnerability of great metropolitan regions and remind us to be prepared with good building codes and [...]
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Following up on `Call Northside 777 The Hannah Eschrig challenge Which GOP gubernatorial hopeful deserves the nickname, “Mr. Tea”? The Fake AP Stylebook Apostrophe abominations Read more
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8:51pm UK, Friday November 06, 2009 Andy Jack, Sky News Online Police in Florida have arrested a gunman who went on the rampage at an office complex. [...]