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Jerry Brown’s big announcement Tuesday that he is officially running for the 2010 Democratic nomination for governor brings to mind a rather interesting public lecture on the role of the state’s top… 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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CHINA Differences on Iran imperil U.S. talks U.S. envoys hope to ease a two-month spike in tensions with China, but differences over the issue of new sanctions against Iran have emerged as a snag even before this week’s talks in Beijing have begun. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and senior White House Asia adviser [...]
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As President Obama prepares to travel to Indonesia, his administration is seeking to reverse a 12-year-old ban on training an elite unit of the Indonesian military whose members have been convicted of beatings, kidnappings and other abuses. Read more
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Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) announced Wednesday that he would temporarily step down as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, days after being admonished for breaking House rules by accepting corporate-financed travel. Read more
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DICHATO, CHILE — When one of history’s biggest earthquakes hit, Francisco Larenas was shaken awake and then promptly went back to sleep. He wouldn’t sleep through what came next. Read more
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MEXICO CITY — The Mexican wedding may never be the same. Read more
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s public invitation to the Taliban to attend a peace conference this spring has sparked disagreement and confusion among the many players in Afghanistan over the shape and speed of negotiations and what they should ultimately accomplish. Read more
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CONCEPCION, Chile (Reuters) – Chilean rescue crews fanned out with sniffer dogs on Wednesday around quake-ravaged cities and villages, some still hoping to find survivors and others facing the daunting task of recovering bodies buried under mountains of rubble. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Highway money and jobless funds were set to flow again after the Senate ended a standoff on Tuesday that disrupted benefits for hundreds of thousands of unemployed Americans. Read more
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Suicide attacks in the central Iraqi city of Baquba have killed at least 31 people and injured dozens more. Read more
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AP – Greek prime minister George Papandreou addresses to Socialists lawmakers at the Greek Parliament in Athens, … Slideshow:Greek protests Play Video Tax Season Video:Taxpayers Feel Pain of Property Taxes CBS 2 Chicago Related Quotes Symbol Price Change ^DJI 10,405.98 +2.19 ^GSPC 1,118.31 0.00 ^IXIC 2,280.79 0.00 By DEREK GATOPOULOS, Associated Press Writer Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Writer [...]
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BAGHDAD – A police spokesman in Iraq’s volatile Diyala province says three suicide bombings have killed at least 29 and wounded more than 40 people in the city of Baqouba. Capt. Ghalib al-Karkhi says the bombings in the mixed Shiite-Sunni city, which is the province’s capital, targeted a local government housing office next to an [...]
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RADOVAN Karadzic set out a defence strategy of denial yesterday by telling judges that the two atrocities for which he faces charges of genocide were in fact myths concocted by Muslims. Read more
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Back behind bars: Jon Venables, left, who along with Robert Thompson, abducted and murdered James Bulger, right, in February 1993 Read more
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New Zealand is giving half a million dollars towards efforts to help Chile recover from Saturday’s earthquake. Foreign Minister Murray McCully said the Government was also open to giving further assistance. ”Around 800 people are confirmed dead; more are unaccounted for; many thousands of people have been made homeless, and there is major damage [...]
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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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You’d think the evidence left behind that enabled INTERPOL to put out red notices and photos of 11 suspects wanted in the killing of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai on Jan. 19 might make onlookers think the Mossad was off its game and thus dampen enthusiasm for the Israeli spy agency. Quite the opposite, [...]
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Stray thought left over from the Olympics: I was charmed by how, in the snowboard cross (and I think ski cross, too) races, the starter didn’t say “ready…set….” before the race began, but instead called out “Riders ready….attention!” before the gates opened. Read more