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Victory in Iraq and Afghanistan?
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Senator McCain claims that the U.S. is “winning” in Iraq and that a surge will lead to victory in Afghanistan. This, despite the fact the General Petraeus keeps stressing that the U.S. gains are “fragile,” and that Brigadier Carleton-Smith,...

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Right-wing Zionists Smear Barack Obama
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Palestinian-American scholar Rashid Khalidi is being smeared along with Barack Obama by Zionist supporters of Israel in the United States. Although not all...
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A Toast for Francisca Basto - A Brazilian Jewelry Designer...
Monica M, Weston
Francisca was commissioned to create a medal by international model and UN Goodwill Ambassador Marjorie Andrade, to be presented to H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco...
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Qwest reaches tentative agreement with union
AP, Denver
Qwest Communications International Inc. says it has reached a tentative agreement for a four-year contract with a union representing about 20,000 employees.
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Free Trade with a Human Face
Oscar, Oaxaca
Although many Americans believe immigration is a domestic issue that should be excluded from talks with other governments, this is not a view held in other nations—or...
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Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap
AP, Anchorage
The politically charged investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is over, and its conclusions are stinging. But the fallout, if any, might not come until Election...
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The Economic Crisis at George Mason University
Marco Villa, Connecticut
Feeling the economic crisis that has engulfed Wall Street and now increasingly Main Street, the state of Virginia has undertaken several cost-cutting measures in...
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Latvia discussing new military exercises with US
AP, Washington
In the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Georgia, Latvia is talking with the United States about expanding joint military exercises and cooperation.
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World powers pledge to combat credit crisis
AP, Washington
Financial officials from the world’s wealthiest industrial countries are pledging decisive action to deal with the biggest upheavals to hit the global financial...
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Investor's Business Daily: Market Insight With A Touch of Islamophobia
Marco Villa, Connecticut
The New York market watch publication, Investor’s Business Daily, is read avidly by Wall Street traders for its often astute and thorough coverage of the stock...
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What's Up With The Economy?
Crystal Stevens, New York
Yes, times are hard. We’ve bailed out AIG. Lehman went under. Banks have gone under. People are losing their homes faster than a wildfire spreads....
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Appeals court sides with Ohio secretary of state
AP, Cincinnati
A federal appeals court sided with Ohio’s top elections official Friday in her running battle with Republicans over how to verify the eligibility of newly...
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Reports: Chrysler, GM discuss merger, acquisition
AP, Detroit
Published reports say General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM.
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US to remove NKorea from terror blacklist
AP, Washington
The Associated Press has learned the Bush administration plans to remove North Korea from a terrorism blacklist on Saturday after getting assurances the Stalinist...
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World Health Organization (WHO) warns of suicide risk from crisis
Grace, Quezon City
The global economic crisis is likely to cause an upsurge in suicides and mental illness as people struggle to cope with losing their homes or livelihoods, the World...
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FCC sides with NFL Network in dispute with Comcast
AP, Washington
The Federal Communications Commission has sided with the National Football League in a long-running programming dispute with Comcast Corp., ruling that Comcast should...
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Homeless man dies after being set ablaze in LA
AP, Los Angeles
A homeless man died after being set on fire on a street where he had lived for many years, police and local merchants said Friday.
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Fired professor in noose incident sues Columbia
AP, New York
A black Columbia University teacher who reported finding a noose on her door is suing the New York City school for firing her after a plagiarism investigation.
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Attorney describes binding incident as 'horseplay'
AP, Denver
The attorney for a man accused of binding the hands of a teenage girl on a Southwest Airlines flight and trying to do the same to her sister said it was merely...
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Death toll rises to 9 in Calif. charter bus crash
AP, Sacramento
The death toll has risen to nine in the crash of a charter bus that was on its way to casino in Northern California.
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G7 endorses plan to battle financial crisis
AP, Washington
Finance officials from the world’s top economic powers endorsed a plan Friday to stem the worst financial crisis in more than a half-century.
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Report stings Palin over Troopergate flap
AP, Anchorage
The politically charged investigation into Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is over, and its conclusions are stinging. But the fallout, if any, might not come until Election...
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PM: No early elections in Ukraine
AP, Kiev
Ukraine’s prime minister said Friday there will be no early parliamentary elections, defying a presidential decree and raising the stakes in her fierce political...
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Ukraine PM says no to early elections
AP, Kiev
Ukraine’s prime minister says there will be no early parliamentary elections, defying a presidential decree that set a Dec. 7 vote.
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Obama plans half-hour TV ad days before election
AP, Washington
Already advertising at record levels, Barack Obama has scheduled a half-hour commercial for prime time on Oct. 29, six days before Election Day.
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Is Barack Obama a “Red Diaper Baby”?
Shane, Kansas City
Barack Obama—writer, sometime community organizer, leftmost member of the United States Senate, and Democratic presidential candidate—is he a red diaper baby? An...
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Obama plans 30-minute commercial
AP, Washington
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plans to air a 30-minute commercial during prime time on Oct. 29, six days before Election Day.
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Voter registration boom favors Obama
AP, Jacksonville
The surge in new voters that helped propel Barack Obama to his party’s presidential nomination is carrying over to the general election _ 9 million newly...
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Ukraine's president sets Dec. 7 date for election
AP, Kiev
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko set a Dec. 7 date for new parliamentary elections Thursday after dissolving the legislature following failed efforts to replace...
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Ukraine's president sets date for new election
AP, Kiev
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko decreed a Dec. 7 date for early elections Thursday after dissolving parliament.
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Obama holds advertising advantage over McCain
AP, Washington
Barack Obama spent $3.3 million in TV advertising on Monday. At that rate the Democrat will spend more than $90 million on ads through Election Day _ more than all the...
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Gayoom headed for likely runoff in Maldives
AP, Male
President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom appeared headed for a runoff against a former political prisoner who leads the main opposition in the Maldives’ first democratic...
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Ukraine set for poll after parliament dissolved
AP, Kiev
Ukraine’s president has set a Dec. 7 date for snap elections after dissolving parliament.
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Judge puts early voting in 3 Ind. cities on hold
AP, Crown Point
A federal judge blocked the opening of some early voting sites in a heavily Democratic area of Republican-leaning Indiana until he can hear arguments Friday on whether...
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Maldives votes in first democratic election
AP, Male
Islanders in the cramped city of Male and scores of far-flung atolls began voting Wednesday in the first democratic presidential election in their tiny nation’s...
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Analysis: Obama gains, McCain seeks game-changer
AP, Washington
Barack Obama made strides toward easing voters’ concerns about his candidacy in Tuesday night’s debate. John McCain, despite raising pointed questions about...
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Sliding in polls, Canada's PM unveils platform
AP, Toronto
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, sliding in the polls a week before elections, on Tuesday released modest legislative goals saying now is not the time to boost...
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Iraq: Women candidates fear attacks if their names are published on ballots
Ahmed, Baghdad
The 38-year-old teacher wanted to participate in Iraq’s first provincial elections in four years — until she realized that a new law would require the ballot to...
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made popular Oct 7 2008
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Maldives gears up for first democratic election
AP, Male
To supporters, President Mamoun Abdul Gayoom is a hero who turned a poor nation of fishermen into a tourist paradise and the economic success story of South Asia.
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Democrats, Republicans Who Should We Blame?
Domonique, Washington
When facing a crisis-such as the one at present-fingerpointing is not leadership. Having said that, it still behooves taxpayers to cut through the rhetoric and get to...
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made popular Oct 6 2008
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William LeBeau, 86, a John McCain supporter, sits in his golf cart in a parking spot at the main square in The Villages, Fla., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008. After a lifetime of casting votes for politicians who fail to live up to all their promises, those who...

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