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IRAQ '' 'Everything Iraq, from About Iraq to Weapons Iraq.
Shootings, suicide blast kill at least 17 in Iraq: Near-simultaneous attacks come after constitutional talks again delayed
Some Fear Iraq's Charter Will Erode Women's Rights: 'In a state of going forward,' said Shirouk al-Abayachi, project manager of the Iraqi Women's Network, referring to Iraq's budding democracy, 'we are going backward.'
One More Affliction for Baghdad: A Day of Blinding Dust and Grit and Breathlessness... The storm affected American military operations across Iraq. 'It's not only that you can't see, but the dust also gets in your engine and ends up really messing things up,' said Chief Warrant Officer Barry Thomason, an Air Force liaison officer for the Third Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division at a base 35 miles northeast of Baghdad. 'We can't see anything to fight anything,---'
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Following is a letter by Army Sgt. John Bruhns,  excerpts of which were read on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) on July 19, 2005.
Dallas law cracks down on feeding the homeless: A city crew recently bulldozed the largest camp, which was under an Interstate 45 overpass just south of the city center. About 100 people had moved in with cardboard structures, portable toilets, shopping carts and TVs powered by electricity stolen from a nearby billboard. It had become a regular stop of charity feeders.
And why does Dallas have such a huge underclass of homeless?
ONE NATION, UNDER WATCH- Even though many critics believe the Patriot Act was a sucker-punch to the Bill of Rights, Congress plans to make many of its provisions permanent.
A YOUNG MAN DIES IN IRAQ : 'He didn't know it, but as a small town southerner he was being trained for his death since early childhood.'

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Mexico detains Egyptian on U.S. 'watch list': MEXICO CITY - Mexican police have detained an Egyptian man who appears on the U.S. "flight restriction" list as he and a compatriot tried to board an airplane in the Caribbean beach resort of Cancun, police said today.
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Crude Oil Hits Record $63.80: Oil Rises to a Record, Approaches $64, on Saudi Supply Concern
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Ed Koch pimps the 'War of Civilizations' angle. : 'They are coming to get us, unless you get them first. Really. Honest!'
A Win For Science- by William Fisher


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Massive ID theft ring uncovered: Officials at Sunbelt Software say well-known spyware is being used to steal info.
Hotshot Digital Cameras New digicams pack great features, high pixels, low prices.
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Scientist: Men do have trouble hearing women : Men who are accused of never listening by women now have an excuse -- women's voices are more difficult for men to listen to than other men's, a report said.
There is no truth to the rumor that beer is a cure.
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Halt uranium conversion 'without delay', Russia tells Iran...'We think that Iran could definitely maintain the moratorium without any damage to the realization of its nuclear energy programme,' the statement added.
One US soldier and at least 16 militants died  when insurgents attacked a patrol of Afghan and US troops in the latest clash to rock Afghanistan ahead of key elections, the American military said.
Europeans pushing draft resolution to condemn Iran nuclear work: Amid intense diplomacy, Britain, France and Germany circulated a draft resolution ahead of a key meeting of the UN atomic watchdog urging Iran to stop nuclear fuel work that has raised concerns of a possible weapons program.
Head of UN oil-for-food program allegedly took bribes : 'Basically, what happened was we found movements of funds from AMEP, that was the firm that lifted the oil and promptly sold it to an account controlled by Fred Nadler which was then subject to a series of cash withdrawals in amounts of less that $10,000. And within days or weeks thereafter there would be deposits into Sevan's accounts in cash in New York, all accompanied by what could safely be called a flurry of telephone calls around the relevant times of the payments. That is the essence of it.'
Chavez: U.S. will 'bite the dust' if it invades: Venezuelan President Chavez called the U.S. the 'most savage, cruel and muderous empire' in world history.
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China says 123 miners now known trapped by flood,  not 102 as first reported, and they have little chance of survival, official media reported late on Tuesday.
Philippine President Arroyo Impeachment debates start today: on the three impeachment complaints filed against President Arroyo. Meanwhile, plenary discussion on the proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution through a Constituent Assembly also begins today.
UK says Saudi attacks in 'final stages' of planning : 'There are credible reports that terrorists are in the final stages of planning attacks,' said an updated advisory posted on the Web site of the British embassy in the capital Riyadh. It warned of 'ongoing security concerns' in the area, including for seaborne vessels traveling in the Red Sea.
102 miners feared dead in China: in a flooded coalmine after water levels inside the pit failed to drop, while an explosion at another mine killed 14 people, state media reported. 'Chances of the trapped workers surviving are relatively small,' the Xinhua news agency quoted a vice mayor of nearby Meizhou as saying.
Egypt frees chemist tied to UK blasts detained for questioning following the 7 July bombings in London, saying he has been cleared of suspicion.
US mulls sanctions against Venezuela for breaking off work with US anti-drug agents in the world's top cocaine-exporting region, the State Department has said .
US guards at Afghan prison trained to torture detainees: soldier: A lawyer for another military policeman involved in the same case, said the Bagram guards were 'specifically authorized to use force to gain compliance.'
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