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IRAQ '' ' Everything Iraq, from About Iraq to Weapons Iraq.
Kiss of Death : Does Zarqawi have an infinite supply of lieutenants/ deputies/ aides/ associates/ second-in-commands/ etc., or do we just arbitrarily declare that every 100th insurgent we capture or kill is "a top aide" to Zarqawi?
U.S. soldiers get off easy for crimes against Iraqis, review finds : Al-Hillali said Army Pfc. John N. Lee and Spec. Timothy I. Barron claimed to be Marines searching for weapons. But once inside his house, he said, they used a knife to pry open a briefcase filled with money and eventually stole $2,000 in cash, silver and other valuables.
Juan Cole: Iraqi Government Totters : This constitution is another sick joke played by the Bush administration, which keeps forcing Iraq to jump through hoops made in Washington as "milestones" and "tipping points" to which the Republican Party can point as progress.
11 Killed In Continuing Violence : Eight "insurgents" were killed by U.S forces on Saturday in and around the district of Si'ida, near Qaim
Thousands of civilians flee U.S. military offensive near Syrian border : About 600 families had abandoned al-Qaim, a small town in the Euphrates river valley, since the offensive began on Saturday. The number of people displaced by the fighting was expected to increase rapidly, they added.
The Woman I Was Help me collecting the ashes
MEDIA COVERAGE DISAPPEARING IN THE IRAQ WAR 'ENDGAME'  The American people are being kept in the dark about what is really happening, as less and less reporting is allowed to trickle out.

U.S. News

DID H.W. BUSH, CLINTON OFFICIALS ORCHESTRATE OKC BOMBING?  There have now been at least 19 government provocateurs identified who helped and encouraged McVeigh to do the OKC bombing. None of the 19 known provocateurs has been brought to justice, but they worked closely for or with and were protected by the FBI, CIA, DEA, BATF, Secret Service, US Army, State Department, or DOJ or a combination of one or more of the named entities. Many of these provocateurs had very close ties to the HW Bush and Clinton administrations.
Israel will stand by DeLay : The ousted majority leader of the House of Representatives is known to be a staunch supporter of Israel and has close ties with right wing groups and the settlers.
Something stinks in America : The story begins in the murky world of campaign finance and the grey area of quasi-corruption, kickbacks and personal favours that now define the American political system.
THE ATTICUS FINCH OF HOBART ELEMENTARY
In a stunning new documentary, a fifth-grade teacher at one of the nation's largest inner-city schools inspires his students to lead extraordinary lives, despite language barriers and poverty.  http://www.alternet.org/story/24976/

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Rising oil prices spark interest in biofuels  But ethanol, biodiesel are just a 'drop in an ocean of oil' 'There are many in the energy community who believe that the amount in the oil that you use to produce a gallon of ethanol is about the same as you get out of it once you’ve made it,' said Ryan Wiser, a scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory who specializes in the economics of renewable energy.
Murder charge in New York lost girl case A man was charged Saturday with murdering his live-in girlfriend, the latest twist in a week-long mystery that began when the slain woman's 4-year-old daughter was found walking alone down a New York City street in the middle of the night, police said. Valerie was found barefoot and shivering on the streets of Queens, where she told residents that her father had dropped her off and driven away.
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Iran might use oil in response to UN sanctions  "If Iran's case is sent to the Security Council, we will respond by many ways, for example by holding back on oil sales or limiting inspections of our nuclear facilities," Ahmadinejad said Saturday.
Review: The Pontiac Solstice  The new roadster earns serious style points at a good price. But the carmaker forgot to include a real engine
Buying a new car from a dealer Without investing any time in research or haggle effort, expect to pay the manufacturer's suggested retail price for the vehicle and possibly more for financing and add-on items.
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Abandoned girl asking for slain mom  Body still missing; live-in boyfriend charged with murder
Confessions of a versatile mind George Clooney sets his good looks aside and setps behind the camera in his new film
Police Search For Body Of Abandoned Child's Mom   Police searched Sunday for the body of a woman whose 4-year-old daughter was found abandoned on a city street, and said they were considering how to tell the girl that her ...

Commentaries

Democrats sink deeper into the ooze Away to prison for three years goes Lynndie England, her pleas for mercy ignored by the military judge in Fort Hood, Texas. So who are the penalized thus far to indicate America's revulsion over the systematic use of torture by its own forces? It tots up to a handful of rednecks.
Bush Is Cooking Up Two More Wars ---the Bush administration is planning to make the US the first country in history to initiate war with nuclear weapons. The Pentagon document, "Doctrine for Joint Nuclear Operations," calls for the use of nuclear weapons against non-nuclear adversaries in order "to ensure success of US and multinational operations."
Tech News
Verizon is hiring over 3000 experts to build America's first large-scale fiber-optic network , bringing you next-generation video, voice and entertainment through super-fast broadband.
When You Need to Look Good  ...look through a pan-tilt-zoom camera, whose future includes advancements in IP-capabilities, motion tracking and image stabilization.
Math Unites the Celestial and the Atomic  In recent years, researchers have developed new insights into a hidden unity between the motion of objects in space and that of the smallest particles. There is an almost perfect parallel between the mathematics describing celestial mechanics and that governing some aspects of atomic physics.
Internet users thinking they can hide anonymously may soon get an awakening
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Bird flu 'resistant to main drug': A strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus that may unleash the next global flu pandemic is showing resistance to Tamiflu, the antiviral drug that countries around the world are now stockpiling to fend off the looming threat.
UN ratchets up preparedness for expected human avian flu pandemic : The United Nations announced plans to ratchet up its battle plan for an expected human avian flu pandemic that could kill up to 150 million people, naming a special coordinator to lead a global strategy to contain it.
New flu vaccine is loaded with mercury Of course they put the mercury back in. The Homeland Security Act included a provision making it impossible to sue vaccine makers for the effects of using Thimerosal.


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Heavy rain hits Aloha State Flash flood warnings issued Saturday night for Oahu and Kauai were to remain in effect until at least 1:15 a.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
Longwang lashes Taiwan with wind and rain  Typhoon Longwang battered Taiwan on Sunday with wind gusts of up to 227 km/h and torrential rains, disrupting air traffic and preventing a chartered flight carrying President Chen Shui-bian from landing
Environment Canada calls for mild winter in East and West, normal in Ont, Que: "What we're saying is from Vancouver to Thunder Bay, Ont., that western part of Canada is looking like it'll be warmer than normal, so it's a continuation of what the fall has been like," says senior climatologist David Phillips.
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Katrina
-->>Continuing Coverage of Hurricane Katrina:
A BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL VISION   In the impoverished, Katrina-ravaged New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers, locals are finally getting healthcare - and hope - with the birth of a grassroots medical clinic.<
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HOW THE POOR GOT TRAPPED<   Why was the issue of getting the poor and the car-less out of New Orleans treated like there was no solution, when there was so much that could have been done?
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Twenty-one people are confirmed dead after a boat capsized on Lake George, New York, a county sheriff confirms. Upstate New York, Warren County Sheriff Larry Cleveland said. "We believe that they hit the wake of one of the larger cruise boats throwing the passengers into the water. "
When Terrorism Outlaws Democracy : On September 27, 2005, Australian democracy surrendered to terrorism. On that day, a coalition of willing federal and state leaders agreed to anti-terrorism legislation that will enable police persecution of the Muslim community and threaten dissidents with imprisonment.
Venezuela Moves Reserves to Europe: Venezuela has moved its central bank foreign reserves out of U.S. banks, liquidated its investments in U.S. Treasury securities and placed the funds in Europe, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday.
'No end' to Chechnya rights abuses, says Amnesty : Amnesty International today urged the EU to take a tough line with Russia on human rights as it claimed to have found new evidence of abuses in the North Caucasus region.
An Unlikely German Coalition Now Seems to Be More Likely: Nearly two weeks after a deadlocked election that turned into a stare-down between Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his conservative challenger, Angela Merkel, Germany now seems increasingly likely to be governed by a coalition of their parties.
Middle East|Asia

US forces push offensive along Syrian border backed by fighter aircraft and helicopter gunships killed eight insurgents in an offensive along the Syrian border aimed at improving security ahead of the vote on the country's post-Saddam Hussein constitution.
Erdogan challenges EU to be 'world player', not 'Christian club'  as the bloc deliberated whether to open formal membership negotiations with the largely Muslim country just hours before a crucial meeting of the EU's foreign ministers in Luxembourg.
Uzbekistan cuts off ties to U.S. on fighting terror : After cutting off U.S. access to a key military base, Uzbekistan has also quietly terminated cooperation with Washington on counterterrorism
Political crisis impedes governance in Philippines For nearly two weeks, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's usually soft-spoken national security adviser has been detained under guard in a Manila hospital on contempt charges filed by the Philippine Senate. Arroyo is still plagued by allegations of wrongdoing, which prompt small street protests on a near-daily basis.
U.S. launches Operation Iron Fist in Iraq about 12 miles from the Syian border and involves about 1,000 Marines, soldiers and sailors from the Regimental Combat Team-2.
The border with Syria has long been considered a porous entry point for foreign fighters coming into Iraq.
White House mulls new measures against Syria Options range from tougher economic sanctions to limited military action.
Bali Bombings Leave 19 Dead, 51 Injured Several Blasts Occur Almost Simultaneously in Bali; at Least 19 People Killed, 51 Others Injured
Israeli troops kill teen : Udai Tantawi, 13, died when an Israeli army patrol opened fire on a group of Palestinians in the Askar refugee camp, the sources said.
Seeking justice abroad: Domestic remedies exhausted, Palestinians are seeking redress in foreign courts, much to the chagrin of Israel
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