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»Early Results Indicate  Radiofrequency Ablation Useful in  Treating Ovarian Cancer Metastasis.: Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation, a procedure that uses a high frequency electric current to kill tumor cells, is effective in achieving local control in selected patients with metastasis fr ovarian cancer, according to a preliminary study conducted by the department of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA.
»Criminalising HIV Transmission Is a  Threat to Public Health.: The Crown Prosecution Service for England and Wales has issued, for public consultation, new guidance on criminal prosecution for the "sexual transmission of infections which cause grievous bodily harm." It is likely to be used mostly in relation to HIV.
»E­coli's salad days.:More and more people are falling prey to E. coli infection from tainted spinach. E. coli experts like B. Brett Finlay, an HHMI international research scholar at the University of British Columbia in Canada, can explain how the E. coli bacteria place a death grip on intestinal cells.
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Top Stories

»Wreckage of Brazil flight spotted   Brazil's air force has located the wreckage of a passenger plane which disappeared over the Amazon rainforest.
»Humiliation at 33,000 feet: Top British architect tells of terror ‘arrest’  To the applause of fellow passengers, the Jewish designer was escorted from a New York flight as a potential bomber. Because, he tells Sophie Goodchild, of his holiday tan
»Al Qaeda No. 2: Bush a liar, ‘spiller of Muslim blood’ posted by LarryB
»» Condi Rice ­ Liar, Stupid, Or Both?
»»Cindy Sheehan: Lift Your Head.: It is now the time to stand up and be counted and tell this out of control government of ours that we are withdrawing our consent to be governed by them.

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Iraq

Ex­ Prez Carter: Bush has brought U.S. "international disgrace":  Former President Carter is urging northern Nevadans to elect his son, Jack, to the Senate to help combat a Bush administration he says has brought "international disgrace" to the country.
Iraq situation dire, says Straw : The current situation in Iraq is "dire" according to former foreign secretary Jack Straw.
Rory McCarthy: A meeting of realities:  It is a mark of how disastrous the Iraq war was that only now, three years on, our governments are beginning to admit to the chaos they and, of course, the Iraqis are facing.
U.S. Commander Says Insurgency In Iraq Unlikely To Be Defeated Until U.S. Forces Leave:  The insurgency in Iraq's volatile western Anbar province can be beaten but probably not until after U.S. troops leave the country, the commander of forces in the provincial capital said Friday.
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Asia  |  Middle East  |  Africa

Afghanistan: The Wild East:  Sheer desperation is driving many Afghans back into the arms of the fanatical Taliban movement. Once again, the holy warriors have taken control of entire regions and are seeking to ensnare the Western allies in a bloody guerilla war.
Israel's ‘security concerns’ delay pullout from Lebanon : Despite their repeated assurances of a quick troop withdrawal from Lebanon, Israeli officials said yesterday they were reluctant to complete the pullout, though six weeks have passed since a cease­ fire agreement ended a month of bloody conflict.
UNIFIL confronts Israeli troops : U.N. peacekeeping forces in south Lebanon intervened for the first time Thursday with Israeli forces who arrested journalists in violation of Resolution 1701.
Hundreds of Terror Suspects Have ‘Disappeared,’ Rights Group Says:  Hundreds of suspects connected with the war on terror in Pakistan have "disappeared," and some detainees have been captured by bounty hunters and sold to America, according to Amnesty International.

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Other
»Pathologist blames Anna Nicole  Smith's son's doctor for his death
» Anna Nicole Smith ‘Deeply In Love’.:Anna Nicole Smith and her lawyer, Howard K. Stern, boarded a boat early Thursday morning with close family for a "commitment ceremony."
» Singing Praises Of Karaoke  Machines.:David Gregg Of BestStuff.com showcases some of the best new ones, on The Early Show. They have different features, formats, and prices.

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Business
»Risky Mortgages Come Home To Roost  Adjustable Rate Mortgages That Helped Boost Housing Boom Have Homeowners In Foreclosure Limbo
»Post election Recession ­ More Republican Chicanery   Right now you are being fed a load of economic propaganda by both the Bush administration and most mainstream media. The goal of the establishment is to keep American consumers happy about the economy so that they keep doing the patriotic thing ­ SPENDING AND BORROWING. In reality, many sharp people see a likelihood of serious economic recession coming soon. When will you hear the truth? After the coming elections!

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Americas

»Woodward: Laura Bush wanted Rumsfeld out
»Mexico opposed to U.S. border fence
»Attorneys For Guantanamo Detainees Could Be Detained As Enemy Combatants Under New Legislation:  On September 26, 2006, attorneys for the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) determined that what appears to be the final version of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 could allow the government to detain the attorneys themselves as ‘enemy combatants.’
»Chavez ally surges in Ecuadorean race: ­ A U.S.­ trained economist has suddenly become the front­ runner in Oct. 15 presidential elections by pledging to "give the lash" to his nation's corrupt political class and delivering an anti­ U.S. message similar to that of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
»Venezuela asks U.N. to act against Cuban militant Posada Carriles : Venezuela said Thursday that it has asked the U.N. Security Council for help in its demands that the United States hand over a Cuban militant accused of planning the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner.
»Lobbyist scandal spreads to Rove:  Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff had hundreds more contacts with senior White House officials than previously acknowledged, a congressional report reveals.
»Religious leaders arrested in protest of Iraq war by Tim Wheeler reporting from DC.: ­As President George W. Bush fended off new charges that the war in Iraq has recruited more terrorists and spread terrorism, scores of religious leaders were arrested on Capitol Hill during sit­ins demanding that lawmakers join in a "Declaration of Peace" to end the war
»Hugo Chávez had a lot to say .: Way too much is being made of Hugo Chávez calling Bush the "devil" in his recent United Nations speech. Unfortunately, it's being used to divert attention from the very substantive and profoundly courageous things that the president of Venezuela said during his trip to New York.
»L.A. labor protest draws 2,000, hundreds arrested
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International

»Russian Daily Says U.S. Interfering in Russia­Georgia Relations   A Russian newspaper has voiced indignation at a U.S. government statement on tensions in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, saying it amounted to "active interference" in the country, which has become a bone of contention between Moscow and Washington, AFP reports.
» The European Counterweight  With its expansion to 25 member states, the European Union is poised to become a vast federal superstate. As it seeks to be a "counterweight" to U.S. Global interests, will Europe replace America as the world's leading superpower?
» Russia turns to UN in Georgia row ­ World.: Russia told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council last night that the arrest in Georgia of five Russian officers and other actions were unacceptable and dangerous provocations, and asked members to demand that the country exercise restraint and refrain from actions that could threaten peace in the region.
This could get extremely ugly very quickly.
»Blair pinched speech from The Grapes of Wrath.: Why not? He copied most of the "Dodgy Dossier" from a 12­year old student thesis paper!

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Canada

»Vegetation obscures markers on U.S.­Canada border
»Quebec: 5 injured in collapse of highway overpass
»Falsely accused Canadian seeks recourse  A Canadian man on Friday urged the country's police to discipline those responsible for the false accusations that led the U.S. to send him to Syria where he claims he was tortured.
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Op­Editorials

»NATO's Inferno  Poor old Dante Alighieri, were he around today, I am sure he would find it difficult to find the words to describe the evils visited by so­called civilised nations on the defenceless of the planet, assuming that is, he was fully informed of what is going on. I know I shouldn't be surprised but nevertheless I am. Surprised firstly that I live in a barbaric culture that has been able to masquerade as civilised and secondly, that it has been able to persuade the world that it possesses civilised credentials in the first place. And thirdly, that it has been able to carry off this illusion for well on five hundred years.…
»U.S. Bill of Rights.: In the link, scroll down to the amendments and check out the 4th through the 8th amendments. Of course, the first ten amendments are "The Bill of Rights". Some of the others amendments within the Bill of Rights have already been abused. Most have been at best partially ignored in the past 5 years. It seems that when you get caught breaking the law, all you have to do is change the law. That's easy when all three branches of government are controlled by the law­breakers. It will be interesting to see how the supreme court will rule, if asked to rule on the laws passed yesterday. If only two of them interpret the Constitution as written, the new laws could be ruled unconstitutional and thrown out. Wishful thinking???… Marlow B
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