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Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan on Saturday, suspending the constitution, replacing the chief justice before a crucial Supreme Court ruling on his future as president, and cutting communications in the capital.
Pakistan's main opposition leader, Benezir Bhutto, flew back to the country...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Iraq news 30 weeks 1 day 11 hours 45 minutes ago
Iraq's first lady escaped unharmed Sunday from a bomb attack in downtown Baghdad that struck her motorcade, injuring four body guards.
President Jalal Talabani's wife, Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed, was headed to the city's central National Theater to attend a cultural festival when her motorcade was hit in...(more)
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submitted by Grace 30 weeks 23 hours 24 minutes ago
Myanmar's foreign minister says the death toll from Tropical Cyclone Nargis could reach 10,000.
Foreign diplomats said Nyan Win made the comment at a Monday briefing given to them and representatives of U.N. and international aid agencies.
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submitted by Grace for team Bushwhackers... dissent ala mode 42 weeks 5 days 21 hours 34 minutes ago
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) -- The tone has changed in e-mails this Vermont town has been receiving on its proposal to issue warrants for the arrests of President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Now, more people are supporting the resolution....
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submitted by Grace 56 weeks 4 days 8 hours 45 minutes ago
Hundreds of California sex offenders who face tough new restrictions on where they can live are declaring themselves homeless, making it difficult for the state to track them.
Jessica's Law, approved by 70 percent of California voters a year ago, bars registered sex offenders from living within
2,000...(more)
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submitted by Grace 4 weeks 2 days 6 hours 2 minutes ago
Proposition 8 is a California ballot measure, but ripples from the high-priced, high-profile effort to ban same-sex marriage are extending way beyond its borders.
Checks of $500,000 or more are arriving from places like Cleveland; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Linden, Utah; and Bryn Mawr, Pa.
A Kansas City minister brings...(more)
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submitted by Grace 71 weeks 2 days 5 hours 52 minutes ago
Pete Wilson, the TV news anchor with the best exasperated sigh in the business, died unexpectedly Friday night, a day after having a heart attack during hip replacement surgery.
Wilson, 62, underwent the surgery at Stanford Hospital late Thursday and suffered a massive heart attack. Doctors battled...(more)
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submitted by Grace 39 weeks 3 days 22 hours 34 minutes ago
Preliminary tests indicate that a package found at a motel contained the toxin ricin, and seven people have been taken to hospitals, authorities said.
Investigators did not believe the substance was intended for an attack.
"This event does not appear to be terrorism related," FBI spokesman Richard Kolko...(more)
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submitted by Grace 5 weeks 3 days 22 hours 50 minutes ago
When is a 300-point plunge a relief?
Wall Street was pondering that question on Friday as stocks in the United States picked up a sharp sell-off that began in Asia and Europe. But before the opening bell, things appeared much worse.
Stock futures, essentially what investors are betting...(more)
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submitted by Grace 38 weeks 6 days 2 hours 4 minutes ago
Hillary Rodham Clinton won desperately needed victories in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island on Tuesday night, re-energizing her faltering campaign and slowing Barack Obama's race toward the Democratic presidential nomination.
Obama won Vermont and took an early lead in the caucus part of the Texas delegation selection...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Iraq news 65 weeks 18 hours 19 minutes ago
Senior Northern Ireland politicians help at Finnish talks aimed at ending sectarian clashes in Iraq.
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