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submitted by Robert Cauthorn 166 weeks 2 days 12 hours 15 minutes ago
The sole Mumbai gunman captured alive has told police he was trained in Pakistan and ordered to “kill until the last breath”, according to a leaked account of his interrogation.
Azam Amir Kasab, 21, a Pakistani national, claimed the terror strikes, which left nearly 200 dead, were...(more)
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submitted by Jazz 202 weeks 6 days 22 hours 8 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush brought up al-Qaida 14 times Wednesday in a 26-minute speech marking the anniversary of the Iraq war. He wasn't coy about his point: If America stops fighting in Iraq, there could well be new attacks at home by Osama bin Laden's...(more)
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submitted by owen 175 weeks 2 days 3 hours 38 minutes ago
A driver was arrested after his car jumped a curb today in San Francisco's Mission District and seriously injured a pedestrian, police said.
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submitted by elvis 136 weeks 5 days 4 hours 4 minutes ago
Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi is on a mission to find out whether the mayor is using city police officers to provide him security even when he's on the campaign trail or on vacation, and how much that security costs. Mirkarimi says he's been trying to get...
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submitted by MikeK 232 weeks 5 days 1 hour 3 minutes ago
A few weeks ago, with some hub-bub, the administration that tortures people agreed not to torture people any more. Kind of... In this great piece, Nat Hentoff reveals that nothing's really changed. More newspeak from Big Brother Bush... From the article:
"On July 20, George W. Bush...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 150 weeks 5 days 13 hours 43 minutes ago
Many detainees locked up at Guantanamo were innocent men swept up by U.S. forces unable to distinguish enemies from noncombatants, a former Bush administration official said Thursday. "There are still innocent people there," Lawrence B. Wilkerson, a Republican who was chief of staff to then-Secretary of...(more)
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submitted by Jazz 202 weeks 6 days 22 hours 10 minutes ago
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden threatened the European Union with grave punishment on Wednesday over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
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submitted by Grace 115 weeks 3 days 3 hours 35 minutes ago
The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. leader just has a different approach to dealing with the Asian giant.
Obama made his first trip to China as president last week and has...(more)
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submitted by Ari for team Bicyclism 136 weeks 5 days 4 hours 1 minute ago
As expected, the San Francisco Planning Commission certified the Environmental Impact Report for the city's far-reaching bike plan. Thursday night's unanimous vote was needed to move the plan forward. The proposal now goes before the San Francisco Municipal...
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submitted by Robert Cauthorn 166 weeks 4 days 12 hours 10 minutes ago
AFP - Commandos Saturday killed the last remaining gunmen in Mumbai's Taj Hotel to end a devastating attack by Islamic militants on India's financial capital that left 195 dead, including 22 foreigners .
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submitted by Ari 188 weeks 6 days 4 hours 29 minutes ago
This is a great and fair ruling. And incidentally, I think all liberals should own guns. Seriously. From the story:
"The high court’s ruling was the first since 1939 to deal with the scope of the Second Amendment, and the first ever to directly address the...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 141 weeks 1 day 17 hours 15 minutes ago
Gov. Jim Gibbons vetoed a law Monday that would give domestic partners, whether gay or straight, many of the rights and benefits that Nevada offers to married couples.
Gibbons said in a statement released during the Memorial Day holiday that Senate Bill 283 conflicts with a state...(more)
