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Saleh Uqaili was killed by a bomb that exploded while he traveled in a motorcade. BAGHDAD -- An Iraqi lawmaker belonging to the anti-American party of Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada Sadr was assassinated today by a bomb that exploded as the politician's motorcade passed near a...(more)
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Ali Hassan al-Majid, better known as Chemical Ali, was sentenced to death for a second time Tuesday for his part in crushing a Shiite uprising in 1991.
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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court took aim at one of its favorite targets Tuesday, criticizing a California-based federal appeals court for its ruling in favor of a criminal defendant. The justices threw out a decision by the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...(more)
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ISLAMABAD, Dec.2 -- Pakistan on Tuesday offered to set up a joint inquiry into the terror attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai last week, and said it would cooperate with India as it investigates the 3-day siege of the country's financial capital. Pakistani Foreign...(more)
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CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A coalition of North American environmental groups says the development of Canada's oil sands region threatens to kill as many as 166 million birds over the next five decades and is calling for a moratorium on new projects in the region.
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POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Developing countries urged rich nations on Tuesday to provide cash quickly to help them cope with global warming and safeguard tropical forests at 187-nation talks in Poland on a new climate treaty.
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Government unions today criticized a White House executive order that denies collective bargaining rights at five federal departments to certain workers engaged in intelligence gathering, investigations and other national security work. Offices covered by the order employ about 8,600 federal workers within the energy, homeland...(more)
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As a busy political reporter for a certain online environmental news organization, Kate Sheppard finds she doesn't always have time to cook a full meal. Curious about the alternatives, she tested seven "natural" frozen meals, from organic mac 'n' cheese to Indian tofu. They're not the...(more)
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An 18-year-old Oakland man was shot to death at San Francisco's busy Metreon shopping center Sunday night, after an argument with at least one other young man just inside the building's entrance.
A suspect, who police believe may be the shooter, was arrested a block away on...(more)
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Thousands of passengers stranded in Thailand could start coming home today after protesters called off their occupation of Bangkok's airports and airlines laid on rescue flights.The anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy announced that its airport protests would cease from midnight tonight (5pm GMT), after a court...(more)
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SACRAMENTO (AP) -- Gov. Schwarzenegger is calling up 1,500 National Guard troops to deploy to the Southern California wildfires....
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Both Sen. John McCain and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton have called for a "gas tax holiday" this summer to offer commuters and vacationers some relief from spiraling gasoline prices. They have urged Congress to suspend the 18.4-cent-a-gallon federal tax and 24.4-cent diesel tax between Memorial Day...(more)
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