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iraq

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Iraq probes reports of al-Masri's death

Bush Vetoes Bill Tying Iraq Funds to Exit

Bush, Dems to seek deal on funding Iraq war

Embattled Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal plan

Iran gives $1 billion in credit to Iraq

Democrats remind about Bush Iraq speech

U.S. diplomats returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder

British defence chief during Iraq invasion admits poor planning

Iraq probes reports of al-Qaeda leader's death

Bush vetoes bill setting dates for Iraq pullout

israel

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EU delegation meets Hamas PM, Israel protests

Globalist: In criticism of a war, hints of a new Israel

ISRAEL: Report adds to growing pressure on Olmert

Report: Elites believed Israel was 'beyond the era of wars'

Israel' Kadima party plans to call on PM Olmert to resign: report

Ahmadi-Nejad: Israel is manifestation of state terrorism

Heading for French showdown, candidates have eyes on Israel

Israels Political System

Israel's Winograd Commission blasts Olmert, Peretz, Halutz

First Israel Fund Jumps 10% - Discount To NAV Closing

palestine
Palestine wage proposal

East Palestine comes back to beat United

Egypt ready to meet Palestine's needs of energy

Israeli forces attack peaceful Palestinian demonstration

Top Scoops

Union falls at Hutsonville

Commentary: Jewish Peace Activists Must Build Bridges

Commentary: What Are the Prospects for Peace in the Middle East?

Americans should clean up Iraq mess

Hanan Ashrawi: Looming Challenges; Palestine and Peace

United Nations

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Nations Urged to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

12 nations put on copyright piracy list

Nations urged to reduce greenhouse gases

3 Climate Change Envoys Appointed

Liberia: Diamond Trade Resumes as Embargo Ends

Women for Life International Challenges Amnesty International to Remain True to the United Nation's Universal ...

Liberia restarts diamond industry

Liberia relaunches diamond trade after embargo ends

Liberia re-starts diamond trade days after UN ban lifted

UN condemns detention of Darfur staff

Arafat
Israeli analysts say Sharon unlikely to take out Yasser Arafat

Fiery Italian journalist causes stir by condemning Arafat, European left

Arafat makes arrests, but Israelis doubt he will ever mean business

An Engaged Emory

Veiled threat

Today in History - May 1

Film listings

Palestinian finance minister hails new Saudi cash

San Francisco International Film Festival

Today in History

Security Council

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Somalia: Security Council Deplores Rising Civilian Deaths

Western Sahara: Urging Good Faith Dialogue, Security Council Extends Mission in Western Sahara

UN Security Council calls for comprehensive cease-fire in Somalia

Sudan: Protection for Darfur Must Be a U.S. Priority During Presidency of UN Security Council

Liberia: UN Envoy Welcomes Security Council Lifting of Diamond Embargo

SECURITY COUNCIL LIFTS BAN ON LIBERIAN DIAMONDS,

UN Security Council ends visit to Kosovo

Council for Disability Awareness Releases 2006 Claims Review From Leading Insurers, Social Security Data

U.N. Council wants peacekeeping plans for Somalia

Foiled by U.S. in Security Council, Arab states take Israel to The Hague

Egypt

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Iraq hopes Egypt summit will help to end the carnage

Egypt welcomes cooperation with Iran

Egypt ready to meet Palestine's needs of energy

Agrium to Build Nitrogen Plant in Egypt

REFILE-UAE's Ghurair Group eyes Egypt steel plants

Egypt Asks for Loans of Artifacts Held Abroad

Egypt proposes Iraq cease-fire

Egypt appeals for loan of Rosetta Stone, other artifacts abroad

Iran to tell coalition forces to leave Iraq at summit in Egypt

Gamal Mubarak has no intention to rule Egypt

Pakistan

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Pakistan coach Woolmer was poisoned before murder: BBC

US launches container security project in Pakistan

Pakistan election plan called a 'sham'

Report: Pakistan cricket coach poisoned, too

BP takes lead in Pakistan State Oil bidding race

Tenet Details Pakistan-North Korea Connection

Pakistans efforts helping the fight in Afghanistan: US

Terror camps continue in Pakistan: US report

Pakistan election plan called a 'sham'

Pipeline: India, Pakistan narrow down differences

Ariel Sharon
Ariel Sharon cheered, protested as he defends Gaza plan in New York

Israeli analysts say Sharon unlikely to take out Yasser Arafat

As Ariel Sharon visits White House, Jewish leaders to meet with Mubarak

Behind-the-scenes at U.N., Sharon will have one focus Iranian nukes

Praising Bush for Iraq war, Sharon sought continued U.S. involvement

Israeli officials wary as Russia plays disruptive role in Middle East

DEBKA file

Despite dismay at Phalcon deal delay, optimism runs high on Sharon visit in India

Israel shuts Gaza settlements to exclude rightists

As Sharon heads to White House, Palestinians wreak terror in Israel

Syria

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Rice ready for 'firm' dialogue with Iran, Syria

Bush sees 'test' for Iran, Syria

Rice to participate in Quartet meeting with Syria

Repression getting worse in Syria: opposition figures

Iran, Syria Consider Cooperation in the Field of Radio And TV

Syria to declare views on Iraq at conference

Bush says international conference on Iraq will test Iran, Syria

UNHCR, Syria Agree to Help Iraqi Refugees

IRAQ-SYRIA: Iraqi doctors welcome refugee agency contribution for hospitals

Syria to bring up its view on Iraq at Sharm el-Sheikh confab

iran

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Iran standing firm in nuclear dispute

Iran gives $1 billion in credit to Iraq

British sailors detained by Iran are back in Persian Gulf

Iran says "evil approach" by U.S. prevents talks

Iran spurns pressure at meeting on ailing atom pact

U.S. talks with Iran pose risks

Iran tops list of state terror sponsors

Rice ready for 'firm' dialogue with Iran, Syria

Iran fights discussion of nuclear compliance at UN conference

Iran Remains Atop U.S. Terror List

Turkey

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Court ruling sets Turkey on course for early elections

Turkey Sets Election Date, May Change Constitution (Update1)

Turkey Is the Scene of Violent Rallies, Arrests

Turkey PM to ask for early poll

Turkey awaits verdict on disputed presidential vote

Turkey Will Hold Parliamentary Elections on June 24 or July 1

Untying Turkey's head-scarf knot

Turkey Plans Election as Court Ends Presidential Poll (Update2)

Court ruling expected on Turkey's presidential polls

Turkey's presidency vote annulled

Kuwait

Kuwait recovers 548 million dollars from graft cases

Abe meets ASDF unit at Kuwait base

Japanese PM concludes visit to Kuwait after reviewing Japan's airforce troops

Japan, Kuwait renew energy partnership

Abe in Kuwait Thanks Japan Air Troops Aiding Coalition in Iraq

Kuwait Club win thriller

Japan's Abe takes Mideast energy security tour to Kuwait

Japan, Kuwait renew energy partnership

Kuwait recovers $548mn from graft cases

Japan PM in Kuwait on third leg of Mideast tour

Lebanon

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Israeli cabinet minister quits over Lebanon war report

Regional powers fight over Lebanon

PREP ROUNDUP: Groves helps PH upset Lebanon

Official Panel Accuses Israeli Leaders Of Multiple Failures in Lebanon War

Minister quits as pressure grows on Olmert over conduct of Lebanon war

Lebanon war probe slams Olmert

Lebanon auction plans Cinco de Mayo theme

Israeli inquiry into Lebanon war criticizes Olmert

Olmert criticized for 'serious failure' in Lebanon

Olmert, aides to blame for 'serious failure' of Lebanon war

Paul Bremer
Joseph A. Palermo: Open Letter to George Tenet

WHITE HOUSE: Bush's management style allows for incompetence - but not massage

A New Stance Toward Havana

The puppet who cleared the way for Iraq's destruction

Bielefeld bremst Bremer Gipfelsturm

First Edition Cycling News for May 2, 2007

Back in the Days of 'Mission Accomplished': How One Paper Covered Bush Declaration Four Years Ago

Tenet Book Says Cheney Pressed to Pick Iraqi Leaders

A New Stance Toward Havana

Small business salendar

Kofi Annan
We have the opportunity window: to launch the United States of Africa!

Ex-Hyogo governor, ex-U.N. chief receive Japanese decorations

Africa Progress Panel inaugurated As Kofi Annan chairs panel

R. Nicholas Burns: The Future of Kosovo

Africa: Would Blair's Exit Hurt Aid to the Continent?

As blogs proliferate, a gadfly with accreditation at the UN

Hyogo's Kaihara, Annan among honorees this spring

Socially responsible investment

Panel calls on G8 to deliver on 2005 promises made for Africa

New York Times columnist speaks about genocide coverage in Darfur

Saddam

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Witness: Officer gave cigars to Saddam

Cigars, hair dye for Saddam's final days

US prison camp commander 'empathised' with Saddam allies

Cigars, hair dye for Saddam's final days

US bought cigars, hair dye for Saddam

Witness: Accused U.S. officer bought Cuban cigars for Saddam

Cigars, hair dye for Saddam's final days

Iraq using Saddam-era law to block corruption probes: audit

U.S. Jailer in Iraq Admits Mistakes, Investigator Says

Iraq camp chief held "devastating" material: hearing

Feith
TENET CONFIRMS WHAT MANY ALREADY KNEW

Sean-Paul Kelley: Bush In The Bunker

Observer: A Brilliant History

The Bushies' red herring on Iraq

Robert D. Novak: Hagel paints a bleak picture of the Iraq war

Tenet says CIA was scapegoat for war

Excerpt: Tenet Strikes Back

CIA, under Tenet's watch

Conservative Hagel: Iraq's 'coming undone'

George Tenet on the staircase with the neocons

North Korea

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North Korea: U.S. and Japan Press for Disarmament

North Korea prodded on nuclear issue

Amid North Korea, China concerns, US reaffirms defense vows to Japan

North Korea Must Immediately Meet Nuclear Pledges, Rice Says

US, Japan Press North Korea on Nuclear Agreement

S Korea to ship anti-malaria aid to North

US, Japan expect North Korea to act on pledge

Japanese and U.S. ministers urge North Korea to act on nuclear pledge

[Editorial] The Costly North Korea Project

North Korea Nuclear Talks Need a More Detailed Plan, Group Says

Daniel Pipes
Disagreement over water authority pipes going to court

Disagreement over water authority pipes going to court

Texas residents object to incinerator

Texas residents rebel over toxic waste

City of Trash

Finkelstein calls Israel a human rights abuser, following brief protest

Off-Season Game Plan: Blue Jackets

Corrections and Clarifications

Toxic town fights back

Civil Disobedience
Current Issue:

Current Issue:

Drums and wires

Is Punishment for Civil Disobedience Always Justified?

Domestic news

NEWS & FEATURES

INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER

Letter supports UCD food workers

Tavern defies smoking ban

UK feared ex-POWs would stay

Apartheid
Art Under Apartheid in Tel Rumeida

Report finds 'economic apartheid'

Educator finds inspiration in S. Africa

Commentary: What Are the Prospects for Peace in the Middle East?

DA opposed to single public service

Democracy icon to send off graduates

World Review: How to pass judgment on war criminals

Name changes will continue until 2010 - Mlaba

'Educational apartheid' as grammar school places lost

Beilin
Arutz 7 TV

War report blasts Israeli PM for 'serious failure'

Report Sparks Calls for Israeli Leader to Quit

Olmert's conduct of war faulted

Lebanon war probe slams Israeli PM

Arutz 7 TV

War Report Could Decide Israeli Premier?s Fate

No judgment, no caution - no resignation

War report blasts Israeli PM for 'serious failure'

MI6
30th April 2007

Intelligence tops list of desirable employers for male graduates

MI5 attracts men - but not women

China is biggest espionage threat to Canada: spy chief

1st May 2007

A Money Laundromat For Nukes Keeps It All That Much Cleaner

Ottawa may still boost Canada's foreign intelligence abilities

Casino Royale

MPs agree to review 7/7 evidence

The Yorkshire connection

Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz defends Israel at polarized Columbia University

Student on Provost's committee

A celebration of Jewish song

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Finkelstein is not credible

What Israel means to me

Letters to the Editor

Prince Andrew's billionaire friend is accused of preying on girl of 14

Students Dance To Celebrate Israeli Independence Day

Legalizing murder

Book Review: Israel-Palestine on Record

Richard Perle
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/04/30/cnn-punks-bill-kristol/

Book's key anecdote true, Tenet says

TENET CONFIRMS WHAT MANY ALREADY KNEW

Ex-Gov. Thompson takes stand at fraud trial

Tenet finally tells bosses what they didn't want to hear

George Tenet: At The Center Of The Storm

Tenet's memoirs draw heated backlash

Detractors put Tenet on defensive

Tenet faces backlash over book citing post-9/11 blame on Iraq

Mr. Tenets legacy is still to be determined

elbaradei
(AFX UK Focus) 2007-05-01 19:10 GMT: Qatar seeks Japan's support for developing nuclear energy

Qatar seeks Japan's support for developing nuclear energy

U.N. chief says atom treaty in crisis

UN chief: Atom treaty in crisis

U.N. chief says atom treaty in crisis

Missiles could stall Iran nuclear programme: Olmert

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Missiles could stall Iran N-programme: Olmert

Iran nuclear talks progressing towards 'united view': Larijani

Iran, EU `closer` on nuclear talks

John Bolton
Premiership giants Bolton and Boro set for Easter Rd

HIGH SCHOOL WEEK IN REVIEW: Amarikwa, Bolton honored

Fidelity to announce Bolton replacement in two weeks

City on alert after Allardyce quits Bolton

The Daily 2008

City on alert after Allardyce quits Bolton

Patience the key as Liverpool aim for Chelsea jugular

SCOUSEBUSTER PART 2

Patience the key as Liverpool aim for Chelsea jugular

MiddleEast.Org

Mid-East Realities
Captives 'thought throats were being cut'

Gaza

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Gaza: Demands for Bbc Journalist Rejected

Egypt's Gaza gateway: crossroad of frustration

Palestinians storm Egyptian Gaza mission

Gaza settlement that wants to move en masse may be a model for others

Egypt condemns storming of diplomatic office in Gaza

To Bush, images of Gaza dead show need for speedy withdrawal

Cairo Rally Calls for Release of BBC Reporter in Gaza

Israel may buy Palestinian gas from Gaza: Olmert's office

Cairo journalists rally for BBC man held in Gaza

Tony Blair

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Tony Blair agrees: Bins should be emptied once a week

Stuart Jeffries asks: what did Tony Blair do for the arts?

Tony Blair agrees: Bins should be emptied once a week

Tony Blair tomake 'definitive' statement on stepping down next week

Britain: Blair Gives a Nod to Gordon Brown

Tony Blair to make 'definitive' statement on stepping down next week

Blair backs successor, prepares to quit after 10 years

Blair faces electorate for last time

Blair Indirectly Endorses Brown as Successor

Blair endorses Brown as Britain's next leader

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EU delegation meets Hamas PM, Israel protests

Amnesty International calls on EU to urge US to shut Guantanamo

Dont let EU tamper with our freedom to be self-employed

EU chief unites NIreland leaders

EU parliamentarians meet Haniyeh

EU pushes countries on global warming

India offers to give inputs in EU case on liquor duty

EU urges countries on climate change

US, EU discuss climate, single market

[Opinion] The EU Market

Tokyo

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Tokyo stocks open slightly higher, tracking Dow's record high

Gold firmer on higher oil, Tokyo futures drop

Dollar trades in upper 119 yen level in early Tokyo deals

Tokyo's Nikkei edges higher, some techs up

Tokyo stocks seen opening higher in thin trade

Tokyo shares slip in thin trading

'Feel good' factor lifts Tokyo street

Stocks falls in Tokyo, Sydney

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-05-02 04:17 GMT: Tokyo shares end morning slightly higher in thin trade ahead of holiday

6 Tokyo children died after centers learned of abuse

de Borchgrave
A Money Laundromat For Nukes Keeps It All That Much Cleaner

TENET CONFIRMS WHAT MANY ALREADY KNEW

Outside View: Putin's inconsistencies

S. Korea, EU in FTA talks next week

Venezuela may pull out of IMF, World Bank

Europe concerned about Turkey unrest

U.S., India to cooperate in technology

U.N. says sanctions need incentives

World Bank pushes for China IT reform

Wolfowitz still defends World Bank post

Robert Fisk
Fisk takes Western officials - and reporters - to task

Robert Fisk: We are now in the firing line, sadly

HONOR ROLLS

Money is no problem for three mayoral candidates

Agenda released for mayors town hall heeting on environment

LOOKING BACK BY BELINDA HARRIS

Attendance growth may boost festivals stature

IAC golf preview: Parks gone, but Lansing still potent

ARTS: Our Critics Picks

Book Review: Israel-Palestine on Record

Lincoln Group
Lincoln Financial Group Reports First Quarter 2007 Earnings

Lincoln group plans big Ashland development

Other News in Brief: Blackstone Sells an Oklahoma Sheraton; Lincoln Equities Group to Manage Seaview Square in Ocean ...

Lincoln National 1Q Profit Rises

Lincoln Center Starts Architectural Renewal Work

Group educates on child abuse

Lincoln Center Renewal Starts With Alice

Lincoln High speaks to south-side pride

Lincoln Center renewal starts with Alice

Lincoln Northeasters talk college financing

AIPAC
Timing of AIPAC conference raises concern of how to frame message

DEBKA file

The Phony War

Israeli governments disarray doesnt deter AIPAC conference

Commentary: AIPACs Legion of Supporters

Ex-AIPAC staffers pen joint defense agreement

With time short on Iran nukes, AIPAC criticizes Bush approach

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/index-flash.html

The Berkeley Daily Planet

Ex-AIPAC man expects indictment, wants opportunity to clear his name

Sha'ath

Shaath
Palestinians mark their "Prisoners Day," call for freedom

Belafonte
New Orleans

Dad of prodigy poet Autum Ashante, 8, accused of teaching her hate

Getting her just due

Venezuelas Black vote

Harry Belafonte to receive top South African honours

Black mayors to meet in Baton Rouge on May 2-7

SA honours Harry Belafonte

P.R.O.U.D. planning events

Spare Times

Jim Fetzer
Brown-Forman Continues Streamlining Wine Operations

Brown-Forman to cut local workforce, sell Paso Robles winery

A day in the life of a dream

Hero turned skipper

Ventura County Star, Calif., Business Briefs Column

Traveling writer gets unique view of Lake County

Cory Isenberg | Spring is way off schedule

MSU track team looks solid

'Cats fire first salvo

Mayor to announce market meetings

Marzook
Opinions: Op-Ed: Pleasantly surprised by "Three Ex-Terrorists" event

Rockland Muslims call for jail chaplain's dismissal

Eastern: 2 Dramatic Wins

:::- ARAB TIMES -:::

Muslim group under fire

Hamas

EU delegation meets Hamas PM, Israel protests

European MPs meet Palestinian PM despite Hamas ban

Hamas chief warns of Mideast 'explosion'

Israel reviews its stance toward P.A. following Hamas attack, arms seizure

Hamas leader threatens renewed violence

Hamas leader warns of new Palestinian uprising

Exiled Hamas Leader Threatens Renewed Violence

Hamas threatens more Israeli kidnappings

Hamas leader justifies rocket attacks

Israeli soldiers kill 3 Hamas militants in Gaza

Divestment

Groups press for China oil divestment

Media blitz to force Sudan divestment launched

Summary Box: Iran Divestment

Students hold die-in to stop Darfur genocide

Ahold: CEO moves on

OPINION: Boycott Beijing, Divest from Darfur

Fidelity, Berkshire targeted over PetroChina

Divestment pressure hits Buffett over Darfur

Divest from Sudan, Darfur activists urge

World Council of Churches
ELCA Council Sees World Hunger Milestone, Seeks $25 Million in Annual Gifts

World church leader in city

Ireland Prepares to Welcome World Council of Churches Leader

WCC Head Calls for Change in Ecumenical Motto

Community

[UMNS-ALL-NEWS] UMNS# 219-Judicial Council hears about violence in Philippines

World Evangelical Alliance Welcomes New Member to North American Council

R. Nicholas Burns: The Future of Kosovo

News Brief

WCC Head Calls for Change in Famed Ecumenical Motto

World Jewish Congress
May gets backing from Brits in comparing climate change to Second World War

Democrats Focus On Foreign Policy

Excerpt: 'Not On Our Watch'

Forward.com

PM invites Dion to distance himself from May's 'Nazi analogies'

Up Next

'Not On Our Watch': A Mission to End Genocide

PM invites Dion to distance himself from May's 'Nazi analogies'

Uproar erupts over May's 'appeasement' remarks

Gearing up for change: Family plans a cross-country bike trek, with a green message

Colin Powell
Former CIA Chief Denies Accusations He Misled Powell Before Iraq Invasion

British defence chief during Iraq invasion admits poor planning

CHOOSE ONE: LOYALTY OR GLORY

Actor Patrick Dempsey to drive Indy pace car

Nora Ephron: The Answer to the Question Why Didn't George Tenet Just Resign?

Microsoft Removes Complexity from Predictive Analytics

After Hard Fall, Tenet Seeks to Reshape Legacy

Iran rules out Rice 'dialogue' at Iraq conference

'Our military people were excited by the American plan'

Palestine Solidarity Movement
Top Scoops

The legacy: After 10 years Blair has made Britain a better place

Mubarak supports freedom of expression with limits

Pro-Palestinian conference is mix of agendas, united against Israel

Rudd Labor conference address

Abbas group rejoices over U.S. deaths in Iraq

Second Annual Bilin International Conference

Tesco chief joins fight to save Union

Boycotting the boycotters

A killing every three days as violence surges on the streets

Cambridge Union
Sebivo(R) (Telbivudine) Approved In European Union As A New Treatment For Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Cowgill: Cambridge 'is one of the premiiere places to raise a family'

PCS workers strike against Brown's cuts

Wolfowitz Leaves Door Open to Exit From World Bank

Baseball tourney drawings take place around Eastern District

Sebivo(R) (Telbivudine) Approved in European Union as a New Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Dickson dropped from Scotland A squad as Hadden loses patience

Embracing the Challenge of Free Trade: Competing and Prospering in a Global Economy

Daily Mail analysis of the Lord Browne judgement

BP was nicknamed Blair Petroleum

Learning Chinese
Skype Your Way to Learning Chinese

Skype your way to learning Chinese

1st Ld-Writethru: 18 Chinese Fishermen Missing After Being Robbed at Sea

Chinese NGOs Said Playing Major Role in Environmental Protection

Chinese American International School's 25th Anniversary Gala Marks Announcement of $1.3 Million Endowment

Chung Hwa Encourages Online Learning

Fidelity, Berkshire targeted over PetroChina

Preschools will host Chinese program

Chinese Agency Commentary Calls for Greater Energy Reduction

Fee-paying Chinese students on rise again

Zionism
Pressure grows for Olmert to resign

Israeli media predicts Olmert resignation

Olmert: Should He Stay Or Should He Go?

The Lord's Press Release 4/7*****

Messiah in all but name

'Farewell to our house!'

War Report Prompts Calls for Olmert Exit

Teen's Zionism is showing Diaspora mates his Israel

War Report May Boost Pressure on Olmert

War report may boost pressure on Olmert

Princess of Wales
Take That Confirm Princess Di Gig

Princess' bicycle to be auctioned

Village school marks 10 years as charity

Princess Diana returns in ballet about her life

Diana concert tickets snapped up

Arts, Briefly

Stars come out for Princess Di bash

Princess Diana Returns, in a Russian Ballet

Prince Charles won't attend Diana concert: spokesman

Kylie to star in Diana tribute

Israeli Apartheid
Israeli seizure of land in Izbat at-Tabib Village

International and Israeli activists needed

Commentary: What Are the Prospects for Peace in the Middle East?

Israeli Speaks on "Palestinian Rights in Israel and Under Occupation"

An Engaged Emory

British boycott vote blasted, but will it even have an effect?

Top Scoops

Carter's visit to GSU peaceful

Irish Peace Laureate Shot By Israeli Troops

Bush Middle East

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Bush Won Iraq War Four Years Ago -- Freedom Reigns

Bush views Olmert as 'essential' : White House

Pres. Bush Ready to Veto Iraq Funding Bill

Bush views Olmert as 'essential'

President Bush Addresses CENTCOM Coalition Conference

INTERVIEW - EU urges U.S. to maintain Middle East momentum

Bush: Olmert is 'essential'

INTERVIEW-EU urges US to maintain Middle East momentum

Congress gives Bush get-out-of-Iraq bill; veto to come

Bush vetoes troop withdrawal bill

Christopher Hitchens
Max Blumenthal: The Contrarian Delusion: How Hitchens Poisons Everything

Pundit Christopher Hitchens picks on God in new book 'God Is Not Great'

'god is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything' by Christopher Hitchens

Pundit Christopher Hitchens picks on God in new book 'God Is Not Great'

National Magazine Awards Smile on Some and Disappoint Frequent Winners

Hitchens book merely preaches to choir

ON TV: So much talk, but so little said

Who are the brains of Britain?

Special On The Mormons Worth Watching; `Helmut By June' Another Good Bet

Paradise Now
Parties settle in Paradise Island suit

Brisk Residential Sales Continue at InterContinental Montelucia Resort & Spa in Paradise Valley With Four New Villas ...

High Museum unlocks 'Gates of Paradise'

Whaling in the Lost Paradise

BOURGEOIS PORN PARADISE

Ethiopia: Rasta's Paradise- a Journey to the Hearts And Lives of Rasta

Sugar and Branson need not apply: Girls only

BEST BET MAY '07: SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS

Views, festival and villas in Italy's Ravello

Briton killed in tourist paradise

Dennis Ross
Inside Slant

Herpetologist still unbitten after 51 years of venomous reptiles

Ethanol Vehicles for Houston Co. Sheriff's Dept.

Tonight's high school golf & tennis roundup updated at 7:30 p.m.

Dennis Cooper sets a love story in Paris

Ted answers back

Bath School Board says no to all day kindergarten idea

Jazz reviews for March 15, 2007: "Want You" by Tony DeSare; "Passages by Scott Burn; "Live At Blues Alley" by ...

Dennis Cooper sets a love story in Paris

MARION COUNTY COURT

Martin Indyk
Top Scoops

Saudi king declines visit from Iraq's prime minister

Saudi prince loses credibility with Bush

U.S. puzzled by diminishing clout of Saudi prince

UPI NewsTrack TopNews

Saudi prince loses credibility with Bush

A Saudi Prince Tied to Bush Is Sounding Off-Key

White House rethinking its ties with Saudi prince

U.S. questions relying on prince

Column: Dispatches From the Edge: Shiites vs. Sunni: The Pandora Strategy

Mushahid Hussein
Clerics Refuse to Back Down in Pakistan

Teacher Joseph Kyle
Don't miss 'Beauty and the Beast' at NHS

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

LOCAL NEWS

Meyersdale FFA honors John Wiltrout

Waukesha County School Notes

Purdue notebook

On Campus News

IN DEVELOPMENT: April 20-26, 2007

Professors debate validity of assigning their own textbooks

Obituaries, April 26, 2007

SARS China
AIDS In China

Legal reform urged for more play of NGOs in China's fight against HIV

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

New interactive map shows spread of avian flu virus

Taiwan inclusion in WHO will bolster global health security

Sinovac to Present at 2007 UBS Global Generic and Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conference

The Almanac

'Supermap' Of Avian Flu Yields New Info On Source And Spread

New rules ensure government transparency in China

China Cracks Door To Public Oversight

Norman Finkelstein
Op-Ed:Finkelstein distorts facts to fit agenda

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Finkelstein is not credible

Finkelstein calls Israel a human rights abuser, following brief protest

Area Results

Grand Strand Scoreboard

Steve Clemons: Is Wolfowitz Girlfriend Shaha Riza a Spy?

Up for tenure and under fire

Opinions: Editorial: Ex-terrorists, decency and debate

Letters to the editor

General Peter Pace

Wall St seen higher on deals, earnings

Film listings

Nigeria: Do-Or-Die Politics And the Election Fiasco

Dancing in welly boots? P5 doesn't look convinced...

Fran O'Sullivan: Climate top of Howard list

Internet Retailer 2007 Conference & Exhibition

Big future predicted for Jondall; Alvarez has El Tour goal

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Announces First Quarter Results

Review team: Staff turnover led to problems at Vet Home

Contents Under Pressure

Pete Pace Baltimore
BEREA " The way third-year General Manager Phil

Super 25 baseball rankings

From Staff Reports

For The Record

Pace High baseball ranked No. 18 in first USA Today poll

Bruzonsky

PNAC
Jane Smiley: Who's the Enemy?

The Phony War

Super Imperialism

David Horton: Politically correct guns and bombs

Pakistan and EC close to finalising Third-Generation Agreement

Wolfowitz to abide by World Bank probe

Loup de Loup: The Deeper Darkness Behind the Wolfowitz Scandal

Rachel Haimowitz: Move Along, Lady Liberty, This Doesn't Concern You

Tragedy will not decide gun control debate

United Nations vehicle blown up in Afghanistan

Charlie Sheen 9/11
April 28, 2007

D.C. Notes: Va. Tech massacre unlikely to spur Dems on gun control

American radio icon Don Imus disgraced, fired after threat to reveal 9/11 secrets

A conspiracy theorist's paradise

Rosie Seeks The 'Truth'

Opened Wednesday

[Opinion] Everything's coming up 'Rosie'

Latest movie releases

Steve Rosen
Suns' offensive execution is scintillating

Cruisin' Grand began from the need for speed

Up Next

Henry V , With Wetherall, Baldwin and Conrad, Ascends May 1 at NJ Shakespeare

In Brief - May 1, 2007

Monday's results

Spurs have more star power in Game 3

Food notes Food Notes

Boys' tennis roundup

Yesterday's matches

Lawrence Franklin
Travis Trim's warrant never put in police system

Lawrence County, Coffee No. 1 seeds

Indiana High School Boys Track and Field Poll

Trash Bash event set for Thursday

TV's Clueless Everyman Tom Poston Dies

Abstinence efforts are paying off in fewer teen births

Travis Trim's warrant never put in police system

Travis Trim's arrest warrant never put in police system

Grand Jury Indicts Two For Murder

Season Resumes at Pittsford

Professor Stephen Walt
Above All, All of the Above

04/25/07 - iW BOT | France on Top with "The Valet" and "Private Fears"; "After the Wedding" Rebounds

Shorts: U.S.

Va. Tech massacre: Why did he do it

Merging hospitals a critical move

SNP 'not fit to govern'

John Mearsheimer
John Walsh: Why is the Peace Movement Silent about AIPAC?

Sun-rise in New York

Shorts: U.S.

George Soros is Jewish but not often engaged in Israeli affairs [AP]

Soros adds voice to debate over Israel lobby

Soros takes Israeli lobby in Washington to task

FEATURE-Soros adds voice to debate over Israel lobby

Uri Avnery: Olmert and the Pussycat

Stop Iran before it gets bomb, says Russian scientist

Condi's Middle East Mission: Olmert and the Pussycat

Robert Fisk
Fisk takes Western officials - and reporters - to task

Robert Fisk: We are now in the firing line, sadly

HONOR ROLLS

Money is no problem for three mayoral candidates

Agenda released for mayors town hall heeting on environment

LOOKING BACK BY BELINDA HARRIS

Attendance growth may boost festivals stature

IAC golf preview: Parks gone, but Lansing still potent

ARTS: Our Critics Picks

Book Review: Israel-Palestine on Record

Delta Airlines

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Delta Airlines exits bankruptcy

Delta Airlines Changes

Delta to exit bankruptcy as US airlines sees sunnier skies

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Announces New Partnership With Delta Air Lines

Delta Airlines sails out of bankruptcy

Leaner Delta Airlines emerges from bankruptcy protection

Like a Politician, Delta Hits the Comeback Trail

Delta emerges from Chapter 11

Delta to exit bankruptcy as US airlines sees sunnier skies

Pinnacle-Delta Agreement Offsets Last Week's Northwest Setback

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Skype Gets a Tongue Lashing

Skype Your Way to Learning Chinese

Skype Mom For Free

News: Skype offers free calls on Mother's Day

New version of PIKA Connect for Skype now platform agnostic

Skype your way to learning Chinese

Skype Lawyers Bring Negative PR

Skype Teams up with Intel to Deliver Internet Communications Experience to PC Users

Online TV company Joost expands content

Joost TV Open for Business

London Review of Books
REVIEW / Private armies and their not-so-secret actions

Botswana: All Speech is Free

Iran capable of exporting books: Official

Music Review: Warren Zevon - Stand in the Fire

The Rich Are Different

Who are the brains of Britain?

Babes, books and a great big ego

The PCA's Extreme Makeover

Dressing formularies: an overview

New UConn Dean At Business School

Moussauoi

Patricia Duff
Letters to the Editor

J. Donald Spence

No excuse for speeding

Cameron in crusade to save Union

How warming is changing our world

'I AM A NYER': OBAMA

U.N. Climate Report Warning: 'Species Are Going to Be Lost'

Bucks County real estate transactions

South Africa

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Zune Marketplace offers music from South Africa's Gallo Music Group

England opt to leave Catt out as they head off for South Africa

'Miracle' needed to find WA yachtie off South Africa

Krejcir asks for Czech interpreter in South Africa -- TV

South Africa's trade gap narrows

Rugby union: Jason Robinson named England captain for tour of South Africa

England name squad for South Africa

Rugby union: Jason Robinson named England captain for tour of South Africa

South Africa: Country, Malawi, Lesotho to Help Solve Swaziland's Pension Delays

Noam Chomsky
Students short of funds for visit with Chomsky

Jamia names building, road after Arjun Singh; V-C says he's our 'greatest benefactor'

Jamia names building, road after Arjun Singh; V-C says hes our greatest benefactor

Preventing War With Iran

On A consistent basis, lets call This a high-quality stat

Start the (Next) Revolution With Him

Reports round-up

Rebel rock rules

At Long Last, Is There No Sense Of Decency?

Hearts & Minds

Steven Rosen AIPAC
Justice Dept. Given 2 Weeks to Weigh Use of Classified Data in Espionage Case

Federal judge rejects secrecy for AIPAC trial

Government Loses on Aipac Secrecy Bid

Amcha: Secrecy May Turn Aipac Case Into Modern-Day Dreyfus Affair

Media seeks to keep AIPAC lobbyist trial open

News media seek public access in AIPAC trial

Media seek public access in upcoming AIPAC trial

Aipac Prosecution: Limited Access Is Constitutional

Forward.com

National Association of Teachers
SACS teachers keep state and national ties

Rockford Third Graders Win Second Place in National Science Competition

Coppells Gifted Association has one goal: district-wide programming

News Briefs

Teaching to save

Teacher cleared in urination dispute

Bangladesh plans slapping ban on teachers and students politics

The Human Resource Association of the National Capital Area Presents 2007 Annual Strategic Business Awards

'Teachers don't deserve 12% salary hike'

Landrum Bolling

Paul Flum
Names Make News

Names Make News

Israeli Apartheid
Israeli seizure of land in Izbat at-Tabib Village

International and Israeli activists needed

Commentary: What Are the Prospects for Peace in the Middle East?

Israeli Speaks on "Palestinian Rights in Israel and Under Occupation"

An Engaged Emory

British boycott vote blasted, but will it even have an effect?

Top Scoops

Carter's visit to GSU peaceful

Irish Peace Laureate Shot By Israeli Troops

Uzi Arad
Olmert Facing Effort in Party to Oust Him Over ?06 War

Israeli Leader Resists Calls to Resign After Report

Olmert won't resign over report on Hezbollah war

Olmert won't resign over damning report on Hezbollah war

Israel eyes Iran's nervously

Israel eyes Iran's aims nervously

US And Israel Probe Alliance by Joshua Brilliant UPI Israel Correspondent Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Apr 19, 2007

Top Scoops

America as Israel's Proxy

A Paradigm Shift: America as Proxy

Presbyterian Church Israel
ADL interfaith mission Clergy view Israel through a Jewish lens

Protestant group OKs Israel divestment, but Vatican rips anti-Zionism

People You Should Know: He loves helping those in need

Church events in your area

Wanda's Picks

Parish will celebrate sister's milestone

Faith calendar

Religion & Ethics calendar

Choir practice, group discussions among religious events offered

Amsouth bank robbery keeps string going

George Bush Root Causes
China vs. Earth

The Lord's Press Release 4/7*****

The Lord's Press Release 4/7****

ZENIT - The World Seen From Rome

The Right Profile

E-ticket: Murder by Cricket

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

'I win, you lose' days must end, US warns

Louise Arbour Israel
The world this week

Goals For Americans
Bush vetoes troop withdrawal measure

Bush Vetoes Bill Tying Iraq Funds to Exit

Bulldogs rally to eliminate Americans

NHL: Rangers, Sabres Series Tied 2-2

Sports briefs

Bush, Congress eye next Iraq step

Bush vetoes troop withdrawal bill

Sports Briefing

Foreclosures hurt families, economy

No fooling around: Affton PeeWee squad wins Nationals

King David Hotel
When companies investigate themselves: Too easy?

The Palazzo to Showcase Broadway's Mega-Hit, 'Jersey Boys'

Daily Digest 05/01/07

Music listings

Quick News On R. Kelly, Pete Wentz, Ashlee Simpson, Jay-Z, Wilmer Valderrama, 'Idol' & More

For The Record: Quick News On R. Kelly, Pete Wentz, Ashlee Simpson, Jay-Z, Wilmer Valderrama, 'Idol' & More

Senior class's Amazing Race includes milking a cow, playing croquet -- and shaking President's Skorton's hand

For The Record: Quick News On Pete Wentz, Ashlee Simpson, Jay-Z, Ne-Yo, Kanye West, LL Cool J, AFI & More

Swan Lake

12/12/06 Da Vinci's in Long Beach

Sistani
Larijani confers with Ayatollah Sistani on regional developments

Larijani meets Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf

Larijani confers with Ayatollah Sistani on regional developments

Larijani meets Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf

Iraqi Officials Say Top Qaeda Leader May Have Been Killed

Gunmen kill 14 travelers on Iraq highway

Iranian envoy holds talks in Iraq

Larijani: US engaged in secret talks with terrorists

Gunmen Kill 14 Travelers on Iraq Highway

Iraq Amb. Ryan Crocker Digital Video Conference

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Iraqi Officials Say Top Qaeda Leader May Have Been Killed

Gunmen kill 14 travelers on Iraq highway

Gunmen Kill 14 Travelers on Iraq Highway

Gunmen kill 14 travelers on Iraq highway

More Middle East Pages

'Iran's Quds Force helped kill 5 US troops in Iraq'

Shi'ite power struggle escalates

Iraq's fate is in hands of Shia cleric

Gates warns Iraq of limited US patience

Pentagon chief in Iraq as US patience wears thin

9/11 Commission
Capital Sources: Deconstructing George Tenet

Archivists work to preserve 9/11 papers, photos and video forever

Dave Henderson: Fall Creek cleanup set for Saturday

Archivists preserve 9/11 attack history

Archivists Work to Save 9/11 History

Archivists work to preserve 9/11 papers, photos and video forever

Giuliani 9/11 Remark Draws Angry Reply

George Tenet: At The Center Of The Storm

Monday, April 30

Bushwhacking Privacy

Clash of Civilizations
World is being defined by radicals and the reaction we give them

Iran Government Develops Video Game (of Mass Destruction?)

The Phony War

Is President Jammeh To Blame For Tribalism?

Documentarians battle PBS over Islam film

Daily Analysis

A Clash of Civilisations, Lest We Forget

Bill Mahers Towel Headed Hos

The Tension between Science and Religion

Schools Ban Both Hijab and Miniskirts

Samir Kuntar
Swap Negotiations Reported To Progressing

Posted: 25-04-2007 , 12:33 GMT

Hezbollah: Prisoner exchange talks with Israel are 'serious'

Help free them. They could've been yours.

Olmert

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Olmert Facing Effort in Party to Oust Him Over ?06 War

Olmert fights for political life after war report

Israelis clamour for Olmert to quit after war report

Olmert hangs on amid resignation calls

Rifts in Olmert coalition after Israel war report

Cracks appear in Olmert coalition

Olmert won't resign over damning report on Hezbollah war

Olmert won't resign over report on Hezbollah war

First crack in Olmert coalition after war inquiry

Israelis clamour for Olmert to quit after war report

Tony Judt
The French elections as seen from Senegal and New York

Daily Analysis

Antony Loewenstein - His Israel Question - Haaretz - Israel News

Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Renewing Jewish Culture or Excommunicating Jewish Thinkers?

Jews are geniuses, says controversial author

Murray lauds genius of Jews

Turkey's E.U. Membership Discussed In New York

IRAN COMMAND
President's reasons to invade Iran are weak

Iran agrees to join talks on insurgents

Iraqi leader warns Iran of terror threat

Iraq welcomes Iran's participation in conference

After Baghdad Visit, Iran to Attend Mideast 'Neighbors Summit'

Iran To Join U.S. For Iraq Talks

Baghdad Pleased Iran Will Attend Security Talks

Iran to Join Iraq Conference

Iraq welcomes Iran's participation in conference

Iraq welcomes Irans participation in conference

Iraq Divide
Shadowy Iraq office accused of sectarian agenda

Shadowy Iraq office accused of sectarian agenda

Commentary: U.S. Uses Walls to Divide and Conquer in Iraq

CNN: Shadow Gov't in Iraq

Democratic candidates' plans for Iraq

How Democratic presidential candidates say they would handle the Iraq war

Iran to tell coalition forces to leave Iraq at summit in Egypt

Democrats Plans to Use Iraq as Issue Against Sununu Etched in Granite

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.office/index.html

Walls spring up to divide neighbours

Jimmy Carter Apartheid
Commentary: What Are the Prospects for Peace in the Middle East?

Carter will speak at UCI

Carter's visit to GSU peaceful

Carter Visit Sees Some Controversy In Jewish Circles

An Engaged Emory

Carter Ticket Line Stretches Cross-Campus

Jews wary of Carter speech at Berkeley

Around globe, walls spring up to divide neighbors

Israeli Speaks on "Palestinian Rights in Israel and Under Occupation"

Walls spring up to divide neighbours

Saudi King

Palestinian president visits Saudi king

Saudi king declines visit from Iraq's prime minister

Saudi king is said to be angered by Maliki

Saudi king discusses Palestine with Abbas

Saudi King Declines to Receive Iraqi Leader

US urges end to Saudi-Iraq dispute

2ND LD: Saudi Arabian king calls for Japan's help in non-oil areas

Saudi 'rejected advice for talks with Maliki'

Saudi King Snubs Al-Maliki On Eve Of Summit

Saudi king snubs al-Maliki

Brandeis Carter
Carter's visit to GSU peaceful

A celebration of Jewish song

Finkelstein calls Israel a human rights abuser, following brief protest

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Finkelstein is not credible

AMY MANDEL:Brandeis: Resist outside influences and pressures

From Boris Yeltsin's Christian funeral to the war on terror

Presidential visit invites new policy

Approaching the South Carolina Democratic Debate

Globe West listings

University names Krisch commencement speaker

Abe Soliman

Geoffrey Aronson
On The Scene

On The Scene

Paul Wolfowitz

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WB president Paul Wolfowitz-the victim of a smear campaign

World Bank ethics chief disputes Wolfowitz claims

Wolfowitz's Story Disputed By Ex-Official

Bank pledges decision soon on Wolfowitz

Former World Bank Officials Detail Discord Over Wolfowitz

Former ethics chief disputes Wolfowitz claims

Senior Democrat says Wolfowitz should step down

Former bank official: Wolfowitz erred

Wolfowitz Leaves Door Open to Exit From World Bank

Wolfowitz issue highlights bank selection process

David Petraeus Jewish
Iraq's perilous - for Dems: Hil

President Bush Visits East Grand Rapids, Discusses Global War on Terror - Complete Text of Speech

Remarks by the President on the Global War on Terror

President Bush Visits East Grand Rapids, Discusses Global War on Terror

Commissioners call for end to war

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