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iraq

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Major Turkish Incursion in N. Iraq Seen as Unlikely

Report: Blair despaired at Iraq planning

U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,522

US launches new offensive in Iraq

Troop Influx Complete, U.S. Forces Press Al Qaeda in Iraq

Gates says Iraq troop surge only starting to bite

U.S. begins 'major offensive' in Iraq

British soldier dies after road accident in Iraq: ministry

Bombs destroy 2nd Sunni mosque in 2 days in Iraq

Kidnapped athletes found dead in Iraq

israel

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Israel praises Hamas-free cabinet

UN urges Israel to re-open Gaza crossings

Israel U21 0-4 Portugal U21

Israel plans attack on Gaza

Israel threatens to seal Gaza border

Israel backs new Palestinian cabinet

Israel will recognise a Palestinian govt without Hamas: Olmert

To fight or to boycott? Israel decides to skip fence hearing

Israel PM says new Palestinian government creates 'opportunity'

ISRAEL'S OLMERT: ABBAS'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS A PARTNER FOR PEACE

palestine
US To Resume Aid To Palestine After 15 Month Hiatus

U.S to lift aid embargo to Palestine

House speaker discusses Palestine issue with Egyptian president

PALESTINE Arab League condemns the crimes in Gaza and throws it weight behind Abbas - Asia News

Robert Fisk: Welcome to 'Palestine'

Hamas hints at talks as chaos reigns in Palestine

The Palestine tragedy

Bonnie Burton Memorial at Palestine

Peacekeeping contingent cannot be deployed in Palestine, without Fatah, Hamas consent - Lavrov

How Hamas turned on Palestine's 'traitors'

United Nations

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North Korea Invites United Nations Nuclear Inspectors to Return

The United Nations Of Space

Joint Statement of United Nations organisations on the situation in Gaza

S.Korea welcomes North's invitation of IAEA team

The United Nations Open

North Korea Says It Has Invited Nuclear Team

Pakistan Joins 50 Nations in Efforts To Prevent Nuclear Terror

N.Korea moves towards implementing nuclear deal

Rebels suspicious of Khartoum deal on Darfur force

Arafat
Arafat's home in Gaza looted

Arafat home looted, Palestinian parliament stormed, U.S. to lift sanctions

Arafat home in Gaza ransacked

Arafat Villa Looted As Gaza Turmoil Escalates

Arafat home in Gaza ransacked

Crowd loots Arafat's home

Arafat home in Gaza ransacked

Tanzania`s little Arafat passes away

CHRONOLOGY: Conflict in the Middle East since Yasser Arafat's death

Arafat's home in Gaza looted

Security Council

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Security Council envoys seek Darfur confirmation

U.N. Security Council ambassadors begin Africa tour

Security Council's credibility queried

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Security Council to Visit June 19

Africa: Security Council Members Head to Addis for Talks On UN-African Union Cooperation

U.N. Security Council Backs Multinational Force in Iraq

Security Council Stresses Contingency

A legislative Security Council?

Africa: UN And African Union Agree to Strengthen Security Cooperation

Egypt

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Six arrested after Egypt sectarian clash

Gaza troubles Egypt's press

Egypt personnel leave Gaza

Egypt backs Abbas in conflict with Hamas

Functions Held in Pakistan and Egypt

Egypt backs Abbas in conflict with Hamas

Egypt withdraws diplomats

Egypt withdraws Gaza mission over Hamas takeover

Egypt protests U.S. conditions for aid

Egypt withdraws Gaza mission over Hamas takeover

Pakistan

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Thousands greet procession by top Pakistan judge

Pakistan judge leads rally as US backs Musharraf

Fit-again Shoaib back in Pakistan squad

U.S. calls Pakistan's Musharraf "agent for change"

U.S. signals support for Pakistan leader

Three top US officials meet Pakistan's Musharraf

Aussie trio face Pakistan interview

Australia's Lawson to head to Pakistan for interview

Pakistan's ousted judge to lead new rally

Musharraf met Negroponte in Islamabad on Saturday amid a tense political crisis in Pakistan [AFP]

Ariel Sharon
In Israel, Conference of Presidents backs Ariel Sharonï¿½s evacuation plan

As family and officials grieve, Ilan Ramon memorialized in Israel

Netanyahu wins Likud showdown, but Sharon may have the last laugh

Is he serious or bluffing, pundits ask as Sharon talks of peace prospects

Olmert's new tactics

Friday, June 15

Israeli Cabinet unanimously approves former PM Barak for defense post

Barak poised to gain Israel defense post

Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister ousted by voters six years ago, recaptured leadership of the Labor Party ...

Israel gets new defense chief, former PM Ehud Barak

Syria

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Govt working to get Pinoy workers home from Syria

Lebanon: Syria's Opponents Remain Targets

'ASR Records Artist Doug Pierce Appearing at the Jazz Lives in Syria Festival, July 2-12

Mourners lash out at Syria at Lebanon MP's funeral

Geagea says Syria killed Eido as part of plot to alter balance in Parliament

Angry mourners lambast Syria at Lebanon MP's funeral

Gulfsands Spuds KHE-2 in Syria

Angry mourners blame Syria at Lebanon MP's funeral

Mourners at funeral of Lebanese MP shout anti-Syria slogans

Bush links Syria to killing of Lebanese MP

iran

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US administration debates new Iran strategy

Iran Curtails Freedom In Throwback to 1979

Iran debate intensifies within U.S. admin: NYT

Strategy on Iran Stirs New Debate at White House

US administration debates new Iran strategy

Irans long game sets stage for war

White House debates Iran strategy

Iran strategy stirs debate at White House

Supreme leader underlines expansion of Iran-Turkmenistan ties

Debate rages on ways to handle Iran's N-plans

Turkey

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'Midnight Express' hero returns to Turkey to mend fences

Ancient Etruscans Were Immigrants From Anatolia, Or What Is Now Turkey

Bill for Direct Vote to Elect President Is Blocked in Turkey

Turkey hunts rebels in security zones

Struggle for Turkey heads to the ballot box

France won't block EU Turkey talks

Turkey sets up free-fire zones in fight vs. Kurds

Bomb injures five in Turkey

Solstice Neurosciences Presents Escalating Dose Study At International Congress In Istanbul, Turkey

Turkey PM Invites Iraq Leader To Discuss Cross-Border Row

Kuwait
Celtel borrows 320-mln-USD from IFC to enlarge African market

Investment Dar set to raise Boubyan stake

Jewellers cash in on Kuwaiti oil boom

Firm wins approval to buy Islamic bank stake

International Investor's Group of Kuwait lists $200 million exchangeable Sukuk on DIFX

AUB to buy 35pc stake in Alliance for $132m

Global 'buys major share in Egypt firm'

Raghuvir Srinivasan

Kuwait's Aref Investment buys 49% stake in Sudan Airways

Kuwait clears MTC trades

Lebanon

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Radical Group Pulls In Sunnis As Lebanon's Muslims Polarize

Political battle looms in Lebanon

Suddenly, Washington sees that Iraq, Lebanon issues are linked

Political Battle Looms In Lebanon

Booby trap kills 6 soldiers at Lebanon camp

VP de Castro calls for total deployment ban in Lebanon

Lebanon's Troublesome Camps

Hamas official escapes grenade attack in Lebanon

Booby trap kills 4 soldiers at Lebanon camp

Four soldiers killed in north Lebanon camp battle

Paul Bremer
The Mother Of All Heists

Futile, fraudulent or worse

US authority accused of ignoring allies in Iraq

Futile, fraudulent or worse

Like a rock

Muqtada: The born-again mullah

Amitai Etzioni: A Third Way for Iraq

Dont you get it? Its a jobs surge we need

Electricians light up

Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan Devoting Energy To Help African Farmers

Local foundations harvest Kofi Annan's aid

Kofi Annan Named as Head of New Body To Boost Agriculture in Africa

Africa: Kofi Annan Launches Green Revolution for Africa at World Economic Forum

Africa: Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa Appoints Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, ...

Kofi Annan Will Lead African Food Program

Kofi Annan to lead Africas green revolution

Kofi Annan to lead Africa's green revolution

Kofi Annan goes farming

South Africa: New Post for Annan

Saddam

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The War Inside

Police arrest Briton accused in U.S. of bribing Saddam Hussein

Police arrest British oil trader accused in U.S. of bribing Saddam Hussein

Man accused of bribing Saddam arrested

Sunni mosques attacked in Iraq

Police Arrest Briton Accused In US Of Bribing Saddam Hussein

Man held in 'Saddam oil scam' probe

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-06-14 15:51 GMT: British police arrest trader wanted over 'Saddam oil scam'

Man held in 'Saddam oil scam' probe

Nabeel's song - The story of the poet of Baghdad: Jo Tatchell

Feith
Futile, fraudulent or worse

Futile, fraudulent or worse

Bill Moyers: Begging His Pardon

Larry Abrams: One Way Out: A Case for Nation Building in the Middle East

The Fall Guy

Sparks fly as 'Vulcans' go on defensive over Iraq

Removing Pace, Clearing the Decks

The Latest To Go

Removing Pace, Clearing the Decks

Sharansky Pleads For Leniency For Libby

North Korea

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S.Korea welcomes North's invitation of IAEA team

North Korea Says It Has Invited Nuclear Team

North Korea Invites UN Nuclear Inspectors to Return (Update1)

North Korea to allow nuke inspectors

North Korea says ok to nuclear inspectors

North Korean defectors arrive in South Korea

North Korea said it would honour agreements at the six-party talks once funds were released [AP]

Four North Koreans leave Japan for South Korea

North Korea makes peaceful gesture

North Korean defectors arrive in South Korea

Daniel Pipes
Farming crawfish, rice balancing act

India's winding river of sorrow drowns in sewage

Cameroon: Bui Dos Exhorted to Organise Transparent Elections

Network Pilots for 2007-2008 Television Season

Killingsworth's legacy: His lessons will live on forever

Sirens 6-15

Things to do

Board OKs construction contracts

A little bending can greatly benefit Iran

Palo Verde nuclear plant under inspection

Civil Disobedience
Flag Day ceremony details past, present

UN declares Gandhi's birthday as day of non-violence

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Video: Oct 2 declared International Day of Non-violence

UN declares Gandhi's birthday as day of non-violence

Antioch College to close

Antioch College to suspend operations in 2008

OH Antioch College Take 2

War of aggression in Iraq is supreme international crime

Police use pepper spray, stun guns as Halifax protest turns ugly

Apartheid

SAfrica president marks Soweto massacre anniversary

People prefer apartheid era, say IOL readers

Tutu's stolen Nobel prize returned to wife: police

Young Zimbabweans 'inspired by South African student uprising'

Kenya: Give Meaning to the Day of African Child

Leader

Police hand back Tutu's stolen Nobel medal

South Africa: Today's Challenge

Springboks facing black dawn

Beilin
World leaders congratulate Peres; Beilin: Victory for peace camp

Expunging a grievous legacy

Prism of Peace

Shimon Peres elected ninth president of the State of Israel

Arutz 7 TV

A Victory too far for Israel?

Top Scoops

Remi Kanazi: Failure of Israel's Left and 2 State Solution

Prism of Peace: The Failure of the Israeli Left and the Two-State Solution

Report: Olmert offers Golan Heights to Syria

MI6
Russia opens 'MI6 murder' investigation

Russia probes claim spy worked for MI6

Russia launches UK spying inquiry after Lugovoi's MI6 claim

Russia opens espionage probe over Litvinenko killing

Russia probes claims Litvinenko was MI6

Russia's FSB probes MI6 activities based on Lugovoi claims-3

Russia Opens Spy Probe on Litvinenko Suspect's Claims (Update2)

Russia opens Litvinenko spy investigation

Russia opens espionage probe over Litvinenko killing

After Hamass bloody triumph, showdown with Israel looms

Dershowitz
Dershowitz counters Chomsky in Newton

Boycotting Israeli Academia

Judge rules Libby's prison term must start soon

Libby Is Seen as Weeks From Prison

Libby Loses Bid to Stay Out of Jail For Appeal

Asking the painful questions

Rachel Shteir: The Holocaust Follies or Slapstick Without a Cause

Libby Loses Bid to Stay Out of Jail For Appeal

Letter from Francis Boyle: De Paul & Dershowitz v. Finkelstein

Imprisonment of Libby Could Be Weeks Away

Richard Perle
Brown's bane will be getting dragged into an American attack on Iran

Nizar Sakhnini: Disintegration and Fragmentation in the Middle East

Bill Moyers: Begging His Pardon

Hamas Takes Over Gaza Security Services

Police Role Is Probed In Iraq Bomb

Richard Valeriani: June 11, 2007: News Update

Nick Robinson: The media is 'a feral beast' - is Blair right?

Brown's bane will be getting dragged into an American attack on Iran

High on Hate

Nizar Sakhnini: Zionism and Palestine; a Chronology

elbaradei
MP: Elbaradei stance to strengthen Larijani-Solana talks

ELBaradei says Iran should stop expanding enrichment

ElBaradei has proposed a "time-out" with Iran [Gallo/Getty]

ElBaradei calls on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment

ElBaradei calls on Iran to stop building centrifuges

ElBaradei: Attack on Iran would be an act of madness

ElBaradei urges Iran to halt atomic expansion

ElBaradei warns U.S., Israel

NKorea invites UN atomic inspectors to discuss shutdown

UN nuclear chief says Iran should stop expanding enrichment

John Bolton
DeKalb police chief demotes 2 in latest shake-up

Sports Sunflashes

Chelsea, Newcastle among clubs in kickbacks report

English teams named in kickback report

Ex-top cop names and shames

VILLA JOIN CHASE FOR JUSSI

News and opinion since 1995

Full list of the Queen's Birthday Honours

Chelsea finally get their man as Ben Haim joins on a free transfer

Report cites five English soccer teams

MiddleEast.Org

Mid-East Realities

Gaza

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Hundreds flee Hamas-run Gaza amid spillover fears

Gaza's Fatah exiles head to West Bank

Hundreds flee Hamas-run Gaza

UN urges Israel to re-open Gaza crossings

Abbas to unveil cabinet as Hamas tightens Gaza grip

Israel threatens to seal Gaza border

Hamas attempts Gaza clean-up, Fatah talks for new government excluding rivals continue

Palestinians divided as Hamas rules in Gaza

Israel plans attack on Gaza

Hamas appoints new security chief in Gaza, replacing pro-Fatah command

Tony Blair

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Tony Blair asked to become president

Tony Blair urged to don EU President's role

Report: Blair despaired at Iraq planning

Claim: Blair knew post-war plan was faulty

UK: Blair is not destined for EU

Blair thought US lacked post-war Iraq plan: documentary

Blair knew US had no post-war plan for Iraq

Iraq is not just Blair's dark legacy: it defines the future

Sarkozy touting Blair as potential EU president

Blair to do deal over EU charter

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EU foreign ministers gather in Luxembourg for key treaty talks

Merkel meets EU treaty opponent Poland

Anglo-French cordiale sets the scene for EU deal

Merkel urges EU compromise

Merkel meets EU treaty opponent Poland

Poland marches to EU summit under banner 'Square Root or Death!'

FRANCE AND NETHERLANDS AGREE ON EU TREATY: OFFICIAL

Angela Merkel urges EU members to show willingness to compromise on constitution

Polish and German leaders discuss EU Constitution

Tokyo
2 dead, 4 injured in fire in Tokyo

Tokyo bourse buys stake in Singapore exchange

Tokyo bourse buys almost five percent of Singapore exchange

Tokyo Stock Exchange Buys 4.99% of Singapore Exchange (Update2)

Tokyo bourse buys 4.9pc of Singapore exchange

TOKYO: 10 Pakistani sailors go missing

Tokyo Exchange Buys Stake in Singapore

10 Pakistani Navy sailors go AWOL during rare Tokyo goodwill port call

Court dismisses suit against expressway in western Tokyo

Tokyo Stock Exchange Buys 4.99% Stake in Singapore Exchange

de Borchgrave
Will The Guns Of August Go Atomic by Arnaud De Borchgrave UPI Editor at Large Washington (UPI) June 04, 2007

Top drawer

Party chic

Take the paper route for entertaining

Commentary: Israel's past, Mideast reality

Bush has read Indira Gandhi's biography

GEORGEA KOVANIS: Plates, napkins add style to parties

Robert Fisk
Robert Fisk: A cry for justice from a good man who expected us to protect his son

Robert Fisk: Welcome to 'Palestine'

Robert Fisk: Assassination brings Lebanon closer to brink

Papers question Gaza infighting

News and opinion since 1995

SWIMMING

Robert Fisk: Lies and Outrages; Would You Believe It?

KHS High Honor Graduates 2007

KHS Graduating Class 2007

Yorktown High School Graduates

Lincoln Group
Fitch Withdraws Various Ratings on Lincoln Financial Group

Lincoln MKX cries out to young

Church Group Thanks People Who Saved Them

Lincoln Northeasters talk college financing

Fieldwork: Notebooks in hand, Lincoln School students immerse selves in nature

Pearl River's Lincoln Avenue School awards its fourth-graders with a field day

Vacation now, Lincoln Wiffle ball later?

Palladium Group Honours Grupo Atento, HSBC Rail, Statoil and Uzel's Agri Business Unit with Prestigious Hall of Fame ...

Grant secures Lincoln/Douglas statues for Jonesboro

Not everybody likes spending on biggest livestock farms

AIPAC
Jeff Blankfort: Comments on Stephen Zunes Article

AIPAC 'Spy' Trial Delayed Again

Paris and Rosie

A NEW RAPPROCHEMENT OR MORE OF THE SAME? Part II: May Sanity Prove Victorious

Voices of protest

Paul Findley: High Cost of Subservience to Israel

Free Times - Ohio's Premier News, Arts, & Entertainment Weekly

High on Hate

The Neocon Threat to World Peace and American Freedom

Attorneys for former AIPAC officials are battling to recoup legal costs

Sha'ath

Shaath
Deadly fighting drives Gaza closer to civil war UPDATE

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-06-12 15:54 GMT: Deadly fighting drives Gaza closer to civil war UPDATE

Arutz 7 TV

Palestinian fighting 'will burn all of us,' official says

Gaza fighting verges on civil war

Palestinians risk civil war in Gaza Strip

Analysis: Gaza clashes peak

Joharah Baker: Have We All Forgotten about Israel?

Middle East Business Information

Fatah fighters vow Gaza fightback against Hamas

Belafonte
The last day of RFK in 'Bobby'

Caribbean Americans celebrated in Baltimore

Rudys Rudy, Lobbyist Wife Buy In Apple Bank Building for $3.25 M.

Let's ramble

Movie mini-reviews 06-14-2007

Letters to the Editor

Film: From Ice To Island

DID EDDIE MURPHY FINALLY TAKE PATERNITY TEST?: Court reportedly forced actor yesterday; plus, Mel B pulled over for ...

06-12-07 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE

Rules Of Engagement

Jim Fetzer
Hopland site on market for $11 million

Outdoors briefs

Who's Who in Wine Marketing

SUU garners Top 10 award a second time

Brown-Forman asking $11 million for Valley Oaks

Stakeholders discuss future of Market Square

Senior matchplay

Leases & Sales

Cal assistants look like head coach material

A different kind of wine

Marzook
Trinity have the edge over Royal

Muslim congressman called 'security' issue

Arutz 7 TV

ARULDAS - (GEORGE UTHARIYANATHAN).

For Israel, reasons to talk to Syria are adding up

Hamas

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Olmert Assails Hamas and Vows Cooperation With Abbas

Charity blasts Britain's Hamas boycott

Hundreds flee Hamas-run Gaza amid spillover fears

Israel praises Hamas-free cabinet

Hundreds flee Hamas-run Gaza

Hamas pledges to free kidnapped BBC man

Fatah storms Hamas-controlled buildings

Hamas grants Fatah rivals amnesty

Fatah storms Hamas-controlled parliament

Hamas gives amnesty; killings persist

Divestment
Sudan divestment bill hits roadblock in State Senate

Briefs: Weiss proposes city funds divestment; D.A. rejects marijuana raid case

Raleigh's Respirics takes powder with divestment decision

Raleigh company takes a powder with divestment decision

Wolters Kluwer Completes Sale of Education to Bridgepoint

FOCUS SAS seen announcing divestment of up to 25 pct of group on Thursday

Brown's bane will be getting dragged into an American attack on Iran

The trap of luxury

Thompson seeks cleanup of media ties

World Council of Churches
News Brief

Churches Launch Advocacy Forum on Middle East Peace

Int'l Churches Convene to Tackle Mideast Conflict; Launch Forum

UPI NewsTrack TopNews

From advertising to art, local woman has creative history

Episcopal Church rejects demands on gays

UPI NewsTrack TopNews

NATO prepared to deal with possible civil disturbances in Kosovo

World Jewish Congress
World Jewish Congress Announces $100,000 Gift

World Jewish Congress elects new leader

Cosmetics Heir Elected to Lead World Jewish Congress

World Jewish Congress elects Ronald Lauder as president; first new leader in nearly 30 years

World Jewish Congress elects new chief

World Jewish Congress elects new leader

World Jewish Congress elects new head

World Jewish Congress picks Ronald Lauder to replace Bronfman as president

WJC looks to future with Lauder

Forward.com

Colin Powell
Powell ready to jump on Obama bandwagon

For Powell, it's truth and consequence

Barack getting sage advice from Powell

Colin Powell says Guantanamo should be closed

Colin Powell calls for closing Guantanamo prison

Obama Seeks, Gets Advice From Colin Powell

Colin Powell calls for the closure of the prison on Guantánamo

Obama Turns To Colin Powell For Foreign Policy Advice

Colin Powell wants Guantanamo closed

Colin Powell urges immediate closure of Guantanamo Bay facility

Palestine Solidarity Movement
Hamas calls for Johnston's release

Ben White: The War in Gaza

South Africans ends week of action against Israeli occupation

Propaganda - ISM affiliated with the PLO & Hamas

Silvia Cattori: An Interview with Hedy Epstein

Voices of protest

Silvia Cattori: Sailing to Gaza

Opposing Occupation

Debate sparked by Six Day War 1967 transformed a generation

And on the sixth day the world changed

Cambridge Union
Police & Fire Report

Full list of the Queen's Birthday Honours

Into the lion's den

The heat is on for boy wonder: Lewis Hamilton in pole position

Bonds expected to hear boos from Fenway Faithful

Dow Jones stock rises on report of new bidder

News and opinion since 1995

Universal Music buys Sanctuary

Rushdie awarded knighthood

Rushdie awarded knighthood, 19 NRIs honoured

Learning Chinese
Learning Chinese to gain employment edge

Learning Chinese to gain employment edge

Learning Chinese in Sudan

Westchester school district wins grant to teach Chinese

Trouble learning Chinese? Log on to new website

WP: Chinese grads 'Go West' to help

Grant to cover Chinese lessons for Mount Vernon students

New BYU Summer Camps to Teach Foreign Languages

Roundup Cops may stay in Winslow/Roundabout work funded/BI hosts global enviro-summit/Speak and write Chinese

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Zionism
Bible Answer Man Opposes Christian Zionism

'We can't be a Jewish state'

Forward.com

Blood and Tears: Blood and Tears

Abduction, extortion claims baseless - Muslim Ministers

Africa: And On the Seventh Day, Rest - Remembering the 1967 Six-Day War

Nizar Sakhnini: Zionism and Palestine; a Chronology

Arafatistan

The universality of intolerance

Princess of Wales
An upcoming Ocala exhibit features dresses worn by Princess Di

Princes honour Diana's love of music

Fresh Look At Princess Di

Diana courted press attention, book says

Diana: the myth, 10 years on

Princes Honour Dianas Love Of Music

Beckham to star at Diana concert

Inquest into death of Princess Diana resumes today

MALALASEKERA - KITHSIRI

Beckham 'to attend Diana concert'

Israeli Apartheid
Boycotting Israeli Academia

Tutu's stolen Nobel prize returned to wife: police

Israeli academic boycott: The time is now

South Africans ends week of action against Israeli occupation

Readers' corner

Prism of Peace

How war was turned into a brand

News Categories

U.K.'s anti-Israel boycotters prefer a single-state solution

To boycott or not - the new Israeli question

Bush Middle East

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Bush Met With Jewish Leaders

U.S. Middle East policy criticized

Takeover by Hamas Illustrates Failure of Bush's Mideast Vision

WP: Hamas takeover shows failure of Bush's vision

U.S. Weighs Aid to Abbas, Fatah

Dysfunctional Debate, Dysfunctional Policies

Middle East War or Peace this Summer?

Our mistake was to think the Middle East wants democracy

Christopher Hitchens
Hardcover Nonfiction

Digested read: God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens

Culture Corner | Faith-focused media picks

The Grub Street years

Weintraub: The joke's on 'Funniest Women' list

Yale Kramer: Scorecard: God 1: Hitchens 0

New York Times best-sellers

Gloating over Paris

How to Grow a Church: Kansas Pastor Offers Tips at Methodist Convention

Washington Area Bestsellers

Paradise Now
Casting Call: Paradise Hotel 2 On the Prowl

Mac Gaming News - Macgamestore.com Releases Escape From Paradise for the Mac

Sierra Leone: Nightmare in Paradise

Escape From Paradise comes to Mac OS X

Online Rx, Part 3: No Paradise for Pushers

Popular New Videos

Cayman Night offers tropical tourism treat

On The Tube: 'Giada in Paradise'

On mainland, islands, runner finds paradise

'Storming the Gates of Paradise' by Rebecca Solnit

Dennis Ross
Ross, Sims have perfect meet at states

How to Restore America's Standing in the World, Book Signing with Author, Ambassador Dennis Ross at World Affairs ...

All About Marin: Howard Jarvis tax group enters Valley flood fee fray

Inside Slant

June 15, 2007

Billy Graham's wife Ruth dies at 87

The best defensive shortstop of them all? Ozzie Smith would seem the obvious pick, but don't ignore Omar Vizquel

Analysis: Future of Israeli-Palestinian talks unclear

News and opinion since 1995

COURT NOTES

Martin Indyk
Indyk: Israeli Troops Likely to Move into Gaza to Stop Attacks

How Does Gaza Takeover Affect U.S., Israel, Fatah?

Arutz 7 TV

Palestinian Split Poses a Policy Quandary for U.S.

U.S. considers accepting Hamas takeover of Gaza

A Two State (Palestinian) Solution?

White House Seems Ready to Let Hamas Seize Gaza

Options dwindle for U.S. in Gaza

Hamas' takeover of Gaza ratchets up tension / U.S. REACTION: White House had considered feasibility of ceding Gaza to ...

Few Good Options for U.S. on Palestinian Violence

Mushahid Hussein

Teacher Joseph Kyle
Engagements

Waving bye at Memorial

Lyme-Old Lyme Grads Wade Into the Spinning Changes

'07 Head of the Class: Best, Brightest Give Thanks

LHS names 11 as valedictorians, salutatorians

School news

Grads from Oaks Christian have faith in the future

DHS grads told to make impact on world

School News

Attleboro grads show spirit, unity

SARS China
Hong Kong economy thrives in shadow of China

FEATURE: After SARS, WHO toughens up global emergency health response

China farmers feed slandered bananas to pigs

REFILE-China farmers feed slandered bananas to pigs

Transcript: Donald Tsang

China's epidemic and food poisoning outbreaks up 42 pct in May

State Secrets: China's Legal Labyrinth

U.N. rules to contain health emergencies take hold

Clearing the air

Norman Finkelstein
The Finkelstein Principle

Abukar Arman: The Finkelstein Principle

Controversial professor denied tenure; UT student urges hiring

Letter from Bill Christison: Denying Finkelstein Tenure

Viewpoint: No academic left behind

Letter from Francis Boyle: De Paul & Dershowitz v. Finkelstein

Outspoken DePaul professor denied tenure

Outspoken Political Scientist Denied Tenure at DePaul

DePaul denies controversial professor

Rachel Shteir: The Holocaust Follies or Slapstick Without a Cause

General Peter Pace

Top US general Pace says he was told to step down

Top US general Pace says he was told to go

General Pace says he did not voluntarily retire as Joint Chiefs chairman

Profile: Gen Peter Pace

Pace says he declined an offer to voluntarily retire

Pace discloses that he refused to voluntarily retire as Joint Chiefs chairman

Pace will stay on as the main military adviser to George Bush until his term ends on October 1 [AFP]

Pace: I refused to walk off battlefield

General Pace Says He Refused to Step Down

Reid Criticizes Pace, Petraeus on Iraq War Management

Pete Pace Baltimore
Top 50 players: In with the new, out with some of the old

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Notes from Friday's games

Marias Golden Rose Finds $75,000 Pearl Necklace Perfectly Fitting

Pence in perpetual motion

Briefs: Zimmer says Boston's looking good

Tactical speed proving to be a plus at Pimlico by Pete Denk

Louisiana lightning strikes in Preakness' tight finish on NBC 6.

Forde: Jockeys make Preakness a Cajun family affair

Bruzonsky

PNAC
Nizar Sakhnini: Disintegration and Fragmentation in the Middle East

High on Hate

Resentment starts to grow over Zoellick

The 2008 Angle on the Zoellick Nomination

AP: Fort Dix tipster goes public

Show of force as US ups ante on Iran

Main Menu

Iran implicated in attacks on UK troops

Joseph A. Palermo: Requiem for a Neo-Con

Charlie Sheen 9/11
Sheen Denies Pulling Out Of 9/11 Documentary

Sheen may still narrate 9/11 conspiracy documentary

Sheen Denies Pulling Out Of 911 Documentary

Sheen having second thoughts about 9/11 documentary

SHEEN RETHINKS NUTTY 9/11 FILM

Friendly Fire

Paris prepares for a stint in the slammer

Tiny minority, big problem

A tiny minority? A big problem

THIS TINY LUNATIC FRINGE ADDS UP TO A BIG THREAT

Steve Rosen
Blue C Sushi team to introduce Seattle to Japanese-style noodle house

Up Next

Accuser's boyfriend: I'm no pervert

L.A. Film Festival Hosts Blockbuster but Focus Still on Indies

RNT Secures Additional $14.3M in Series C Financing

Thursday June 14, 2007 - 13:52 EST

Luminescent raises funds, names CEO

Garden Grove considers casino

Teneros Counted Among Top Finalists for the 2007 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award in OEM Hardware Solutions, Device ...

How Blackstone's chief became $7B man

Lawrence Franklin
Franklin Co. wins 10th straight

Franklin County keeps on winning

More Cable TV Choice for Franklin, Lawrence and Southborough, Mass., Consumers

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Friday from Atco Raceway

Farmers trim their hungry herds

Autopsy: Meningitis killed suspected murder victim

Taxes Gone Wild

Gas station, restaurant planned for former camp

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Professor Stephen Walt
Network Pilots for 2007-2008 Television Season

The CEO Mayor

Weekend Guide

Anti-Zionists Left and Right

Mount Greylock music teacher deemed 'distinguished' by Yale

CNAC Distances Itself From Ex-CIA Official Over Israel Remark

Harry's last hurrah

Fest quest

The Almanac

Decline and fall of the neocons

John Mearsheimer
Anti-Zionists Left and Right

Paul Findley: High Cost of Subservience to Israel

CNAC Distances Itself From Ex-CIA Official Over Israel Remark

Forward.com

A Cheney on Fred Thompson's team

Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate Results: China Not a Threat to America

Robert Fisk
Robert Fisk: A cry for justice from a good man who expected us to protect his son

Robert Fisk: Welcome to 'Palestine'

Robert Fisk: Assassination brings Lebanon closer to brink

Papers question Gaza infighting

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SWIMMING

Robert Fisk: Lies and Outrages; Would You Believe It?

KHS High Honor Graduates 2007

KHS Graduating Class 2007

Yorktown High School Graduates

Delta Airlines
LR airport adds United flights; Fort Smith gets Delta service

Stash of cash up at Delta

GOL and Delta Air Lines Enter Agreement to Offer Connections in South America

Ten Southern governors support Delta route to China

Delta inks pact with Brazilian low-cost carrier

Airlines receiving failing grades for ground delays

Delta lines up support for China route

United Airlines looking for merger partner

Friendly skies

Bredesen supports Delta's Shanghai bid

skype
Govt gropes to regulate Net telephony

IBM Takes the Long Road in Joost Push

The Tech Lab: Niklas Zennstroem

Skype To Go lands on mobiles

Skype dev program claims 21 million downloads in six months

Skype Dev Program Claims 21 million Downloads in 6 Months

Raketu to add mobility to Web-based VOIP

HDMI buys Miglia, will no longer be Mac-only

Of songs, blogs and Powerpoint

EBay Fails to See Fun In Google's Party Plan

London Review of Books
Review: Salvador Dali by MA Teixidor | Dali and Film ed by Matthew Gale

Books & Poetry

2 timely books: Chinese multinationals, finance, travel, stock market, banking, technology

Review: Otherwise Engaged by Donald Spoto

Stephen Lendman: Noam Chomsky's Interventions - Book Review

REVIEW: Fantastic Four

Charles income climbs to £15mn

The lion in winter

How Do You Manage?: To pick winners, start by weeding out the losers

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Garbage In, Garbage Out

Patricia Duff
News and opinion since 1995

Top gossip maven dies

Full list of the Queen's Birthday Honours

Queen's Birthday Honours: Full list

Queen's Birthday Honours List 2007

Queens Birthday honours list

Wood ready for world

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South Africa

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Rugby Union: South Africa beats Australia in Tri-Nations

South Africa 22 Australia 19: Connolly feels heat as Steyn puts boot in

Steyn drop-kicks South Africa to victory

Rugby: Steyn drop-kicks South Africa to victory

RugbyU: South Africa v Australia Tri Nations result

Rugby / Tri-Nations / South Africa stings Wallabies on two late Steyn scores

RugbyU: South Africa beat Australia in Tri Nations opener

South Africa 22 Australia 19

RugbyU: South Africa v Australia half-time score

South Africa 22-19 Australia

Noam Chomsky
Stephen Lendman: Noam Chomsky's Interventions - Book Review

Noam Chomsky Voices Support for the Responsibility to Iraqi Refugees Act of 2007

Dershowitz counters Chomsky in Newton

Israel Shenker, 82, a Reporter With the Instincts of a Scholar, Dies

PAKISTAN: 'Complacency over press freedom a mistake'

Anti-free-trade protesters in Halifax blame the media for violence

Omigod, Spicegirl reunion looks likely

Why your revolution is no liberation!

Steven Rosen AIPAC
AIPAC 'Spy' Trial Delayed Again

Paris and Rosie

Vice-president's aide jailed for lies to FBI on name leak

Evidence Declassified in Aipac Case

National Association of Teachers
AAE Applauds High Court Decision Favoring Teachers' Rights

Students Sing National Anthem at Washington Monument

Teacher Improve Knowledge In Weekend Camp

Coppells Gifted Association has one goal: district-wide programming

Letters

Credit Unions Helping Teachers Bring Personal Finance Into the Classroom

Federal funding announced for the Hudson Area Association Library

The National Anthem Project Hosts Grand Finale Events in Nation's Capital June 14-16

Singing along to the national song

Organizing Everyone To Read

Landrum Bolling

Paul Flum

Israeli Apartheid
Boycotting Israeli Academia

Tutu's stolen Nobel prize returned to wife: police

Israeli academic boycott: The time is now

South Africans ends week of action against Israeli occupation

Readers' corner

Prism of Peace

How war was turned into a brand

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U.K.'s anti-Israel boycotters prefer a single-state solution

To boycott or not - the new Israeli question

Uzi Arad
News Categories

Cleansing the Two-state Vision in Jerusalem

Nicola Nasser: Cleansing the Two-state Vision in Jerusalem

Suddenly, Syria is hot topic in Israel

Nuke Forum Fired Up

Faith files: St. Elizabeth Parish to mark 100th anniversary

Presbyterian Church Israel
Church Puts New Twist on Bible School

Bible School Youngsters Stop By Ancient Galilee

Religion Notes

Ruth Bell Graham, The Soul Mate Of the Preacher

Portsmouth area religious listings

Religious Services

From the Pulpit

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George Bush Root Causes
The Global War on Terror and the New Imperialism

Fighting Words

Religious extremists in 3 faiths share views: report

Southern Baptists Question Human Role in Global Warming; Say Regulations Hurt Poor

Religious extremists in 3 faiths share views-report

Extremists in 3 faiths seen to share views

Gay Cure

To defeat terrorism, first uproot the hate culture

Top Scoops

Gone to Be a Soldier in the Army of the Lord ***

Louise Arbour Israel
Top U.N. Official Threatens Retaliation' Against State Dept.

Human Rights Violations In Beit Hanoun Attack

UN Launches Legislative Guide On Child Rights

Human rights too long neglected in Mideast conflict

UN: Human rights too long neglected in Mideast conflict

U.N. Official Says Debate Over Israel Boycott A Good Thing'

ISRAEL-OPT: Trapped between the lines

June 6, 2007

Palestinians mark 40 years since disaster of 1967

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U.S. reaches Gold Cup semifinals, will face Canada

Americans seek berth in semis, expect another tough game in quarter-finals

Americans seek berth in semis

2 named All-Americans in lacrosse

Americans brace for tough Panama

U.S. Beats Panama to Earn Gold Cup Semis

Americans seek berth in semis

United States women shut out China in exhibition

U.S. Edges Panama to Reach Semifinals

U.S. defeats Panama; face Canada in semis

King David Hotel
Black hole enveloping White Sox

From wags to riches: the boys done good

Police sanction Gay Pride march in Jerusalem for June 21

A slice of Welshcake - from Hornblower to stretchy superhero

WHAT'S DOING - June 17, 2007

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Sistani
Iraq's Sistani urges end to attacks on Sunni mosques

Iraq's Sistani urges end to attacks on Sunni mosques

Iraqs Sistani urges end to attacks on Sunni mosques

Why Iraq's Shi'ites Aren't Retaliating

Despite Calls for Restraint, Sunni Mosque Is Bombed in Southern Iraq City

Second Sunni Mosque Is Blown Up in Basra

Bombs destroy 2nd Sunni mosque in 2 days in Iraq

Shiite radical leader urges march on bombed Iraq shrine

Problems deepen for Iraqi prime minister

Gates pushes Iraq's leaders on reconciliation

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Iraq's Sistani urges end to attacks on Sunni mosques

Iraq's Sistani urges end to attacks on Sunni mosques

Iraqs Sistani urges end to attacks on Sunni mosques

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric calls for restraint

Despite Calls for Restraint, Sunni Mosque Is Bombed in Southern Iraq City

Second Sunni Mosque Is Blown Up in Basra

Shiite radical leader urges march on bombed Iraq shrine

Bombs destroy 2nd Sunni mosque in 2 days in Iraq

Problems deepen for Iraqi prime minister

Gates pushes Iraq's leaders on reconciliation

9/11 Commission
Like Hariri Tribunal, UN Must Help 'The Americans' To Establish 9/11 Truth with Open Public Investigation Immediately ...

Household hazardous waste disposal is Saturday in Dow City

Pine Plains to hold zoning speak-out today

Qaeda vid of burning Capitol stirs terror fears

Pakistan judge leads rally as US officials meet Musharraf

Stephen Lendman: Noam Chomsky's Interventions - Book Review

Pakistan's top judge leads rally; US officials meet Musharraf

Pakistan's ousted judge to lead new rally

Public Safety Wireless Plan Sees Red

The Real State of REAL ID

Clash of Civilizations
Clash of civilizations; a dangerous idea

Lebanon: Message and Meaning

Nizar Sakhnini: Disintegration and Fragmentation in the Middle East

Annual Summer Reading List

Lebanon on the line of volcanoes, threatened by the plot that will not affect it!

War and order

Paris and Rosie

Olli Rehn: Sarkozys policy may result in collision of civilizations

Ex-Nixon aide sees international, internal battles: Colson sees war on two fronts

To defeat terrorism, first uproot the hate culture

Samir Kuntar

Olmert

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Olmert sees chance for peace

Olmert hopeful on new Palestinian gov't

Olmert: New Palestinian government a peace partner

Israel will recognise a Palestinian govt without Hamas: Olmert

ISRAEL'S OLMERT: ABBAS'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS A PARTNER FOR PEACE

Olmert: New Palestinian Government is 'Opportunity' for Peace

Olmert and Bush to map out strategy to shun Hamas and bolster Fatah

Olmert Assails Hamas and Vows Cooperation With Abbas

Olmert appoints Labor Party leader Barak as new Israeli defense minister

Olmert appoints Barak as defence minister

Tony Judt
Anti-Zionists Left and Right

Hold the phone: the real story behind 'Gaddafigate' crisis

Forward.com

RELEASE HALEH ESFANDIARI

A Cheney on Fred Thompson's team

Obituary: Eugen Weber, American historian of modern France

IRAN COMMAND
Analysis: US takes aim at Iran finances

Analysis: US takes aim at Iran finances

Gates: Iran leaders likely know of arms shipments

Gates: Taliban getting weapons from Iran

Apparent Shift in Irans Afghanistan Policy Troubling

US has evidence of Iran giving weapons to Taliban: Burns

Cheney's Iran-arms-to-Taliban gambit rebuffed

Gates says Iran knows of arms

Apparent Shift in Irans Afghanistan Policy Troubling

Saturday, June 16

Iraq Divide
US Congress Hears Many Voices on Iraq

Economy could trump Iraq in campaign

Q&A: Iraq's Maliki on Bush, Challenges

Blast Destroys Sunni Mosque in Iraq, Raising Fears of Reprisals

Brown's bane will be getting dragged into an American attack on Iran

Sunni mosque destroyed in Iraq as revenge cycle simmers under the surface

Iraq on edge after attack on shrine

A moustache divide

Muslims protest against attack on Iraq's al-Askari mosque in Srinagar

Dal LaMagna: Civil War in Iraq? We Have It Backward Two Ways

Jimmy Carter Apartheid
Facts on Carter's presidency differ greatly from letter's views

Abukar Arman: The Finkelstein Principle

A Tribute to Demme's Story

The Finkelstein Principle

Prism of Peace

Stephen Lendman: Noam Chomsky's Interventions - Book Review

Community bulletin

The Vice Presidency: An Office Under Scrutiny

Blacks and Jews Diverge Over Divestments

Anti-Israel Jewish Academic punished

Saudi King
Saudi women to get one third of govt jobs

Kings Visit to Be a Turning Point in Spanish Ties

BAE bought plane for Saudi prince under arms deal: report

Saudi to set up international medical research centre

Global approved to operate in Saudi Arabia

Saudi SEC revises negative list of economic sectors

Expert predicts Saudi-India cooperation in airlines sector

Saudi citizenship to various specialists

Saudi scandal takes off again over prince's birthday plane

Abdullah Donates $10m for Lebanon Refugees

Brandeis Carter
Shalom in the home

$2 million grant will help food banks go local

'The Lion King' returns to Kentucky Center

Carter Publisher May Be Accused Of Damaging CBS's Reputation

Carter blasts Bush, Blair on Iraq

SUMMER ARTS PREVIEW

Abe Soliman

Geoffrey Aronson
Portsmouth area community calendar

Paul Wolfowitz

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Zoellick Says Venezuelan Economic, Political Problems Rising

Zoellick Says Integration in Central America Would Spur Growth

Zoellick says World Bank will not loose influence if Venezuela pulls out

Comings, Goings and Grumblings at the World Bank

World Bank heir-apparent faces tough task of restoring trust

Out of Africa: 'Bamako,' a Fanciful Tale With a Moral Ending

Zoellick: Venezuela economy in trouble

World Bank heir-apparent faces tough task of restoring trust

Zoellick warns Venezuela is heading for trouble

Zoellick confident he get World Bank working again

David Petraeus Jewish
Thursday, June 14

Wednesday, June 6

Editorial roundup

Hodes foresees horrible' summer in Iraq

Thursday, May 24

Iran implicated in attacks on UK troops

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