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Kerry urges reconciliation in Lebanon 
AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 6:04 PM
Sen. John Kerry, on a visit to Lebanon Monday, called for moving away from "the ideologies of extremism" and urged political reconciliation among rival factions to resolve the country's deepening political crisis.Syria undermining government in Lebanon: Blair AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 11:09 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair accused Syria of undermining Lebanon's administration, which he said was preventing his government engaging in "constructive" relations with Damascus.Lebanon opposition calls for early elections AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 9:54 AM
The opposition led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah called for early general elections to resolve Lebanon's political crisis, raising the stakes on the eve of renewed Arab mediation.Lebanon opposition demands early elections Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 8:41 AM
Lebanon's opposition, led by Syrian-backed Hezbollah, called on Monday for early parliamentary elections after the ruling anti-Syrian coalition refused to meet its demand for veto power in government.The conspiracy against Lebanon The Christian Science Monitor - Dec 18 3:32 PM
US officials must make clear that they are not selling out Lebanon to Syria. Lebanon relief effort raises houses, questions USA Today - Dec 17 7:17 PM
Days after its war with Israel ended in August, the militant Shiite group Hezbollah sent engineers and architects across Lebanon to assess damage in Shiite areas pounded by Israel's bombing campaign.Lebanon to chop ash trees The Cincinnati Enquirer - Dec 18 10:51 AM
The city of Lebanon is spending $125,000 over the next 10 years to remove its roughly 550 ash trees before they are killed by the Emerald Ash Borer.Lebanon opposition calls for early elections Japan Today - Dec 18 2:52 PM
BEIRUT The opposition led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah on Monday called for early general elections to resolve Lebanon's political crisis, raising the stakes on the eve of renewed Arab mediation.Mussa wins Saudi backing for Lebanon mediation AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 17 12:06 PM
Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa left Saudi Arabia after winning Riyadh's support for his efforts to broker a deal between Lebanon's government and opposition, an Arab diplomat said.Lebanon Hariri U.N. probe head says progress made Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
The head of a U.N. inquiry into the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri said on Monday he had made progress in analyzing the crime scene in Beirut and investigating suspects.Lebanon opposition demands early elections AlertNet - Dec 18 7:36 AM
Source: Reuters (Adds more quotes, background) By Tom Perry BEIRUT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Lebanon's opposition, led by Syrian-backed Hezbollah, called on Monday for early parliamentary elections after the ruling ... Lebanon group falls shy of funds to renovate gyms Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 18 8:19 AM
LEBANON The plan to renovate unused middle school gymnasiums at Academy Square for community use ground to a halt Wednesday night when project leaders told the City Council that funds were insufficient to proceed.Stranded Pinoys in Lebanon still traded, group says Sun Star - Dec 18 8:47 AM
QUEZON CITY -- Filipino workers, mostly women, in Lebanon are still being traded for new employees after getting sidetracked from work when fighting broke out in September, advocates said.Lebanon ads move against sectarianism Middle East Online - Dec 18 7:38 AM
Provocative advertising campaign aims to take its warning against sectarianism in divided Lebanon.Lebanon man facing criminal mischief charge in horse shooting case Lebanon Enterprise - Dec 18 6:11 AM
Brandon Keith Brady, 21, of 3310 Poplar Corner Road in Lebanon was indicted for first-degree criminal mischief in Marion Circuit Court last month.Moussa to visit Beirut again for Lebanon crisis People's Daily - Dec 18 2:55 AM
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Amr Moussa will return to Beirut on Tuesday to continue his mediation efforts to conclude a deal that will end Lebanon's political crisis, Lebanese daily As Safir reported on Monday.UN peacekeepers bring peace to troubled Lebanon IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 17 6:45 PM
Tebnine (Lebanon), Dec 18 (DPA) Nearly four months into their mission of enforcing a ceasefire in southern Lebanon, UN peacekeepers seem to have succeeded in bringing 'calm and peace' to a usually troubled border area during this holiday season.Mossad Chief: Syria More Prepared After Lebanon War Israel National News - Dec 18 7:33 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Syria is more prepared to enter into a conflict with Israel since the Jewish State s failure to win a decisive victory against Hizbullah terrorists in the second Lebanon War this summer, according to Mossad Chief Meir Dagan.Migrant Mizos fighting for Israeli army in Lebanon IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 17 6:46 PM
Aizawl (Mizoram), Dec 18 (IANS) They went to Israel from India's northeast in search of the promised land. And they are doing their bit for Israel in Lebanon, battling militants opposed to the Jewish state.Pro-Gov't Counter Demonstrations in Lebanon Israel National News - Dec 18 4:03 AM
(IsraelNN.com) The "battle of the rallies" continued in Lebanon Monday with pro-government camps staged large demonstrations to counter the non-stop protest camp set up by Hizbullah and allied pro-Syrian forces.Lebanon girl helps transform Scrooge Middletown Journal - Dec 17 7:46 PM
CINCINNATI Victoria Wood is just like any other Donovan Elementary fourth-grader. But on stage, the 9-year-old Lebanon girl transforms herself into the Ghost of Christmas Past for the Know Theater of Cincinnati's production of "Christmas Yet to Come."Migrant Mizos fighting for Israeli army in Lebanon New Kerala - Dec 17 8:07 PM
By Sangzuala Hmar, Aizawl (Mizoram), Dec 18: They went to Israel from India's northeast in search of the promised land. And they are doing their bit for Israel in Lebanon, battling militants opposed to the Jewish state.Water conference laments Lebanon's wasteful ways The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 17 12:39 PM
Lebanon's potential as a unique water-rich Arab country has not been fully realized due to improper management techniques and a failure to find alternative resources, local experts told an international conference over the weekend. The International Conference on Integrated Water Resources Management in the Arab Region.Defence to send specialist force to Lebanon Scoop.co.nz - Dec 17 12:32 PM
The New Zealand Defence Force will contribute ten personnel to Lebanon as part of a global contribution working with the United Nations Mine Action Coordination Centre in Southern Lebanon.Mousa faces tough task to end Lebanon crisis Gulf News - Dec 17 2:09 PM
Beirut: Efforts by Arab League chief Amr Mousa this week to resolve Lebanon's political crisis will be complicated by the influence of foreign powers on the country's rival factions, analysts say.U.S.: Hezbollah recovers, and Iran helps AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 11:33 AM
Money to help rebuild Hezbollah strongholds has been pouring into Lebanon, and arms may not be far behind, according to U.S. officials familiar with the efforts to restock everything from kitchen shelves to arsenals following this summer's conflict with Israel.U.S. PREPARES DEFENSE PACKAGE FOR LEBANON Middle East Newsline - Dec 17 11:16 AM
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The Bush administration has prepared an aid package to develop Lebanon's military and security forces.Arab League in tough mission to end Lebanon crisis Reuters via Yahoo! India News - Dec 17 5:25 AM
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Efforts by Arab League chief Amr Moussa this week to resolve Lebanon's political crisis will be complicated by the influence of foreign powers on the country's rival factions, analysts say.Lebanon Hariri UN probe head says makes progress AlertNet - Dec 18 5:21 PM
Source: Reuters By Evelyn Leopold UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The head of a U.N. inquiry into the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri said on Monday he had made progress in analyzing the ... The UN inquiry says al-Hariri's assassination may have links with the other recent killings in Lebanon Aljazeera - Dec 18 6:07 PM
Serge Brammertz, the UN chief investigator in the Rafiq al-Hariri assassination inquiry, on Monday cited progress in gathering crime scene evidence and investigatng potential perpetrators.Lebanon Social Services offering help for the needy Norwich Bulletin - Dec 17 5:57 AM
LEBANON Lebanon Social Services is conducting a holiday giving program for town residents. The department is looking for donors to provide gifts to children.Mt. Lebanon schools administrator ousted Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 32 minutes ago
The school board voted to notify Associate Superintendent Pamela Pulkowski that it will consider other candidates for her position or abolish the post when her contract expires June 30.Lebanese opposition demands early elections Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 7:33 AM
Lebanon's opposition, led by the Syrian-backed Hezbollah, called on Monday for early parliamentary elections after the anti-Syrian majority coalition refused to agree to its demand for a national unity government.Hosseini: Iran not a factor of instability in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 17 6:37 AM
Iran - Blair - Hosseini Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini on Sunday dismissed British Prime Minister Tony Blair's claim that Iran is a factor of instability in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.FM spokesman: Consensus, key to solving Lebanon problem Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 17 5:52 AM
Iran - Lebanon - Hosseini Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said on Sunday that Iran welcomes consensus among the Lebanese people and groups to solve their problem.If you love Lebanon, set it free International Herald Tribune - Dec 17 11:45 AM
A civil war be a disaster for all Lebanese - and the United States.Ballots as Mideast backstops The Christian Science Monitor - Dec 18 3:33 PM
Election talk in Lebanon and by the Palestinian president shows a learning curve on democracy in the region. Israel arms sales peak despite Lebanon war fallout Gulf News - Dec 17 3:35 AM
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel s defence exports hit record levels in 2006, despite predictions they would be affected by the Israeli military s tactical setbacks during its war in Lebanon.Lebanon opposition calls for early elections Middle East Online - Dec 18 9:23 AM
Former PM says decision is taken to resolve crisis provoked by obstinacy of illegitimate government.Hearing loss group to meet in Lebanon Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 16 10:19 PM
LEBANON A vocational rehabilitation counselor is the guest speaker for December s meeting of the Hearing Loss Association of Lebanon. Tony Montoya will speak from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at the Senior Center, the corner of Highway 34 and Second Street.Editorial: Hands off Lebanon New Straits Times - Dec 16 7:31 PM
IS the crisis in Lebanon an expression of new-found "people power" or a dangerous reversion to type?Rota team off to Lebanon with aid for pupils Gulf Times - Dec 16 11:26 PM
FOUR young Qatari volunteers are part of the Reach Out To Asia (Rota) team which left on a mission to deliver stationery and school bags to students at schools damaged or disrupted by the recent crisis in southern Lebanon.Putin reported 'furious' over US payment for Lebanon war, CIA Egypt terror ring Pravda - Dec 18 6:06 AM
"The American Congress gave Israel financial and security encouragement when the Senate and the House of Representatives gave their approval to double the emergency equipment the United States stores in Israeli stockpiles.School discipline records difficult to access Corvallis Gazette Times - 27 minutes ago
In Albany this fall, a fifth-grade girl appeared on a classmate s hit list. In Lebanon, a middle-school boy received a knockout punch in P.E. and a high school student was arrested for alcohol.Lebanon opposition calls for early elections AFP via Yahoo! Canada News - Dec 18 8:11 AM
BEIRUT (AFP) - The Lebanese opposition led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah has called for early general elections to resolve the country's political crisis.Few in Lebanon Have Favourable View of U.S. Angus Reid - Dec 16 9:35 PM
(ARGM) - Many adults in Lebanon keep negative views on the United States, according to a poll by Gallup.Fairmont girls remain perfect Dayton Daily News - 11 minutes ago
Undefeated Fairmont (8-0) found little trouble at Lebanon (1-4), pulling away for a 52-31 girls basketball victory Monday.Lebanon Min: Hezbollah Trying To Scuttle Arab League Deal Nasdaq - Dec 16 8:23 AM
BEIRUT (AP)--An anti-Syrian Cabinet minister accused Hezbollah on Saturday of trying to scuttle a deal brokered by the Arab League to resolve Lebanon's deepening political crisis.Hezbollah calls for early polls The Peninsula - Dec 18 4:09 PM
beirut The opposition led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah called yesterday for early general elections to resolve Lebanon s political crisis, raising the stakes on the eve of renewed Arab mediation.In Lebanon, Hizbullah's rise provokes Shiite dissent The Christian Science Monitor - Dec 17 6:28 AM
They worry that its quest to topple the Western-backed government will hurt their long-term interests. Syria and Tehran Pulling the Strings in Lebanon World Headlines - Dec 18 1:22 AM
With the recent assassination of prominent, young politician Pierre Gemayel, the land of cedars continues to carry with it the label of country of martyrs.Assad visits Russia at time of Mideast crises AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 17 1:44 PM
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad heads Monday for Moscow with the Lebanon, Iraq and Palestinian crises on the agenda at a time when Russia is seeking to raise its profile in the troubled Middle East.Can Lebanese Christians survive Islamic divisions? The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 18 1:55 PM
Lebanon is the latest Arab country to be engulfed in a Shiite-Sunni squabble and some Christians worry that their community is factionalizing along these lines as their leaders pick sides between the Muslim sects. "The way [Christians] see it we are facing a Sunni-Shiite confrontation in the region. In Iraq it's a military conflict but in Lebanon it's political," said.Kerry, Dodd hold talks with Lebanese leaders on political crisis Greenwich Time - Dec 18 5:19 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- U.S. Sens. John Kerry and Christopher Dodd held talks Monday with Lebanese leaders on the country's deepening political crisis, a day before the two Democratic lawmakers head to neighboring Syria.Lebanon woman seriously hurt in Friday night crash The Springfield News-Leader - Dec 16 11:15 AM
A Lebanon woman was seriously injured when she was thrown from her car Friday night. Jennifer A. Hentschel, 41, was driving a 1997 Pontiac southbound on Highway 5 at 9:37 p.m. when she drove off the right side of the road, over-corrected, ran off the left side of the road, overturning several times, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol report. She was not wearing a seatbelt. She was flown to ...Orphan Therapeutics Announces Rolling NDA Submission for LUCASSIN(TM) (Terlipressin) to Treat Type 1 Hepatorenal ... RedNova - Dec 18 2:16 PM
LEBANON, N.J., Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- OrphanPick a channel: TV stations take sides in war of words The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 18 1:55 PM
Watch a pro-government channel in Lebanon and you're likely to hear newscasters describe the Hizbullah-led opposition as "Syrian-Iranian coup engineers" aiming for "a dictatorship of the minority." But turn to an opposition channel and you'll hear the Western-backed Cabinet called an "illegitimate government.Sidon vocational school reopens with German help The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 18 1:55 PM
Sidon's vocational school reopened on Monday thanks to support from a 15-million euro ($19 million) German aid program for Lebanon. Lebanon's director general of technical education, Youssef Dia - who was officially representing Education Minister Khaled Qabbani - attended a ceremony to mark the occasion. Other attendees included Irin Blank.Unlikely rodent turns up in mountains The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 18 1:56 PM
Researcher Mounir Abu Said announced Monday that desert jerboa rodents have been found in uncharacteristically mountainous areas in Lebanon. Abu Said said the initial discovery was made about two years ago, but that he had waited to unveil the presence of jerboas in Lebanon until a scientific study had been completed and published in Zoology in the Middle East.Springfield representative dies of cancer Boston Globe - Dec 18 5:26 AM
Springfield legislator Clinton Martin has died after a year-long battle with cancer. Martin, 67, died Sunday morning at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.Mid-valley still feeling storm effects Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 18 1:45 PM
Areas in the mid-valley still were without power this morning, and a number of outlying roads remained closed because of downed trees. The Pacific Power outage breakdown as of this morning lists 60 customers in Albany; 203 in Lebanon; and 389 in Corvallis.If You Love Lebanon, Set It Free New York Times - Dec 16 5:22 PM
The best hope for American interests in the Middle East is not to isolate and minimize Hezbollah, but to further integrate it politically, socially and militarily into the Lebanese state.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-18 16:40 GMT: Lebanon opposition calls for early elections UPDATE Interactive Investor - Dec 18 9:10 AM
(adds quotes, detail)Domestic workers' plight during war inspires new emergency fund The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 18 1:56 PM
The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration announced plans Monday to create an emergency fund for economic migrants caught in conflicts - such as the thousands of foreign workers trapped in Lebanon last summer. "The funds will allow us to ensure the logistics of evacuation.Clyde R. Shore Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 18 2:20 PM
Clyde R. Shore, 82, of Lebanon, died Saturday evening, Dec. 16, 2006, at St. John's Hospital-Lebanon. He was born March 6, 1924, in Allagan, Mich., to Simon and Elsie (Stube) Shore, who preceded him in death. He also was preceded in death by a brother, Clifford Shore and a sister, Ruby Crostwait.Lebanon opposition calls for early elections Sharewatch - Dec 18 8:04 AM
newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/tw COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2006. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-18 16:10 GMT: Lebanon opposition calls for early elections Interactive Investor - Dec 18 8:39 AM
BEIRUT (AFX) - The Lebanese opposition led by the pro-Syrian group Hezbollah has called for early general elections to resolve the country's political crisis. newsdesk@afxnews.com afp/twDeadline now for holiday mailing Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 18 2:05 PM
Lebanon Postmaster Rick Randolph said today is the busiest mailing day of the year and he has added extra window staff to help speed up customer service.Mottaki: Tehran welcomes Sudan's principled stance on Lebanon, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 16 8:52 AM
Iran - Sudan - Sediq Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that Tehran welcomes the principled policies of Sudanese government in supporting Islamic Resistance in Lebanon and Palestine.Hazel Ammon Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 18 2:20 PM
Hazel Ammon, 77, of Plato, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, at St. John's Hospital-Lebanon. She was born July 26, 1929, at Gutherie Center, Iowa, to John and Lucille Marshman Lake.Job pays bills, but little else Lebanon Daily News - Dec 18 8:46 AM
Each day until Christmas Eve, the Lebanon Daily News tells the story of one of the families who will be helped this year by Operation Santa, the Christmas charity sponsored jointly by the newspaper and Lebanon Rescue Mission/Agape Fam-ily Shelter.In history that reads like yesterday, not even the names have changed The Daily Star Lebannon - Dec 18 2:07 PM
Forget taking a stroll down memory lane. By the time "Lebanon 1860-1960: A Century of Myth and Politics," by former St. Joseph University history professor Claude Boueiz Kanaan, reaches its crescendo in a detailed analysis of the political crisis of 1958, it reads like a veritable time warp.Computer reported stolen from fire station Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 18 1:50 PM
A desktop computer valued at $1,300 has been stolen from the Lebanon Rural Fire Protect District, according to Lebanon police. Officers were told the computer apparently was stolen from the districtâ s Station No. 1 at 711 Kenoly St. sometime last week.Lebanese opposition demands early elections AlertNet - Dec 18 7:22 AM
Source: Reuters BEIRUT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Lebanon's opposition, led by the Syrian-backed Hezbollah, called on Monday for early parliamentary elections after the anti-Syrian majority coalition refused to agree to its ... Man faces weapon charge following weekend incident Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 18 1:50 PM
Craig Michael Rybak, 44, of Lebanon, has been charged by the Laclede County prosecutorâ s office with a felony of unlawful use of a weapon.Man killed in wreck east of town Lebanon Daily Record - Dec 18 1:50 PM
A Texas man was killed in a one-vehicle wreck at 9:35 a.m. Saturday two and a half miles east of Lebanon on Missouri 32, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.Leaders say future is bright for city and county Lebanon Enterprise - Dec 18 6:11 AM
There is a lot in store for the City of Lebanon and Marion County within the next five to ten years, according to Marion County Judge-Executive John G. Mattingly and Lebanon Mayor Gary Crenshaw.Kerry, Dodd hold talks with Lebanese leaders on political crisis Greenwich Time - Dec 18 11:19 AM
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- U.S. senators John Kerry and Christopher Dodd held talks Monday with Lebanese leaders on the country's deepening political crisis, a day before the two Democratic lawmakers head to neighboring Syria.Water Main Breaks Cause More Problems For West Mifflin WTAE ThePittsburghChannel.com via Yahoo! News - 56 minutes ago
More water main breaks are causing headaches for people in West Mifflin and Lincoln Place neighborhoods Monday night.Middle East Challenges and Opportunities in 2007: Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict [Press Release] U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 10:03 AM
EVENT: The International Center for Terrorism Studies at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies and the Homeland Security Policy Institute at The George Washington University cordially invite you to a special international seminar on "Strategic Outlook: Terrorism, War, and the Roadmap to Reconciliation, Stability and Peace."Sixth grade student writes hit list Lebanon Enterprise - Dec 18 6:10 AM
A sixth-grade student who was suspended for bringing a "hit list" to Lebanon Middle School will return to the classroom in January.LEBANON Sfeir: time to end Hezbollah sit-in in Beirut AsiaNews.it - Dec 18 4:56 AM
Assad s visit to Moscow has come under the spotlight: he and Putin will discuss ways out of the Middle East crisis and the international court set to try the murder of Hariri.Betty Mae Feldtman Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 18 8:17 AM
Betty Mae Feldtman, 78, of Lebanon died Monday in Lebanon. Betty was born in Tacoma, Wash., the daughter of John and Ruby (Prather) Steiner. She moved to the mid-Willamette Valley in 1956 and has lived in the Albany, Scio and Lebanon areas since that time.Dec. 15 Service notice Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 18 8:18 AM
Robert E. Yates , 87, of Lebanon died on Sunday at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital. A memorial service will at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Lebanon First Assembly of God Church.Jordan's king seeks Japan's vital role over Middle East conflicts AFP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago
Jordan's King Abdullah II has called on Japan to play a "vital role" in easing continued conflicts in the Middle East, a Japanese newspaper has reported.Geneva Bandy Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 18 8:16 AM
Geneva Bandy, 68, of Lebanon passed away Wednesday at her home. She was born in Lubbock, Texas, the daughter of Paul and Willia (Erwin) Davis. Geneva moved to Oregon over 40 years ago; she had lived in Lebanon for the last five years.Anniversaries Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 18 8:21 AM
Ike and Vada (Burkey) Kauffman of Lebanon are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary the week after Christmas at a beach house in Pacific City with all of their family.Era Mackey Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 18 8:18 AM
Era Mackey, 83, of Sweet Home died Sunday. She was born to Emmett and Grace (Sylvester) Loree in Lebanon. She grew up and attended schools in Lebanon and Sweet Home.Lebanon's prime minister holds firm, rallies backers Boston Globe - Dec 17 1:02 AM
BEIRUT -- For years, Fuad Saniora was a man of numbers more than rhetoric, as a banker, finance minister, and friend to Rafiq al-Hariri, the billionaire former prime minister assassinated last year. Last week, he stood before a crowd of more than 1,800 women at his barricaded government headquarters, more populist than pragmatist, more agitator than accountant.Town clerk finishes her term in Lebanon The Post-Standard - Dec 16 2:18 AM
Today is Lebanon Town Clerk Ashli Scott's last day at her post. Supervisor Jim Goldstein said Scott resigned to accept a new position elsewhere.Israeli-Syrian tensions run high over border region USA Today - Dec 18 6:42 PM
A key recommendation of the Iraq Study Group is that Israel renew negotiations with Syria over the occupied Golan Heights as a step toward regional stability. But tensions over the area have rarely been higher.Let the good times roll Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 18 8:23 AM
Rage against the machine? Not Laura Lange, who swears by her electric breadmaker LEBANON A holiday meal wouldn t be complete without moist, piping-hot yeast rolls and nobody knows this better than Laura Lange.Springfield representative dies of cancer The Burlington Free Press - Dec 18 5:32 AM
Published: Monday, December 18, 2006 SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (AP) Springfield legislator Clinton Martin has died after a year-long battle with cancer. Martin, 67, died Sunday morning at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.Bridge club Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 18 8:22 AM
Tuesday, Dec. 5: Roger Barker and Ladonna Moody, Albany; Jean Christenson, Gene Mohan and Evelyn Wick, Corvallis; John Mayfield, Junction City; and Ken Super and Doug Thayer, Lebanon. Flight B Charles Baker and Robert Peery, Corvallis; Karol Crouse and Walter Davis, Eugene.Lawsuit costing Lebanon $9,000 Albany Democrat-Herald - Dec 16 12:06 AM
LEBANON City Administrator John Hitt told the city council Wednesday night that a lawsuit against the city by one city councilor and three former candidates has cost the city more than $9,000 in legal fees so far, not including what has been paid to city staff working on the issue.Best Affirms Arab Re 'B+'; 'bbb-' Ratings; Off Review, Outlook Stable Insurance Journal - Dec 18 3:11 AM
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of "B+" (Very Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of "bbb-" of Lebanon's Arab Reinsurance Company S.A.L. Best also removed the ratings froGreenwood man fires shots at deputy, trooper WIS News 10 Columbia - Dec 18 5:16 AM
A Greenwood man was arrested late Sunday after he led deputies on a chase during which he rammed a state trooper's car and fired shots at the trooper and a deputy. Both the trooper and deputy returned fire, but the pursuit ended only after the suspect wrecked his vehicle on Highway 34 near Lebanon Church Road.Perils of ignorance USA Today - Dec 18 5:14 PM
In some of the most dangerous parts of the world, where U.S. troops and covert agents risk their lives every day, the war on terror couldn't be more serious. But in Washington, there's often a distressing lack of seriousness about whom we're fighting, and how.Harrah's board said to OK $16.7B offer AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 18 4:36 PM
Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's largest casino company, has agreed to a $16.7 billion offer from two private equity groups, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said.Briefly: Mozart opera returns amid tight security International Herald Tribune - 54 minutes ago
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