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Mt. Lebanon girls soccer team tops NA (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
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Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:17:13 GMT

Jackie Molinda scored two goals, and Julie Dumbaugh added another to lead Mt. Lebanon (16-1-2) to a Class AAA girls soccer playoff victory against visiting North Allegheny (9-10-3).


Lebanon: Presidential Election Postponed (New York Times)
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Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:49:06 GMT

Lebanon delayed the election of a successor to the pro-Syrian president Émile Lahoud by members of Parliament by almost three weeks.


ICRC launches water program at Lebanon's Nahr al-Bared camp (People's Daily)
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Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:43:22 GMT

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday launched a three-month water program to meet needs of returnees to northern Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared, local Naharnet news website reported. The pr ...


Lebanon residents asked to conserve water (Albany Democrat-Herald)
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Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:13:09 GMT

LEBANON - Residents are being asked to conserve water while the city’s treatment plant recovers from an upset over the weekend. Alarms at Lebanon’s water treatment plant sounded late Friday night when the amount of sediment in the Santiam River and canal overloaded the 60-year-old treatment system.


34% - Support for Suicide Bombing in Lebanon (Pew via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:00:00 GMT

About a third of the Lebanese public (34%) now feels that suicide bombings may at least sometimes be justified in the defense if Islam, a 40-point decline from the 74% who took this view in 2002 and part of a larger trend among most Muslim countries surveyed in the latest Pew Global Attitudes Survey.


Hezbollah warns against creation of US bases in Lebanon (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:24:20 GMT

The militant group Hezbollah warned on Monday against the alleged creation of US military bases in Lebanon, saying the foreign troops would be treated as "occupation forces."


Eagles flatten Lebanon (Millstadt-Smithton Enterprise)
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Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:29:44 GMT

Columbia had little trouble shrugging aside the challenge of Lebanon, winning 3-0 on Oct. 1 at home.


LEBANON: Lack of environmental policies costs $550m, says ex-minister (AlertNet)
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Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:26:13 GMT

Source: IRIN Forest fires were the latest environmental disaster to hit Lebanon, whose mountains, valleys, rivers and coastline - some of the richest natural habitat in the region - are being rapidly damaged beyond repair, due to a lack of protective legislation, financial support and environmental awareness, according to officials and activists.


Lebanon delays vote for president again (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:47:09 GMT

Lebanon's parliament speaker on Monday again postponed a special session to elect a president to give the divided country's feuding political factions time to agree on a consensus candidate.


US wants bases in Lebanon (Socialist Worker)
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Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:52:34 GMT

The US wants to set up a string of military bases in Lebanon as part of its plans to develop a wider military strategy in the Middle East.