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US urges Lebanon to choose independent president (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 16 May 2007 14:14:41 GMT

US envoy David Welch urged Lebanon on Wednesday to hold an election on time to choose a new president he said must be independent of outside interference.


Lebanon's political storms promise bumper harvest for Hashish farmers (Financial Times)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 04:18:58 GMT

Bombs have rained down on Lebanon in the past year and the winds of sectarian strife are still buffeting the country, but this is exactly the kind of political weather that suits hashish farmers in the fertile eastern Bekaa -valley.


LEBANON WANTS TO BOOST TOURISM TIES WITH MALAYSIA (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 02:29:11 GMT

Malaysia Lebanese Tourism Minister Joseph Sarkis wants to further develop bilateral ties between Lebanon and Malaysia, especially in tourism, after the country recovers from several setbacks last year.


Lebanon Wants to Boost Tourism Ties With Malaysia (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 02:20:00 GMT

BEIRUT, May 17 Asia Pulse - Lebanese Tourism Minister Joseph Sarkis wants to further develop bilateral ties between Lebanon and Malaysia, especially in tourism, after the country recovers from several setbacks last year.


U.S. to push for trial in Lebanon killing (UPI)
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Wed, 16 May 2007 17:31:39 GMT

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations said he will introduce a draft resolution for trying the alleged perpetrators of a 2005 assassination in Lebanon.


Lebanon's Tate makes statement with her pitching (Bristol Herald Courier)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 04:12:27 GMT

LEBANON – Lebanon High School pitcher Jessica Tate didn’t have a lot to say after leading the Pioneers to a 2-0 Hogoheegee District softball win over John Battle on Wednesday.


Lebanon apartment plan proposed by Mass. developer (New Hampshire Union Leader)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 04:10:56 GMT

A Boston-based developer has proposed building a 252-unit apartment complex with a private clubhouse on rural land in Lebanon that's within walking distance of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.


Analysis: U.N. move for Lebanon tribunal (UPI)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 01:03:51 GMT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban-Ki-moon personally plunked during a recent Lebanon visit for an international tribunal to try suspects in a spate of assassinations starting with former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and 22 others in February 2005, then sent the t


U.S. envoy urges Lebanon to hold presidential elections on time (People's Daily)
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Thu, 17 May 2007 00:36:18 GMT

Visiting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Welch on Wednesday urged Lebanon to hold presidential elections on time.


US reassures Lebanon as it woos Syria (Guardian Unlimited)
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Wed, 16 May 2007 18:16:50 GMT

The US reassures Lebanon's government that rapprochement with Syria would not be at its expense.