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The Times-Union - Nov 17 2:00 PM
BURKET Over the next year, Palestine Lake and the surrounding watershed will be studied. The diagnostic study results from a $37,800 grant this year from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Fish and Wildlife s Lake and River Enhancement Program.Palestine Council approves Christmas bonuses Forrest City Times-Herald - Nov 17 1:13 PM
Members of the Palestine City Council voted to give bonuses to themselves and city employees this week. Council member Misty Boileau presented the matter to the council, first asking for a 4 percent bonus to full-time employees.Fire Damages Barn near New Palestine WISH-TV Indianapolis - Nov 17 4:04 AM
Firefighters fought a barn near New Palestine Friday morning. The Sugar Creek Township Fire Department was called out to a barn at 500 West between 600 South and U.S. 52. It started after 5:30 a.m. 500Iran plays leading role in ME: Palestine FM Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 17 3:37 AM
Iran - Palestine - FM Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud al-Zahar said on Thursday that Iran plays a crucial role in the Middle East region.China feels deeply concerned about Israel-Palestine situation People's Daily - Nov 16 4:18 PM
China is deeply concerned about the tensions between Israel and Palestine, and is paying close attention to the deteriorated human rights situation and humanitarian crisis on the occupied Palestinian territory.Palestine and Israel students protest against Wall NewsWales - Nov 16 4:23 AM
Students from the United World College of the Atlantic will hold a peaceful demonstratiin in Cardiff on Saturday against the Wall in Palestine/Israel.Commentary: South Africa seen as model for Palestine Middle East Times - Nov 17 4:50 AM
-- As I watched the images last week of destruction from the Gaza Strip, where an Israeli shelling attack had killed an entire family, as a Palestinian I could understand the feelings of one survivor who said, "I cannot see a day when we will live in peace with them."Singapore-Palestine clash called off The Star Online - Nov 15 4:21 PM
SINGAPORE: Singapore s Asian Cup qualifier against Palestine was called off yesterday, hours before the teams had been due to play each other.Non-aligned countries in UN request meeting on Palestine Granma Internacional - Nov 17 4:08 PM
UNITED NATIONS, November 16 . The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is proposing to obtain a UN General Assembly condemnation of the recent massacre of Palestinian civilians carried out by Israeli troops, according to diplomats from that bloc.A vital lesson from Israel-Palestine conflict Chicago Sun-Times - Nov 17 3:25 AM
The election results and the rethinking about Iraq now going on in Washington are coming together to focus on one of the great foreign policy myths: that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the source of our troubles in the Middle East.OIC FMs to meet Saturday on Israeli massacre against Palestinians People's Daily - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
Foreign Ministers from the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) countries will hold an emergency meeting on the Palestine issue in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea resort of Jeddah on Saturday.Diboll, Palestine clash in first-round matchup The Lufkin Daily News - Nov 16 9:03 PM
The last time the Diboll Lumberjacks were in the playoffs, they were on the wrong end of a 13-0 loss to the Gilbert Moye-led Jasper Bulldogs. Moye ran for 123 yards and scored both touchdowns for Jasper, which eventually went on to the state championship game.Football: Singapore-Palestine AFC Asian Cup Qualifier match cancelled Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News - Nov 15 4:17 AM
SINGAPORE: The Asian Cup Qualifier match between Singapore and Palestine at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday night has been cancelled.Palestine-Israel Peace Road Map Not Workable, Says Malaysia Bernama - Nov 15 1:44 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia said Wednesday that the road map for peace is no longer workable and as such, the international community should to come up with a new approach to solve the protracted Palestine-Israel conflict.Is the PLO a tent with no pegs? Gulf News - Nov 17 12:27 PM
Some people remember that Fatah (represented by its three late leaders, Yasser Arafat, Khalil Al Wazeer and Salah Khalaf) on the eve and after the outbreak of the first Intifada exerted a great effort to convince Hamas to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO).Singapore-Palestine match will go on as scheduled Sports Illustrated - Nov 13 11:02 PM
Singapore's Asian Cup clash with Palestine on Wednesday will go ahead, the Asian Football Confederation has confirmed.Soccer-Singapore clash with Palestine called off Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 14 6:20 PM
SINGAPORE, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Singapore's Asian Cup qualifier against Palestine was called off on Wednesday, hours before the teams had been due to play each other.The heart of the matter: Palestine in the world today Al-Ahram Weekly - Nov 16 11:47 AM
The first time I visited Warwick was in the summer of 1985. I visited the Castle and as I walked through the State Rooms and the Towers, I was touched by sadness that what had been a real life, with ambitions and sorrows and loves, with continuity, had become -- merely -- a spectacle for tourists.Wes Tyrell: Tony of Blairabia, a Lap Dog No More? HuffingtonPost - Nov 16 3:00 PM
The famed Tony of Blairabia has thrown of his collar and leash and in a last ditch effort to secure his legacy, plunged into the role of middle east guru. Feeling that the core issue for peace in the region is the Israel/Palestine conflict, the Prime Minister looks poised for a statesmanlike leap into the quagmire. The lovable lug Commander-in-Chief knows better and demonstrates his Consulate of Israel attacks BC for slanted Palestine week The Jewish Advocate - Nov 16 7:07 AM
The Consulate General of Israel to New England is expressing concern over a series of one-sided, anti-Israel events at Boston College, according to the Consulate s Academic Affairs Officer Gerri R. Pozez.Festival will offer international treats Honolulu Advertiser - Nov 17 5:25 AM
The second annual Global Lens Film Festival, with features from China, Lebanon, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Brazil, Israel/Palestine, Venezuela and Argentina, begins Monday at the Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Tickets are $7 general, $5 museum members. 532-8768.Satirical Humor Aimed at the Vatican Strikes a Nerve New York Times - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago
Msgr. Georg Gänswein, Pope Benedict XVI?s secretary, has suddenly found himself the butt of jokes in the Italian news media.Uganda: Hamas Should Recognise Israel AllAfrica.com - Nov 16 11:26 PM
The governing Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas this week said a proposed unity government would not recognise Israel or accept a two-state solution to the Palestine-Israel conflict.Singapore-Palestine clash to go ahead The Star Online - Nov 14 3:53 PM
SINGAPORE: Singapore s Asian Cup clash with Palestine today will go ahead, the Asian Football Confederation have confirmed.Palestinian unity may be delayed AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 3:55 PM
Palestinian negotiators said Friday a hoped-for deal this week on a unity government could be delayed by difficulties in working out a parallel prisoner swap with Israel.ANDERSON COUNTY RECOUNT FRIDAY Tyler Morning Telegraph - Nov 17 12:53 AM
PALESTINE - A recount in the close Anderson County Precinct 2 commissioner race is set for 9 a.m. Friday. The Republican candidate for the seat, Larry Coker, submitted the paperwork and fee to officially request the recount Wednesday afternoon.Abbas: Middle East peace begins with Palestine Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 15 12:38 PM
The creation of a Palestinian state through negotiations with Israel is the key to achieving a wider peace in the Middle East, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday.Palestinian leaders inch closer to unity deal USA Today - Nov 17 1:41 PM
Palestinian negotiators said Friday that a deal on a unity government could be days away, but that it might be delayed by difficulties in working out a parallel prisoner swap with Israel.Asian parliaments urged to play effective role on Palestine, Lebanon Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 14 10:21 AM
Iran - AAPP - Statement The Asian parliaments were urged to play an effective role with respect to the situation in Palestine and Lebanon which has further deteriorated in recent months.PALESTINE:'US paid $2 mn ransom to get back Fox scribes' AsiaMedia - Nov 16 11:25 AM
The terror leader, from the Gaza-based Popular Resistance Committees, said his organisation's share of the money was used to purchase weapons, which he said would be utilised "to hit the Zionists".FM: Iran to continue support for Palestine, its rights Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 14 5:06 AM
Iran - Palestine - Mottaki The Islamic Republic of Iran will continue supporting the Palestinian nation and its rights, said Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Tuesday.Troops hunt for kidnapped contractors Sports Illustrated - Nov 17 6:41 AM
Coalition forces Friday were searching "aggressively" for five security contractors, including four Americans, who were abducted Thursday during an ambush on their convoy, a military source said.Blair Sees Chance For Progress on Middle East Conflict Washington Post - Nov 17 5:15 AM
LONDON, Nov. 16 -- Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday offered hope for progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying that "sensible Arab and Muslim countries" now see "strategic reasons" for finding a solution and that new initiatives could come within weeks. European Parliament voices indignation over Israeli killings in Gaza Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 16 6:42 AM
EP - Palestine The European Parliament expressed Thursday its deep indignation at the Israeli military operation carried out in Beit Hanun and in Gaza, and condemned the Israeli army's use of "disproportionate action."Palestinian leaders talk about unity Gov't AP via Yahoo! News - Nov 17 3:28 AM
The Hamas-controlled Palestinian government will resign within two or three days to make way for a new unity government that could help end a punishing Western aid boycott and resume long-frozen peace talks with Israel, a senior Palestinian negotiator said Friday.Forward.com Forward - Nov 16 7:13 AM
President Jimmy Cater s new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (Simon & Schuster), hits the shelves this week. In an interview Wednesday with the Forward, the former president discussed the work and his views on the Middle East.Peace protest at castle ends BBC News - Nov 15 3:01 PM
Three activists are held after occupying the keep at Cardiff Castle in protest at 'the occupation of Palestine'.Asia's top stars fail to make player of the year shortlist AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 11:34 PM
Asia's top European-based stars have been overlooked for the AFC Player of the Year award, failing to meet the criteria needed to make the shortlist.Thursday, November 16 CNN.com - Nov 16 11:50 PM
LAHORE, Pakistan (CNN) -- Authorities said a British man locked in a Pakistani prison for more than 18 years, awaiting the death penalty, was released from jail Friday after Pakistan's president lessened his sentence to life in prison.Ahmadi-Nejad meets Kaddoumi: Palestine test human dignity ArabicNews.com - Nov 13 8:05 PM
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad today said that the issue of Palestine has become a test for trust in dignity, nobility, freedom and justice of human beings which would eventually result in the victory of Muslim and independent nations.Hello, good evening, welcome to al-Jazeera Times Online - Nov 17 5:16 PM
EVERY exit is an entrance somewhere else, says the Player in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead ....Hallsville hoping for longer playoff run this time The Longview News-Journal - 36 minutes ago
For the third time in four years, the Hallsville Bobcats are competing in the postseason. Only this time, they hope to be playing for a while.Hello, good evening, welcome to al-Jazeera Times Online - Nov 17 5:05 PM
Sir David Frost s entrance into the studios of al-Jazeera comes after his exit from the BBC after 12 years interviewing fame-hungry, preening, self-obsessed people not all of them politicians.Steve Young: "I'm Just Saying What Everyone Else is Thinking": An Open Letter From Glenn Beck HuffingtonPost - Nov 17 8:15 AM
To Those Who Find My Interview Style Asinine, I have heard the uproar over my eye-opening interview with freshman Congressman Keith Ellison, and I have to make this as clearly as I can. I will not let the naysayers keep me from sayin' what everybody is thinkin'. And just because I received a little flack over some incisive questioning, if you do think I'm going to pack up my truth as I see it Diplomats fear US wants to arm Fatah for 'war on Hamas' Times Online - Nov 17 4:35 PM
AMERICAN proposals to strengthen Mahmoud Abbas s Palestinian security forces with additional guns and fighters have alarmed other Western nations, who argue that it is tantamount to supporting one faction in a potential civil war.Mideast Quartet talks should be expanded - Russia Russian Information Agency Novosti - Nov 16 6:01 AM
ISLAMABAD, November 16 (RIA Novosti) - The Quartet of international mediators on the Middle East conflict should meet again as soon as possible, and talks should ideally include Israel and Palestine as well as other regional states, Russia's foreign minister said Thursday.Road to peace is through Beirut and Jerusalem Financial Times - Nov 17 6:38 PM
Tony Blair's call this week for a "whole Middle East strategy" sent a message that the road to peace in Iraq passes through Jerusalem and Beirut.Americans among contractors abducted in Iraq CNN.com - Nov 16 8:20 PM
Fourteen security contractors, including four Americans, were abducted Thursday when a supply convoy was ambushed in southern Iraq, a U.S. military spokesman told CNN.HC reserves orders on PIL on subsidy to Christians New Kerala - Nov 16 9:11 AM
Kochi, Nov 16: The Kerala High Court today reserved its orders on a PIL seeking a direction to the Centre to grant subsidy to Christians for their pilgrimage to Israel and Palestine.UN General Assembly calls on Israel to end Gaza offensive Calcutta News - 14 minutes ago
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly supported a resolution calling on Israel to ends its military activities in the Gaza Strip.Abbas says peace begins with Palestine Stuff - Nov 15 1:07 PM
RAMALLAH: The creation of a Palestinian state through negotiations with Israel is the key to achieving a wider peace in the Middle East, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said.Speaker maps out Israeli conflict The Heights - Nov 16 7:14 AM
Responding to a recent presentation by Isareli journalist Michael Yoschay, Ben Scribner of Boston2Palestine offered a refute Wednesday night, discussing the separation barrier wall, land loss, and poverty. Scribner opened his presentation by summarizing the current situation between Israel and Palestine.Algeria offers emergency assistance to Palestine People's Daily - Nov 13 6:50 PM
The Algerian government on Monday offered emergency humanitarian assistance to Palestine in the wake of a bloody shelling by the Israel military on Palestinian civilians.Peace activists occupying castle BBC News - Nov 15 8:01 AM
Three anti-war protesters occupy the keep at Cardiff Castle in a demonstration over the occupation of land in Palestine.HOT NEWS Zaman Online - Nov 17 2:14 PM
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) will convene for an emergency session on Saturday at the OIC headquarters in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian territories.Palestinian leaders inch closer to unity deal Khaleej Times - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Palestinian negotiators said a hoped-for deal this week on a unity government could be delayed by difficulties in working out a parallel prisoner swap with Israel.Professor Gemmell Morgan Independent - Nov 17 4:55 PM
Henry Gemmell Morgan, medical biochemist: born Dundee 25 December 1922; consultant in clinical biochemistry Dundee Royal Infirmary 1952-65; Professor of Pathological Biochemistry, Glasgow University 1965-88 (Emeritus); Chairman, Association of Clinical Biochemists (UK) 1982-85, President 1985-87; married 1949 Margaret Duncan (one daughter); died Glasgow 31 October 2006.Emir criticises double standards on Palestine The Peninsula - Nov 15 4:14 PM
Strasbourg The Emir, H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, addressing the European Parliament here yesterday, criticised Western countries for their attitude toward the embattled Palestinian government led by Hamas.Invasion of Iraq was Blair's 'big mistake', says Hodge Independent - Nov 17 4:30 PM
Margaret Hodge has become the first serving minister openly to attack the Iraq war after describing it as Tony Blair's "big mistake in foreign affairs", adding that he was a man who was driven by "moral imperialism".PLO official slams U.S., Israel for irresponsibility for Palestine issue People's Daily - Nov 13 4:35 PM
Taysseer Khaled, a senior member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), on Monday slammed the United States and Israel for showing their irresponsibility for the Palestine issue.UK's Blair says door open to Iran if it changes ways Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News - Nov 17 1:42 PM
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday the door was open to Iran if it wanted to be part of a constructive solution in the Middle East but pledged a tough line if Tehran rejected his overtures.President: Palestine a test for human trust, dignity, freedom Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 13 2:51 PM
Iran - Palestine - President President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here Monday that the issue of Palestine has become a test for trust in dignity, nobility, freedom and justice of human beings which would eventually result in the victory of Muslim and independent nations.Palestinian Leaders Talk About Unity Gov't ABC News - Nov 17 3:56 AM
Palestinian Leaders Talk About Unity Cabinet, Europeans Launch New Peace InitiativeBlair says door open to Iran if it changes ways Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 17 12:53 PM
Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Friday the door was open to Iran if it wanted to be part of a constructive solution in the Middle East but pledged a tough line if Tehran rejected his overtures.Abbas: Middle East peace begins with Palestine AlertNet - Nov 15 12:48 PM
Source: Reuters By Wafa Amr RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The creation of a Palestinian state through negotiations with Israel is the key to achieving a wider peace in the Middle East, Palestinian ... Americans among contractors abducted in Iraq Sports Illustrated - Nov 16 4:41 PM
Several security contractors, including four Americans, were abducted Thursday when a supply convoy was ambushed in southern Iraq, a U.S. military spokesman told CNN.France, Spain, Italy propose Middle East peace plan Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 3:40 PM
Spain, France and Italy agreed on Thursday to work on a joint plan to try to resolve the Middle East conflict, calling for a total ceasefire and suggesting they could send truce monitors to the area.Murder Is Not Technical Error , Mr. Olmert Arab News - Nov 17 4:18 PM
If the Israeli government is suffering from any delusions that the Saudis are warming up to Israeli policies and designs on the region, they better dispel them fast. For the people here will not condone or easily forgive any aggression against their Arab or Muslim allies.Jumblatt to address annual PSP assembly The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 17 4:33 PM
Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblatt is expected to address various issues of national political urgency in a speech to the party's annual assembly on Sunday. Sources close to Jumblatt told The Daily Star that he would talk about political developments over the past year and would focus on the repercussions of Israel's July-August war on Lebanon.Palestinians to form unity government within days The Daily Star Lebannon - Nov 17 4:38 PM
The Hamas-controlled Palestinian government will resign within days to make way for a new unity government that could help end a Western embargo and resume long-frozen peace talks with Israel, a senior Palestinian negotiator said on Friday. The negotiator took part Thursday in a nighttime meeting in GazaAbbas Denies Rejecting Shabir Arab News - Nov 17 4:19 PM
GAZA CITY, 18 November 2006 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday denied having rejected Hamas candidate to head a promised national unity Cabinet as reported by a website close to the ruling Islamist movement.SAHIN ALPAY Zaman Online - Nov 17 2:20 PM
As a result of the US congressional elections on November 7th, the Democratic Party gained a majority for the first time in 12 years in the House of Representatives (by 25), where all seats were up for grabs, and in the Senate (even if only by 1), where one-third of the seats were contested.ABDULHAMIT BILICI Zaman Online - Nov 17 2:20 PM
Wake up and Smell the Coffee! Those who have dragged the world into a slough of misery in Iraq are now mulling over a way out. This is the current situation in Washington, the capital of the warrior, and London, the capital of its ally.New names included FIFA - Nov 17 3:22 AM
Joining Saudi Arabia with two candidates in the shortlists are Iraq, who have Younis Mahmood and Hawar Mulla Mohamed included.If U.S. now keen on talking, Syrians are doubtful / Official media says Bush has 'blown up all bridges' to peace San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 17 4:09 AM
Reopening dialogue with Damascus is predicted to be a recommendation of the Iraq Study Group, whose upcoming report is being touted as a blueprint for Iraq policy during the remainder of the Bush presidency. But if face-to-face talks are being looked upon as... Commentary: Pelosi s Connection To AIPAC Deplored Berkeley Daily Planet - Nov 17 8:58 AM
Pleased as I am with Ms. Pelosi s accession to power and gratified as I am by her warm ties to the Jewish community, as reported recently in your newspaper, I am less encouraged by her obeisance to the Israel-right-or-wrong stance of AIPAC.Palestinian militant killed in West Bank AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 7:40 AM
A Palestinian militant was killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank before troops staged an incursion into the territory's political capital Ramallah.Blair urges White House to shift focus to Israel-Palestine conflict Guardian Unlimited - Nov 14 7:13 PM
Tony Blair made an open plea yesterday to George Bush to recognise that a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies at the core of any hopes for wider peace in the Middle East, including Iraq.Blair presses case for solution in Palestine Guardian Unlimited - Nov 14 7:10 PM
Tony Blair used a one-hour video testimony to the Iraq Study Group in Washington yesterday to repeatedly press his case that a settlement of the Palestinian-Israel dispute would be the single best way of calming the chaos in Iraq.Blair's ideas should be studied Hernando Today - Nov 17 2:52 PM
WASHINGTON -- The Iraq war is being addressed as the cause of the problem in the Arab and Muslim world. But perhaps it is not a cause but an effect of an Israeli-Palestinian conflict that has no visible hope for resolution at the moment.Iran increases Palestinian aid to 120 million dollars AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 10:22 AM
Iran has stepped up its aid to the Palestinians by donating some 120 million dollars to the Hamas-led government and is ready to give more, the Palestinian foreign minister said.France, Italy, Spain working on Mideast peace plan AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 7:55 AM
France, Italy and Spain are seeking a Middle East ceasefire, an exchange of prisoners and an international peace conference, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has said after talks with French President Jacques Chirac.Iraq gov't in crisis after staff abducted, tortured AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 8:00 AM
Kidnappers tortured many of the dozens of hostages seized in a daylight raid on a government building and killed some of them, a minister said as he warned that he felt Iraq no longer had an effective government.Comment: why Islamic hate on campus needs to be tackled Times Online - Nov 17 5:25 AM
Islamist groups first identified Britain's universities as a fertile recruiting ground more almost two decades ago....Hotlinks Tiscali - Nov 17 1:19 PM
Blair denied in a television interview his new tone towards Iran and Syria amounted to appeasement. "I do not intend any message other than one of absolute strength in relation to Iran," Blair told al Jazeera s English-language channel.Weekly Recap Of Global Events Nasdaq - Nov 17 4:44 AM
After a hectic week which was dominated by the US mid-term elections, this week started on a more somber note. Clearly the impact of the Democratic victory is being reflected in some of the major news this week.Explosions, clashes shake Iraq UPI - Nov 17 6:00 AM
BAGHDAD, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. air raid has killed nine gunmen near Al Yusifiya in Iraq while nine other suspected militants were arrested. Meanwhile, gunmen attacked a bakery in Baghdad's Zayuna Neighborhood, killing 12 workers, Alsumaria reported Friday.Palestinian leaders make way for unity government CTV.ca - Nov 17 10:02 AM
The Hamas-controlled Palestinian government will resign within two or three days to make way for a new unity government that could help end a punishing Western aid boycott and resume long-frozen peace talks with Israel.Short urges action over shooting BBC News - Nov 16 5:39 PM
The former cabinet minister Clare Short calls for government action over the shooting of a British UN worker in Jenin.Berkeley This Week Berkeley Daily Planet - Nov 17 8:53 AM
City Commons Club Noon Luncheon with Professor Emeritus Didier de Fontaine on Cosmology. Luncheon at 11:45 a.m. for $14, speech at 12:30 p.m., at the Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant St. 526-2925.Illinois trauma team fourth in competition Edwardsville Intelligencer - Nov 17 11:48 AM
In its first competition at the International Trauma Life Support conference, the Illinois trauma assessment team came away with fourth place.Israel shows military restraint in Gaza Albuquerque Tribune - Nov 17 8:24 AM
Those calling for a broad, crushing offensive "need to remember that the terrorism will never end altogether," Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told the Haaretz newspaper.Israel and Palestine are key to peace, says Blair The Herald - Nov 14 5:58 PM
Tony Blair told the Iraq Study group in Washington yesterday that a resolution of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict was the key to achieving peace throughout the Middle East.Outside View: Israel backs Bush in Iraq UPI - Nov 17 8:16 AM
MOSCOW, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Monday's visit by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to Washington, which did not promise surprises, has shocked many Israeli analysts, several American politicians, and everyone who deals with Mideast problems.Blair urges Palestine solution Guardian Unlimited - Nov 14 5:38 PM
Tony Blair tells US Iraq Study Group that resolution of Palestinian-Israel conflict would calm Iraqi chaos.Palestinian leaders discuss new cabinet; France, Spain launch new peace plan CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Nov 17 1:25 AM
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Palestinian president and premier, heading rival factions, attempted to wrap up a deal on their unity government, aimed at lifting a punishing western aid boycott and resuming long-frozen peace talks with Israel.Freed hostage from mass abduction wants out of Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 7:00 AM
A university professor who was among dozens of people kidnapped by gunmen in a raid on a Baghdad government building says he has lost hope in the future of violence-plagued Iraq and wants to emigrate.Rumsfeld s War and War Crimes- "Opinion" News From Bangladesh - Nov 17 10:30 AM
The 2006 election was a referendum on America s war in Iraq. The results displayed widespread mistrust of the Bush administration. Some of the most pro-war Republican hawks in the Senate and the Congress have been replaced by Democratic candidates that appeared to be anti-war or less pro-war.Struggle based on Islamic beliefs, secret of Palestinians' victory - Rafsanjani Islamic Republic News Agency - Nov 15 12:06 PM
Iran - Palestine - Meet Head of IRI Expediency Council said here Wednesday in a meeting with visiting Palestinian foreign minister that Palestinians' struggle against Zionist occupiers based on Islamic beliefs is the secret of their victory.Iraq gov't in crisis after abducted employees tortured AFP via Yahoo! News - Nov 16 5:05 AM
Many of the hostages seized in a daylight raid on a government building in Baghdad were tortured and some killed, a minister said as he warned that Iraq no longer had any effective government.