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A Call for Submission: Poets for Palestine 
The Palestine Chronicle - Sep 27 5:24 AM
The book will primarily focus on issues pertaining to Palestine. We are, however, accepting poems on related subjects (i.e. Lebanon and Iraq). Al Jisser is accepting submissions for its upcoming book: Poets for Palestine.British foreign secretary defends policy on Palestine, Lebanon People's Daily - Sep 26 5:22 AM
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett on Tuesday defended her role in seeking a political solution to the conflict in Palestine and Lebanon this summer.Democracy at Stake in Palestine Ohmynews - 2 hours, 20 minutes ago
The Palestinian declaration of independence of 1988 in Algeria was structured in a way that would allow the Palestinian Liberation Organization's (PLO) Executive Committee to devise foreign policy...PALESTINE COUNCIL OKs AGREEMENT TO FORM AGENCY TO SAVE RAILROAD Tyler Morning Telegraph - Sep 25 10:59 PM
PALESTINE - The Palestine City Council unanimously approved on Monday an interlocal agreement with the city of Rusk that would create the Texas State Railroad Operating Agency.Hamas respects but not recognize previous deal with Israel: spokesman People's Daily - Sep 27 4:52 PM
The Islamic Resistance Movement ( Hamas)-led Palestinian government said on Wednesday that it would respect previous peace deals signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), but wouldn't recognize them.UN-Palestine-Human Rights /WRD UN human rights expert reports on 'appalling' conditions for ordinary Palestinians Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 27 4:05 AM
Describing a 'tragic' human rights situation for ordinary Palestinians living in the occupied territory, an independent UN expert Tuesday presented his report to the newly established Human Rights Council, sparking criticism from the Israeli representative that the work was one-sided and imbalanced.Nigeria: Atiku Links Global Peace to Middle East Peace AllAfrica.com - Sep 27 10:52 AM
Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said peace in the Middle East would translate to global peace, and canvassed for the formation of a government of National Unity in the State of Palestine, as panacea to world peace.Advertorial: Call for submission of poetry Middle East Times - Sep 27 6:28 AM
-- Al Jisser is accepting submissions for its upcoming book: Poets for Palestine. The concept of this book was inspired by two spoken word shows held at The Bridge art gallery in Manhattan.Palestine issue crucial for peace: Musharraf Dawn - Sep 26 8:36 PM
NEW YORK, Sept 26: President General Pervez Musharraf on Monday reiterated that the resolution of the Palestinian issue was crucial for peace between western world and Muslims.Belgian Hi-tech Firm Boycotts Israel over 'War Crimes' Palestine News Agency - Sep 27 1:34 PM
TEL AVIV, September 27, 2006 (WAFA) - Belgian hi-tech company specialising in development consulting, U2U, notifies manager of Israeli company seeking cooperation that "your country has conducted war crimes and because of the apartheid regime it rules on Palestine".Dragons blank Lion kickers Rushville Republican - Sep 27 9:22 AM
Rushville s boys soccer team traveled to New Palestine for an HHC battle with the host Dragons on Tuesday. New Palestine is a team that has been ranked in the Top 20 this year and have one of the leading scores in the state in Justin Sass (2.92 goals per game).VCUQ students hold charity show to raise funds for Lebanon, Palestine Gulf Times - Sep 24 11:46 PM
Staff Reporter The Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUQ) students organised a charity evening over the weekend to raise funds and awareness for Lebanon and Palestine.Anti-war group to make stops in the Valley The Youngstown Vindicator - Sep 26 9:58 PM
YOUNGSTOWN Wheels of Justice, a group on a national bus tour to promote nonviolent alternatives to war in Iraq, Palestine and Israel will make three stops in Youngstown this week.JONES, WESTWOOD OFF TO SURPRISING 4-0 START Tyler Morning Telegraph - Sep 26 10:14 PM
Head coach Shane Jones often worried about job security during his first six seasons at Palestine Westwood.NY plot suspect associated with militants: expert Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sep 27 11:58 AM
A Muslim accused of helping an FBI informant in a fake plot to kill a diplomat has associated with known Islamist militants and sympathized with their violent causes, a terrorism expert testified at his trial on Wednesday.PALESTINE FALLS OUT OF POLL Tyler Morning Telegraph - Sep 25 10:44 PM
Class 3A, marked by two East Texas losses, underwent a facelift, while Tatum regained the No. 1 ranking in Class 2A in Monday's Associated Press High School football poll.Analysis: NIE offers blunt, bleak picture MSNBC - Sep 27 6:16 PM
National Intelligence Estimates are notorious for being watered down. That s what makes the tough language in this week s terrorism analysis all the more striking. And it has left many puzzling over why the White House decided to release it. Newsview: Report Open to Interpretation Los Angeles Times - Sep 27 3:57 PM
WASHINGTON -- National Intelligence Estimates are notorious for being watered down, partly because analysts spread across 16 different spy agencies often have difficulty settling on just the right words. That's what makes the tough language in this week's terrorism analysis all the more striking.Hankins takes top spot again Athens Review Online - Sep 26 6:15 AM
PALESTINE Athens High School junior Staci Hankins is still unbeaten through three cross country meets. Hankins lastest first-place finish was Saturday in the Palestine Invitational held on the campus of Storey Elementary School. She clocked in at 12:08.Tigers fall to New Palestine The Star Press - Sep 24 4:12 AM
INDIANAPOLIS -- Yorktown entered Saturday's game with New Palestine on a three-game winning streak and with a bunch of late-game magic on its side. And despite the streak ending, Yorktown coach Mike Wilhelm found positives in a 28-14 loss to the Dragons at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.Sacraficing Children-Why are the Jews so quick to label the indigenous people- Comments News From Bangladesh - Sep 26 11:30 AM
Maybe this is the real "rub"; the reason why some people feel similarly to Mr. Tannan. Arabs (Palestinians) are as indigenous to Israel (Palestine) as white Europeans are to South Africa.Railroad support gaining steam The Longview News-Journal - 22 minutes ago
NACOGDOCHES Much like "The Little Engine That Could," state and local supporters of the Texas State Railroad are racing against the clock in an uphill battle to keep the historic train going after Dec. 31, when the funding ends.Tuesday, September 26 CNN.com - Sep 26 11:45 PM
(CNN) -- An attorney representing former Playmate and stripper Anna Nicole Smith told CNN Tuesday he is the father of her baby girl, born earlier this month in the Bahamas, and that he plans to marry Smith. Dragons shut out Lions Rushville Republican - Sep 26 8:36 AM
With the sectional set to begin on Thursday, the Lions traveled to New Palestine for one of their final three matches in preparation for the tournament.Palestinian conditions getting worse from Israeli blockades ArabicNews.com - 58 minutes ago
The UN commissioner for Palestinian refugees today urged the world to put pressure on Israel to end its blockades of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, saying conditions there going from bad to worse.Today's Headlines: ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now! Lebanese human rights activists collect evidence on Israeli war crimes As a group of Lebanese human rights activists collected evidences about Israeli war crimes against Lebanese civilians during 34-day invasion of Lebanon, Tel Aviv-based daily, Haaretz admitted that Israel used unconventional Multiple Launch Blair may delay exit, says Johnson Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 38 minutes ago
Alan Johnson suggested today that Tony Blair might stay in office for longer than expected following his triumphant conference speech yesterday.Chris Weigant: Last Call For 2006 "October Surprise" Bets! HuffingtonPost - Sep 27 9:12 AM
Step right up! Place your bets! All wagering on the 2006 October Surprise will officially end midnight Saturday, so lay your money down now! Karl Rove is already bragging to the Republican faithful that he's got a doozy of an October Surprise teed up for 2006. Karl hasn't seen fit to let us in on the secret of what this year's surprise will be, though. So the betting atmosphere is in a Area teams positioned for playoffs Journal Gazette & Times Courier - 58 minutes ago
After five weeks of the high school football season, the playoff picture is pretty clear -- at least for two of the area s (small school) teams as Casey-Westfield and Arthur-Lovington need just two more wins to assure themselves of a playoff spot. Both teams are 4-1.Tough race shaping up in District 12-4A The Longview News-Journal - 30 minutes ago
You know, there are people out there who try to pass off non-district games leading up to district as meaningless. Well, try telling that to the players and coaches involved in those games.Mercy of the Court of Public Opinion The Harvard Crimson - 51 minutes ago
Professor Laurence H. Tribe 62 was accused of wrongdoing after an anonymous reader found passages in his book very similar to Jack M. Balkin s. See more pictures for this story.(0 Replies) The Jewish Advocate - 44 minutes ago
IS IT TOO LATE??? IS IT TOO LATE?It's your choice. This is my advice. Take it or leave it, Blair tells party Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
Thank you the Labour party for giving me the extraordinary privilege of leading you these past 12 years ... thank you to my family, to the children, to Cherie. I mean, at least I don't have to worry about her running off with the bloke next door ...U-M 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant' postponed The State News - 34 minutes ago
Ann Arbor MSU students gathered Wednesday morning to protest "Catch an Illegal Immigrant Day" at the University of Michigan, despite the event being postponed indefinitely.Charm and eloquence. But a missed chance Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
They will miss him when he goes, no doubt about it. They'll even miss the "Y'knows" and "I means" with the choked-up pauses. Will they ever find such election-winning political genius, such easy eloquence and clever charm as in this great middle England pleaser?Don't exclude the centre-left Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
As Gordon Brown moves this week further to the right, arm in arm with Tony Blair - on foreign policy especially - it is increasingly clear that the Labour party and the public deserve an open contest for the leadership, between candidates representing all the main wings of the party - not just the Brownite right and the Blairite far-right.Human rights report on 'appalling' conditions for ordinary Palestinians ArabicNews.com - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
Describing a "tragic" human rights situation for ordinary Palestinians living in the occupied territory, an independent UN expert yesterday presented his report to the newly established Human Rights Council, sparking criticism from the Israeli representative that the work was one-sided and imbalanced.The Myth of Forced Conversions by Muhammad s Sword Arab News - Sep 27 4:26 PM
SINCE the days when Roman Emperors threw Christians to the lions, the relations between the emperors and the heads of the church have undergone many changes.Suicide bombers follow Quran, concludes Pentagon briefing WorldNetDaily - 2 hours, 10 minutes ago
With suicide bombings spreading from Iraq to Afghanistan, the Pentagon has tasked intelligence analysts to pinpoint what's driving Muslim after Muslim to do the unthinkable.Musharraf hopes to win elections hands down Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 24 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD President General Pervez Musharraf has said that he is confident that he would win elections "hands down" because he is popular in Pakistan.MSS celebrates 50 years with gift with purchase promotion Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
TO MARK the ongoing 50th anniversary of the company s formation, Marzooq Al Shamlan and Sons (MSS) announced a gift with purchase promotion for the holy month of Ramadan during its recent Dealers Meet at the Ramada Hotel in Doha.Israel's visa changes force people out of West Bank and Gaza Australian Broadcasting Corporation - 2 hours, 29 minutes ago
TONY EASTLEY: Palestinians in the occupied territories are being hit by what they say is a new threat to their survival, but this time it's not economic sanctions or military attacks.Sanctions could help Sudan Guardian Unlimited - Sep 27 4:16 PM
It is a poor reflection on the media when it requires celebrity for a genocide to be newsworthy. The truth is George Clooney went to Darfur and exposed atrocities that journalists have ignored for three years.Intelligent observation Guardian Unlimited - Sep 27 4:21 PM
Intelligence services are undergoing something of a renaissance in these dangerous times, recovering from the battering they took because their own careful work was "spun" too often by unscrupulous politicians.Sweden urges strong response to global challenges: UN envoy People's Daily - Sep 27 6:07 PM
Sweden is confident that the United Nations can continue to make a difference wherever there is conflict, poverty and human suffering, said a top Swedish diplomat Wednesday.Australian Defence Rejects Taliban Propaganda Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 6:27 PM
The ADF rejects the allegations made by the Taliban in the ABC report today. The Taliban is the enemy of the Afghani people and is opposed to the democratically elected government in Kabul.Red Bull Air Race Crosses the Ocean to the USA Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 5:27 PM
On Saturday October 7, the Red Bull Air Race makes its penultimate stop in San Francisco, USA. Touching down in the city for the second year running, this year s Air Race will again be flown over San Francisco Bay, against the fabulous backdrop of Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island.Tourism Is Key Way To Bring Wealth: UN Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 5:13 PM
Marking World Tourism Day, the United Nations today highlighted the major role the industry plays in combating poverty in developing countries.UN s Influenza Pandemic Task Force Meets Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 5:12 PM
The United Nations health agency s Influenza Pandemic Task Force (IPTF), which will advise the world body on how best to respond to health issues of global concern related to bird flu and pandemic influenza, has held its first meeting in Geneva.Lebanon: UN Force Tends To Humanitarian Needs Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 5:13 PM
The newly reinforced United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon has taken on a humanitarian dimension, clearing roads, treating the sick and distributing water although this in not its primary function, with individual contributing battalions often bearing the additional cost themselves.U.N. a bully pulpit for extremists to bash U.S. Hernando Today - Sep 27 6:19 PM
Last week we were exposed to the true faces of evil at the U.N. meeting in New York. The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez both spoke to world leaders at this gathering.Rice And Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 4:12 PM
QUESTION: Secretary Rice, what was the meeting with the Vice President? SECRETARY RICE: Well, I want to thank the Vice President for seeing me, for taking the time to see me. Indonesia is such a wonderful friend.ALI UNAL Zaman Online - Sep 27 2:15 PM
Which Country is Next? Different comments are being made as to where Iran stands in the Anglo-Saxon-Israeli alliance s latest plans and offensives against the Islamic world.Blair Bids Fellow Laborites Farewell Los Angeles Times - Sep 27 12:23 AM
In his final speech as party chief, the British prime minister thanks delegates for the 'privilege of leading you' and touts his record.Echoes of the pope in al-Azhar mosque Aljazeera - Sep 27 1:05 PM
The protests in Egypt and the rest of the Muslim world over remarks made by Pope Benedict XVI, who implicitly linked Islam and violence, particularly in regard to jihad have still not abated.Valley victory at the UN The Telegraph - Sep 27 3:06 PM
New York, Sept. 27: In a diplomatic windfall for India at the 61st UN General Assembly, Kashmir has been taken off the list of festering disputes in the secretary-generals latest annual report.UN Should Lead Response To Global Challenges Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 3:27 PM
The United Nations should stand at the forefront of global efforts to end conflicts, establish peace and promote economic development, but it must also become more efficient and broadly accountable to do so, representatives of Japan and Turkmenistan told the General Assembly today.Balance Between Trade And Natural Resources Needed Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 3:27 PM
Better balance is needed between liberalizing trade and protecting natural resources, the head of the United Nations environment agency has said , warning that such natural capital is being exhausted at an alarming rate and calling for intelligent globalization that guarantees sustainability for future generations.Nagorno-Karabakh In UN Assembly Debate Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 3:27 PM
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on the fifth day of its annual high-level debate, the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan expressed their views on the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan.UN issues three appeals during Ramadan Gulf News - Sep 26 1:49 AM
Middle East: The United Nations on Tuesday put three appeals to the Arab League and Islamic groups to coincide with the holy month of Ramadan and the Jewish New Year in order to restore peace and harmony to war-torn countries, including a peaceful month in Darfur, signing the fate of the two captured Israeli soldiers and to allow humanitarian relief in Palestine.Annan Appeals For Global Tolerance Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 3:12 PM
Using the anniversary of a notorious massacre of Jews and others in Ukraine in World War II to deplore the recent increase in extremism and intolerance, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today made an impassioned appeal for pluralism and mutual respect around the world, decrying those who deny the Holocaust.West African Countries Need Global Support Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 3:12 PM
West African countries that have emerged from conflict to form democratically elected governments deserve international support to consolidate their fragile progress, ministers from the region have told the United Nations General Assembly as it continued its annual debate in New York.How to Avoid World War III consortiumnews.com - Sep 27 1:29 PM
ften when we write about the Iraq War and the war on terror, we receive angry e-mails from George W. Bush s supporters who insist there is no alternative but to follow the President s lead in crushing Islamic militants and fighting World War III.NASA Balloon Carries High Altitude Student Platform To The Edge Of Space SpaceDaily - Sep 25 6:17 PM
by Staff Writers Palestine TX (SPX) Sep 21, 2006 NASA has teamed with Louisiana State University and student groups from four universities for a launch that carried the first flight of the High Altitude Student Platform (HASP) to the near space environment of the upper atmosphere.ABDULHAMIT BILICI Zaman Online - Sep 27 2:14 PM
Pope Benedict XVI put forward his views on Islam in a diplomatic manner when he quoted from a text of a 14th century conversation between Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Paleologus and an Iranian scholar.Titles bestowed on Princes of Tonga Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 1:57 PM
His Majesty King George V has appointed his younger brother, previously known as HRH Prince Ulukalala Lavaka Ata to the heir apparent noble title of Tupouto a.Timor-Leste: First Batch Of Police Return To Work Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 1:42 PM
The first group of Timor Leste police has resumed work under a United Nations mentoring scheme after being relieved of duty earlier this year in violence that shook the small South East Asian nation, which the world body shepherded to independence from Indonesia just four years ago.Hypocritical Silence On Darfur Outlook India - Sep 27 11:33 AM
Why is it that the Muslims only raise a hue and cry when the perpetrators of violence happen to be America or Israel but choose to look the other way when Muslim regimes do the same?Shortfall In Feeding Drought-Stricken Kenyans Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 1:42 PM
Although rains have reduced the number of drought-stricken Kenyans in need of food aid from 3.5 million to nearly 3 million, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it still needs $44 million to continue its operations there for the next six months and is concerned that donor contributions have slowed considerably.UNESCO Chief Condemns Another Journalist s Murder Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 1:42 PM
Keeping up his campaign to defend the freedom of the press, the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today deplored the murder of a Bangladeshi journalist as a blow against democracy.Armenia And Azerbaijan Exchange Accusations Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 1:42 PM
Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other during addresses to the United Nations General Assembly of not being interested in achieving a lasting peace settlement in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.Child labour is still a reality in Congo Republic Scoop.co.nz - Sep 27 1:27 PM
Brussels, 27 September 2006 (ICFTU Online): A new ICFTU report on core labour standards in the Republic of Congo is being issued today to coincide with the country's trade policy review at the WTO this week.Blair warns against retreat / Outgoing prime minister voices support for U.S. in final party-conference speech San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 27 3:43 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair, addressing his Labor Party's annual conference for the last time, warned Britain that if it retreats from Iraq and Afghanistan after he leaves office, "we will be committing a craven act of surrender." In an emotional,... Johnson: Blair may delay exit Guardian Unlimited - Sep 27 5:18 AM
Alan Johnson says PM could stay in office for longer than expected.Abigail Wexner's father was pioneer The Columbus Dispatch - Sep 27 4:37 AM
A private funeral service for the father of Abigail Wexner will be held in Israel. Yehuda Koppel, 89, died Monday at his apartment in New York City after an extended illness. He had lived in New York since the 1950s, when he opened the first American office of El Al, Israel s national airline.Being key ally of US sometimes hard, Blair admits AFP via Yahoo! News - Sep 26 9:24 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair has admitted it can be hard to be the strongest ally of US President George W. Bush, with whom he went to war in Iraq, as well as being a player in Europe.Tax auction sales total $170,400 The Buffalo News - Sep 27 6:07 AM
LOCKPORT - The city raked in $170,400 Tuesday night at its auction of 16 blighted houses and two vacant lots. City Treasurer Michael E. White said he was pleased the take from the sale in City Hall exceeded the $108,837 the city wrote off in unpaid taxes on the properties.Blair bids a farewell to Labor stalwarts Boston Globe - Sep 27 1:34 AM
MANCHESTER, England -- Prime Minister Tony Blair, addressing his Labor Party's annual conference for the last time, warned Britain that if it retreats from Iraq and Afghanistan after he leaves office, ``we will be committing a craven act of surrender."Johnson: Blair may delay exit Guardian Unlimited - Sep 27 4:03 AM
Education secretary suggests PM might stay in office longer than expected.EU starts Palestine payments EU Politix - Sep 25 5:15 AM
The European commission has started social allowance payments to the Palestinian people.A candle for Bush Gulf News - Sep 27 1:26 PM
There was a lot of plain talking between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and top US officials, including President George W. Bush, during their private meetings during the UN General Assembly session in New York last week.In swan song to party, Blair talks up U.S. ties The Philadelphia Inquirer - Sep 27 12:13 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair, addressing his Labor Party's annual conference for the last time, warned Britain that if it retreated from Iraq and Afghanistan after he left office, "we will be committing a craven act of surrender."Unearthing Pope s Real Message YaleGlobal Online - Sep 27 9:01 AM
By now, Muslims should consider themselves no strangers to controversy. Pope Benedict XVI s controversial comments at Germany s University of Regensburg are the latest in a long list of precarious statements about the Islamic faith.United Nations Human Rights Expert Reports on 'Appalling' Conditions for Ordinary Palestinians Muslim American Society - Sep 27 1:17 PM
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sept. 26, 2006 (MASNET and News Sources) Describing a tragic human rights situation for ordinary Palestinians living in the occupied territory, John Dugard, special reporter on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories since 1967, presented a report this week to the newly-established United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland.T'Birds crush Patriots Forrest City Times-Herald - Sep 25 1:15 PM
CHERRY VALLEY Craig Walker ran for two touchdowns and Dylan Karnes threw for a pair as Cross County flew out to a 40-0 lead at the half and cruised past Palestine-Wheatley 53-0 Friday.Select an Edition: AlertNet - Sep 27 6:38 AM
Fetching... General situation The past week was marked by growing tension inside the Gaza Strip, as the economic situation continued to deteriorate and civil servant salaries remained unpaid.Abbas Meets with Hamas Leaders Zaman Online - Sep 25 2:12 PM
Palestinian Authority Leader Mahmoud Abbas will meet with Hamas leaders Monday and Tuesday to establish a coalition government in Palestine. Tensions increased when the government to be established with Fatah pledged to recognize Israel.EU opinion on Kurdish rebels could hit raw nerve in Turkey Euro Observer - Sep 27 8:49 AM
27.09.2006 - 17:37 CET | By Andrew Rettman EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU courts in Luxembourg could in Spring 2007 restart hearings on whether Brussels was wrong to brand the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as terrorists, following legal advice that could hit a raw nerve in EU-Turkey relations.Connecting to Israel, Judaism and each other Cleveland Jewish News - Sep 27 12:14 PM
Today, when we see Israel on the news, it is a troubled land rocked by violence. But for 11 days this summer, 53 Clevelanders experienced Israel like never before on the B nai Jeshurun Congregation 2006 Israel Family Mission.Major obstacles to deal The New Zealand Herald - Sep 25 10:10 AM
Yasser Abed Rabbo, an official with the umbrella Palestine Liberation Organization headed by Abbas, said a unity government would not be possible unless Hamas accepted interim peace deals, an Arab peace initiative and UN resolutions.Soldier frustrated at hesitation to fund railroad (w/letter to TP&W) Athens Review Online - Sep 27 7:00 AM
From the time 1st Lt. Brandon McElroy was a child, he knew what his life would bring. He dreamed of serving in the U.S. Army and being a steam locomotive engineer. By the age of 31, Lt. McElroy, the son of Ronnie McElroy of Rusk and JoAnne McElroy of Athens, has seen those dreams materialize.They need to take some bold initiatives if the problem of Middle East is to be solved practically, writes Greater Kashmir - Sep 27 9:38 AM
Why defeat every time? The reason why the Arabs always lost during the entire 20th century was that they had the wrong faith. First, they rose as Arabs against the Turks and ended up under the colonial rule of the British and the French.Arab League reiterates support for Iran's peaceful nuclear program Islamic Republic News Agency - Sep 27 4:06 AM
Arab League - Moussa - Iran Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa here Tuesday stressed that production of substitute energy through nuclear installations is a natural right of any country.Jewish groups protest Ahmadinejad at UN Canadian Jewish News - Sep 27 11:09 AM
NEW YORK The 61st convening of the United Nations General Assembly was marked outside the UN building by pro-Israel rallies and inside by a growing ideological rift between the United States and its opponents, with Israel caught in the middle.Former A&M student pleads not guilty to 2004 sexual assault The Bryan-College Station Eagle - Sep 27 5:38 AM
Tears welled in the eyes of a former Texas A&M University exchange student Tuesday as she took the witness stand to describe a rape that she said occurred two years ago at the hands of an Aggie cadet. Dateline: Downtown The Mass Media - Sep 25 1:56 PM
A few weeks ago, this paper ran the story of my friend Claire's trip to embattled Palestine. It was a good piece, a travelogue recounting a student's experience in a region the majority of us could never summon moxy enough to visit. It was her recounting of why she went there and what happened when she did.Editor's Mailbag Albany Democrat-Herald - Sep 27 9:28 AM
I recently heard the comment, yet again, They ought to run it more like a business. They were talking about some government function. Wake up, people. The whole reason we have government is that some functions of society are best not done for profit.Blair Urges No Retreat From United States Foreign Policy Posture Space War - Sep 26 7:10 PM
by Hannah K. Strange UPI Correspondent Manchester (UPI) Sep 26, 2006 British Prime Minister Tony Blair mounted a staunch defense of his foreign policy at his last Labor Party conference as leader, urging his successor to continue his close alliance with the United States.Internet monitoring raises concerns among users The Marietta Times - Sep 27 5:29 AM
Need to know what a Lula is? Or where Antarctica is located? Just Google it! But be aware that Internet service providers and the government can know the content of searches, even if your next door neighbor can t.Analysis: Blair urges no retreat from US Middle East Times - Sep 27 1:26 AM
Manchester, ENGLAND -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair mounted a staunch defense of his foreign policy at his last Labour Party conference as leader, urging his successor to continue his close alliance with the United States.