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Lisbon Morning Journal - 12 minutes ago
EAST PALESTINE The only question with me now is Do I make you proud? Those lyrics, from the song Taylor Hicks sang just after being named the American Idol in 2006, may sum up the feelings of 19-year-old Sarah Burgess as she made a tearful and televised phone call to her father, Bob Burgess of East Palestine, after she found out she would be heading to Hollywood for the 2007 American ...2 PALESTINE MEN FACE DRUG CHARGES IN FEDERAL COURT Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 24 9:24 PM
Two Palestine men facing drug charges appeared in federal court Wednesday.Jimmy Carter Defends 'Peace Not Apartheid' NPR - Jan 25 12:58 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter defends the content of his new book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid. The best-seller has generated passionate criticism that it is slanted toward Palestinians and full of inaccuracies.Spain opens case against US soldiers The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 1:00 AM
Olga RodrÃguez was on the 16th floor of Baghdad's Hotel Palestine when a US tank fired, destroying her room's balcony, shattering its windows, and rendering her momentarily deaf.Sharkey heads to East Palestine Lisbon Morning Journal - Jan 23 10:02 PM
EAST PALESTINE East Palestine didn t have to look far for its new head football coach. Jeff Sharkey was hired from 43 applicants Tuesday after serving as the head coach at Inter-Tri County League rival United Local the past three seasons.Palestine issue key to divide bridging between West, Muslim world: Malaysian PM People's Daily - Jan 23 4:14 PM
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Tuesday said the Palestine issue is the key to the divide bridging between the West and the Muslim world.Muslims must unite to resolve Palestine issue: Musharraf The Pakistan Link - Jan 25 7:08 AM
ABU DHABI: Muslim countries should make collective efforts for the early resolution of the Palestinian issue, President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday. President Musharraf said this during a meeting with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.[ENS] Presiding Bishop among religious leaders calling for renewed Israel/Palestine peace initiative [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Jan 25 11:44 AM
[ENS, Source: National Council of Churches] Nearly 40 leaders of a broad coalition ofChristian denominations sent a letter to President George W. Bush on January 23 asking thathe make Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, in the context of a comprehensive Arab-Israelipeace initiative an urgent priority for his administration.Palestine poverty hits record Gulf Daily News - Jan 25 5:18 PM
DAVOS, Switzerland: Poverty levels in Gaza have soared to record levels because of Israeli restrictions and the destruction of Palestinian infrastructure, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday.American Idol WKBN 27 Youngstown - Jan 25 6:24 PM
It's been an exciting year for one East Palestine teenager who got to watch herself on TV last night as she tried out for the hit TV show, American Idol.Khalifa, Saleh talks to focus on ties, Arab events Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
SANAA - The forthcoming summit between President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen and UAE President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi next week will tackle issues of joint economic cooperation and the situation in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine and Sudan, according to Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Al Qurbi.Mustangs powerlifters do well at Palestine Kilgore News Herald - Jan 23 1:52 PM
Members of both the boys and girls powerlifting teams at Overton High School did very well over the weekend for coach Rodrick Portley at the Palestine Invitational on Saturday. For the boys, Jeffie Wilson, competing in the 132 1/2- pound weight class, took first place. Wilson had a 365-pound squat, a 225-pound bench press and a 435-pound deadlift.Local Woman on American Idol WKBN 27 Youngstown - Jan 25 2:39 PM
A Columbiana County girl has made it to Hollywood. East Palestine resident Sarah Burgess auditioned in New York last night for the hit reality show American Idol.Friday at Davos Daily Telegraph - Jan 25 11:57 AM
China: Does big equate to world beater? Israel and Palestine: Can grassroots efforts and youth activism help break the deadlock?Couso case reopened in Spain Granma Internacional - Jan 25 1:35 PM
THE day on which José Couso, a cameraman with the Madrid channel Telecinco, died, it occurred to someone to ask the 300 journalists covering the U.S. aggression in Iraq to meet in the garden of the Palestine Hotel to light candles and observe several minutes of silence.President Carter faces some of his critics Minnesota Public Radio - Jan 25 11:23 AM
Former President Jimmy Carter faced some of his critics Tuesday. Carter responded to a series of pointed questions about his latest book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," from students at historically Jewish Brandeis University. The book has been attacked as unfairly biased against Israel.Carter defends book on Palestine Gulf Times - Jan 24 9:19 PM
WALTHAM, Mass.: Jimmy Carter defended his controversial book on Tuesday, telling a predominantly Jewish university that his goal was to revive Middle East peace talks and that attacks on his character had hurt him and his family.'Nightmare scenario' Al-Ahram Weekly - Jan 25 11:56 AM
Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and the Gulf all featured in the State of the Union address delivered yesterday by US President George W Bush. The speech was broadcast during the early hours of the dawn, Middle East time.Russia not to supply arms, mil equipment to Palestine Itar-Tass - Jan 23 2:30 AM
BANGALORE, January 23 (Itar-Tass) - Russia will "not supply arms and military equipment to Palestine because of an aggravation of the situation there," head of the Russian Defense Ministry s main department for international cooperation Anatoly Mazurkevich said.International Film Festival debuts in Corvallis Lebanon Express - Jan 25 12:48 PM
Crossroads International Film Festival makes its debut in Corvallis on Jan. 28. It will feature films from India, Italy, Tunisia, Japan, Brazil, Palestine and the United States. The films will be played on four consecutive Sundays at the Avalon Theater, 160 NW Jackson St. in Corvallis.Balloon center aids Antarctica launches Shelbyville Daily Union - Jan 25 9:13 AM
PALESTINE, Texas The folks at Palestine s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility are celebrating another record-breaking accomplishment associated with their involvement in three experiments.Jimmy Carter apologizes for condoning terrorism The Jewish Advocate - Jan 25 7:12 AM
Former President Jimmy Carter did an about-face in his address to the Brandeis University community on Tuesday when he outright apologized for and effectively retracted the wording of a passage from his book Palestine Peace not Apartheid. Roger Lieberman: Palestine and Israel: Twilight of Apartheid? The Palestine Chronicle - Jan 24 2:39 PM
Recently, the High Follow-Up Committee the leading representative body of Palestinians inside Israel - put forth their vision for a future Israel in which Jews and Arabs would enjoy equal rights as individuals.US church leaders keep focus on an Israel-Palestine solution Ekklesia - Jan 24 3:53 PM
Nearly 40 leaders from a broad coalition of US Christian denominations have sent a letter to President George W. Bush asking that he "make Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, in the context of a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace initiative" a priority for his administration.Dan Gordon: The History of the Jews According to Carter HuffingtonPost - Jan 24 1:33 PM
A Point by Point Rebuttal of the Omissions, Myths, Misrepresentations and Outright Lies of Jimmy Carter Ambassador Dennis Ross has stated in interviews as a way of explaining why he took issue with Jimmy Carter's book, "Palestine, Peace not Apartheid," that while people were entitled to their own opinions they were not entitled to their own facts. Mr. Carter's opinion, as stated in his ...Carter Faces Critics on Middle East Book NPR - Jan 24 12:27 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter confronted critics of his views on Israel at Brandeis University on Tuesday. Carter responded to charges that his book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid is unfair to Israel.Hotlinks Tiscali - Jan 25 6:20 AM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A loud blast shook central Baghdad and black smoke was seen rising near a hotel complex on Sunday, witnesses said. Sustained gunshots were heard minutes after the blast some 100 metres from the Palestine hotel. There was no immediate word on casualties.Jimmy Carter stands by his book International Herald Tribune - Jan 24 5:44 AM
In a speech at Brandeis University, he also apologized for what he called an "improper and stupid" sentence in "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."NCC among religious leaders calling for renewed Israel/Palestine peace initiative [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Jan 24 1:15 PM
Washington, D.C., January 24, 2007--Nearly 40 leaders of a broad coalition of Christian denominations have sent a letter to President George Bush asking that he make Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, in the context of a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace initiative an urgent priority for his administration.No mention of Kashmir in Aziz's terror list New Kerala - Jan 25 5:39 AM
Prakash Chawla, Davos, Jan 25: Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz today described Palestine, Afghanistan and Iraq as countries affected by global terrorism, but excluded Kashmir from his list.Cumberland advances to consolation championship Journal Gazette & Times Courier - Jan 24 8:57 PM
CASEY - The Cumberland Pirates needed an extra period to edge out the Tigers of Hutsonville-Palestine 65-58 Thursday night in the consolation semifinal round of the boys Little Illini Conference tournament at Casey-Westfield High School.At Brandeis, Carter Responds to Critics New York Times - Jan 23 9:17 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter told an audience at Brandeis University that he stood by his book ?Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid? and its title.Carter: Book Has Prompted Discussion ABC News - Jan 24 6:04 AM
Carter Says Book on Israel-Palestine Conflict Has Caused Concern but Prompted DiscussionForward.com Forward - Jan 24 8:18 PM
Yossi, last week you published an opinion article on this page defending the legacy of Jimmy Carter and his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid ( Carter Is No More Critical of Israel Than Israelis Themselves ).Carter: Book on Israel-Palestine conflict has prompted discussion Boston Globe - Jan 23 3:37 PM
Jimmy Carter, whose new book has been attacked as slanted against Israel, received two standing ovations Tuesday as he answered critics during a much-anticipated talk at a historically Jewish college.Greek Terror Group Claims It Bombed Embassy New York Times - Jan 25 12:41 PM
The group, Revolutionary Struggle, claimed responsibility for the attack on the U.S. embassy in Athens two weeks ago.EP leaders solicit interest from younger generation Lisbon Morning Journal - Jan 24 9:02 PM
EAST PALESTINE City Council member Barb Lynch won t be running for re-election when her term expires in the fall, and yesterday she announced she s looking for younger interest to fill the position.INSIDERANT The Daily Targum - Jan 24 8:58 PM
By Danny Palestine Inside Beat Staff Writer I don't know about you, but I've been looking far and wide for sexy; couldn't find it. Finally, sexy is back, and only one man had the chutzpa to do it. That man is Justin Timberlake. In middle school we were drowned in the phenomenon that was the boy/girl band.Announcement Lisbon Morning Journal - Jan 24 9:02 PM
East Palestine Councilwoman Barb Lynch addresses elementary students yesterday.Israel, Jordan, Palestinians agree on economic zone: Peres AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 12:11 PM
Israel, Jordan and the Palestinians have agreed to create a 500-kilometre-long (310-mile) "valley of peace" common economic zone, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said.Carter says book on Israel-Palestine conflict has prompted needed discussion CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 23 4:00 PM
WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) - Jimmy Carter acknowledged Tuesday at a historically Jewish college that his new book on the Middle East has "caused great concern in the Jewish community," but noted that it has prompted discussion nonetheless.Carter: Book on Israel-Palestine conflict has prompted discussion AccessNorthGA - Jan 23 7:17 PM
The Associated Press - WALTHAM, Mass. Jimmy Carter was greeted with applause and a few dozen demonstrators on Tuesday as he spoke at a historically Jewish college where he acknowledged that his new book on the Middle East has "caused great concern in the Jewish community."Life under Hamas a rough ride BBC News - Jan 25 5:10 PM
Palestinians take stock of a year under Hamas as its leaders cling on to power, the BBC's Jeremy Bowen reports.Jimmy Carter's 'Peace' Mission To Brandeis Washington Post - Jan 24 4:12 AM
WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 23 -- Former president Jimmy Carter flew north to Brandeis University to speak on Tuesday of his hurt at the personal attacks by some American Jews that followed publication of his latest book, "Palestine Peace Not Apartheid," which urges Israel to turn away from a policy of... Carter: Book on Israel-Palestine conflict has prompted discussion AccessNorthGA - Jan 23 5:32 PM
The Associated Press - WALTHAM, Mass. Jimmy Carter acknowledged Tuesday at a historically Jewish college that his new book on the Middle East has "caused great concern in the Jewish community," but noted that it has prompted discussion nonetheless.Carter apologizes for 'stupid' book passage The Washington Times - 33 minutes ago
Jimmy Carter has apologized for what he called a "stupid" passage in his book that critics say is a de facto endorsement of Palestinian violence against Israelis.Doha to host UN seminar on Palestine next month The Peninsula - Jan 23 3:57 PM
DOHA The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, in accordance with its mandate to mobilise international support for the Palestinian people, will convene the United Nations seminar on assistance to the Palestinian people at the Doha Sheraton on February 5 and 6.Eric Alterman: Think Again: Conservatives Blame America First, Again HuffingtonPost - Jan 25 2:32 PM
Originally posted at the Center for American Progress . Rejected by the American people at the polls in November, the long, wagging finger of the far-right is still shaking all over. Its most recent manifestation arrives in the form of Heritage Foundation "scholar" Dinesh D'Souza's new book, The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left And Its Responsibility For 9/11 , which lays the blame for the ...At Brandeis, Carter talks about book backlash St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Jan 23 11:35 PM
ATLANTA In one of his first speaking engagements on a college campus since his new book on Palestine was published, former President Jimmy Carter urged a group of 1,700 Brandeis University students to visit the region to learn for themselves whether he had "exaggerated or incorrectly described the treatment of the Palestinians."Carter chooses his questions at Brandeis Boston Herald - Jan 24 5:34 AM
The uproar has been going on for several months and recently prompted 14 members of an advisory board at the former president s international affairs think tank, the Carter Center, to resign in protest over the book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid. Carter to discuss book on Israeli and Palestine, but won't debate AccessNorthGA - Jan 23 12:48 PM
The Associated Press - WALTHAM, Mass. Venturing into the lion's den, Jimmy Carter headed Tuesday to Brandeis University, a historically Jewish college, to confront the furor over his new book on the Middle East, which has been attacked as slanted against Israel.Carter to discuss book on Israeli and Palestine, but won't debate AccessNorthGA - Jan 23 12:17 PM
The Associated Press - WALTHAM, Mass. Venturing into the lion's den, Jimmy Carter headed Tuesday to Brandeis University, a historicallly Jewish college, to confront the furor over his new book on the Middle East, which has been attacked as slanted against Israel.Carter to discuss book on Israeli and Palestine, but won't debate AccessNorthGA - Jan 23 12:02 PM
The Associated Press - WALTHAM, Mass. Venturing into the lion's den, Jimmy Carter headed Monday to Brandeis University, a historicallly Jewish college, to confront the furor over his new book on the Middle East, which has been attacked as slanted against Israel.KILGOROUND Kilgore News Herald - Jan 24 12:23 PM
Kilgoround by Linda K. Ballard "We ' r e trying to get Tommy a house - one that is accessible to his special needs," said Ed Morvant of the Adopt A Soldier Now program. Although Ed lives in Palestine he will go wherever he needs to help to care of our solders.Here And Now - Reaction to Bush's Plans Here and Now - Jan 24 10:12 AM
Reaction to Bush's Plans, More Reaction to Bush's State of the Union, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid", Survey: No Conflict between Islam and Democracy, Bernardo MonkControversy follows Carter to Brandeis AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 23 5:15 AM
The controversy that has dogged former President Jimmy Carter since his book on the Israeli-Palestine conflict came out last year is following him to Brandeis University.Just visiting: Jimmy Carter, former President The Phoenix - Jan 24 9:04 PM
In town January 23 to sign his book Palestine : Peace Not Apartheid Local American Idol WKBN 27 Youngstown - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago
A small-town girl is finding her way toward a big dream after auditioning for the hit Fox TV show American Idol... and making it to Hollywood for the next round.Colm Toibin's "Mothers and Sons" tops Maclean's fiction list Canadian Press via Yahoo! News - Jan 25 5:58 AM
TORONTO (CP) - Here are the top 10 hardcover fiction and non-fiction books in Canada compiled by Maclean's magazine.The New Cold War: Middle East Style Middle East Online - Jan 24 3:54 AM
The New Cold War pits US hegemony against growing Syrian and Iranian influence in the Middle East. Lebanon and Palestine are currently the essential proxies.Carter discusses controversial book WNCT Greenville - Jan 24 8:43 AM
(AP) - Former President Carter continues to stand his ground in defending his book on Mideast Peace. The book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," has drawn harsh criticism because of the use of the word 'apartheid,' the system of race-based segregation formerly used by South Africa.Music Review: Rhys Chatham - A Crimson Grail (for 400 Electric Guitars) Blogcritics.org - Jan 24 11:10 AM
The first thing to understand is that there are no drums. Well, not exactly -- a lone cymbal pulses throughout the second movement, which culminates in some manic drumming buried in the depths of the sonic stew. But this is not toe-tappin' and/or head-bangin' Rhys Chatham like Guitar Trio , Die Donnergotter , or An Angel Moves Too Fast To See . Instead, think Charlemagne Palestine 's ...Agustín Velloso: Palestine and the Long Arm of the Occupation The Palestine Chronicle - Jan 23 12:24 PM
For decades people have gone around in dizzy circles after reasons and a thousand and one more or less fanciful political formulas so as to come up with a solution which turns out to be impossible precisely because the nub of the problem is never addressed: the Occupation.Steve Clemons: Rep. Keith Ellison Should Drop in on the Christian-Jewish Party in the House of Representatives HuffingtonPost - Jan 25 8:17 AM
Keith Ellison (D-MN-5) is the first Muslim Member of the U.S. House of Representatives -- and last night, I was impressed with some commentary he offered on the Al Jazeera English Satellite Channel. Ellison spoke level-headedly about American national interests and what needed to be done to get this country's foreign policy portfolio back in shape. (I imagine he gave interviews for CNN, ...U.S. Picks an Inauspicious Time to Restart Mideast Talks New York Times - Jan 24 8:11 PM
The Americans are responding to pleas for re-engagement from the European Union, the Palestinian president and moderate Arab nations. But expectations are purposely low. But expectations are purposely low.Jimmy Carter: Too many Jews on Holocaust council WorldNet Daily - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
TEL AVIV Former President Jimmy Carter once complained there were "too many Jews" on the government's Holocaust Memorial Council, Monroe Freedman, the council's former executive director, told WND in an exclusive interview.Pakistan winning war on terror, claims Aziz Khaleej Times - 44 minutes ago
DAVOS Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz yesterday said in Davos that his country had become a no-go zone for terrorists and had fought the threat of terrorism very effectively. Carter defends controversial book at Brandeis U. visit The Daily Free Press - Jan 24 7:47 AM
WALTHAM - After weeks of tension and anticipation leading up to his visit, former President Jimmy Carter defended his controversial new book in a relatively low-key speech last night at Brandeis University. Carter did not debate Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz, an outspoken critic of Carter's book, Palestine Peace, Not Apartheid, despite many requests for the showdown after Dershowitz ...Current Issue: Technician - 22 minutes ago
After an assault over the weekend at Guilford College in Greensboro of three students, one of whom is from N.C. State, some students and staff on campus are trying to provide services for the victim, Omar Awartani, a freshman in aerospace and mechanical engineering.Russia not delivering arms to Palestine - defense ministry (Part 2) Interfax - Jan 23 3:34 AM
BANGALORE. Jan 23 (Interfax-AVN) - Russia has refrained from delivering armored personnel carriers to the Palestinian Authority and is not going to discuss the issue of delivering light arms, Anatoly Mazurkevich, the head of the main international military cooperation department at the Russian Defense Ministry, told journalists on Tuesday in Bangalore.Europe's biggest Jewish cemetery fights for survival in Berlin AFP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 7:19 PM
In a quiet corner of east Berlin lies Europe's biggest Jewish cemetery, a sprawling but dilapidated testament to a once thriving community and the gaping hole left by its decimation in the Holocaust.Malaysia wins praise from Saudi princess New Straits Times - Jan 25 5:10 PM
THERE may be sceptics but it is a chance to hear and be heard. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said he was invited to the World Economic Forum by founder Klaus Schwab and took up the offer.Manifest Destiny: A New Direction for America New York Review of Books - Jan 25 10:11 AM
President George Bush has decided to disregard both the political message of the 2006 midterm election and congressional pressure for an early end to America's Iraq involvement, as well as the Baker-Hamilton proposals. These decisions are meeting much opposition, which is likely to fail.Larijani-Mashal-Meet Larijani meets Palestine Islamic resistance official Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 21 2:54 PM
, Jan 21 -- Visiting Secretary of Iranian National Security Council Ali Larijani here on Sunday met and conferred with head of political bureau of Palestine Islamic resistance movement Khalid Mashal.PM: The powerful not doing enough to resolve conflict New Straits Times - Jan 25 5:10 PM
IT is not difficult to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.Jimmy Carter defends his book to Brandeis audience Cleveland Jewish News - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
(JTA) - Addressing a packed audience at Brandeis University, former President Carter apologized for certain aspects of his recent book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Opinion: A long shot for peace in the Middle East New Straits Times - Jan 25 5:01 PM
A meeting next week on the Israeli-Palestinian issue will see peace brokers urging for a clear end to the conflict. But expectations are low that any breakthrough is possible, given the internal weaknesses of the Israeli and Palestinian governments.Arguments begin before Carter speech Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Jan 23 1:41 PM
Maybe when Jimmy Carter was writing his book,"Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," and anticipating the debate it would unleash, he had people like John Walsh and Charles Jacobs in mind. Outside the gymnasium of Brandeis University, where Carter would later deliver an address, the two at times stood nose to nose arguing and defending their positions on who is to blame in the ongoing Middle East ...Greek militants claim embassy attack AP via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 3:23 PM
A Greek militant group has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Athens earlier this month, blaming American policy in Iraq and the Middle East for the strike.WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) _ Former President Carter continues to stand his ground in defending his book on Mideast Peace. KOIN News 6 Portland - Jan 23 10:46 PM
The book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," has drawn harsh criticism because of the use of the word 'apartheid,' the system of race-based segregation formerly used by South Africa.WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) _ Former President Carter continues to stand his ground in defending his book on Mideast Peace. WBAY Green Bay - Jan 23 10:35 PM
The book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," has drawn harsh criticism because of the use of the word 'apartheid,' the system of race-based segregation formerly used by South...Mark A. Trosper Corvallis Gazette Times - 2 minutes ago
Mark Allen Trosper, 52, of Albany passed away Monday at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis. He was born in Corvallis to Paul Allen and Violet Dorice Trosper. He married Christine Leslie on May 2, 1987, at the Benton County Clubhouse in Adair Village.Budget meetings planned tonight Forrest City Times-Herald - Jan 25 1:08 PM
The Forrest City City Council is scheduled to hold a budget meeting at 5 this evening at city hall. Councilmen are trying to get a 2007 budget approved before the Feb. 1 deadline.RCHS Swimmers of the Week Rushville Republican - 1 hour, 53 minutes ago
In her first year in the pool for the Lady Sealions, sophomore Sarah Carfield is being counted on by the team and she is delivering. Carfield competes in the 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay.Power, faith and fantasy help sculpt America s image of the Middle East Cleveland Jewish News - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago
Power, Faith, and Fantasy n America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present. By Michael B. Oren. W. W. Norton & Company. 2007. 778 pp. $35.World Affairs Sioux City Journal - Jan 25 4:32 PM
Some years ago British journalist Robert Fisk wrote a book recounting the Lebanese civil war entitled Pity the Nation . The sentiment expressed there is again appropriate. Lebanon is being pushed to the brink of civil war, and once again the internal radicals are being encouraged by outside forces.Winds of change? Pak PM refrains from K-word at WEF The Economic Times - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
DAVOS: Pakistan prime minister Shaukat Aziz has claimed that terrorism in Pakistan is on the decline due to the determined action taken by the government.Change policies or face reprisal, Zawahri tells U.S. Reuters via Yahoo! News - Jan 24 3:17 PM
Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri warned Americans of a reprisal "far worse than anything they have seen" unless Washington changed its policies toward Muslim states.NEWS SECTIONS Carlsbad Current-Argus - Jan 23 7:21 PM
"Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" has provoked discussion, said the former leader, and doesn't refer to conditions in Israel. Waltham, Mass. - Jimmy Carter acknowledged Tuesday at a historically Jewish college that his new book on the Middle East has "caused great concern in the Jewish community," but he noted that it has prompted discussion nonetheless.Beaver Falls teen an 'Idol' success The Beaver County Times - Jan 25 6:25 PM
BEAVER FALLS - Sarah Burgess fought back tears, knowing her father disapproved of what she was about to do.Carter says 'apartheid' book led to discussion Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jan 23 5:33 PM
WALTHAM, MASS. - Former President Jimmy Carter acknowledged on Tuesday at a historically Jewish college that his new book on the Middle East has "caused great concern in the Jewish community," but he also noted that it has prompted discussions. The uproar over "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" has been going on for several months and recently prompted 14 members of an advisory board at Carter's ...World Cannot Afford another 06 in Middle East Scoop.co.nz - Jan 25 3:21 PM
Warning the Security Council that the world cannot afford another year like 2006 in the Middle East and Lebanon, the top United Nations political officer today called for a resumed political process between Israel and the Palestinians, adding that solutions are also urgently needed in Lebanon, where more clashes occurred in the capital Beirut.Carter's Square Appearance Draws Supportive Crowd The Harvard Crimson - Jan 23 4:59 PM
President Jimmy Carter signing copies of "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" at the Coop in Harvard Square Tuesday afternoon. The book drew condemnation from parts of the U.S. Jewish community, but most of the demonstrators outside the bookstore held placards in support of the former president.AUTOPSY UNDER WAY FOR FORMER DOCTOR Tyler Morning Telegraph - Jan 23 9:25 PM
A former Palestine doctor arrested for felony identity theft and possession of drugs was found dead in his Jacksonville home Friday night.`Art of World Revolutions' confab/expo to be held in Tehran Islamic Republic News Agency - Jan 25 8:23 AM
Iran - Confab - Art The international conference and exhibition to be titled `Art of World Revolutions' will open here on February 4, 2007.JewishJournal.com The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles - Jan 25 12:35 PM
If it were a novel, no one would believe the 70-year saga of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, with its astonishing cast of famous characters, including Leonard Bernstein, Arturo Toscanini and Albert Einstein. But it's all true.Response to terrorism: World not doing enough to address root causes, says Prime Minister Business Recorder - Jan 25 3:57 PM
DAVOS (January 26 2007): Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the international community should focus on the root causes of terrorism along with the security measures to effectively fight against the menace of terrorism globally.Suspect sought in Captain Taggart break-in Lisbon Morning Journal - Jan 23 9:02 PM
EAST PALESTINE Police are searching for one person who allegedly broke into the city s administrative building Monday night. According to a police report, the break-in occurred before 10 p.m. at the Captain Taggart building. City officials reported nothing is being reported as missing.Spain opens case against US soldiers The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! Canada News - Jan 25 1:00 AM
Its national court is investigating claims that they were responsible for a Spanish journalist's death in Iraq.New perspectives from within Gulf News - Jan 25 2:04 PM
For a long time now, news from the Middle East has been delivered to an international audience by Western or non-Arab organisations. Arabs were reduced to being commentators for their own region, as opposed to news providers.