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U.S. blames Iran, Syria for Iraq violence 
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 8:01 AM
America's civilian and military leaders in Iraq linked Iran and Syria with al Qaeda on Tuesday as forces trying to tear the country apart and prevent the United States from establishing a stable democracy.Syria has done nothing to deserve sanctions: Russian FM AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 2:44 AM
Syria has done nothing to deserve international sanctions as it has cooperated with a UN probe into the killing of Lebanon's former premier Rafiq Hariri, Russia's foreign minister has said in an interview.Time for Bush to talk to Iran and Syria Guardian Unlimited - Oct 24 4:14 PM
Whatever else James Baker may recommend in his much-anticipated report on future US strategy in Iraq, it seems certain he will urge George Bush to open direct, high-level talks with Iran and Syria.Artifacts Unearthed in Syria Hint at Ancient Burial Rituals of Elite New York Times - Oct 23 7:05 PM
Archaeologists have discovered the only known elite, possibly royal, cemetery in Syria in the Early Bronze Age, from about 2500 B.C. to 2200 B.C.Iran, Syria and Al Qaida 'trying to tear Iraq apart' Gulf News - Oct 24 1:25 PM
Baghdad: America's civilian and military leaders in Iraq linked Iran and Syria with Al Qaida yesterday as forces trying to tear the country apart and prevent the United States from establishing a stable democracy.U.S. blames Iran, Syria for Iraq violence AlertNet - Oct 24 8:04 AM
Source: Reuters By Paul Holmes BAGHDAD, Oct 24 (Reuters) - America's civilian and military leaders in Iraq linked Iran and Syria with al Qaeda on Tuesday as forces trying to tear the country apart and prevent the ... Syria has done nothing to deserve sanctions: Russian FM Khaleej Times - Oct 24 2:14 AM
DUBAI - Syria has done nothing to deserve international sanctions as it has cooperated with a UN probe into the killing of Lebanon s former premier Rafiq Hariri, Russia s foreign minister said in an interview published on Tuesday.Russian FM: Syria has done nothing to deserve sanctions Middle East Online - Oct 24 12:48 AM
Lavrov says Syria is actively cooperating with UN investigation into Hariri s assassination.Syria Has Not Deserved Sanctions, Says Russia s Foreign Minister Mosnews - Oct 24 3:28 AM
Syria has done nothing to deserve international sanctions as it has cooperated with a UN probe into the killing of Lebanon s former premier Rafiq Hariri, Russia s foreign minister has said in an interview quoted by AFP.Pressure grows on Bush to soften approach to Syria Financial Times - Oct 23 7:08 PM
The Bush administration is coming under pressure to soften US policy towards Syria, amid growing domestic discontent over Iraq.TOP U.S. COMMANDER IN IRAQ SAYS IRAN AND SYRIA "DECIDEDLY UNHELP AlertNet - Oct 24 4:33 AM
Source: Reuters TOP U.S. COMMANDER IN IRAQ SAYS IRAN AND SYRIA "DECIDEDLY UNHELPFUL" IN IRAQ ... Russia offers to build refinery for Syria World Tribune - Oct 23 12:25 PM
NICOSIA Russia plans to construct an oil refinery in Syria. Syrian Oil Minister Ibrahim Haddad discussed the refinery proposal with a Russian delegation.Iraqi refugees trying to adjust to Syria AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 22 12:55 PM
Mohammed al-Mawla is adjusting to life in his new home as an Iraqi refugee living in Syria. He operates an Internet cafe outside of Damascus and sends his two children to Syrian public schools.Peretz Yearns for a Peace Treaty With Syria Israel National News - Oct 23 4:04 PM
(IsraelNN.com) Defense Minister Amir Peretz on Monday stated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continues to release mixed messages. I think that we must relate to his statements in a serious fashion, state Peretz, who added we aspire towards signing a peace treaty with Syria. Iraqis in Syria fear for future Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Oct 23 2:28 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Mohammed al-Mawla is adjusting to his new life as an Iraqi refugee in Syria. He operates an Internet cafe outside Damascus and sends his two children to Syrian public schools.Thousands of Iraqis flee to Syria Tulsa World - Oct 23 2:48 AM
And tens of thousands more arrive each month, the U.N. says. DAMASCUS, Syria -- Mohammed al-Mawla is adjusting to life in his new home as an Iraqi refugee living in Syria. He operates an Internet cafe outside of Damascus and sends his two children to Syrian public schools.Iraqi Refugees Trying to Adjust to Syria ABC News - Oct 22 1:17 PM
More Than 500,000 Iraqis Trying to Adjust to New Life in Syria; Numbers of Refugees GrowingEarly Bronze Age Mortuary Complex Discovered in Syria Newswise - Oct 24 1:24 PM
An ancient, untouched Syrian tomb that wowed the archaeological world on its discovery by Johns Hopkins University researchers nearly six years ago is not alone. Additional excavations have yielded a total of at least eight tombs filled with human and animal remains, gold and silver treasures and unbroken artifacts dating back to the third millennium B.C.500,000 Iraqis make a new life in Syria Seattle Times - Oct 23 12:21 AM
Mohammed al-Mawla is adjusting to life in his new home as an Iraqi refugee living in Syria. He operates an Internet cafe outside of Damascus...Early Bronze Age Mortuary Complex Discovered in Syria PhysOrg - Oct 24 12:13 PM
An ancient, untouched Syrian tomb that wowed the archaeological world on its discovery by Johns Hopkins University researchers nearly six years ago has revealed another secret: It is not alone.Peace with Syria should be explored: Israeli DM People's Daily - Oct 22 6:25 PM
Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz said on Sunday that Israel should explore the possibility of achieving peace deal with Syria.Analysis: Olmert's view of Arab world UPI - Oct 24 1:08 PM
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this week once again brushed aside any notion of imminent peace talks with Syria. Instead, he said it was more important to create "joint platforms" with moderate Arabs regimes to achieve a breakthrough with the Palestinians.Nasrallah fires roaring business in Damascus Middle East Times - Oct 24 7:34 AM
DAMASCUS -- When searching for signs of the latest trends in the Levant region look no further than Syria's capital city. In the main souk in Damascus you will see a large and prominent selection of inexpensive knickknacks touting Hezbollah and its charismatic leader.NKorea, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria shun chemical weapons ban AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 20 10:21 PM
North Korea, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria are "unfairly" refusing to join the convention banning chemical weapons, which has been signed by 180 countries, the head of the body monitoring the treaty has said.Syria paying Golan Heights public officials WorldNet Daily - Oct 23 7:09 AM
TEL AVIV Syrian President Bashar Assad, who recently began directing his citizens to move to the Golan Heights, now is paying scores of Golan residents official state salaries, WND has learned.Our State of Desperation in Iraq (6 Letters) New York Times - 2 hours, 43 minutes ago
To the Editor:.Female journalists honored for courage CNN.com - 1 hour, 34 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Three female journalists received the Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation at a ceremony Tuesday.Spain says Mideast 'road map' stalled AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 12:04 PM
A leading European voice on the Middle East said Tuesday that the "road map" for peace in the long-suffering region had fatally stalled, but Israeli and Palestinian officials were quick to brand his comments as overly pessimistic.Canada 'terrorism' definition unconstitutional: court AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 2:54 PM
A judge threw out Canada's legal definition of terrorism, saying it violated the constitutional rights of a Canadian Muslim accused of links to a foiled British bomb plot.Trying to contain the disaster in Iraq International Herald Tribune - Oct 24 2:50 PM
The strategy for containing the disaster in Iraq as much as humanly possible is hardly a recipe for triumph.Asad s Declarations: Ambiguous Words Clear Meaning Scoop.co.nz - Oct 23 6:59 PM
The recent series of interviews with Syrian President Bashar Asad in Arab and Western media reveals the extent of changes in the Middle East, in general, and Syria, in particular, in the wake of the confrontation between Israel and Hizbullah in the summer of 2006. Before that conflict, Asad hardly ever mentioned Israeli aggression against Syria that can end in war or the state of alert in the Iran's supreme leader seeks calm in Iraq AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 12:48 PM
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called for an end to the bloody sectarian conflict tearing apart neighboring Iraq.U.S. October death toll in Iraq hits 91 AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 12:44 PM
U.S. officials said Tuesday Iraqi leaders have agreed to develop a timeline by the end of the year for progress in stabilizing Iraq, and Iraqi forces should be able to take full control of security in the country in the next 12 to 18 months with "some level" of American support.Lunch with Rumsfeld and Pace RealClearPolitics.com via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 12:35 PM
Yesterday, along with four other journalists, I lunched with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Gen.Iraqi exodus spills into Europe, with Sweden a destination of choice USA Today - Oct 24 12:07 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have fled the unrelenting violence in their homeland since the U.S. invasion in 2003 a mass exodus directed primarily to neighboring Arab countries.Part of Canada anti-terrorism law tossed AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 12:05 PM
The first person charged under Canada's anti-terrorism act won a partial victory Tuesday when a judge struck down a key portion of the law, ruling that the clause dealing with the definition of the law violates the country's bill of rights.Iraqi exodus spills into Europe, with Sweden as hotspot CNN.com - Oct 24 10:41 AM
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have fled the unrelenting violence and chaos in their homeland since the U.S. invasion in 2003.In Estonia, paying women to have babies pays off Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Oct 23 12:55 PM
TALLINN, Estonia -- Pia Kurro sat cross-legged on her bed in a drab, Soviet-era maternity ward that smelled of detergent and old linoleum and breast-fed her two-day-old daughter, Syria, who owes her existence to state subsidies.Conclusion First, Debate Afterwards The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 9:43 AM
POLICYMAKERS ARE ABUZZ with the explosive recommendations for U.U.S.: Iraqi Forces May be Ready in 12-18 Months Washington Post - Oct 24 9:14 AM
Top officials say Iraqi government is building timetable for disarming militias, quieting insurgents and solving ongoing economic, political struggles.UK Foreign Office backs opening talks with Iran, Syria on Iraq Islamic Republic News Agency - Oct 21 5:17 AM
UK - Iraq Review The British Foreign Office was reported Saturday to be supporting calls in the US to open talks with Iran and Syria in order to seek an exit strategy from its disastrous war in Iraq.Courage and conviction: Women in journalism honored The Christian Science Monitor - Oct 24 3:09 PM
International Women's Media Foundation recognizes Jill Carroll and others for their bravery. U.S. ambassador urges Iraqi leaders to "step up" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 4:40 AM
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq urged Iraqi leaders on Tuesday to work harder to achieve key political and security goals.U.S. says Iraq committed to progress timetable Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 7:14 AM
Iraq's government has agreed to a timetable of steps over the next year to ease spiraling violence, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, as election pressure mounts on President George W. Bush to change his Iraq policy.U.S. says Iraqis agree to work on security milestones International Herald Tribune - Oct 24 7:41 AM
Top American military and civilian officials in Iraq said Tuesday that the government has agreed on a series of milestones to be pursued in the coming year. General George Casey, left, with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad in Baghdad, Tuesday.Spain: Mideast 'road map' not working AP via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 7:49 AM
One of Europe's foremost voices on the Middle East said Tuesday the "road map" for peace between Israel and the Palestinians is doomed, and that a major new initiative is needed to resolve the conflict.U.S. Officials Hold News Conference in Baghdad New York Times - Oct 24 7:15 AM
Following is a text of the opening statements of Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the senior American military commander in Iraq, and Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States ambassador to Iraq, at a news conference today in Baghdad, as transcribed by the Fed Docs.US says it must succeed, sets 18-month limit for Iraqi army AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 7:01 AM
The US ambassador to Iraq said his country "must succeed" while the American military commander said Iraqi armed forces should be ready to take over security responsibility in 18 months.Situation in Iraq to Remain 'Difficult,' U.S. General Says Washington Post - Oct 24 6:31 AM
The top U.S. diplomat and the chief military commander in Iraq this morning acknowledged that rising bloodshed is having a demoralizing effect on American perceptions of the military conflict, but said the United States will not abandon its campaign and predicted Iraqi security forces could be...US commander sets 12-18 month timeframe for Iraq AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 5:18 AM
The US military commander in Iraq, General George Casey, has said the country's own armed forces should be able to take over security responsibility within the next 12 to 18 months.Situation in Iraq to Remain 'Difficult,' U.S. General Says Washington Post - Oct 24 6:26 AM
The top U.S. diplomat and the chief military commander in Iraq this morning acknowledged that rising bloodshed is having a demoralizing effect on American perceptions of the military conflict, but said the United States will not abandon its campaign and predicted Iraqi security forces could be largely self-sufficient within 18 months.Situation in Iraq to Remain 'Difficult,' U.S. General Says Washington Post - Oct 24 6:21 AM
The top U.S. diplomat and the chief military commander in Iraq this morning acknowledged that rising bloodshed is having a demoralizing effect on American perceptions of the 3 1/2-year-old military conflict, but said the United States will not abandon its campaign -- and believes Iraqi security...U.S. says Iraq committed to timeline on progress Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 5:35 AM
Iraq's government has agreed to a timeline of steps to ease spiraling violence, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, as election pressure mounts on President Bush to change his Iraq policy.Iraq Agrees to New Security Timetable, U.S. Officials Say New York Times - Oct 24 6:00 AM
America?s top military and civilian officials in Iraq said today that the Baghdad government has agreed to ambitious aims within 12 to 18 months.U.S. urges Iraqi leaders to "step up" Reuters via Yahoo! News - Oct 24 5:10 AM
The United States urged Iraqi leaders on Tuesday to work harder to achieve key political and security goals, amid mounting pressure on President Bush to change his policy.Lebanon: Tackling the challenge of reconstruction Monday Morning - Oct 23 3:41 PM
Azour said among the new projects was setting up a regional financial center in Beirut to service Lebanon and at least Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt as the Levant market is not served properly, in terms of trade finance.Realpolitik: Bitter Fruits Of Occupation by Alon Ben-Meirby UPI Correspondent New York (UPI) Oct 24, 2006 Space War - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago
Whatever the circumstances and regardless of the Palestinians' internal struggle, Israel must recognize that continued occupation is not only non-sustainable but insidiously eroding rather than enhancing its own national security.Unique Surface-To-Air Missile Baffles Foreign Military Diplomats In Egypt Space War - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
by Viktor Litovkin Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 25, 2006 A military parade was held in Cairo to mark Independence Day on July 29. Three-axle trucks, each carrying two missiles inside sloping bodies, rolled by the VIP grandstands.Q&A: Pa. Senate Candidates Face Off Newsweek - Oct 24 3:18 PM
With Sen. Rick Santorum trailing Bob Casey in the polls, the candidates for Pennsylvania's Senate seat square off over foreign and domestic policy. Iraq Can Take on Security Within 18 Months, U.S. Says (Update4) Bloomberg.com - Oct 24 2:42 PM
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq's leaders have agreed to a timetable for taking full control of the country's security from U.S.-led coalition forces over the next year and a half, the top American officials in Iraq said.Denied work permits, many fear the future. Sun-Sentinel - Oct 23 12:01 AM
DAMASCUS, Syria · Mohammed al-Mawla is adjusting to life in his new home as an Iraqi refugee living in Syria. He operates an Internet cafe outside Damascus and sends his two children to Syrian public schools.Iraq Can Take on Security Within 18 Months, U.S. Says (Update3) Bloomberg.com - Oct 24 12:26 PM
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi leaders have agreed to a timetable for taking full control of the country's security from U.S.-led coalition forces over the next year and a half, the top American officials in Iraq said.The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood Foreign Policy Association - 42 minutes ago
The Foreign Policy Association invites you to attend a lecture/book signingn on The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood featuring Dr. Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies, Director, Middle East Institute, Columbia University.Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, North Korea, refuse to ban chemical weapons Calcutta News - Oct 20 11:36 PM
North Korea and key countries in the Middle East Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Syria form a hard core of nations that are resisting any moves towards joining the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the head of the United Nations-affiliated body said Friday.Israel: Lebanon overflights to continue WTOL News 11 - Oct 23 10:48 AM
JERUSALEM Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz (ah-MEER' PEHR'-etz) says air force flights over Lebanon will continue because arms smuggling from Syria to Lebanese guerrillas has not stopped.FEATURE - Indian UN vet treats animal victims of Lebanon war Yahoo! India News - 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
KHIAM, Lebanon (Reuters) - Amal al-Nimr flips a goat on its back in her muddy farmyard in south Lebanon to show the Indian vet how the shrapnel wound in its leg is healing.America has finally taken on the grim reality of Iraq Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
The Baker report on an exit strategy from Iraq, leaked this week in the US, is as sensible as it is sensational. It rejects "staying the course" as no longer plausible and purports to seek alternatives to just "cutting and running". Stripped of political sweetening, it concludes that there is none.Part of Canada Anti-Terrorism Law Tossed Los Angeles Times - Oct 24 9:42 AM
TORONTO -- A judge Tuesday struck down a portion of Canada's anti-terrorism law, ruling that the clause dealing with the definition of terrorism violates the country's bill of rights.Part of Canada Anti-Terrorism Law Tossed ABC News - Oct 24 9:48 AM
Judge Strikes Down Part of Canada's Anti-Terrorism Law for Violating Nation's Bill of RightsIraq Can Take on Security Within 18 Months, U.S. Says (Update2) Bloomberg.com - Oct 24 9:11 AM
Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi forces should be able to take over the country's security from coalition soldiers within 18 months, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said.IRAQ-SYRIA: Three million uprooted Iraqis face "bleak future", UNHCR says IRIN - Oct 22 6:28 AM
DAMASCUS, 22 Oct 2006 (IRIN) - More than three million Iraqis who have been forced to flee their homes to other areas of Iraq and to neighbouring countries are facing what the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR) describes as a "very bleak future" after the agency's budget for offices across the region was halved for the coming year.Timeframe hostage to fortune in Iraq BBC News - Oct 24 7:09 AM
Two top US figures in Iraq predict improvement in 12-18 months but no change in basic strategy, says Paul Reynolds Turks Pay Syrian Relatives Ramadan Holiday Visits Turks.US - 41 minutes ago
Early morning Tuesday and Turkish citizens are arriving the at Kamilsi Border gate in Mardin, southeastern province of Turkey, on their way to Ramadan holiday celebrations with their relatives and friends.Women scribes honoured with courage awards NDTV - 1 hour, 46 minutes ago
Four courageous women journalists were honoured at a ceremony in New York on Tuesday. Hailing from China, the US, Lebanon and Mexico, all of them had been either jailed, kidnapped, or maimed. Yet all of them remain determined to continue their careers seeking out truth and exposing injustice.Texas Border Vulnerable To Terrorists CBS 11 Fort Worth - 54 minutes ago
A Congressional Homeland Security report accuses Venezuela of providing support that could help terrorists infiltrate the United States through Texas porous border with Mexico.Former Liberal minister contradicts RCMP chief on Arar affair CP via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 24 10:37 AM
OTTAWA (CP) - The man who served as political master of the RCMP for most of the Maher Arar affair says the Mounties kept him in the dark about the fact they had passed erroneous information to U.S. authorities on the case.UPI NewsTrack TopNews UPI - 1 hour, 52 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad Tuesday said the battle for Iraq will be reflected in the security of the entire world.Spanish Min: EU Should Push For New Mideast Peace Talks Nasdaq - Oct 24 11:20 AM
MADRID (AP)--Europe has a historic opportunity to take the lead in pushing for a fresh approach to Middle East peace, Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos told a parliamentary panel Tuesday.US officials seek to calm voters on security handover Daily Telegraph - Oct 24 5:22 PM
America's chief military and civilian officials in Iraq sought to steady US public opinion yesterday by pledging that local security forces should be able to take full control of the country within 12 to 18 months.White House gives Iraqi leaders 12 months to 'make hard choices' Times Online - Oct 24 2:52 PM
Read transcript of press conference WASHINGTON has set a 12-month target for Iraqi leaders to end nascent civil war and open the way to the withdrawal of large numbers of American troops....FEATURE-Indian UN vet treats animal victims of Lebanon war AlertNet - Oct 24 4:20 PM
Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon KHIAM, Lebanon, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Amal al-Nimr flips a goat on its back in her muddy farmyard in south Lebanon to show the Indian vet how the shrapnel wound in its leg is ... Iraqis May Control Security in 12-18 Mos ABC News - Oct 24 5:32 AM
Top U.S. Commander Says Iraqis May Take Control of Security in 12-18 MonthsLabor Iraq policy a 'defeat for the West' The Australian - Oct 24 4:31 PM
THE consequence of Labor's policy for withdrawal of troops from Iraq would be defeat for the West and damage to Australia's alliance with the US, Prime Minister John Howard has warned.Timetable set to reduce Iraqi violence Vancouver Province - 2 hours, 33 minutes ago
People clean debris of a car bomb at Baghdad's Palestine Street, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006.Iraqi exodus spills into Europe, with Sweden a destination of choice Vancouver Province - 2 hours, 32 minutes ago
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have fled the unrelenting violence in their homeland since the U.S. invasion in 2003 a mass exodus directed primarily to neighbouring Arab countries.Iraq to control half of provinces by year end: deputy PM AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 23 5:34 PM
Nearly half of Iraq's 18 provinces will be under Iraqi control by the end of the year, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said, despite growing concerns about increased violence.The Syrian Solution Foreign Affairs Magazine - Oct 24 7:40 AM
Article preview: first 500 of 2,427 words total. Summary: Damascus did not commission Hezbollah's raid into Israel, but it did see the ensuing crisis as a chance to prove its importance.FIKRET ERTAN Zaman Online - Oct 24 2:12 PM
Israel and Russia are two countries that have very close ties. For a number of important reasons, Israel attaches great importance to Russia, and vice versa.U.S.: Iraq OKs timetable to take over security Houston Chronicle - Oct 24 8:44 AM
Iraqi forces should be able to take full control of security in the country within the next 12 to 18 months with minimal American support, a top general says. Never told about RCMP errors on Arar, ex-solicitor general says CBC via Yahoo! Canada News - Oct 24 8:50 AM
Former solicitor general Wayne Easter said he was never told that the RCMP had provided wrong information to the U.S. about Maher Arar.Assassin fascination San Francisco Bay Guardian - Oct 24 4:51 PM
Four presidents have been killed in office: the two you hear about (Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy) and the two you kind of don't (James A. Garfield and William McKinley).Is It Ethical For Patients With Kidney Disease To Purchase Kidneys From The World's Poor? Medical News Today - Oct 24 4:12 PM
One controversial, and almost universally illegal, approach to tackling the shortage of kidneys for transplantation is for a patient with kidney disease to buy a kidney from a living donor who is usually in a developing country. But is the buying and selling of organs ethical? A provocative debate in PLoS Medicine considers both sides of the issue. [click link for full article]US Voters Must Not Reward Iraq Failure Arab News - Oct 24 5:34 PM
Ramzy Baroud, Aljazeera.net English. How critical is the situation in Iraq? It depends on who you ask and when. Common sense tells us that the situation there has always been critical.U.S. urges Iraqi leaders to work harder for political, security targets People's Daily - Oct 24 5:24 PM
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday urged Iraqi leaders to work harder to achieve political and security targets.Iraqis will set timetable for security role The Herald - Oct 24 5:18 PM
Iraq's leaders have agreed to produce a timetable by the end of the year for progress in stabilising Iraq, US officials said yesterday. They claimed Iraqi forces should be able to take full control of security in the next 12 to 18 months with "some level" of American support.State Of Confusion Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News - Oct 23 4:00 PM
Diplomacy: It says something when a top U.S. diplomat accuses America of "arrogance" and "stupidity" in an interview with an overtly hostile news agency. But it's par for the course in today's State Department.Assassination Tango Seattle Weekly - 1 hour, 26 minutes ago
Controversial docudrama imagines a post-Bush scenario. Manufactured history guarantees a manufactured controversy: Gabriel Range's Death of a President , which docudramatizes the 2007 assassination of George W. Bush, has been preceded by a long, raucous fanfare.Female journalists from Lebanon, China and US receive media awards for courage The Star Online - Oct 24 4:22 PM
Female journalists from Lebanon, China and US receive media awards for courage at ceremony where slain Russian was also remembered By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press Writer= NEW YORK (AP): An American reporter kidnapped in Iraq, a Lebanese television journalist who lost a hand and a leg in a car bombing, and a Chinese journalist twice jailed for her economic and political reporting received Success in Iraq still possible, says U.S. Ambassador Calcutta News - Oct 24 4:47 PM
Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad spoke during a rare joint news conference in Baghdad with U.S. military commander General George Casey.Giffords and Graf: District 8 candidates debate the issues in Sierra Vista The Daily Dispatch - Oct 24 3:22 PM
SIERRA VISTA - For the two main party candidates, the race for the Congressional District 8 seat is almost over.