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2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan
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AP - Militants exploded a vehicle outside the gates of a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, sparking a two-hour gunbattle that ended when American troops called in airstrikes, officials said. Two U.S. troops were killed and four were wounded.
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Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent
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AP - A top aide of Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him of committing crimes against the nation in an editorial Saturday.
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SKorea says NKorea fires 6 missiles off east coast
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AP - South Korea says North Korea has fired a sixth missile off its eastern coast.
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Michelle Obama bringing glamor to Moscow
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AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.
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Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi
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AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he was "deeply disappointed" after Myanmar's military ruler rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Honduras Braces for a Protracted Fight
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Time.com - Despite a looming deadline, nobody expects a political crisis symptomatic of the brittleness of Central American democracy to resolve any time soon
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Gunmen kill nine Chechen police in Russia's Ingushetia
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Reuters - Nine Chechen police officers were killed Saturday in the Russian republic of Ingushetia after gunmen opened fire on their convoy, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, citing the republic's interior ministry.
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VP Biden urges Iraqis to make political progress
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AP - Vice President Joe Biden pressed Iraqi leaders Friday to do more to foster national reconciliation and offered U.S. assistance in achieving that, as concerns grow that a lack of political progress is fueling violence in Iraq.
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Honduras refuses to restore president; snubs OAS
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AP - Honduras' refusal to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya despite an appeal by the top envoy for the Americas has put the impoverished nation on a collision course with the world community that could lead to its isolation.
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Lions seek to salvage pride in final Springbok Test
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AFP - South Africa play the British and Irish Lions in the third and final Test here Saturday with the series already sewn up and seeking a first-ever whitewash in 118 years of fixtures between the two sides.
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Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan fighting
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AFP - Two US soldiers and up to 32 militants died in fighting in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, as Marines battling in the south pressed one of their biggest assaults of the eight-year war.
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Canada, U.S. unemployment expected to rise
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Reuters - The jobless rate in Canada and the United States will continue to rise, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.
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Australia welcomes its first new-born elephant
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AFP - Australia has welcomed the first elephant ever born in the country with the arrival of a 100-kilogram (220.4-pound) male calf at a Sydney zoo, according to keepers.
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Biden's visit to Iraq raises questions about Iraq's future
(McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden's surprise two-day visit this weekend to Iraq was meant to "re-establish contact" with leaders here, but some Iraqis bristled at the messenger more than the message.
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US operation aims to smooth road for Afghan elections
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The Christian Science Monitor - With national elections less than two months away, the Afghan government is hoping to bring more areas under its control with the help of a new US-led military campaign.
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Does the E.U.'s Airline Blacklist Make Flying Safer?
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Time.com - In the wake of the Yemenia Airways crash that killed 152 on Tuesday, the E.U. considers putting the airline on its safety standards blacklist. But will that keep air travelers safe in the skies?
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'Business as Usual' Days after Peru Crisis
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OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 2 (OneWorld.net) - The Peruvian government has given a company permission to drill for oil in Amazon territories
populated by two uncontacted tribes, just 13 days after dozens of
people were killed during protests against the exploitation of
indigenous lands.
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Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run
(AP)
AP - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defies political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.
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Group Sotomayor advised fought job tests
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AP - A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show.
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Michelle Obama bringing glamor to Moscow
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AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.
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Palin resignation splits GOP
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Politico - Skeptics say Friday’s events diminished and perhaps demolished Palin's 2012 presidential hopes.
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Palin plans to stay visible
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Politico - She will give serious consideration to running for president in 2012, but has made no decision, friends tell POLITICO.
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MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis
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AP - The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt.
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Under Senate health care plan, either way you pay
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AP - First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well.
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Republicans To Probe Sotomayor's Views on Racial Bias
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CQPolitics.com - Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee signaled anew Friday that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor will be questioned about lawsuits charging racial bias during her tenure on the board of a Latino legal advocacy group.
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Documents describe chaos of Gitmo's early months
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AP - Newly released Defense Department documents and memos about the first years of operation of the jail at the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, portray a chaotic and sometimes violent operation that its own commanders described as dysfunctional.
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OAS chief tells Honduras to let Zelaya go back
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Reuters - The Organization of American States tried to convince Honduras on Friday to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya, but it hit a wall as the country's Supreme Court warned the leftist would be arrested if he came home.
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Education secretary challenges NEA on teacher pay
(AP)
AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan challenged members of the National Education Association Thursday to stop resisting the idea of linking teacher pay to student achievement.
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African leaders discuss new mandate for Somali force
(Reuters)
Reuters - African leaders will consider a resolution Friday to give African Union peacekeepers in Somalia a mandate to do more than just defend themselves from attacks by hardline rebels.
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After deal on African Authority, summit mulls Sudan warrant
(AFP)
AFP - Peacekeepers in Somalia and the war crimes warrant for Sudan's president dominated the final day of an African Union summit Friday, after a late-night compromise on a new regional Authority.
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Medvedev sees 'new prospects' for US-Russia ties
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AFP - President Dmitry Medvedev said he expected the visit to Moscow next week of his US counterpart Barack Obama to open up new prospects for US-Russia relations.
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Did hacker threaten Sanford and lover over affair?
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McClatchy Newspapers - RIO DE JANEIRO — A television anchor who's the only journalist known to have spoken with South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's Argentine lover since news of their affair broke last week said the couple received an e-mail threat from the person who hacked into her Hotmail account.
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Political Economy: Don't Hold Your Breath
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CQPolitics.com - Another new month brings another tough-to- swallow employment report. The headlines trumpeted an increase in the number of jobs lost in June and a rise in the jobless rate. Neither was really a surprise. We know the picture is grim and will remain so for a while.
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Kennedy Plan Calls for Government Health Program, Employer Fees
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Bloomberg - July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Edward Kennedy’s health
committee released a new health-care overhaul plan that
lawmakers said would lead to coverage for most Americans, in
part by assessing fees on companies that don’t offer insurance.
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Tories offer votes on council tax Local authorities should hold referendums on "high" council tax rises, Conservative leader David Cameron will propose.
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Paddick Lib Dem mayoral hopeful A former senior officer within the Metr Police is named the Liberal Democrat's London mayoral candidate.
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US most important UK ally - PM Gordon Brown says Britain's "most important" alliance is with the US, in his major foreign policy speech.
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Migrants error 'revealed in July' The Tories have accused the Home Secretary of covering up the fact illegal immigrants were cleared to work as security staff.
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Alcohol tax rise urged Alcohol taxes should rise and TV ads for drink should be banned before 9pm, a new campaign group says.
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Hague raises EU vote stakes William Hague appears to commit the Tories to an EU treaty referendum even if Parliament ratifies it.
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Science budgets 'must be robust' Funding for big UK science projects must be dealt with in a more "robust" way to prevent over-spending, MPs say.
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Cameron urges tougher rape laws David Cameron calls for the law to be tightened to ensure more men charged with rape are convicted.
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UFF given the order to stand down The UDA orders the standing down of part of its organisation, the Ulster Freedom Fighters.
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Tories targeting social breakdown Ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith outlines plans to tackle issues like asylum, family breakdown and crime.
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Kelly inquest 'should be resumed' The inquest into the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly should be reconvened, an investigating MP says.
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E-petitions for MPs investigated MPs are to hold an inquiry into whether Parliament could use e-petitions to better connect with voters.
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5,000 illegal workers in security Thousands of illegal immigrants were cleared for jobs as security staff, says the Home Office.
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Targets 'distort crime recording' Crime targets handicap serious investigations and distort crime recording, according to a Police Federation report.
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Terror detention 'longest' in UK Britain detains terror suspects without charge for longer than many countries, human rights campaigners say.
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UK 'landfill dustbin of Europe' The UK dumps more household waste into landfill than any other country in the EU, according to figures
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MPs pick topics to quiz minister Schools Secretary Ed Balls sets a constitutional first by answering "topical" questions in his weekly Commons session.
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Timetable: Leadership contest Here is the expected timetable for the contest to succeed Sir Menzies Campbell as Liberal Democrat leader.
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BBC Freedom of Info blog Rosenbaum blog
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MPs begin election fiasco inquiry MPs are to begin an inquiry into the fiasco over spoilt ballot papers in May's Scottish elections.
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Former SDLP assembly member dies Former SDLP assembly member John Fee has died, aged 43, as a result of a brain tumour.
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Laundry rules for nurses possible Nurses could be given advice on how to wash their uniforms in a bid to cut hospital infections.
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