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Biden says Palestinians deserve 'viable' state
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AP - Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday the Palestinians deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory, seeking to reassure them of U.S. support after Israel announced plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in disputed east Jerusalem.
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German Catholics to investigate abuse charges
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AP - Catholic authorities in Germany announced two major abuse investigations Wednesday — one into the renowned choir once led by Pope Benedict XVI's brother and another into what everyone, including the pope, knew about the sexual and physical abuse of students.
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Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism
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AP - The Dalai Lama blasted Chinese authorities Wednesday, accusing them of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet as he commemorated a failed uprising against China's rule over the region.
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Ex-wife criticizes Mandela to UK newspaper
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AP - A British newspaper interview that quotes Nelson Mandela's ex-wife bitterly criticizing the 92-year-old anti-apartheid icon as having "let us down" prompted outrage Wednesday in South Africa.
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Law bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi from elections
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AP - Myanmar's military rulers have barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from running in upcoming elections and may force her own political party to expel her under a new election law unveiled Wednesday.
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East Africa's Oil and Gas: Drilling, Exploration Rising
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Time.com - New drilling in and off countries up the coast of East Africa shows that the region may have massive reserves of natural gas and oil
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European Parliament backs UN report on Gaza war
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AP - In a move likely to worsen EU ties with Israel, the European Parliament urged its 27-member states Wednesday to monitor the Israeli and Palestinian probes into alleged war crimes in Gaza.
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Israeli supermarket ad inspired by Hamas slaying
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AP - An Israeli supermarket commercial is looking to cash in on the infamous surveillance footage of an assassination team killing a Hamas commander in Dubai.
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In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past
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AP - Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach.
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Crucial week for Darfur peace: US envoy
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AFP - The coming week of direct talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebel groups in Doha will be crucial to the prospects of a lasting peace deal, the US envoy for Sudan said Wednesday.
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Tasmanian devil colony shows immunity to cancer
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AP - The discovery of a genetically distinct colony of Tasmanian devils may save the species from being wiped out by a contagious cancer that has decimated the population, Australian scientists said Wednesday.
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Air Canada learns that hockey trumps flying
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Reuters - Canada's largest airline has learned it sometimes has to take a back seat to the country's biggest sporting passion, ice hockey, the head of Air Canada said on Tuesday.
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Indonesia confirms Bali bomb mastermind killed
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AFP - Indonesia's president on Wednesday confirmed that a bombmaker believed to be behind the Bali bombings was killed in a Jakarta raid and vowed to keep hunting extremists in a landmark address to Australia's parliament.
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Israel rebuffs Biden by announcing new settlement construction
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McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Hours after the arrival Tuesday of Vice President Joe Biden to help launch indirect Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Israel announced the construction of 1,600 homes in a settlement block in mostly Arab East Jerusalem, an open rebuff that led Biden to issue a sharply worded condemnation.
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New wrinkle in Joe Biden agenda: 1,600 units in Israeli settlement
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The Christian Science Monitor - As Vice President Joe Biden began four days of diplomatic meetings on Iran and the peace process, there was already a sign of uncertainty on the newly renewed Israeli-Palestinian talks.
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Beyond Sanctions: How to Solve the Iranian Riddle
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Time.com - Beyond Sanctions: How to Solve the Iranian Riddle
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Nigeria: More Mass Graves Dug in Jos
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OneWorld.net - ABUJA,
Mar 8 (IRIN) - Hundreds of people in the city of Jos, 350km
northeast of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, have been buried in mass graves
after machete-wielding intruders attacked residents at 3 a.m. (local
time) on 7 March.
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Obama hosts Haitin President Preval for talks
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AP - President Barack Obama meets Wednesday with his Haitian counterpart, Rene Preval, who has come to Washington to thank Americans for the massive outpouring of earthquake aid and to outline what still is needed.
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Obama pushing on health care end game
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AP - President Barack Obama is pushing a new anti-fraud plan and his top health official is challenging the nation's insurers as the administration cranks up the pressure for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's medical system.
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Behind the scenes, crafting the US no-fly list
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AP - It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home.
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Bill Clinton backs Mitchell in Maine
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Politico - Former President Bill Clinton issued his latest endorsement of the 2010 cycle Tuesday, backing Maine State Senate President Libby Mitchell's bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. "As President, I appointed her as the first woman chair of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, where she served with distinction for most of my administration and some of the next," Clinton said of Mitchell in a fundraising email.
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Averting another Foley affair
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Politico - In an Ideas piece, Sloan says Massa’s response to charges has been nothing less than schizophrenic.
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Ex-Christian Coalition head won't run for Congress
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AP - Former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed announced Wednesday that he has decided not to run for Congress in Georgia.
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Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
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AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.
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US House poised to vote on Afghan withdrawal
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AFP - The US House of Representatives was poised to vote Wednesday on a measure demanding President Barack Obama withdraw all US forces from Afghanistan, in a key election-year test for his war strategy.
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Report: States team up on new academic standards
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AP - Governors and state education leaders are proposing a new set of standards to define what should be taught in the nation's public schools, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
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Roberts: Scene at State of Union 'very troubling'
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AP - U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."
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US: Israel, Palestinians agree to indirect talks
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AP - The Obama administration said Monday that Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to indirect peace talks brokered by U.S. special Mideast envoy George Mitchell.
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Hungary makes Holocaust denial a crime
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AP - Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom has signed a law making Holocaust denial punishable by three years in prison.
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UN: 90 Rwandan rebels killed in eastern Congo
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AP - A United Nations official says 90 Rwandan rebels have been killed in restive eastern Congo.
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Obama aide puts moral case to health insurers
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AFP - Barack Obama's top health official made a tough moral case to insurance giants Wednesday: put people and patriotism before profits and drop opposition to the president's overhaul plans.
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Congress seeks data on Lejeune water contamination
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McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators late Tuesday requested detailed documents from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus and a private contractor that was involved in the testing and cleanup of contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, N.C., over the past two decades.
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Going on Offense With 'Red-to-Blue' Candidates
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CQPolitics.com - The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, facing a tough political environment and the prospect of defending dozens of competitive seats, will announce today the first round of candidates selected for the "Red to Blue" program that targets GOP-held districts.
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Toyota Criticism Mounts on Eve of Recall Hearings
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Bloomberg - Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp.’s handling of
recalls came under mounting criticism on the eve of the
automaker’s U.S. congressional testimony, including charges that
the company misled the public on the adequacy of its recalls.
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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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