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US troops fire on radical cleric supporters
8-4-2006
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U.S. troops opened fire on a convoy carrying supporters of radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr at a checkpoint south of Baghdad, wounding at least 16 people, Iraqi police said. His movement is also part of the national unity government of Shi*
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Muslim nations demand Israeli ceasefire
8-4-2006
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Muslim nations have demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East and warned that boiling anger over the Israeli offensive in Lebanon could launch a new wave of terrorism.
With Muslims around the world enraged by the carnage in Lebanon, where
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Freedom Via Military Dictatorship
08-03-2006
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Bovard Blog
A draft Bush administration plan for special military courts seeks to expand the reach and authority of such “commissions” to include trials, for the first time, of people who are not members of al-Qaeda or the Taliban and are not directly involved i
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Homeland Security nabs Free Stater from home
08-03-2006
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Keene Free Press
For the third time in the last four days, Keene resident Russell Kanning finds himself in Federal custody. The 36-year-old libertarian activist isn't in trouble for selling drugs, threatening officials or endangering anyone. Instead, he's t
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China Iran sign $2.7 billion oil refinery deal
08-04-2006
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Iranmania
OPEC member Iran has signed a $2.7 billion oil refinery upgrade deal with China which will help feed the Islamic republic's hunger for fuel, Iranian state television reported. Under the accord, a consortium led by Chinese firm Sinopec will upgra
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Mortgage Defaults up 67% in California
08-04-2006
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The number of defaults on mortgage payments rose to a three-year high in the second quarter in California, a 67% increase from the year earlier period, according to Data Quick, a real estate data-compiling firm. Lenders sent 20,752 default notices
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We're from the government and we're here to get your GPS coordinates
08-03-2006
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LFB.com
Robert LaMacchia, head of the Census Bureau's geography division, says they'll capture the latitude and longitude of the front door of every house, apartment and improvised shelter they find.
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Community demands justice in the death of Jessie Lee Williams Jr.
08-03-2006
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Sun Herald
More than five months have passed since the death of Jessie Lee Williams Jr., the apparent victim of a brutal beating at the hands of jailers in the Harrison County jail. The vicious act was recorded by no fewer than five video cameras yet the local
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Ground to a Halt
08-03-2006
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New York Times (Robert Pape)
Israel has finally conceded that air power alone will not defeat Hezbollah. Over the coming weeks, it will learn that ground power won't work either. The problem is not the the Israelis have insufficient military might, but that they misunderst
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Iraq Civil War Warning for Blair
08-03-2006
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BBC
Civil war is more likely outcome in Iraq than democracy, Britain's outgoing ambassador in Baghdad has warned Tony Blair in a confidential memo. William Patey, who left the Iraqi capital last week, also predicted the break-up of Iraq along ethnic
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FREEDOM TO FASCISM - AARON RUSSO'S MUST-SEE FILM
Stephen Lendman
Aaron Russo's important and powerful new film documenting how the US is losing its freedoms.
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G.I.’s Say Officers Ordered Killing of Young Iraqi Men
8-3-2006
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Four soldiers from an Army combat unit that killed three Iraqi men in a raid in May testified Wednesday that they had received orders from superior officers to kill all the military-age men they encountered.
The soldiers gave their accounts at a m
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Bush seeks expanded military tribunal role
8-3-2006
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Washington Post
A draft Bush administration plan for special military courts seeks to expand the reach and authority of such ''commissions'' to include trials, for the first time, of people who are not al Qaeda members or the Taliban and are not dire
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Top Military Lawyers Oppose Plan for Special Courts
8-3-2006
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Washington Post
The military's top uniformed lawyers criticized key provisions of a proposed new US plan for special military courts, affirming that they did not see eye to eye with the senior Bush administration political appointees who developed the plan and p
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2 weeks of air strikes in Lebanon (mapped)
8-3-2006
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Samidoun
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D.A. puts witness in jail to assure his testimony...and forgets about him!
08-02-2006
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Philadelphia Inquirer
For two months, from mid-November 2004 to mid-January 2005, Odd languished in the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, trying to figure out why he was there, and desperately trying to convince somebody - anybody - to set him free.
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US terrorism suspect Padilla's trial delayed
8-3-2006
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Reuters
Suspected al Qaeda operative Jose Padilla's trial was postponed to January from September because his lawyers asked for more time to review secret documents and translate recorded conversations.
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Rumsfeld, in reversal, to attend public hearing
8-3-2006
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Reuters
In a reversal, the Pentagon said Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will testify publicly on the Iraq war to a key Senate committee after Democrats blasted him for planning to bypass it because of a busy schedule.
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White House seeks new foreign detainee trials
8-3-2006
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Reuters
The Bush administration said it would be willing to use much of the military justice code to try foreign terrorism suspects, but Democrats said its plan still fell short of meeting the U.S. Supreme Court's demands for fair trials.
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US House Wants to Kick MySpace Out of Schools
8-3-2006
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Social networking sites such as Myspace.com could soon be banned from schools and libraries, pending the passage of a new law aimed to protect kids. The Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) is intended to limit a pedophile's access to networking
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Hawaiian Temples Much Older Than Thought
8-3-2006
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Ancient Hawaiians started building their monumental temples at least three centuries earlier than previously thought, a new study suggests.
They also spent more time building them, renovating and constructing new temples in waves depending on the
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Band of Brothers Unraveled
8-3-2006
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Pfc. Corey Clagett believed the matter had been resolved.
After two internal inquiries into a mission that had taken place in northern Iraq on May 9, the 22-year-old and three other soldiers from the 3rd Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division ex
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Israel begins massive invasion
8-3-2006
Israeli commanders said that six brigades - several thousand soldiers - were now deployed inside Lebanon. AS many as 20,000 Israeli troops were pouring into Lebanon last night after Israel ordered an advance of up to 30km in the most significant esca
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Probe Backs Allegations Against Marines
8-3-2006
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An initial U.S. military probe supports allegations that American Marines deliberately shot 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha last November, a Pentagon official said.
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Daring Israeli raid provokes hundreds of rockets
8-3-2006
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Israeli commandos struck deep into Lebanon and snatched five suspected guerrillas in a helicopter raid that provoked the heaviest rain of Hezbollah rocket fire in the 22-day-old conflict.
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U.S. Prepares for Showdown in Cuba
8-3-2006
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AP
The White House and Congress, caught unaware by Fidel Castro's illness, prepared for a possible showdown in Cuba as lawmakers drafted legislation that would give millions of dollars to dissidents who fight for democratic change.
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Ukraine's Yushchenko mulls disbanding parliament
8-3-2006
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Reuters
Ukraine's president was wrestling with the choice of dissolving parliament or nominating his rival as prime minister after last-ditch talks in which he sought to win guarantees for his Western-leaning policies.
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States fight illegal migration
8-3-2006
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Arizona Republic
More than half of the states in the nation have passed immigration measures this year aimed at denying undocumented immigrants access to jobs and benefits, following Arizona's lead and tackling the issue themselves.
The states and some cities
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Home loan demand hits 4 year low
8-3-2006
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U.S. mortgage applications last week sank to their lowest level in over four years, an industry trade group said, further evidence that the once robust U.S. housing market is weakening.
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Cameraman jailed for refusing to give up tape
8-3-2006
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A freelance journalist and political activist was sent to federal prison and could be held for nearly a year after refusing a grand jury's demand that he turn over unaired videotapes of a 2005 anarchist demonstration in which protesters clashed w
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