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Suicide bomber strikes Shiite mosque during prayers in central Baghdad,
police
say
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A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque during prayers Monday in
Baghdad,
killing at least six worshippers and wounding 32, police said.

Turkish police capture 12 suspected rebels in raids
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Police captured 12 suspected Kurdish rebels who they said were planning
bombings of industrial facilities in the Istanbul area, the state-run
Anatolia
news agency reported Monday.

Rescuers evacuate workers after explosion in Russian coal mine
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An explosion occurred in a Siberian coal mine on Monday, Russian
emergency
officials said. It was not immediately clear whether there were any
casualties.

MONEY

Food safety concerns increase with imports
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Recent recalls reveal a vulnerability in the nation's food-safety
defenses:
Imports are escalating, but the FDA's ability to inspect them and police
their
safety isn't keeping up, say former FDA officials, government watchdogs
and
food-safety experts. The FDA inspects about 1% of the imported foods it
regulates, down from 8% in 1992 when imports were far less common.

Project shows ease of money laundering in USA
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What does it take to create secretive U.S. companies capable of wiring
funds
to and from an offshore bank with virtually no identifying trail for
law
enforcement authorities? About one month and $4,000.

Restaurants, foodmakers find opportunity as interest in flatbreads
rises
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Consumers who once insisted that their bread be organic or whole grain
or even
low-carb now are demanding a new variety: flat.

# posted by John @ 3/19/2007 09:21:00 AM