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At least 146 German police officers are injured, 25 of them seriously,
in clashes with about 2,000 protestors ahead of Group of Eight summit in
Rostock, Germany, police spokesman says.

# posted by John @ 6/02/2007 02:24:00 PM 0 comments

AUTHORITIES ARREST FORMER AIRPORT CARGO WORKER FROM GUYANA WHO ALLEGEDLY
PLOTTED TO BLOW UP FUEL TANKS AND LINES AT JFK AIRPORT IN NEW YORK CITY

# posted by John @ 6/02/2007 12:29:00 PM 0 comments

TB Patient: "I'm Very Sorry"

The tuberculosis patient who sparked nationwide outrage after taking two
trans-Atlantic flights despite warnings not to fly apologized for his
actions, but said he felt "abandoned" by U.S. health officials. 

# posted by John @ 6/01/2007 11:24:00 AM 0 comments

TB Patient: "I'm Very Sorry"

The tuberculosis patient who sparked nationwide outrage after taking two
trans-Atlantic flights despite warnings not to fly apologized for his
actions, but said he felt "abandoned" by U.S. health officials. 

# posted by John @ 6/01/2007 10:48:00 AM 0 comments

WASHINGTON (AP) - Dan Bartlett, one of President Bush's most trusted
advisers
and his longest-serving aide, said Friday he is resigning to begin a
career outside of government.

# posted by John @ 6/01/2007 10:44:00 AM 0 comments

COLDWATER, Mich. (AP) - Jack Kevorkian, the retired pathologist dubbed
"Dr.
Death" after claiming he had participated in at least 130 assisted
suicides,
left prison after eight years Friday still believing people have the
right to die.

# posted by John @ 6/01/2007 10:37:00 AM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 5/31/2007 02:45:00 PM 0 comments

The only person named as a suspect by British authorities in the
poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko now claims he
has evidence that the U.K.'s international spy agency, MI6, was behind
the murder, and tried to recruit him. 

# posted by John @ 5/31/2007 09:30:00 AM 0 comments

WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy nearly stalled in the first quarter with
growth
slowing to an annual pace of just 0.6%, the worst three-month showing in
over
four years.

# posted by John @ 5/31/2007 09:24:00 AM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 5/30/2007 03:28:00 PM 0 comments

Fred Thompson, a former Tennessee senator and "Law & Order" actor, will
take a step toward a formal presidential candidacy next week, several
officials said. A "testing the waters" committee will allow him to begin
raising money and hiring staff. 

# posted by John @ 5/30/2007 12:19:00 PM 0 comments

President Bush nominates Robert Zoellick, ex-trade representative, as
World Bank president.

# posted by John @ 5/30/2007 11:14:00 AM 0 comments

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED A QUARANTINE ORDER, THE FIRST SINCE 1963,
FOR A MAN WITH A RARE AND DANGEROUS FORM OF TUBERCULOSIS. DEVELOPING...

# posted by John @ 5/29/2007 06:17:00 PM 0 comments

Bush Orders Tougher Sanctions On Sudan

President Bush ordered new U.S. economic sanctions to pressure Sudan's
government to halt the bloodshed in Darfur that the administration has
condemned as genocide. "The world has a responsibility to put an end to
it," Mr. Bush said. 

# posted by John @ 5/29/2007 12:52:00 PM 0 comments

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# posted by John @ 5/29/2007 12:46:00 PM 0 comments

The U.S. military says at least eight soldiers were killed in Iraq on
Memorial Day. Two of the victims were in a helicopter that went down.

# posted by John @ 5/29/2007 08:18:00 AM 0 comments

Ambassadors from the United States and Iran held a four-hour meeting
today in Baghdad about Iraqi security. It marked the first high-level
talks between the two countries since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. 

# posted by John @ 5/28/2007 09:46:00 AM 0 comments

41 Al Qaeda Captives Freed In Iraq Raid

U.S. forces raided an al Qaeda hideout northeast of Baghdad and freed 41
Iraqis imprisoned inside. Some of those rescued had been held for as
long as four months, and some showed signs of torture, a senior U.S.
military official said.

# posted by John @ 5/27/2007 04:43:00 PM 0 comments