Taliban’s power reportedly growing Written on December 28, 2008, by admin.
Two months ago, Mohammad Anwar recalls, the Taliban paraded accused thieves through his village, tarred their faces with oil and threw them in jail.
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280 die in Israeli strikes on Gaza Written on December 28, 2008, by admin.
Israel launched air strikes on Gaza for a second day, after killing more than 280 people in one of the bloodiest days in 60 years of conflict between the Palestinians and the Jewish state.
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NYT: Kennedy — forceful but elusive Written on December 28, 2008, by admin.
Caroline Kennedy, the woman who would be New York’s next senator, seems less like a candidate than an idea of one: forceful but vague and largely undefined.
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Land dispute endangers 9/11 memorial Written on December 28, 2008, by admin.
As efforts to buy property for a national 9/11 Flight 93 memorial languish, an advocacy group is asking President Bush to seize the land needed and to allocate money for the project.
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Quinn: Blagojevich will be out by February Written on December 28, 2008, by admin.
The lieutenant governor of Illinois said Sunday he is certain scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be out of office in less than two months.
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U.S.: 14 children die in Afghan bombing Written on December 28, 2008, by admin.
A suicide bomber tried to attack a meeting of tribal elders and blew himself up near an Afghan primary school on Sunday, killing 14 children and wounding 58 people, the U.S. military said.
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States consider selling off roads, parks Written on December 28, 2008, by admin.
Minnesota is deep in the hole financially, but the state still owns a premier golf resort, a big airport and a major zoo. Valuables like these are in for a closer look as 44 states cope with deficits.
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Midwest flood fears ease as skies clear Written on December 28, 2008, by admin.
Residents of the U.S. Midwest got ready for the possibility of flooding Sunday as runoff from heavy rain and melting snowbanks bloated streams, and some were cleaning up damage from summerlike storms that even included funnel clouds.
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Curran: Brady behind schedule in recovery from surgery Written on December 28, 2008, by admin.
Curran: When the New England Patriots’ 2008 season ends, quarterback Matt Cassel will be set to become a free agent. But before Cassel hits the free agent market, the Patriots will look long and hard at the medical reports of star quarterback Tom Brady. And, according to a league source, those reports will give New [...]
Corporate Darwinism: Only strong survive Written on December 28, 2008, by admin.
Economic cycles are Darwinian, picking off weak companies and leaving survivors stronger. Corporate survivors, however, should benefit as competitors disappear. But it won’t be easy.
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