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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Iran braces for confrontation on uranium SHARE
A leading Iranian official said Sunday the country is digging in for a confrontation with the West over its disputed nuclear program, vowing that neither U.N. Security Council resolutions nor U.S. military action could force an Iran to back down.
Iran braces for confrontation on uranium SHARE
A leading Iranian official said Sunday the country is digging in for a confrontation with the West over its disputed nuclear program, vowing that neither U.N. Security Council resolutions nor U.S. military action could force an Iran to back down.
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
ISRAEL: Olmert close to forging coalition govt SHARE
Israel's acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was on the verge of signing up enough partners for a coalition government on Sunday after a key faction agreed in principle to join up, political sources said.
They said Shas, an ultra-religious Jewish party, had drafted a coalition deal with Olmert's centrist Kadima which awaited the approval of Shas's ruling rabbis.
ISRAEL: Olmert close to forging coalition govt SHARE
Israel's acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was on the verge of signing up enough partners for a coalition government on Sunday after a key faction agreed in principle to join up, political sources said.
They said Shas, an ultra-religious Jewish party, had drafted a coalition deal with Olmert's centrist Kadima which awaited the approval of Shas's ruling rabbis.
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Brazil party backs Lula election bid and alliances SHARE
Brazil's ruling Workers' Party endorsed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the weekend to run for a second term and said it would seek the broad-based alliances he wants to forge before October's general elections.
Brazil party backs Lula election bid and alliances SHARE
Brazil's ruling Workers' Party endorsed President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the weekend to run for a second term and said it would seek the broad-based alliances he wants to forge before October's general elections.
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
VIDEO | The War Affects Us All SHARE
Tens of thousands of antiwar protesters marched yesterday through Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq just hours after an American soldier died in a roadside explosion in Baghdad - the 70th US fighter killed in that country this month.
VIDEO | The War Affects Us All SHARE
Tens of thousands of antiwar protesters marched yesterday through Manhattan to demand an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq just hours after an American soldier died in a roadside explosion in Baghdad - the 70th US fighter killed in that country this month.
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Media finally starting to report the President's systematic lawbreaking SHARE
On March 24, 2006, The Boston Globe published an article by Charlie Savage reporting that the President, after signing into law the bill which renewed the Patriot Act, issued a "signing statement" making clear that "he did not consider himself bound" to comply with various reporting provisions in the law and therefore reserved the right to violate them. The article was extraordinary because it noted that the Patriot Act signing statement was merely "the latest in a string of high-profile instances in which Bush has cited his constitutional authority to bypass a law" -- and the article tied that ideology of lawlessness to, among other things, the President's deliberate violations of FISA when ordering warrantless eavesdropping on Americans.
Media finally starting to report the President's systematic lawbreaking SHARE
On March 24, 2006, The Boston Globe published an article by Charlie Savage reporting that the President, after signing into law the bill which renewed the Patriot Act, issued a "signing statement" making clear that "he did not consider himself bound" to comply with various reporting provisions in the law and therefore reserved the right to violate them. The article was extraordinary because it noted that the Patriot Act signing statement was merely "the latest in a string of high-profile instances in which Bush has cited his constitutional authority to bypass a law" -- and the article tied that ideology of lawlessness to, among other things, the President's deliberate violations of FISA when ordering warrantless eavesdropping on Americans.
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Bush's Imperial Presidency SHARE
The Bush administration has pushed hard for limitless powers to spy on, imprison and torture American citizens in the name of 'security.' Is this really what America stands for?
Bush's Imperial Presidency SHARE
The Bush administration has pushed hard for limitless powers to spy on, imprison and torture American citizens in the name of 'security.' Is this really what America stands for?
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Powell advised Bush to send more troops to Iraq SHARE
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday he had made the case to President George W. Bush for the United States to send more troops to Iraq to deal with the aftermath of the war.
Powell advised Bush to send more troops to Iraq SHARE
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday he had made the case to President George W. Bush for the United States to send more troops to Iraq to deal with the aftermath of the war.
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Sudan Darfur peace deal up in the air: mediators SHARE
Peace talks on Sudan's Darfur region remain very fluid and chances of a deal are "50-50" as a deadline nears, senior mediators said on Sunday after a meeting with two of the three rebel factions.
The government of Sudan said earlier it was ready to sign a peace plan drafted by African Union (AU) mediators who have set a deadline for the warring parties to reach a deal by the end of Sunday.
Sudan Darfur peace deal up in the air: mediators SHARE
Peace talks on Sudan's Darfur region remain very fluid and chances of a deal are "50-50" as a deadline nears, senior mediators said on Sunday after a meeting with two of the three rebel factions.
The government of Sudan said earlier it was ready to sign a peace plan drafted by African Union (AU) mediators who have set a deadline for the warring parties to reach a deal by the end of Sunday.
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Bush quietly claimed authority to disobey more than 750 laws SHARE
...enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution. Examples of the president's signing statements
Bush quietly claimed authority to disobey more than 750 laws SHARE
...enacted since he took office, asserting that he has the power to set aside any statute passed by Congress when it conflicts with his interpretation of the Constitution. Examples of the president's signing statements
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Talabani says deal with some rebels possible SHARE
Iraq's president said on Sunday he and U.S. officials had met with insurgents and that a deal with some groups to end violence could be reached.
Though U.S. and Iraqi officials have spoken before of contacts with Sunni Arab rebels, the statement by Jalal Talabani came as Iraq's various factions negotiate on a new government and were among the strongest yet that some groups involved in the three-year-old war may be ready to lay down their arms.
"I believe that a deal could be reached with seven armed groups that visited me."
Talabani says deal with some rebels possible SHARE
Iraq's president said on Sunday he and U.S. officials had met with insurgents and that a deal with some groups to end violence could be reached.
Though U.S. and Iraqi officials have spoken before of contacts with Sunni Arab rebels, the statement by Jalal Talabani came as Iraq's various factions negotiate on a new government and were among the strongest yet that some groups involved in the three-year-old war may be ready to lay down their arms.
"I believe that a deal could be reached with seven armed groups that visited me."
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Rice says US could pressure Iran outside UN SHARE
"I absolutely believe that we have a lot of diplomatic arrows in our quiver at the Security Council and also like-minded states that would be able and willing to look at additional measures if the Security Council does not move quickly enough." [Maybe no one told her, but the "Coalition of the Willing" has got up and left...the fool.]
Rice says US could pressure Iran outside UN SHARE
"I absolutely believe that we have a lot of diplomatic arrows in our quiver at the Security Council and also like-minded states that would be able and willing to look at additional measures if the Security Council does not move quickly enough." [Maybe no one told her, but the "Coalition of the Willing" has got up and left...the fool.]
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
FACTBOX - Steps the West wants to take at the UN on Iran SHARE
Western powers seek a new resolution in the U.N. Security Council following a Friday report from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment efforts, which Tehran said is designed to make electricity, not atomic weapons.
Here are past and potential U.N. actions on the issue...
FACTBOX - Steps the West wants to take at the UN on Iran SHARE
Western powers seek a new resolution in the U.N. Security Council following a Friday report from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment efforts, which Tehran said is designed to make electricity, not atomic weapons.
Here are past and potential U.N. actions on the issue...
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Thousands march to stop Darfur killing SHARE
Several thousand Americans, led by religious leaders, entertainers and politicians, marched on Sunday to urge the government to halt "genocide" in Sudan's Darfur region.
"Darfur deserves to live. We are its only hope," Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel told the crowd that converged on the National Mall in Washington, near the Capitol. Other speakers at the rally included Washington's Roman Catholic Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, Illinois Democratic Sen. Barak Obama and actor George Clooney [another good ole Kentuckian], who visited Darfur last week.
Thousands march to stop Darfur killing SHARE
Several thousand Americans, led by religious leaders, entertainers and politicians, marched on Sunday to urge the government to halt "genocide" in Sudan's Darfur region.
"Darfur deserves to live. We are its only hope," Nobel Peace Prize winner and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel told the crowd that converged on the National Mall in Washington, near the Capitol. Other speakers at the rally included Washington's Roman Catholic Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, Illinois Democratic Sen. Barak Obama and actor George Clooney [another good ole Kentuckian], who visited Darfur last week.
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
VIDEO: Stephen Colbert Skewers Bush at White House Correspondents' Dinner Part I SHARE
VIDEO: Stephen Colbert Skewers Bush at White House Correspondents' Dinner Part I SHARE
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Details Emerge of How Patriot Act Used SHARE
The Justice Department for the first time reports on 9,254 FBI subpoenas for monitoring citizens. Some surveillance in the U.S. has been rising.
Details Emerge of How Patriot Act Used SHARE
The Justice Department for the first time reports on 9,254 FBI subpoenas for monitoring citizens. Some surveillance in the U.S. has been rising.
