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more images more images more images more images Obama calls new election law a milestone for Iraq WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hailed the Iraqi parliament’s passage Sunday of a much-delayed election law, declaring it a milestone as the Iraqi people take charge of their future. In a Rose Garden statement, Obama said the development would facilitate national elections in January,

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more images more images more images more images Obama says it’s now Senate’s turn on health care WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Sunday it was time for the Senate to “take the baton” on health care reform after the House passed its plan for overhauling the nation’s health care system. “For years we’ve been told that this couldn’t be done,”

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With House vote, Obama says it’s now the Senate’s turn to advance the health care overhaul

Army chaplain seeks prayers for meaning in rampage FORT HOOD, Texas — Mourners were asked to pray for the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood, and an Army chaplain exhorted his congregation on Sunday to draw together even if the gunman’s motives may never be fully known. “Lord, all those around us

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Ida now a Category 2 storm with 100 mph winds MIAMI — Hurricane Ida strengthened to a Category 2 storm on Sunday, and a hurricane watch was extended to the Florida Panhandle as Ida made its way across the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane watch now stretches from southeastern Louisiana to Mexico Beach, Fla.

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US National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ida strengthens to Category 2 with 100 mph winds

more images more images GOP officials say Dems put agenda ahead of country WASHINGTON — Democrats just don’t get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party’s peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price after the majority’s victory on health care. Voters are “tired of the borrowing,

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Republicans say health care bill shows Democrats didn’t get the message from voters

Brazil student expelled after wearing mini-dress SAO PAULO — A Brazilian university expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students when she wore a short, pink dress to class, taking out newspaper ads Sunday to publicly accuse her of immorality. The private Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, outside Sao Paulo, said 20-year-old

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Brazilian student expelled from university after going to class wearing mini-dress

Press group: Latam governments moving in on press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Latin American governments are increasingly intervening in the news business, creating and favoring official media, regulating content and distribution and using other legal methods to silence their critics, a newspaper group said Sunday.

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Press group: Latin American governments increasingly intervening in business of journalism

Turkey: Indicted Sudan leader won’t attend summit ISTANBUL — Turkey said Sunday that Sudan’s internationally indicted leader, President Omar al-Bashir, will not attend a conference of Muslim nations in Istanbul. Turkey had faced criticism for its planned welcome of al-Bashir, who is the first government leader to face international war-crimes charges. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had

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AP interview: Pablo Escobar’s son asks forgiveness BOGOTA — The son of the late notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar is back in the public eye 15 years after fleeing Colombia for a life of anonymity as an architect in Argentina. The former Juan Pablo Escobar is appearing in a documentary titled “Sins of My Father,” premiering later

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Beauty and tragedy in global network of war graves It is the British empire of the dead. Scattered across 150 countries and managed from a modest office building near London’s Heathrow Airport, a global patchwork of graveyards constitutes a beautiful memorial to the ugliest carnage: the 1.7 million fighting men and women who died for Britain and

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more images more images Tough road ahead in Senate for health care bill WASHINGTON — The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority though the road ahead in the Senate promises to be rocky. The 220-215 vote late Saturday cleared the way for the Senate to

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Iraqi parliament begins voting on key election law BAGHDAD — Iraq’s parliament is voting on a much-delayed election law needed to carry out the nation-wide vote in January. The evening voting session Sunday, which was televised live on Iraq state TV, comes after intense behind-the-scenes negotiating throughout the day, and marked the first time the issue has

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more images more images more images more images Afghan vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt KABUL — The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration — a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban and shore

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President Karzai pledges corrupt officials will have no place in his new Afghan government

Pakistani gov’t pressured on post-offensive plan ISLAMABAD — As Pakistan’s army plows ahead with its offensive in South Waziristan, its success is at risk because the government has yet to come up with plan to run and rebuild the lawless territory so that the Taliban and al-Qaida don’t re-emerge. The Pakistani army launched a ground offensive in

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Turkey to admit Sudan leader despite Darfur charge ISTANBUL — Turkey said Sunday it will welcome Sudan’s leader even though he has been indicted for orchestrating crimes against humanity in Darfur. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is free to join an Istanbul summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference. The

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Turkey to admit Sudan leader for Islamic summit, dismisses arrest warrant for Darfur slaughter

Senator: Senate will investigate Army shootings WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee says he plans to begin a congressional investigation of the shootings at Fort Hood. An Army major, Nidal Malik Hasan (nih-DAHL’ mah-LEEK’ hah-SAHN’), is suspected of killing 13 people and wounding 29 others at the Army post in Texas.

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Lieberman says his Senate homeland security panel will investigate shootings at Fort Hood

KOLKATA – In a bid to spread awareness about traffic discipline in Kolkata, hundreds of enthusiasts participate in a car rally organized here on Sunday. Organized by ‘Kolkata on Wheels’, a city magazine in association with the Government-run State Bank of India, the car rally saw participation by 170 cars participated in the ‘SBI-Kolkata on Wheels

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Car rally organized to spread awareness about traffic discipline in Kolkata

Swiss open probe of al-Qaida nuke physicist case BERN, Switzerland — Switzerland has opened its own investigation into the case of a nuclear physicist France suspected of al-Qaida links, an official said Sunday. The French suspect, who worked at the world’s largest atom smasher on the Swiss-French border and at a Swiss technology institute, is unspecified in

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Government: 40 dead in El Salvador flooding SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador’s interior minister says that 40 people have died throughout the country following three days of heavy rains. Minister Humberto Centeno says the deaths happened in at least five of the 14 provinces of the mountainous Central American country. It has been raining in El

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Interior minister in El Salvador reports 40 dead in flooding following 3 days of rain

21-year-old, logger in World Series of Poker final LAS VEGAS — A 21-year-old professional poker player from Michigan hit a lucky king to cap a nearly impossible comeback at the World Series of Poker, setting up a showdown with a self-employed logger for $8.55 million. Joe Cada of Shelby Township, Mich., dodged elimination several times during the

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21-year-old poker pro to take on Maryland logger for World Series of Poker title, $8.55M

more images more images Obama confronts an Asia reshaped by China’s rise BEIJING — Days after coming to power in September, Japan’s new prime minister broached forming a new East Asian trading bloc with rival China — one that would exclude the United States. Some in Washington took it as a snub from the nation that has been America’s

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Asia drawn to a rising China’s orbit looks to Obama’s trip for signs of US staying power

more images more images Afghan president: No corrupt officials in new govt KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, under fire from his international partners to clean up his administration, insisted Sunday there’s no place for corrupt officials within his government. Elsewhere, NATO officials said there was still no trace of two American paratroopers who went missing four days ago

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President Karzai: corrupt officials will have no place in new Afghan government

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday expressed concern over the rising terror activities in Pakistan and Afghanistan and appealed to the world community to take note of it. Addressing the media after the World Economic Forum’s India Economic Summit in the national capital, the Prime Minister said: “We are very worried about

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NEW DELHI – Industrialist Rahul Bajaj on Sunday said inefficiency and corruption were the two main reasons for poor implementation of government projects and there was a need to revamp the system for betterment. Speaking on the sidelines of the three-day India Economic Summit 2009 in New Delhi, Indian industrialist Rahul Bajaj termed corruption and inefficiency

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Inefficiency, corruption two causes for poor implementation of govt. projects: Bajaj

Queen leads Britain’s ceremony for war dead LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II led Britain’s annual ceremony for the country’s war dead Sunday, honoring them with a moment of silence as the military reported the 200th British soldier killed in combat in Afghanistan. As Big Ben chimed 11 a.m., the queen joined thousands of troops, veterans and civilians

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Britain honors war dead on Remembrance Sunday as Afghanistan death toll rises

Germany to celebrate memory of Berlin Wall falling BERLIN — Twenty years ago Monday, they danced atop the Berlin Wall, feet thudding on the cold concrete, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope. On that cold night, years of separation and anxiety melted into the unbelievable reality of freedom and a future without

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With concerts and memorials, Germany to celebrate the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down

Timeline of events leading to communism’s collapse Key dates in the collapse of communism across Eastern Europe in 1989: — June 4: Poland holds first partially free elections in four decades; Solidarity-led opposition wins all but one freely contested seat in parliament. — August: Tens of thousands of East Germans swamp West German diplomatic missions in East Berlin,

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A chronology of the events in the collapse of communism in Europe

Germany celebrates memory of Berlin Wall falling BERLIN — Twenty years ago Monday, they danced atop the Berlin Wall, feet thudding on the cold concrete, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope. On that cold night, years of separation and anxiety melted into the unbelievable reality of freedom and a future without border

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With concerts and memorials, Germany celebrates the day the Berlin Wall came crashing down

Fuel convoy hit in eastern Afghanistan KABUL — An Afghan police official says at least two private security guards have been wounded and two fuel tankers set on fire in eastern Afghanistan when militants attacked a supply convoy for NATO forces. Provincial police spokesman Ghafor Khan says the two were injured in a battle Sunday near Jalalabad

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Fuel convoy supplying NATO forces hit in eastern Afghanistan; 2 tankers set ablaze

Chinese premier pledges funds, aid to Africa SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — China’s premier on Sunday pledged $10 billion in concessional loans to African nations over the next three years and said Beijing would cancel the government debts of some of the poorest of those countries, as the Asian powerhouse looked to deflect criticism that its investments

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Chinese premier pledged $10 billion in loans, debt forgiveness to African nations