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Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistan (Reuters)
August 28, 2008
Reuters - The top U.S. Marine officer said on
Wednesday he could reduce his 25,000-strong force in the former
al Qaeda stronghold of Iraq's Anbar province to reinforce
military operations against a growing Taliban threat in
Afghanistan.
Russia's Medvedev looks east for support on Georgia (Reuters)
August 28, 2008
Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev looked
east on Thursday for support for Moscow's tough line over
Georgia, which has inflamed relations with the West and
prompted talk of a new Cold War.
Idaho jury sentences serial child killer to death (Reuters)
August 28, 2008
Reuters - A federal jury in Idaho
sentenced Joseph Duncan on Wednesday to death for shooting to
death a 9-year-old boy in front of his younger sister after
kidnapping and sexually abusing the boy.
Judges consider whether FBI violated free speech (Reuters)
August 28, 2008Reuters - A panel of federal appeals court judges pushed a U.S. government lawyer on Wednesday to answer why FBI letters sent out to Internet service providers seeking information should remain secret.
Bomb attack on Pakistani police kills 11 (Reuters)
August 28, 2008
Reuters - A car bomb blew up as a Pakistani
police bus traveled across a bridge in the country's northwest
on Thursday, killing 11 people, police said.
U.S. lesbian pioneer, 87, dies months after wedding (Reuters)
August 28, 2008
Reuters - Lesbian activist Del Martin died on
Wednesday, just two months after marrying her partner of 55
years in one of the first legally recognized California
same-sex weddings.
Democrats usher Obama into history (AFP)
August 28, 2008
AFP - In a deafening moment of history, Democrats anointed Barack Obama the first black major-party nominee for president, in a cathartic release of unity, hope and tears.
Russia hits out at West over Georgia tensions (AFP)
August 28, 2008
AFP - Russia lashed out at the West for ratcheting up tensions in the Black Sea with an increased NATO naval presence, and warned against isolating Moscow over the conflict in Georgia.
How the Georgian Conflict Really Started - Wall Street Journal
August 28, 2008 Canada.com | How the Georgian Conflict Really Started Wall Street Journal - By MELIK KAYLAN 'Anybody who thinks that Moscow didn't plan this invasion, that we in Georgia caused it gratuitously, is severely mistaken," President Mikheil Saakashvili told me during a late night chat in Georgia's presidential palace this weekend. Video: Crisis in the Caucasus G-7 Industrial Powers Condemn Russian Recognition of Georgian Regions |
Gustav stalls offshore in Haiti after killing 23 - The Associated Press
August 28, 2008 The Associated Press | Gustav stalls offshore in Haiti after killing 23 The Associated Press - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Gustav stalled offshore Wednesday and poured more misery onto Haiti after landslides and flooding killed 23 people. Video: Deadly Storm Gustav Heads for Gulf Coast Tropical Storm Gustav may regain hurricane status |
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