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Resistance bloc says Aoun-Syria relations are frank

Damascus :: Syria | about 18 hours ago | Political News

Source: NOW Lebanon

The Loyalty to the Resistance bloc issued a statement on Friday expressing pride about the Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aounâs courage, honesty and efforts to forge relations with Syria on the basis of frankness concerning the mistakes...

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Partisan Interests Hinder Constitutional Amendments (Voices of Iraq)

Arbil :: Iraq | about 7 hours ago | Political News

Source: Iraq Updates

Partisan Interests Hinder Constitutional Amendments An Iraqi parliamentarian on Wednesday called on leaders of political blocs to find a common ground on constitutional amendments, which he said have been hindered by political disputes. “National duty compels the leaders of political...

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Iraq oil minister says Iraq is safe for investment

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 7 hours ago | Political News

Source: Belleville News-Democrat

Iraq's oil minister says his country is now safe for investment and is appealing to international companies to help Iraq develop its petroleum sector. In return, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani promises "full cooperation and a competitive environment for fair business."...

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Dan Meridor: Likud can fill political vacuum

Jerusalem :: Israel | about 2 hours ago | Political News

Source: Yedioth Ahronoth

Likud party candidate Dan Meridor said at a party conference in Jerusalem on Friday, "Anyone who doesn't want to see Jaffa Gate as an exit gate abroad should vote Likud. "We are not willing to see Jaffa Gate as...

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Iraq and U.S. Agree That U.S. Troops Will Leave Iraq by December 31, ...

Fallujah :: Iraq | about 3 hours ago | Political News

Source: CNSNews.com

The Bush administration and the Iraqi government have agreed on a timeline to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq by December 31, 2011. Iraqi voters must approve the agreement in a referendum, however, and President-elect Obama has promised a quicker U.S. withdrawal. After a month...

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Meretz MK Gal-On calls for commission of inquiry into '2008 Hebron ...

Hebron :: Palestine | about 3 hours ago | Political News

Source: Yedioth Ahronoth

Meretz MK Gal-On calls for commission of inquiry into '2008 Hebron events' Knesset Member Zahava Gal-On (Meretz) has called on Defense Minister Ehud Barak to appoint a commission of inquiry into "the 2008 events which took place in Hebron and...

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FOX 45 Baltimore (WBFF): US cmdr spells out Iraq mission under new ...

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 5 hours ago | Political News

Source: Androscoggin News

A top U.S. military commander says the new security pact that sets a timetable for American troops to leave Iraq will require a shift in how the U.S. carries out combat missions in the country...Ray Odierno released Friday says that...

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A Loud Silence

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 8 hours ago | Political News

Source: AntiWar.com

That's the response from the "antiwar" wing of the Democratic party to Obama's Iraq sellout I s it really possible that President-elect Barack Obama intends to break his campaign promise to "end the war" in Iraq, and keep US troops...

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Kadima to clarify ads against Netanyahu

Jerusalem :: Israel | about 9 hours ago | Political News

Source: Jerusalem Post

The Central Elections Committee has rejected a request by Likud MK Michael Eitan to halt Kadima's anonymous campaign against Likud leader Binyamin Netanyahu, but instructed Kadima to officially endorse the ads on buses and billboards within three days. On Thursday,...

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Nooksack High grad in Army killed in N.C.

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 12 hours ago | Political News

Source: The Bellingham Herald

Sutherland, a Nooksack High School and Bellingham Technical School graduate, was killed Nov. 5 in North Carolina...Army after finishing culinary classes at BTC, died in a traffic crash, according to a Fort Bragg spokeswoman...Sutherland, who finished high school at age...

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