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White House doesn't dispute Woodward book's portrayal of Obama
Washington Post
"Obama's Wars," to be released Sept. 27, 2010, recounts how the president crafted his own strategy for a way out of Afghanistan. By Anne E. Kornblut With juicy nuggets of the new Bob Woodward book on President Obama starting to emerge, the official ...
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Washington Post
Palestinians say Netanyahu responsible for Silwan killing
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF PA spokesperson blames PM for incident; says another one of Netanyahu's "trust wrecking moves," crime added to series of crimes of occupation. The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of being ...
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UN to boost poverty goals in $40 billion plan
Reuters
Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli speaks during the Millennium Development Goals Summit at the UN headquarters in New York, September 22, 2010. By Patrick Worsnip and Lesley Wroughton UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon will launch on ...
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Reuters
Paris Hilton grilled at Narita airport, denied entry to Japan
USA Today
By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY Don't mess with customs officials at Tokyo's Narita Airport. That might be the takeaway after news agencies report that celebutante Paris Hilton was denied entry to Japan by immigration authorities at the airport. ...
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USA Today
Russian Weapons Sales to Iran Banned as Medvedev Signs Decree on Sanctions
Bloomberg
By Lyubov Pronina - Wed Sep 22 16:38:24 GMT 2010 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree banning the sale of weapons to Iran, the government said today in a statement. Photographer: Vladimir Rodionov/AFP/Getty Images Russian President Dmitry ...
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Bomb attack kills 12 people in western Iran
The Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran — A bomb exploded at a military parade in northwestern Iran on Wednesday, killing 12 spectators in an attack that one official blamed on Kurdish separatists who have fought Iranian forces in the area for decades. ...
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Typhoon Fanapi kills 33 in south China
ABC Online
Typhoon Fanapi, one of the strongest storms to hit China in years, has left 33 dead and 42 missing in devastating flooding and landslides in the nation's south, the country's state press says. Fanapi made landfall on the mainland Monday, one day after ...
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Russia presents vision for Arctic wealth
CNN
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) -- Three years after Russian divers thrust a rust-proof flag into the seabed below the North Pole, the country is again staking its claim on the Arctic region. An international forum held in Moscow Wednesday aimed to ...
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Al-Jazeera protests NATO detention of 2 cameramen in Afghanistan
Washington Post
By Ernesto Londono The al-Jazeera satellite television network on Wednesday protested the recent detention by NATO of two of its cameramen in Afghanistan and accused the US-led international force of "attempting to suppress its comprehensive coverage ...
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ASEAN invites India, US to keep China in check
Hindustan Times
The presence of India and the United States at a meeting on the Asia-Pacific region's security architecture, being organised by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the first time next month, is likely to make China uncomfortable. ...
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Nepali Congress elects new president
The Hindu
AP Sushil Koirala. The 12th convention of the Nepali Congress (NC) has elected veteran leader Sushil Koirala, a member of the influential Koirala family, as its new president. More than 3000 party delegates voted in the polls. ...
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The Hindu
Dalai Lama hails Poland's Solidarity 30 years on
AFP
WROCLAW, Poland — Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama hailed Poland's 1980s freedom fighting Solidarity movement Wednesday as the trade union that peacefully toppled the Polish communist party turns 30. "Spiritually, emotionally I was ...
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AFP
Militants kill three police in Indonesia
AFP
MEDAN, Indonesia — Suspected Islamist militants killed three Indonesian police officers Wednesday in apparent retaliation for the arrest and killing of members of their group, police said. A least 12 gunmen stormed a police station at Hamparan Perak, ...
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AFP
Russia's action man premier pens ode to whale watching
AFP
MOSCOW — Russia's strongman prime minister, who recently returned from a visit to the Pacific, wrote an ode to whale watching, extolling encounters with wildlife but complaining of the whale's foul breath. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave a ...
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AFP
Thousands protest at Afghan vote
BBC News
Afghan election officials say they have received some 2500 written complaints of fraud and irregularities following Saturday's parliamentary elections. Hundreds more complaints have been received over the telephone, they say. ...
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Clinton condemns Iran bombing
Ynetnews
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned a bombing which left 12 people killed in northwest Iran. Clinton said in a statement that the United States condemned terror and any type of violence against innocent civilians in any place in the world. ...
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