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VOLUME: 2006 NO:48 |
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Rescue workers held little hope Saturday of finding more survivors from a devastating landslide that killed an estimated 1,800 people, saying this farming village in the eastern Philippines was swallowed whole by a wall of mud and boulders more Cleric Offers $1 Million to Kill cartoonist... A Pakistani cleric announced a $1 million bounty for killing a cartoonist who drew the Prophet Muhammad caricatures, as thousands rallied across the country Friday and authorities arrested scores of protesters more Bolton launches talks on replacing Annan... UNITED NATIONS -- The U.S. ambassador opened Security Council discussions on the next U.N. secretary-general, calling the choice of a replacement for Kofi Annan probably the most important decision the world body will make this year. more Auschwitz museum refuses to allow visit by Iranian delegation... The manager of the museum at Auschwitz said on Friday that he opposed the planned visit by an Iranian delegation that intended to investigate the "extent" of the Holocaust. Polish Foreign Minister Stefan Meller said that "these people who deny that people were murdered in gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau won't set foot in Poland," Israel Radio reported. more Bodies of fetuses, newborns clog Harare's sewers... HARARE, Zimbabwe - The corpses of at least 20 newborn babies and fetuses are found each week in the sewers of Zimbabwe's capital, some having been flushed down toilets, Harare city authorities said, according to state media Friday. more Greek Hiker Finds 6,500-Year-Old Pendant... ... A Greek hiker found a 6,500-year-old gold pendant in a field and handed it over to authorities, an archaeologist said Thursday. more |
The top-secret, military intelligence unit known as "Able Danger" identified Mohammed Atta, the leader of the Sept. 11 hijackers, 13 times before the 2001 attacks, according to new information released Tuesday by U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon, (R-Pa.), chairman of the House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees more US asks Palestinians to return aid... The United States has asked the Palestinian Authority to return $50 million in U.S. aid because Washington does not want a Hamas-led government to have the funds, the State Department said on Friday. The money is being demanded as part of a review of all U.S. aid for the Palestinians which began soon after the militant group Hamas' surprise win in elections last month. more The 'hidden tax' that's in the mail... Most people assume that the 2-cent increase on first-class stamps and other postal rate increases that went into effect last month are needed to help a money-losing U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service ended 2005 with a $1.4 billion surplus, according to postalwatch.org, which monitors the USPS. more Justice Tells Senate Ethics to Steer Clear of Abramoff Probes... The Department of Justice has instructed the Senate Ethics Committee to steer clear of any investigations into actions involving ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, warning the panel it has concerns that any such probes could interfere with its long-running investigation. more Prosecutors recommend 10-year maximum for ex-Rep. Cunningham... SAN DIEGO - Prosecutors have recommended that disgraced former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham receive a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for his "stunning betrayal of the public trust," according to a sentencing memorandum filed Friday. more Motorcyclists shield mourners from protesters... When Greg "Mac" MacDonald of Manchester heard about protests at the funerals of fallen Wisconsin soldiers, he got a sick feeling in his gut and a plan in his head. more Five Years Later: Is the sport SAFER?... Since the first automobile competition more than a century ago, racing has always contained an element of danger. When you run a car near the limits of its performance, accidents will happen. That's part of the allure for spectators. more |
By Victor Davis Hanson How many times have we heard the following whining and yet received no specific answers from our leaders? "Israel has nuclear weapons, so why single out Iran?" "Pakistan got nukes and we lived with it." "Who is to say the United States or Russia should have the bomb and not other countries?" more Negotiating at Gunpoint By Jacob Sullum Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson wants to dispel "innacuracies and stereotypes" about the use of eminent domain for economic development, a practice the U.S. Supreme Court upheld in last year's notorious Kelo v. New London decision. Last fall Peterson told a Senate subcommittee that when the government threatens to condemn people's property because it thinks someone else can make better use of it, "a majority of the time, most people agree to sell." more Democrats don't support the troops By Dustin Hawkins Iraqi veteran Paul Hackett, an anti-war Democrat, and reality met a bitter end this week in Ohio. After receiving every indication that he would get little support in his bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, Hackett dropped from the race, leaving Congressman Sherrod Brown as the likely nominee to challenge Republican incumbent Mike DeWine. more Muslim bites dog... By Ann Coulter The amazing part of the great Danish cartoon caper isn't that Muslims immediately engage in acts of mob violence when things don't go their way. That is de rigueur for the Religion of Peace. Their immediate response to all bad news is mass violence. That's a "dog bites man" story and belongs on page B-34, next to the grade school hot lunch menu and the birth notices. more Why weren't we informed? Isn't it obvious?... By Mona Charen There are few less edifying sights than Terry McAuliffe in full battle cry. But alas there was no avoiding him after the Cheney hunting accident. There he was demanding to know why the vice president waited 22 hours before informing the press and shouting that if Al Gore had done something like this he'd be in Leavenworth by nightfall (a dubious if pleasing supposition). more |
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