BEIRUT – A fuel tank exploded inside a clinic in the predominantly Kurdish northeastern Syrian town of Qamishli Sunday, killing at least 25 people, including children, state TV and activists said. The Syrian TV report said the explosion also wounded 30. Juan Mohammed, a Kurdish official in the nearby city …
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TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s official IRNA news agency says at least 25 Iraqi tourists died after their bus careened into a river valley in a mountainous part of Iran. The report quotes Mahdi Valipour, a local Red Crescent official, as saying 15 passengers were injured and that others may have …
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In the public eye Britney Spears seems to have made a remarkable recovery, but behind-the-scenes it seems she still needs to be under conservatorship – permanently. Lawyers for the pop princess asked that the temporary co-conservatorship (which was due to end on Dec. 31) be made permanent on Tuesday afternoon …
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Two Russian cosmonauts and American space tourist Richard Garriott are set to cast off from the International Space Station Thursday night for the return to Earth, and they’re hoping for a smooth ride home. Space station commander Sergei Volkov and flight engineer Oleg Kononenko are due to undock their Russian …
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On Jan. 16, 2003, a Roll Call headline declared: “Weather No Setback for CVC.” The first sentence of Suzanne Nelson’s article explained that, “A wetter-than-anticipated winter has not slowed progress on construction of the Capitol Visitor Center, according to officials, and the second phase of the massive project is set …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is asking lawmakers to be prepared to come into session next Wednesday to consider either an economic stimulus package or $25 billion in loans to help the sagging auto industry. Though the proposed auto industry relief is running into objections from Republicans, Democrats are pushing it …
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First of all, here are the two latest statements by McCain and Obama on Russia’s invasion of Georgia. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BARACK OBAMA: The United States, Europe and all other concerned countries must stand united in condemning this aggression and seeking a peaceful resolution of the crisis. We should continue …
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Obviously I am back here in New York City and not out there in Denver. The logistics of covering Barack Obama’s speech this evening at the football stadium are a nightmare, so we decided to be prudent and come back home Wednesday night. We landed at 2:00 in the morning. …
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Just when you think things couldn’t get any uglier, along comes Sandra Bernhard, who’s ugly in her sleep. Following the lead of Chevy Chase, Lindsay Lohan and something called Margaret Cho, Sandra has attacked Sarah Palin, warning that if the governor were to come to New York, she’d be raped …
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Oscar-winning actor Paul Newman, who passed away last night at age 83 after a long and hard battle with cancer, left quite a legacy. “What can I tell you?” sighed his business partner and friend A.E. Hotchner when we spoke this morning. “He was my co-adventurer for 52 years.” The …
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