Archive for December, 2007

Al-Qaeda attack on Iraq village kills 14 (AFP)

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

AFP - Dozens of suspected Al-Qaeda fighters raided a Shiite village north of Baghdad Saturday, killing at least 14 people including women and children, police and medical officials told AFP.

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Iraq parliament hit by walkout over raid on Sunni leader (AFP)

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

AFP - Iraq's faltering political process was thrown into fresh turmoil on Saturday when the main Sunni bloc walked out of parliament in protest at a security crackdown on its leader Adnan al-Dulaimi.

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"I'm under house arrest": Iraq Sunni Arab leader (Reuters)

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Reuters - Iraq's largest Sunni Arab political
bloc walked out of parliament on Saturday and its leader said
he had been placed under house arrest after his son and dozens
of members of his entourage were detained.

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Sunni bloc boycotts Iraq parliament after crackdown on leader (AFP)

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

AFP - Iraq's main Sunni bloc pulled out of parliament on Saturday in protest at a crackdown on their leader Adnan al-Dulaimi, throwing the country's political process into new turmoil.

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Rep. Murtha clarifies Iraq statement (AP)

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

AP - War critic Rep. John Murtha on Friday clarified an earlier statement that seemingly expressed optimism about President Bush’s plan that increased troops in Iraq. Murtha emphasized that he still thinks the war should end.

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Iraqi refugees return to face uncertainty at home (Reuters)

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

Reuters - Mazen returned home in Baghdad last
week to a bare living room. He had sold his furniture to pay
for life in Syria, where he fled in 2003 after the U.S.-led
invasion to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Suspect in trouble before hostage drama

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

ROCHESTER, N.H. — Leeland Eisenberg was already in trouble before he walked into one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign offices. Three days earlier, his wife had filed for divorce; he was due to appear in court with her for a domestic violence hearing in about half an hour.

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NTSB probes Amtrak-freight train crash

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

CHICAGO — Investigators studying the collision of an Amtrak train and a freight train that injured dozens of people, some seriously, will try to determine how both trains ended up on the same track at the same time, authorities said.

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Iconic daredevil Evel Knievel dies at 69

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Evel Knievel’s hard life killed him - it just took longer than he or anyone else might have expected. The hard-living motorcycle daredevil, whose bone-breaking, rocket-powered jumps and stunts made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.

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Maine town honoring earmuff inventor

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

PORTLAND, Maine — The market is flooded with ear-warming devices carrying names such as Ear Grips, EarPops and Ear Mitts. All share a common heritage - the 19th century contraption created by a young inventor from Maine with large, sensitive ears.

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