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Angry remark launched GOP's filibuster plan Indianapolis Star
Six-term Sen. Ted Stevens is among the Senate's gruffest members on his best days, but on Feb. 26, 2003, he was downright angry.
Levin, Stabenow support highway bill in Senate MLive.com
Questions and answers about Senate filibuster showdown USA Today
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Cheers, jeers greet Bush at graduation Chicago Tribune
Addressing the Calvin College Class of 2005 here Saturday, President Bush urged graduates to commit themselves to community service.
Bush visit stirs controversy NorthJersey.com
White House Letter: President gets lecture from the Christian left International Herald Tribune
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Coney Island Tourist Plane Crash Kills 4 ABC News
New York City Police officers and firefighter investigate the wreckage of a small plane that crashed on Coney Island beach in the Brooklyn borough of New York Saturday, May 21, 2005.
Plane Crashes on Coney Island Beach ThrillNetwork.com
4 die when plane crashes onto Coney Island beach Kansas City Star
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UN slams abuse of Afghan detainees at US detention centers Xinhua
Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General to Afghanistan Jean Arnault has slammed the reported abuse of detainees at US holding facilities in Afghanistan.
Karzai tells US to hand over prisoners Sydney Morning Herald (subscription)
A pattern of abuse Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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Blaze kills 7 children and 2 adults in Ohio Kansas City Star
A fire broke out early Saturday at a crowded house during a children's sleepover, killing seven children and two adults, the Fire Department said.
7 Children, 2 Adults Die In Cleveland House Fire Washington Post
Early-Morning Fire Kills 9 in Cleveland New York Times
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Schröder’s defeat in state poll prompts early election Financial Times
Germany is facing an early general election, and possibly a change of government, this autumn after the party of Gerhard Schröder, the German chancellor, decided to call for a fresh poll after suffering its bitterest electoral debacle in three years on Sunday. The surprise decision was unveiled by Franz Müntefering, chairman of the Social Democratic Party, after his party was wiped out of North Rhine-Westphalia, the country's most populous state, after nearly four decades in power. "We must decide swiftly what kind of policies we want to conduct between now and the general election this autumn," Mr Müntefering said on Sunday. "The Social Democrats cannot be brought to their knees by electoral defeats like today's."
Germany 'set for early election' BBC News
German SPD's Muentefering Says Plans Early Election Bloomberg
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Karzai Rejects US Criticism on Opium Guardian Unlimited
Afghanistan's president on Sunday sharply rejected reported US claims that he had not worked strongly enough to curtail production of opium, the raw material for heroin. "We are going to have probably all over the country at least 30 percent poppies reduced,'' Hamid Karzai said. "So we have done our job. The Afghan people have done our job. "Now the international community must come and provide alternative livelihood to the Afghan people, which they have not done so far. Let us stop this blame,'' he told CNN's "Late Edition.''
Afghan Leader Arrives In US Radio Free Europe
Karzai rejects US criticism on drugs, slams abuse Reuters AlertNet
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Muslims say learn from Quran episode Wausau Daily Herald
The ongoing controversy over a Newsweek magazine story that falsely reported the desecration of the Quran by US military interrogators provides an opportunity to educate Americans about Islam's holy book, local Muslims say.
US Accused of Hypocrisy Over Newsweek Report Islam Online
Newsweek tightens sourcing rules after Koran story Reuters AlertNet
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Pomeroy says Iraqi family arrives in US San Jose Mercury News
BISMARCK, ND - The family of a man who helped North Dakota National Guard soldiers and then was killed by insurgents has arrived in the United States, Rep. Earl Pomeroy says.
From a wartime bond, a promise fulfilled Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)
Met with open arms In-Forum (subscription)
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Q&A: US abuses in Afghan jails BBC News
The United States has come under intense pressure over new details of the alleged abuse of prisoners by its soldiers in US-run detention centres in Afghanistan.
Abuse Inquiry Bogged Down in Afghanistan New York Times
A pattern of abuse Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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NYC Abandons Plan to Ban Subway Photography ABC News
A proposal to ban cameras in subways to prevent terrorism has been dropped by police and transit officials.
Proposed Subway Photo Ban Nixed, After Protests 7Online.com
City abandons proposal to ban photography in subways and buses KWWL
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Bush to Meet With Afghan President ABC News
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, is hooded while he receives an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Chairman of the Board of Trustees Alan Leventhal, left, at Boston University's 132nd commencement exercises at Nickerson Field in Boston, Sunday, May 22, 2005.
Bush to Meet With Afghan President San Francisco Chronicle
US urged to deploy more forces in Afghanistan Hindu
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New storms hamper search for soldiers in Chile Globe and Mail
Los Angeles, Chile - Search teams looking for soldiers still missing after going on a training march in a blizzard recovered five bodies Sunday, with 19 still missing as a new wave of storms hit the area.
Buried the 21 bodies of Chilean soldiers found in the mountain EITB
Five more bodies found by Chilean search teams WANE
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Germany's Schroeder to Meet President Today on Early Election Bloomberg
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will meet with President Horst Koehler later today to discuss his plan to seek an early parliamentary election, government spokesman Bela Anda said.
German Shares Up Half a Percent Forbes
Schroeder Plans Early German Poll Journal of Turkish Weekly
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BBC staff on 24-hour strike over job cuts Xinhua
Journalists, broadcasting workers and other employees at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) started a 24-hour strike Monday over plans to cut 3,780 jobs to make savings of 355 million pounds (663.37 million US dollars). Members with the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and two other unions representing technical workers participated in the strike on Sunday at midnight 2300 GMT to protest the plans announced in March by BBC Director General Mark Thompson. The walkout, expected to be participated in by about 11,000 of BBC's 27,000 staff, is the first of four planned strikes.
BBC Shows Hit by One-Day Strike Journal of Turkish Weekly
At a glance: BBC strike disruptions BBC News
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N.Korea considering nuclear talks return-analysts Reuters
North Korea's confirmation that its diplomats met US officials is a sign Pyongyang may consider a return to stalled six-country talks on ending its nuclear arms development, analysts said on Monday.
[READER'S VIEW]US must confront NK challenge Korea Herald (subscription)
SKorea urges NKorea to respond to US overtures over nuclear talks Forbes
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Iraqi, US forces begin offensive west of Baghdad Globe and Mail
Seven Iraqi battalions backed by US forces launched an offensive in the west of the capital yesterday. The US military said the offensive was set in motion to root out insurgents, especially those who have staged bloody assaults on the U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison and the notoriously dangerous road from downtown to the airport. Violence continued yesterday as insurgents killed Trade Ministry official Ali Moussa and his driver.
US, Iraq Troops Launch Baghdad Offensive ABC News
Massive US-Iraqi Operation in Abu Ghraib Zaman Online
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West China Province Gets Bird Flu Vaccine ABC News
The Chinese government has ordered millions of farm birds vaccinated for bird flu in part of the country where migrating geese have been found dead of the disease.
China on bird flu alert after virus resurfaces Korea Herald (subscription)
China takes emergency steps as deadly bird flu found Reuters South Africa
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Police Tighten Security in Indian Capital After Blasts PolitInfo.com
The Indian capital is on high alert after three blasts rocked New Delhi, killing one person and injuring nearly 50 others. Two of the explosions were in crowded movie houses that were screening a film considered offensive by some members of the minority Sikh community. Police say the third of the three blasts came from a small device planted in a handbag. It exploded early Monday in a residential neighborhood in New Delhi, injuring one person.
Delhi police hunt cinema bombers Journal of Turkish Weekly
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