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Verdict out on impact of pope’s outreachSat, 19 Apr 2008 04:42:07 GMT
Some church officials are skeptical that the papal visit will lead to any of the major policy changes that abuse victims have called for, including the removal of bishops who knowingly shuffled pedophile priests from parish to parish, and the release of personnel records on accused priests. |
Green Beret-trained Afghan commandos take leadSat, 19 Apr 2008 05:06:37 GMT
Small teams of Green Berets spearheaded the overthrow of the Taliban regime in 2001, with the disparate Afghan militia forces they trained and paid playing a supporting role. Today the Special Forces advisers are putting the Afghan commandos in the lead. |
Polygamist sect kids to remain in custodySat, 19 Apr 2008 02:16:49 GMT
 The 416 children taken into state custody from a ranch in Texas run by a polygamist sect will stay in state custody and be subject to genetic testing, a judge ruled Friday.
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12 die as U.S. troops battle al-Sadr’s militiaSat, 19 Apr 2008 09:12:30 GMT
Twelve people died in overnight clashes in Baghdad’s Sadr City district, which has become a chief battleground between U.S. and Iraqi forces and the Mahdi Army militia. |
Lead risks in artificial turf probedFri, 18 Apr 2008 19:47:55 GMT
 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is looking into the possible health hazards of lead in artificial turf installed at schools, parks and stadiums across the country.
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NYT: McCain, Iraq and ‘al-Qaida’Sat, 19 Apr 2008 05:12:49 GMT
Critics say Senator John McCain’s descriptions of the enemy in Iraq oversimplify its hydra-headed nature. |
Guilty plea in Craigslist assassin caseSat, 19 Apr 2008 01:16:45 GMT
A Michigan woman who advertised online for a hitman to kill her lover’s wife pleaded guilty to the murder-for-hire scheme, prosecutors said on Friday. |
Pump prices rise to new recordFri, 18 Apr 2008 20:38:11 GMT
Retail gas prices set new records Friday on their march toward $3.50 a gallon, and diesel prices pushed further above $4 a gallon. Crude futures surged to $117 a barrel, a new record. |
Nalgene to pull hard-plastic bottlesFri, 18 Apr 2008 15:11:25 GMT
 Hard-plastic Nalgene water bottles made with bisphenol A will be pulled from stores over the next few months because of growing consumer concern over whether the chemical poses a health risk.
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Santana sizzles for Mets in ace showdownSat, 19 Apr 2008 02:18:55 GMT
 Johan Santana struck out 10 over seven innings, David Wright fell a homer short of the cycle and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 on Friday night.
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Airport screeners to get more security trainingFri, 18 Apr 2008 21:41:53 GMT
Airport screeners are about to get new security training designed to help them think creatively about possible threats — including those they have never thought of.
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A man who spent 26 years in prison was freed on bond Friday while he awaits a new trial for a murder another inmate confessed to his lawyers.
Hollywood heavyweights Robert De Niro and Al Pacino reunited on the red carpet in New York Wednesday night for the premiere of their new crime thriller “Righteous Kill” — their first film together since making 1995’s “Heat.”
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The Pakistani Army has been given orders to retaliate against any unilateral strike by the Afghanistan-based US troops inside the country.
Army Spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas confirmed the orders in a brief interview with Geo News on late Thursday night.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says he will not accept military action or new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
“We should not take any unilateral steps. It is not acceptable to opt for a military scenario. It would be dangerous,”
As the world marks the seventh anniversary of 9/11, some European experts say security improvements in the US have been undercut by fairly basic mistakes. Among the remedies is more trust in America’s laws and allies.
Seven years after the attacks
David Miliband has allegedly come in for a rather undiplomatic tongue-lashing from his Russian counterpart.
The Foreign Secretary was apparently given a furious dressing down by Sergei Lavrov over the telephone.
Mr Miliband’s criticism of Russia’s recent incursion into Georgia is believed
PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa - A South African judge ruled Friday that prosecutors were wrong to charge ANC President Jacob Zuma with corruption, effectively clearing way for the 66-year-old former freedom fighter to become the country’s next president.
Judge Chris Nicholson’s ruling
Thailand’s political turmoil deepened Friday when the ruling coalition failed to turn up to parliament to reelect leader Samak Sundaravej as prime minister.
Lawmakers from the six-party coalition did not attend an emergency session of parliament called to choose a prime minister, three days after a court stripped Samak of power for accepting payments for hosting
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