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Obama, Clinton Debate Tactics
Washington Post
Washington Post -
Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama stand on the stage at Cleveland State University before last night's debate.
Clinton, Obama clash over campaign tactics in debate
Democrats Clash on Health, Trade and Rival Tactics
Senate Agrees To Debate Bill On Iraq Pullout
Lompoc Record
Washington Post -
By Paul Kane The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to begin debating a bill that would require the administration to start withdrawing forces from Iraq in 120 days and cut funding for battlefield deployments, a surprise move supported by …
Senate Republicans agree to Iraq debate
Senate Democrats Focus on Economic Cost of War
Annan Suspends Talks in Kenya
BBC Afrique
Washington Post -
A farmer works on a maize plantation in Maraguoa, Kenya, Monday Feb. 25 2008. Kenya's warring political parties resumed their lengthy and often bitter negotiations Monday to try to end a dispute over presidential elections that sparked nationwide …
Kenya: No Excuse for Further Delay, Rice Says
Annan Tries to Spur Kenya Talks
With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency
Lompoc Record
Washington Post -
By Manuel Roig-Franzia HAVANA, Feb. 26 — Cubans swamped currency exchange offices Monday and early Tuesday in a brief but intense speculative frenzy fueled by rumors that new President Ral Castro would end the island's reviled dual currency system.
Castro's brother faces big challenges in Cuba
Raul Castro meets top Vatican official
Hill stays in Beijing to work on N.Korea issue
Chosun Ilbo
Reuters -
TOKYO (Reuters) - The top US negotiator with North Korea stayed in Beijing for an extra day on Wednesday to work on reviving the stalled effort to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programs, the US State Department said.
Rice's Talks in China on North Korea Make Progress (Update1)
China Says It Will Resume Human Rights Talks With US
GOP Halts Effort to Retrieve White House E-Mails
Washington Post
Washington Post -
Theresa Payton, White House Office of Administration chief information officer, and Allen Weinstein, United States archivist, testify on Capitol Hill.
Politicos squabble over 'missing' White House e-mails
Expert Details White House E-Mail Risks
US Sen. Byrd in hospital after suffering a fall
CNN Political Ticker
Reuters -
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Robert Byrd, the oldest member of the US Senate and a fierce opponent of the Iraq war, was being treated in a hospital on Tuesday after falling in his home late on Monday, a spokesman for the senator said.
Sen. Robert Byrd, 90, admitted to hospital
Byrd taken to hospital after fall
US Steps Up Deportation Of Immigrant Criminals
KY3
Washington Post -
By Ernesto Londoo Immigration officials are increasingly scouring jails and courts nationwide and reviewing years-old criminal records to identify deportable immigrants, efforts that have contributed to a steep rise in deportations and strained the …
Video: Officials: Fatal Crash Driver Illegal Immigrant
ICE arrests 225 illegal immigrants in six-state operation
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Democrats Clash on Health, Trade and Rival Tactics
China Daily
New York Times -
By JEFF ZELENY Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton set aside their cordiality Tuesday evening and clashed over their plans to overhaul the nations health care system in a contentious debate one week before four potentially decisive …
Video: New candidate joins US presidential race
Obama, Clinton Debate Tactics
Senate Agrees To Debate Bill On Iraq Pullout
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Washington Post -
By Paul Kane The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to begin debating a bill that would require the administration to start withdrawing forces from Iraq in 120 days and cut funding for battlefield deployments, a surprise move supported by …
Senate Republicans agree to Iraq debate
Senate Democrats Focus on Economic Cost of War
With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency
Calgary Herald
Washington Post -
By Manuel Roig-Franzia HAVANA, Feb. 26 — Cubans swamped currency exchange offices Monday and early Tuesday in a brief but intense speculative frenzy fueled by rumors that new President Ral Castro would end the island's reviled dual currency system.
Castro's brother faces big challenges in Cuba
Ral Castro gives signals that Cuba will change
Hill stays in Beijing to work on N.Korea issue
BBC News
Reuters -
TOKYO (Reuters) - The top US negotiator with North Korea stayed in Beijing for an extra day on Wednesday to work on reviving the stalled effort to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programs, the US State Department said.
Rice's Talks in China on North Korea Make Progress (Update1)
China Says It Will Resume Human Rights Talks With US
Annan Suspends Talks in Kenya
Citizen
Washington Post -
A farmer works on a maize plantation in Maraguoa, Kenya, Monday Feb. 25 2008. Kenya's warring political parties resumed their lengthy and often bitter negotiations Monday to try to end a dispute over presidential elections that sparked nationwide …
Annan Tries to Spur Kenya Talks
Tanzania President to Meet Both Sides in Kenya Today Over …
US Sen. Byrd in hospital after suffering a fall
CNN Political Ticker
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WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Robert Byrd, the oldest member of the US Senate and a fierce opponent of the Iraq war, was being treated in a hospital on Tuesday after falling in his home late on Monday, a spokesman for the senator said.
Sen. Robert Byrd, 90, admitted to hospital
Byrd Hospitalized After Fall
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Democrats Clash on Health, Trade and Rival Tactics
Sabah
New York Times -
By JEFF ZELENY Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton set aside their cordiality Tuesday evening and clashed over their plans to overhaul the nations health care system in a contentious debate one week before four potentially decisive …
Video: New candidate joins US presidential race
Obama, Clinton Debate Tactics
Senate Agrees To Debate Bill On Iraq Pullout
Ledger Independent
Washington Post -
By Paul Kane The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to begin debating a bill that would require the administration to start withdrawing forces from Iraq in 120 days and cut funding for battlefield deployments, a surprise move supported by …
Senate Republicans agree to Iraq debate
Senate Democrats Focus on Economic Cost of War
With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency
Sydney Morning Herald
Washington Post -
By Manuel Roig-Franzia HAVANA, Feb. 26 — Cubans swamped currency exchange offices Monday and early Tuesday in a brief but intense speculative frenzy fueled by rumors that new President Ral Castro would end the island's reviled dual currency system.
Castro's brother faces big challenges in Cuba
Ral Castro gives signals that Cuba will change
Hill stays in Beijing to work on N.Korea issue
Albany Times Union
Reuters -
TOKYO (Reuters) - The top US negotiator with North Korea stayed in Beijing for an extra day on Wednesday to work on reviving the stalled effort to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programs, the US State Department said.
Rice's Talks in China on North Korea Make Progress (Update1)
China Says It Will Resume Human Rights Talks With US
Annan Suspends Talks in Kenya
BBC Afrique
Washington Post -
A farmer works on a maize plantation in Maraguoa, Kenya, Monday Feb. 25 2008. Kenya's warring political parties resumed their lengthy and often bitter negotiations Monday to try to end a dispute over presidential elections that sparked nationwide …
Annan Tries to Spur Kenya Talks
Annan suspends Kenyan talks
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Debate puts Hillary Clinton's frustrations on display
China Post
Chicago Tribune -
CLEVELAND - With the Democratic nomination likely in the balance, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama had argued health care minutiae for 16 tense minutes on Tuesday when the moderators of their presidential debate finally pushed on to a second topic.
Video: New candidate joins US presidential race
Democrats Clash on Health, Trade and Rival Tactics
US envoy on North Korea stays in Beijing extra day
Javno.hr
Reuters -
TOKYO (Reuters) - The top US negotiator with North Korea stayed in Beijing for an extra day on Wednesday to work on reviving the stalled effort to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programs, the US State Department said.
Rice's Talks in China on North Korea Make Progress, US Says
China Says It Will Resume Human Rights Talks With US
Annan Tries to Spur Kenya Talks
Citizen
New York Times -
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN NAIROBI, Kenya - Kofi Annan suspended day-to-day mediation talks in Kenya on Tuesday and said he would now take up the remaining divisive issues with Kenyas leaders directly.
Tanzania President to Meet Both Sides in Kenya Today Over …
As talks break down, army is Kenya's best hope
Doomsday vault for worlds seeds is
FinFacts Ireland
Times Online -
Ten tonnes of seeds were deposited hundreds of feet inside a frozen mountain yesterday as part of a scheme to preserve all the worlds crops.
Video: New Seed Archive Serves As Global Backup
Doomsday Seed Vault Opens in Arctic
Top terror recruiter found guilty
MSN UK News
BBC News -
A man said to be one of the most important recruiters for Islamist extremism in the UK has been convicted at the end of a major trial.
'Osama bin London' Is Convicted in British Court
Britain Convicts 7 of Terrorist Training
EPA Staff Lobbied Boss on Decision on Emissions
Los Angeles Times
New York Times -
By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON - Senior nonpolitical staff members at the Environmental Protection Agency wrote an impassioned plea for a former agency chief to deliver to the current EPA administrator about an important decision on greenhouse gas …
Documents: EPA chief warned not to deny California on emission
Pollution politics
Polygamist Leader Faces Ariz. Charges
ABC News
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KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was handed over to Arizona authorities Tuesday to face sex charges stemming from the arranged marriages of two teenage girls to older relatives.
Polygamous Sect Leader Facing Charges in Arizona
National Briefing | Southwest Arizona: Polygamist Sect Leader …
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Obama, Clinton Debate Tactics
Turkish Press
Washington Post -
Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama stand on the stage at Cleveland State University before last night's debate.
Video: New candidate joins US presidential race
Obama and Clinton clash in debate on health care
Senate Democrats Focus on Economic Cost of War
Boston Globe
New York Times -
By DAVID HERSZENHORN WASHINGTON - Undeterred by President Bush and Senator John McCain proudly pointing to progress in Iraq, Congressional Democrats are trying to mount new lines of attack against the administrations war policies.
US Senate Resumes Debate on Iraq
Senate Votes to Debate Bill on Troop Withdrawals From Iraq
Annan Tries to Spur Kenya Talks
Twin Falls Times-News
New York Times -
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN NAIROBI, Kenya - Kofi Annan suspended day-to-day mediation talks in Kenya on Tuesday and said he would now take up the remaining divisive issues with Kenyas leaders directly.
Tanzania President to Meet Both Sides in Kenya Today Over …
As talks break down, army is Kenya's best hope
Doomsday vault for worlds seeds is
PhysOrg.com
Times Online -
Ten tonnes of seeds were deposited hundreds of feet inside a frozen mountain yesterday as part of a scheme to preserve all the worlds crops.
Video: New Seed Archive Serves As Global Backup
Doomsday Seed Vault Opens in Arctic
Top terror recruiter found guilty
The Sun
BBC News -
A man said to be one of the most important recruiters for Islamist extremism in the UK has been convicted at the end of a major trial.
'Osama bin London' Is Convicted in British Court
Britain Convicts 7 of Terrorist Training
Widespread Power Outage Hits S. Florida, Including Miami
Ledger Independent
CattleNetwork.com -
MIAMI (AP)–Widespread power outages are being reported around southern Florida , including parts of Miami . Reports say areas of Miami , Doral, Westchester and Pembroke Pines are without power as well as the Port of Miami .
Video: Massive power outages in Florida
Power Outages Reported Throughout Florida
EPA Staff Lobbied Boss on Decision on Emissions
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By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON - Senior nonpolitical staff members at the Environmental Protection Agency wrote an impassioned plea for a former agency chief to deliver to the current EPA administrator about an important decision on greenhouse gas …
Documents: EPA chief warned not to deny California on emission
EPA Warned Against Rejecting California CO2 Emission Cut Bid
Polygamist Leader Faces Ariz. Charges
ABC News
The Associated Press -
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs was handed over to Arizona authorities Tuesday to face sex charges stemming from the arranged marriages of two teenage girls to older relatives.
Polygamous Sect Leader Facing Charges in Arizona
National Briefing | Southwest Arizona: Polygamist Sect Leader …
New Worries on Inflation and Homes
New York Times -
By VIKAS BAJAJ Several economic reports released on Tuesday provided fresh evidence that the economic pain of a prolonged slump in housing is being compounded by the rising cost of oil, food, clothes and other goods.
US consumer confidence hits a five-year low
US Economy: Confidence Falls, Producer Prices Rise (Update1)
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China Says It Is Willing to Resume Rights Talks
Turkish Press
Washington Post -
By Edward Cody BEIJING, Feb. 26 — China declared Tuesday it is willing to resume a long-stalled human rights dialogue with the United States, seeking to improve its image before this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing.
China Willing to Resume Human Rights Talks With US (Update2)
Rice Wins Chinese Help on N. Korea Nukes
Obama Seen as Better Democrat to Face McCain, NYT/CBS Poll Says
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Bloomberg -
By Nancy Kercheval Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — Illinois Senator Barack Obama's broadened support makes him the Democratic presidential candidate who's more likely to beat Republican rival Senator John McCain in the general election, according to a …
LA Times/Bloomberg poll posts this evening
Obamas Support Grows Broader, New Poll Finds
Khamenei hails Iran 'nuclear win'
Turkish Press
BBC News -
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has hailed Iran's "great victory" over its nuclear programme. Mr Khamenei praised President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's handling of the issue.
Iran leader hails Ahmadinejad for 'nuclear success'
US predicts quick vote on Iran sanctions
Noah's ark for crop seeds opens in Arctic Norway
Daily Green
Reuters -
By John Acher LONGYEARBYEN, Norway, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Norway launched a Noah's ark of the plant kingdom on Tuesday to protect crop seeds, among mankind's most valuable resources, from cataclysm inside an Arctic mountainside.
Secure seed bank opened in Arctic region off Norway
'Doomsday' seed vault opens in Norway
South Africa: Elephant Culling 'A Last Resort'
Canada.com
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Elephant culling will be permitted for the first time in SA since 1994 to control growing herds and to halt environmental damage. The government estimates the elephant population of the Kruger National Park, SA's largest conservation area, …
South Africa to resume killing elephants
South Africa to Allow Elephant Killing
Clinton hits rival on foreign affairs
San Diego Union Tribune
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By Rick Pearson and Mike Dorning | TRIBUNE CORRESPONDENTS February 26, 2008 WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton warned Americans on Monday not to take a chance on Barack Obama 's lack of experience on military and foreign affairs, while he questioned her …
Political Perceptions: The Guys vs. Hillary
Cleveland debate is last roll of the dice for Clinton campaign
More in US jump to new faiths, poll finds
eFluxMedia
Los Angeles Times -
According to the study, 78.4% of Americans are Christians, about 5% belong to other faith traditions and 16.1% are unaffiliated with any particular religion.
Study: 28% of us have left childhood religions
US religious identity is rapidly changing
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Poll Shows Obama Is Seen as More Likely to Beat McCain
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New York Times -
By ROBIN TONER and DALIA SUSSMAN WASHINGTON - In the past two months, Senator Barack Obama has built a commanding coalition among Democratic voters, with especially strong support among men, and is now viewed by most Democrats as the candidate best …
Obama Wins Over One Ohio Voter
CBS Poll: Obama Surges Ahead Nationally
Poll Finds a Fluid Religious Life in US
CNN
New York Times -
By NEELA BANERJEE WASHINGTON - More than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood to join another religion or no religion, according to a survey of religious affiliation by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
Survey finds changes in Americas religious landscape
US is still overwhelmingly Christian, study finds
Iraq Sounds Alarm on Clashes in North
Canada.com
Washington Post -
By Sudarsan Raghavan BAGHDAD, Feb. 25 — Turkish troops and Kurdish guerrillas clashed Monday for the fifth consecutive day in two areas of northern Iraq, the Turkish military said, as senior Iraqi officials warned that a widened and prolonged …
Iraqi Kurds Concerned about Turkish Incursion
Turkish Military Kills 41 Kurdish Rebels
US predicts quick vote on Iran sanctions
Malaysia Star
CNN International -
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The United States predicted a quick vote on a third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program as it begins to build a case against Iran's central bank for proliferation activities, senior State Department …
Iran slams French stand on nuclear issue
Iran weapons project 'continued'
Rice in China to seek progress on North Korea
China Daily
Reuters -
By Arshad Mohammed BEIJING, Feb 26 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was due to meet China's top leaders in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss how to persuade North Korea to fully declare its nuclear programmes as a step toward eliminating …
New South Korean President Sworn In
Cinderella in Seoul's Blue House
Union Spends Heavily for Obama in Primaries
Canada.com
New York Times -
By LESLIE WAYNE The union reported in federal filings that it had spent $1.4 million in the two states on Mr. Obamas behalf, an effort that immediately came under sharp attack from the campaign of his rival, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Clinton, Obama Meet Tuesday in Another Debate
Clinton attacks Obama's lack of experience
Airline Says Crew Acted Appropriately Before Death
KVAL
New York Times -
By KEN BELSON American Airlines officials on Monday disputed accounts by relatives of a woman who died aboard a flight from Haiti to New York on Friday.
Don't feel great? Rethink flying, expert says
Passenger's Last Plea: 'Don't Let Me Die'
National Briefing | WEST California: No Candidacy for Internet Scholar
KCBS
New York Times -
By JESSE McKINLEY The Internet scholar Lawrence Lessig decided not to run for a vacant seat in the House of Representatives. Mr. Lessig, the founder of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford University, had posted a Web video last week hinting …
Larry Lessig: I'm not running for Congress
Stanford professor Lessig decides against bid for Lantos …
IPO REPORT: Visa Would Be Richest-ever US IPO At Nearly $19 Billion
StarPhoenix
CNNMoney.com -
NEW YORK (Dow Jones) — Visa Inc. has set its sights on generating the largest proceeds ever raised in a US initial public offering, proposing Monday a whopping $18.8 billion deal that will likely begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange within the …
Visa sets possible record $18.8 billion IPO
Visa's planned $19 billion IPO the largest in US history
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And Four Oscars Go To No Country For Old Men
Windsor Star
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By Sarah Vasques As we (and not only we) anticipated, the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture went to the Coen brothers dark drama, No Country For Old Men.
Coen brothers' 'No Country' grabs 4 Oscars
And the award didn't go to Hollywood
Sarcasm reigns as Hillary Clinton attacks Barack Obama's campaign
L'express.mu
New York Daily News -
BY CELESTE KATZ Sen. Hillary Clinton schmoozes with media and answers questions during flight to Rhode Island Sunday for campaign speech.
Who Will Tell Hillary?
Clinton and Obama trade jabs over trade and jobs
Cuba Gets New President, Old-Guard Team
KEPR 19
Washington Post -
Fidel Castro's younger brother Raul Castro, right, reacts after being elected the new President of Cuba's supreme governing body, the Council of State, by the new National Assembly in Havana, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008.
Video: Raul Castro Formally Chosen As Cuban Leader
USA*Engage Calls for 'New Playbook' for Cuba Policy in the Post …
Lee Seeks Investment to Help Boost Korean Economy (Update4)
Washington Post
Bloomberg -
By Heejin Koo Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — President Lee Myung Bak, South Korea's first president with a business background, pledged to cut taxes and speed up deregulation to encourage investment and boost economic growth.
South Korea's New President Takes Office
New S.Korea president sworn into office
Musharraf to remain in office despite allies' election defeat
Calgary Herald
Monsters and Critics.com -
Islamabad - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will complete his five-year term despite the defeat of his political allies in last week's parliamentary elections, the presidential spokesman said Monday.
Sharif Says Deposed Judges to Decide Musharraf's Fate (Update1)
Pakistan's Musharraf rejects pressure for early exit
Classes Set to Resume at NIU
Twin Falls Times-News
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DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - It's not violence that Northern Illinois University senior Kristen Bortolotti fears when classes resume - it's the memories.
Students at NIU return to campus
Memorial Day
Woman, 44, Dies on Plane With 2 Empty Oxygen Tanks
eFluxMedia
New York Times -
By AP A passenger returning home to New York from Haiti collapsed and died aboard an American Airlines flight after a flight attendant first told her that he could not give her any oxygen, and then brought her an oxygen tank that was empty, …
Dead Woman's Cousin Blames Jet Equipment
Brooklyn mom dies while flying from Haiti to JFK
Nader, spoiling for a fight, says he'll run yet again
Boston Globe
Los Angeles Times -
Obama calls him just a 'perennial presidential candidate'; Clinton agrees he's unlikely to have much influence on the campaign.
Video: Nader Announces New Run for President
Nader jumps in, creating stir amongst Dems
Electronic Arts makes another bid for Take-Two
The Money Times
MarketWatch -
By Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Electronic Arts Inc. on Sunday unveiled a $2 billion unsolicited bid to buy Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. — its second offer in recent weeks.
Game maker bids $2 billion for Grand Theft Auto rival
EA bids for Grand Theft Auto firm
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Turkish Military Launches Ground Incursion Into Northern Iraq
Javno.hr
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By VOA News The Turkish military says it has launched a land offensive across the border into northern Iraq to attack suspected Kurdish rebels.
Turkish troops enter north Iraq
Turkey army launches land offensive into Iraq
Obama deflects Clinton's wake-up call
BBC Bulgaria
Los Angeles Times -
He seeks to demonstrate that he also can be a candidate of substance in the largely civil Texas debate. By Peter Wallsten, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Facing what many view as a dream candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton set out Thursday …
Video: Bill Clinton Says It All Comes Down to Texas
During debate, Hillary Clinton takes big swing at Barack, but no …
Croatia arrests 44 anti-Serb protesters
Ottawa Citizen
Reuters -
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatian police have arrested 44 people who burned the Serbian flag in Zagreb's main square after Serb protesters attacked the Croatian embassy in Belgrade during a rally against Kosovo's independence.
Video: Rioters Set Fire to US Embassy in Belgrade
Russia threatens force over Kosovo
Briton Gets Life for Killing Prostitutes
Globe and Mail
The Associated Press -
LONDON (AP) - A judge in eastern England sentenced the killer of five prostitutes to life in prison on Friday, with no hope of release.
UK Killer of Five Prostitutes Jailed for Life, Sky Reports
Suffolk serial killer Steve Wright jailed for life
Pakistan's election winners to work out coalition
CBS News
Reuters -
By Zeeshan Haider ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's opposition election winners were due to step up efforts to forge a coalition on Friday, raising the prospect of a government intent on forcing US ally President Pervez Musharraf from power.
Pakistan parties agree on coalition
Pakistan Parties Agree to Form Gov't
Death of Ex-Cop's 3rd Wife Was Homicide
E Canada Now
The Associated Press -
CHICAGO (AP) - Amid the search for a former police officer's fourth wife, an autopsy on the exhumed body of the man's third wife showed what her relatives have long suspected - her death was no accident.
Video: Autopsy: Drew Peterson's 3rd Wife Was Murdered
Drew Peterson's 3rd wife was found dead in bathtub in 2004
Heavy damage but no deaths as 6.0 earthquake strikes northeastern …
Vancouver Sun
Los Angeles Times -
The historical district of Wells, Nev., is devastated in the early-morning quake, felt as far away as Southern California. From the Associated Press WELLS, NEV.
Lots of Damage, No Deaths in Nev. Quake
Northeastern Nevada Hit by 6.0 Quake
Pentagon chief hails strike on satellite
CBC Toronto
Honolulu Advertiser -
The image of a Navy missile fired from the Pearl Harbor cruiser USS Lake Erie streaking into outer space to obliterate a failing US spy satellite boosts the credibility of the nation's missile-defense system.
Video: Satellite Takedown: Military Confirms Hit 
Comment by David Wright Sr. Scientist, Global Security Program, UCS
EU regulators wary of Microsoft's shift
Lompoc Record
Forbes -
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will share more information about its products and technology in an effort to make it work better with rivals' software and meet the demands of antitrust regulators in Europe.
Microsoft to Share More Technical Secrets
Microsoft to uncloak technical data in bid to avoid inquiry
Hollywood trade paper Variety put up for sale
Enews 2.0
Reuters -
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daily Variety, the venerable show business "trade" magazine and Hollywood fixture for over 70 years, was put up for sale on Thursday as part of a cost-cutting plan by its parent company, Reed-Elsevier.
Apax Partners considers bid for Reed Elsevier's Business …
Reed Ditches Print, Gets Analytical
Oil Losses Drag Down Shares
Wall Street Journal -
By SARAH TURNER The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index fell 0.4% to 321.01. The United Kingdom's FTSE 100 Index slipped 0.6% to 5896.40, the German DAX 30 Index fell 0.8% to 6848.13 and the French CAC-40 index lost 0.4% to 4838.21.
RWE, oil firms pressure European shares
Infineon Technologies, RWE AG: German Equity Market Preview
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ANALYSIS-Clinton's debate moment: turning point or end game?
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Reuters -
By Jeff Mason AUSTIN, Texas, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Was it a pivotal moment that could change the campaign, or the swan song of a candidate who may be nearing the end of her US presidential bid?
Video: Bill Clinton Says It All Comes Down to Texas Comment by Brent Bozell President of the Media Research Center
Turkey sends 10000 troops into northern Iraq: TV
PRESS TV
Reuters -
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's military has sent 10000 troops into northern Iraq in a land offensive against Kurdish PKK guerrillas based there, the private broadcaster NTV said on Friday.
Turkish Army Begins Ground Assault on PKK in Iraq (Update1)
Turkey Launches Ground Operation in Iraq
Pakistan's election winners to work out coalition
Canada.com
Reuters -
By Zeeshan Haider ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's opposition election winners were due to step up efforts to forge a coalition on Friday, raising the prospect of a government intent on forcing US ally President Pervez Musharraf from power.
Pakistan's main opposition parties agree to form gov't
Pakistan parties agree on coalition
Venezuela steps up aircraft search
Javno.hr
Aljazeera.net -
Search teams in the Venezuelan Andes are working on foot to find an aircraft that went missing with 46 people aboard. The Santa Barbara Airlines flight is thought to have crashed while travelling on a domestic flight from the city of Merida , 500km …
Plane Carrying 46 Missing in Venezuela
Rescuers scour Venezuelan Andes for missing plane
US aircraft did use British base to transport terrorist suspects
KOMO
Times Online -
British facilities were used by the US to transport terrorist suspects at least twice, despite repeated government denials - including by Tony Blair - that the UK had any involvement in extraordinary rendition flights.
CIA Used a British Island to Transport Terrorism Suspects
US Fueled 'Rendition' Flights on British Soil
John McCain 'disappointed' in Times report insinuating he had affair
Lompoc Record
New York Daily News -
BY RICHARD SISK The blond in question was just a "friend," John McCain said Thursday, and she never got any favors for her lobbying firm.
McCain story proves incendiary among journalists, conservatives Comment by John Feehery President of The Feehery Group
Death of Ex-Cop's 3rd Wife Was Homicide
ABC News
The Associated Press -
CHICAGO (AP) - The death of a former suburban Chicago police officer's third wife has been ruled a homicide after a second autopsy showed she drowned, a prosecutor said.
Video: Autopsy: Drew Peterson's 3rd Wife Was Murdered
Drew Peterson's 3rd wife was found dead in bathtub in 2004