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AP IMPACT: More Bad Wiring Imperils Troops in Iraq

AP IMPACT: New inspections find widespread electrical problems endangering US troops in Iraq By KIMBERLY HEFLING Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON March 26, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press var addthis_pub = 'abcnews';   Iraq war veteran, and former California Army National Guardsman...

Iraqi Women Can Now Say No to Hijab

Relative Security Improvements Mean Greater Freedom of Choice for Iraqi Women By AADEL RASHID BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 26, 2009 All over Baghdad the gradual improvements in security and the near-disappearance of militiamen and al Qaeda members from the streets have reduced the pressure on Iraqi...

China Criticizes New US Report on Its Military

Beijing criticizes new US report on China's growing military power as 'distortion' By TINI TRAN Associated Press Writer BEIJING March 26, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press   China slammed a newly released U.S. report on Beijing's growing military power as a "gross distortion," saying Thursday...

E.U. President Calls U.S. Stimulus the ‘Way to Hell’

li.c1 {width: 168px;} Christophe Karaba/European Pressphoto Agency Mirek Topolanek, the prime minister of the Czech Republic, which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday. By STEPHEN CASTLE and...

Israeli Prime Minister to Pursue Peace Talks with Palestinians

By Howard Schneider Washington Post Foreign Service Wednesday, March 25, 2009; 2:40 PM     JERUSALEM, March 25 -- Incoming Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he would pursue peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, but withheld any endorsement of an...

New Status in Africa Empowers an Ever-Eccentric Qaddafi

Shawn Baldwin for The New York Times A billboard in Surt, Libya, depicting Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the new chairman of the African Union, tries to suggest a bright new day is dawning in Africa. By MICHAEL SLACKMAN Published: March 22, 2009 TRIPOLI, Libya — Forty years after he seized power...

Sunni Fighters Say Iraq Didn’t Keep Job Promises

Jehad Nga for The New York Times Iraqi army and police provided security as Sons of Iraq received payments for their services last month in Mahmudiyah. By ROD NORDLAND and ALISSA J. RUBIN  Published: March 23, 2009  Significantly, the militiamen themselves were not...

Fidel Castro: 2 Leaders Undone by 'Honey of Power'

Fidel Castro denies losing influence to 'Raul's men,' blames 'honey of power' for ouster of 2 By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press Writer HAVANA March 3, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Cuban President Raul Castro's decision to ouster powerful officials close to his brother Fidel raises questions...

China Calls For New Global Currency

China calls for new global currency controlled by International Monetary Fund By JOE McDONALD BEIJING, China, 24 Mar, 2009 China is calling for a new global currency controlled by the International Monetary Fund, stepping up pressure ahead of a London summit of global leaders for changes to a...
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