Berri loses patience as cabinet tango goes on
dailystar.com.lb     Jul 10, 2008            

Speaker says premier 'has no right' to reject opposition's nominations By Hussein Abdallah Daily Star staff BEIRUT: Lebanon was still awaiting the birth of a new cabinet on Thursday as Prime Minister-designate Fouad Siniora and parliamentary majority leader Saad Hariri tried to bridge gaps within their own March 14 Forces coalition. The premier met on Thursday with independent Christian politicians of the March 14 alliance in a bid to decide who would represent them in the new government, while Hariri paid visits to March 14 leaders MP Walid Jumblatt and former President Amin Gemayel. Siniora adviser Mohammad Shattah attended Hariri's meeting with Gemayel after visiting Lebanese Forces (LF) boss Samir Geagea at the latter's residence in Maarab. Also on Thursday, Speaker Nabih Berri said that he was planning to call Parliament... [read full story]                    


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At least 57 dead and scores injured in double suicide bomb at Pakistan arms factory

dailymail.co.uk     56 mins ago   29 related          

At least 57 people were killed in a double suicide blast outside Pakistan's main military arms factory today, according to officials. It is the second suspected terrorist incident in the country since President Pervez Musharraf...                    

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Area ACLU copes with another resignation

telegram.com     4 hrs ago          

The Worcester County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts is facing organizational trouble with the resignations of its chairman, vice chairman and treasurer, mainly over a dispute with the state...                    

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Messiah complex - Obama and the danger of a divinized ruler

freerepublic.com     5 hrs ago          

Critics accuse Barack Obama of presenting himself as some kind of Messiah (see "Hurry Up and Wait," WORLD, March 22/29, 2008). His speech upon clinching the Democratic nomination claimed for the event a cosmic significance that...                    

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Head of veterans commission forced out

stltoday.com     5 hrs ago          

JEFFERSON CITY — The executive director of the Missouri Veterans Commission was forced out of his job in a closed-door meeting Tuesday attended by Gov. Matt Blunt's chief of staff. One of the reasons the commission asked Hal...                    

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