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Greenlight up for health care reform bill in U.S. House of Representatives

By Xinhua writer Wang Wei WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The voting wrapped up months of efforts by Democratic congressmen to push the bill through opposition from Republicans and conservatives and helped fulfill President...

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Observer profile: Mikhail Gorbachev – the forgotten hero of history

While the impact of such contemporaries as Nelson Mandela on the events of the 20th century is firmly established in the public mind, the crucial role played the architect of glasnost is in danger of being overlooked At the...

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Muslim rebels want U.S. Secretary of State to drop by in S Philippines

COTABATO, Philippines, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Muslim rebels wants U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit volatile southern Philippines to look into the situation a year after fighting erupted following the failure of...

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German capital kicks off celebrations marking the fall of the Berlin Wall

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The Brandenburg Gate used to be inaccessible to West and East Berliners Thousands of curious Berliners in the center of the German capital have been sizing up over 1,000 giant...

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Netanyahu hoping for Obama meet

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has headed Washington to address Jews and hoping to meet President Barack Obama amid a delicate time in US efforts to restart Middle East peace talks. Although officials in the Israeli...

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Siddiqi disappointed with party leadership

Sunday, November 08, 2009 By our correspondent Karachi Senior leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Nafees Siddiqi, has announced that despite the differences he has with the party leadership, he is still a party worker....

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Tibi: I was with Abbas when he formulated announcement not to run

Days after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced that he had "no desire" to run in the upcoming presidential election, UAL MK Ahmed Tibi said Sunday that the Palestinian leader had told him in advance of his...

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The Supreme's Overdue Decision on Campaign Funding

The Supreme Court of the United States will soon announce a major decision on our lightly controlled system of campaign funding. Will it retain some limitations on corporate influence or will the court blow the lid off and...

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Peres to Ynet: Israel, US upset Abbas

At Rabin memorial, Israeli president says immediate launch of peace negotiations may reverse Palestinian president's decision to seek re-election Attila Somfalvi Just days after announced he would not seek a second term as...

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Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq: new thinking needed

The United States faces mounting problems in the three leading conflict-zones of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq, says Paul Rogers. The escape-route lies not in military escalation but in a change of thinking.

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