Australian court strikes ban on annoying pilgrims |
| | | A court struck down a new law Tuesday that banned people from annoying participants of a Roman Catholic youth festival in Australia that the pope plans to attend, ruling that the law restricted free speech. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Police: Iraq suicide bombers kill 28 army recruits |
| | | Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in a crowd of army recruits Tuesday in a former al-Qaida in Iraq stronghold northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 28 people, Iraqi police said. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Fed Chief Bernanke to brief Congress on economy |
| | | Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is briefing Congress on the economy, which has been walloped by high energy prices and fallout from the housing slump and credit crunch. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Guantanamo video released |
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2 Algerians missing since Gitmo transfer |
| | | Two Algerians released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay have not been heard from since they were transferred two weeks ago to the custody of the North African country, a human rights group said Monday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Japanese fishermen go on national strike |
| | | Fishermen across Japan went on a massive one-day strike Tuesday to protest skyrocketing fuel prices, the latest blow to the country's foundering fish industry. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Ventura says he doesn't plan to seek Senate seat |
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Tropical Storm Bertha rakes Bermuda |
| | | White-capped storm surf thundered against beaches and high winds knocked out power to thousands of Bermudians on Monday as Tropical Storm Bertha swept over the Atlantic tourist island before heading back out over open ocean. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Dead Army nurse's husband charged with murder |
| | | The husband of an Army nurse who worked in the maternity ward at Fort Bragg's hospital was charged Monday with murder in her death, a day after her body was discovered by authorities. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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'Lucky' koala bear survives head-on car collision |
| | | They call this koala bear "lucky." The 3-year-old male koala was struck by a car and carried for seven miles with his head and arm wedged through the vehicle's front grill, but was not badly hurt. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Patrick sidesteps fund-raising law with lavish party |
| | | Governor Deval Patrick has scheduled a picnic fund-raiser this month at his vacation estate in the Berkshires, where he will once again exploit a method he pioneered for skirting state campaign contribution limits, a funding system the Legislature so far has declined to shut down. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Obama sets stage for trip with major Iraq speech |
| | | Barack Obama is setting the stage for his upcoming visit to Iraq with a high-profile explanation of his opposition to the war there and his pledge to complete a U.S. troop pullout within 16 months of becoming president. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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3 convicted in plot to kill Iraqi leader Allawi |
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Suspect in 1984 slaying held on $1M bail |
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Mass. Senate votes to let out-of-state gays marry |
| | | Gay couples from across the country are one step closer to a Massachusetts wedding. The Massachusetts Senate voted Tuesday to repeal a 1913 law used to bar out-of-state gay couples from marrying here. The law prohibits couples from obtaining marriage licenses if they couldn't legally wed in their home states. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Bush comments on the economy |
| | | Jul. 15 - U.S. President George W. Bush discussed the mortgage crisis, the state of the economy, and his proposals to explore for oil within U.S. borders at a news conference on Tuesday. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Spain court urged to study Nazi guards case |
| | | State prosecutors have urged Spain's National Court to investigate four alleged former Nazi concentration camp guards and decide whether to seek their extradition from the United States over the deaths of Spanish citizens in the camps, news reports said Monday. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 473 |
| | | As of Monday, July 14, 2008, at least 473 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures July 5 at 10 a.m. EDT. | | From Boston Globe | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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Financial stress overshadows Fed outlook |
| | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any hope a less nasty U.S. economic slowdown than feared might free the Federal Reserve to focus on fighting inflation has evaporated with a stock market rout and an unprecedented government show of financial muscle to calm restive markets. | | From Reuters | Add a commentary | Report abuse | | [+] All articles |
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