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Associated Press:
Negotiators: N. Korea to halt nuke programs — In breakthrough, Pyongyang vows to rejoin arms treaty, allow inspectors — BEIJING - North Korea pledged to drop its nuclear weapons development and rejoin international arms treaties in a unanimous agreement Monday at six-party arms talks …
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Edward Cody / Washington Post:
N. Korea Vows to Quit Arms Program — Nuclear Agreement Set at 6-Nation Talks — BEIJING, Sept. 19 — China announced Monday that negotiators from six nations have reached agreement under which North Korea pledged to dismantle its nuclear arms program in return for recognition and aid from the United States and its Asian allies.
CNN:
Text of N. Korea talks agreement — BEIJING, China (CNN) — Following is the text of the joint statement issued Monday by six nations (China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Russia, United States) at talks in Beijing on North Korea's nuclear program: — "For the cause of peace and stability …
Agence France Presse:
Clinton launches withering attack on Bush on Iraq, Katrina, budget — WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US president Bill Clinton sharply criticised George W. Bush for the Iraq War and the handling of Hurricane Katrina, and voiced alarm at the swelling US budget deficit.
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
UNCHARTED TERRITORY, ONCE AGAIN — In recent years, the Democrats have violated many of the tacit conventions of civility that have enabled our political system to work for more than two centuries. Yesterday another barrier fell, and once again, we entered uncharted waters …
Chester / The Adventures of Chester:Clinton the Strategist: A Dissection
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Geir Moulson / Associated Press:
Germany Weighs Next Move After Election — BERLIN - Conservative leader Angela Merkel and the chairman of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats said Monday they both had initiated contacts with potential coalition partners as they wrestled over what government will emerge from Germany's inconclusive parliamentary election.
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John Fund / Opinion Journal:Der Stillstand — German voters get a chance for reform but choose gridlock instead.
Bertrand Benoit / Financial Times:Germany slides into political chaos after election
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Carter-Baker Panel to Call for Voting Fixes — Election Report Urges Photo IDs, Paper Trails And Impartial Oversight — Warning that public confidence in the nation's election system is flagging, a commission headed by former president Jimmy Carter and former secretary of state James …
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Patrick Cockburn / Independent:
What has happened to Iraq's missing $1bn? — One billion dollars has been plundered from Iraq's defence ministry in one of the largest thefts in history, The Independent can reveal, leaving the country's army to fight a savage insurgency with museum-piece weapons.
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Juan / Informed Comment:One to Two Billion Dollars Missing at Ministry of Defense
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Washington Post:
U.S. Claims Success in Iraq Despite Onslaught — BAGHDAD — Using enemy body counts as a benchmark, the U.S. military claimed gains against Abu Musab Zarqawi's foreign-led fighters last week even as they mounted their deadliest attacks on Iraq's capital. — But by many standards …
Stephen Moore / Opinion Journal:
The GOP's New New Deal — The bill for Katrina may fall due next November. — There's an old adage that no one in Washington can tell the difference between $1 million and $1 billion. Seldom has that Beltway learning disability been more vividly demonstrated than in the weeks since Katrina.
US News:
A Different Path for Hurricane Campbell — It's probably the most important story about the media's coverage of Hurricane Katrina that you didn ' t read: Today, Weekend Edition coanchor Campbell Brown 's gutsy and heartfelt reports cemented her position as NBC's top choice to replace the Today show's Katie Couric.
R.G. Ratcliffe / Houston Chronicle:
Off-beat humor made him a popular musician and novelist, but some are taking Friedman's run for governor seriously — WILL KINKY GET THE LAST LAUGH? — NEW BRAUNFELS - With an unlit stogie in his mouth and a Sharpie in his left hand, independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman …
Agence France Presse:
Breast-flashing video proceeds donated to Katrina victims — SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Video makers notorious for filming women flashing their breasts said they will donate revenues from "Girls Gone Wild" episodes tied to Mardi Gras to the Red Cross to help Hurricane Katrina victims.
Dominic Evans / Reuters:
Iraq invasion radicalized Saudi fighters: report — RIYADH (Reuters) - Hundreds of Saudi fighters who joined the insurgency in Iraq showed few signs of militancy before the U.S.-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein, according to a detailed study based on Saudi intelligence reports.
