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Associated Press:
U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 3,000 — BAGHDAD, Iraq - The death of a Texas soldier, announced Sunday by the Pentagon, raised the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 3,000 since the war began, according to an Associated Press count. — The grim milestone was crossed …
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MSNBC:
U.S. sustains 3,000th fatality in Iraq — Texas soldier's death raises toll to new milestone; Bush weighs his options — BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Pentagon announced the death of a Texas soldier on Sunday, raising the number of U.S. military deaths in Iraq to at least 3,000 since the war began, according to an Associated Press count.
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Poll: Americans see gloom, doom in 2007 — WASHINGTON - Another terrorist attack, a warmer planet, death and destruction from a natural disaster. These are among Americans' grim predictions for the United States in 2007. — Only a minority of people think the U.S. will go to war with Iran …
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Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
AP Poll: Americans Optimistic for 2007 … WASHINGTON (AP) — The news from Iraq and other national headlines may be grim, but in Greenville, N.C., John Given has a new baby and his first home, and life is good. — So, too, for Sandra Trowbridge in tiny Magnet Cove, Ark. The situation …
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Bush Has Quietly Tripled Aid to Africa — Increase in Funding to Impoverished Continent Is Viewed as Altruistic or Pragmatic — President Bush's legacy is sure to be defined by his wielding of U.S. military power in Afghanistan and Iraq, but there is another, much softer and less-noticed effort …
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Little Green Footballs:
Palestinians Mourn Dead Tyrant — The wires services' Arab propagandists are working overtime to let us know that the Palestinian death cult society is distraught about the execution of the monster Saddam Hussein.
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Times of London:
Hillary falls to earth in poll race — THE first vote is still more than a year away, but the campaign to replace President George W Bush in the White House is already throwing up surprises. — Unfortunately for Senator Hillary Clinton, long the front-runner in the Democratic drive to retake …
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Liz Fedor / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Area Somalis want peace for homeland — Many of the 1,500 protesters in Minneapolis were angered that the U.S. gave tacit support for ousting of Islamists. — More than a thousand Somalis gathered in Minneapolis on Saturday to call for Ethiopian troops to withdraw immediately from Somalia.
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White House:
President's Radio Address — Remembering President Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006) — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, as Americans prepare to welcome a new year, we do so with heavy hearts and fond memories of our 38th President, Gerald R. Ford. We mourn the passing of a courageous leader …
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IrelandOn-line:
Hundreds of Turks injured in Muslim animal sacrifice — Hundreds of Turks spent the first day of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha holiday in emergency wards today after stabbing themselves or suffering other injuries while sacrificing startled and agitated animals.
Michael Coleman / Latest ABQjournal News:
Wilson Opposes Troop Increase — WASHINGTON— Rep. Heather Wilson— initially a staunch supporter of the war in Iraq— said Saturday she opposes sending additional U.S. troops to the violence-torn nation and that the situation in Baghdad is "not improving."
The Hill:
Conyers accepts responsibility for possible ethics violations — Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has "accepted responsibility" for possibly violating House rules by requiring his official staff to perform campaign-related work, according to a statement quietly released by the House ethics committee late Friday evening.
Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
Romney connecting quickly with bloggers — Taps into the Web for early support — Bill Hobbs of Tennessee is among the bloggers that Mitt Romney has been courting. (Alan Poizner/ Getty Images/ For the Boston Globe) — Over cold cuts, cookies, and soft drinks, Governor Mitt Romney …
Steven R. Hurst / Associated Press:
Hundreds flock to see Saddam's gravesite — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Hundreds of Iraqis flocked to the village where Saddam Hussein was born on Sunday to see the deposed leader buried in a religious compound 24 hours after his execution. — Dozens of relatives and others, some of them crying and moaning …
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Independent:
Robert Fisk: He takes his secrets to the grave. Our complicity dies with him — How the West armed Saddam, fed him intelligence on his 'enemies', equipped him for atrocities - and then made sure he wouldn't squeal — We've shut him up. The moment Saddam's hooded executioner pulled …
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Associated Press:
Mosque plans trigger neighbor's pig races … KATY, Texas (AP) — A man unhappy with an Islamic association's plans to build a mosque next to his property has staged pig races as a protest during afternoon prayers. — Craig Baker, 46, sold merchandise and grilled sausages Friday for about 100 people who showed up in heavy rain.
Tim Golden / New York Times:
For Guantánamo Review Boards, Limits Abound — GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — At one end of a converted trailer in the American military detention center here, a graying Pakistani businessman sat shackled before a review board of uniformed officers, pleading for his freedom.
Nico / Think Progress:
Lugar: Bush Must Consult Congress Over Escalation Or It 'Could Get Ugly' — Today on Fox News Sunday, Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), the outgoing chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said President Bush should have congressional support before he announces any plan for escalation in Iraq.
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