Archive for October, 2008

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil fell more than $1 to below $65 a barrel on Friday and was on track to post its biggest monthly fall yet.
The slide followed weak U.S. economic data that gave the latest indication of sharply reduced demand for fuel from the world's biggest energy consumer.
U.S. light crude for December delivery fell...
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By Jonathan Rosenblum 
For those inclined to see the workings of Divine Providence in human history, the special affinity of the American people for Israel provides a happy example. If Israel could have only one consistent ally in the world, it would surely have picked the world's (still) most powerful nation. Without the...
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Matthew Wagner ,
It would be a mistake for Shas to forge close ties with Binyamin Netanyahu's Likud, a senior Shas source said Wednesday, dousing rumors of a Shas-Likud alliance heading into the election season.
"The man generates a lot of antagonism and we should be staying away from anything that causes...
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'Palestinians aren't stupid; they know Israel won't release a single prisoner should something happen to the kidnapped soldier,' Egyptian president tells Yedioth Ahronoth
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"I do not believe Gilad Shalit is being treated badly or is being harmed in any way; he should not be hurt under any circumstances," Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak...
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An archeologist digging at a hilltop southwest of Jerusalem believes a ceramic shard found in the ruins of an ancient town bears the oldest Hebrew inscription ever discovered.
The five lines of faded characters written 3,000 years ago, and the ruins of the fortified settlement where they were found, are indications that a...
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Hundreds of Syrian riot police ringed the shuttered and closed US Embassy in Damascus ahead of what is expected to be a mass demonstration in the Syrian capital to protest a deadly US raid near the Iraqi border.
The troops, wearing helmets and armed with batons and shields, took up positions around the...
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AUSTRALIA will join China in implementing mandatory censoring of the internet under plans put forward by the Federal Government.
The revelations emerge as US tech giants Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, and a coalition of human rights and other groups unveiled a code of conduct aimed at safeguarding online freedom of speech and privacy. Read more »

By Jonathan McCall
SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - "We lost 2 billion dollars and like any other business we have to stay afloat." And to keep from sinking, the United States Postal Service is considering cutting thousands of jobs nationwide.  Lavelle Pepper with the post office in Shreveport says they too are feeling the...
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By Jeff Donn,Tests on leading brands of bottled water turned up a variety of contaminants, including cancer-linked chemicals three times higher than California's health standard, according to a study released Wednesday by an environmental advocacy group. The findings challenge the popular impression – and marketing pitch – that bottled water is purer than tap...
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HILARY LEILA KRIEGER-CHICAGO - When Rabbi Capers Funnye Jr. first met Barack Obama, he judged him to be a little shy. To be fair, Obama wasn't yet an international celebrity or even running for president. He was just Funnye's cousin Michelle's husband, being dragged to family events filled with her relatives, including Funnye, her...
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