NEW: White House spokeswoman calls bill a victory for President Bush
Bush signs supplemental spending bill with $162 billion for wars
Legislation funds Iraq and Afghanistan wars through spring 2009 without restrictions
Bill also contains veteran education and unemployment benefits and disaster relief
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Monday signed a bill that...
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Complications include shock, 'foaming at mouth,' convulsions, coma
"Anaphylactic shock," "foaming at mouth," "grand mal convulsion," "coma" and "now paralyzed" are a few of the startling descriptions included in a new federal report describing the complications from Merck & Co.'s Gardasil medication for sexually transmitted human papillomavirus – which has been proposed as mandatory...
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by Varda Branfman
My travels with Bob Dylan
When I was transitioning from childhood to adulthood in the late Sixties, Bob Dylan's songs were a lifeline. So much of my time was spent living in the box. I ate, breathed, and slept S.A.T. scores and college applications. I lived in a highly...
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A strong earthquake could soon rock Lebanon and parts of Israel, authorities said on Monday, urging health officials in northern Israel to make preparations for such an event.
"The probability of an earthquake of a magnitude of up to six on the Richter scale, originating in Lebanon and being felt in Israel has...
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Majority of 65 MKs backs motion stating if government, Knesset approve ceding of Israeli land, decision will be brought to referendum within 180 days. MK Katz: Vote sends clear message to Assad that Israel will not cede Golan Heights
Amnon Meranda
A bill stating that a referendum will be held before the ceding of...
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Herb Keinon ,
Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev, the two soldiers whose kidnapping on July 12, 2006, triggered the Second Lebanon War, are expected to be returned to Israel within 10 days as a result of Sunday's cabinet approval of a swap with Hizbullah.
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in a dramatic statement to...
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Israeli flags line streets of London, Manchester during celebratory solidarity event marking Israel's 60th anniversary
Hagit KlaimanSome 45,000 people took part in the 'Salute to Israel' parade in Britain on Sunday, celebrating Israel's 60th anniversary. 
The parade, an annual staple in New York, was brought to the UK through the collaborative efforts of...
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"Presbyterian Action will not stand silent amid these decisions that are blatantly contrary to the Bible and to biblical morality." -- IRD Director of Presbyterian Action Jim Berkley
Contact: Loralei Coyle 202-682-4131, 202-905-6852 cell, lcoyle@ird-renew.org; Radio Interviews: Jeff Walton, jwalton@ird-renew.org; both with the Institute on Religion and Democracy
SAN JOSE, Calif.,...
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ELECTION 2008
E-mail addresses, phone numbers provided to 'take urgent action'
By Aaron Klein
"We are all Palestinians" post
JAFFA, Israel – A blog posting on Sen. Barack Obama's official campaign site urged Americans to take action to secure the release of imprisoned terrorist fundraiser Sami Al-Arian, comparing the controversial former professor to...
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