As scientists began to decode the human DNA molecule, they found something quite unexpected—an exquisite 'language' composed of some 3 billion genetic letters. "One of the most extraordinary discoveries of the twentieth century," says Dr. Stephen Meyer, director of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle, Wash., "was that DNA actually stores information—the detailed instructions for assembling proteins—in the form of a four-character digital code" (quoted by Lee Strobel, The Case for a Creator, 2004, p. 224).

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RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday he would demand strong political and financial support in his upcoming talks with     President Bush in Washington and did not believe the recent flare-up of violence between militants and Israelis would hurt his case.
Abbas said the renewed violence that threatened an already shaky truce with Israel was calming down after three straight days of clashes. The Palestinian Interior Ministry said the Islamic militant group Hamas had agreed to stop firing rockets at Jewish settlements in the     Gaza Strip.

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Spain and six other members of the European Union will sign an agreement next Friday in Prüm, Germany, that will enable criminal records to be exchanged as part of the fight against terrorism and illegal immigration.
The pact, known as Schengen III, involves Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, France and Spain. The 12-measure agreement will allow the seven countries to automatically access their respective DNA and fingerprint databases, in addition to vehicle registrations. Another part of the accord will enable counter-terrorist police officers to fly on a random selection of airline flights.

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Jordan's King Abdullah II urged Mideast leaders gathered Friday at an economic summit at the earth's lowest point (at the Dead Sea) to "seize the moment" to introduce reforms, a demand pushed by the United States.
"Never has there been greater opportunity for progress. Never has there been a greater sense of agreement that the future is in our hands. Today, positive change is in the air across the region," Abdullah told some 1,300 international business and political leaders attending an international conference here to seek solutions to Mideast intricacies.

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AL-QAEDA has established a foothold in Palestine with a new militant group based in Gaza formed by extremists who have become disillusioned with Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Amid the biggest flare-up of violence in Gaza since a ceasefire was declared three months ago by Palestinians and Israelis, the Jerusalem Post has quoted unnamed Palestinian Authority security officials as saying that a new group called Jundallah or 'Allah's Brigade' had links to the terrorist organisation headed by Osama bin Laden.

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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has arrived in the US in order to participate in the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual conference in Washington.
Ambassador to the US Danny Ayalon flew to New York to welcome Sharon and is set to accompany him during his visit with the New York Jewish community and at the AIPAC conference.

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Israel Insider is offering exclusive access to our informative and colorful Flash-based "Israel's Story in Maps." Originally commissioned by Israel's Foreign Ministry, this authoritative best-ever compilation provides an in-depth visual look at Israel and its neighbors from the times of King David and King Solomon to the latest terror attacks, and the most current political issues.

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The Action:
The CENTER FOR RECLAIMING AMERICA has launched a nationwide campaign to rally at least 400,000 citizens to “Stand For Marriage.” This petition simply states that marriage should be defined as “one man and one woman” and encourages state and federal leaders to pursue both legislative and constitutional actions to define marriage in this way – such as the bi-partisan Marriage Protection Amendment being introduced in Congress this year.

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Precise Biometrics AB and Gunnebo Entrance Control are showing the next generation of electronic border control with biometrics at the IFSEC trade show in Birmingham, May 16-19. Gunnebo Entrance Control and Precise Biometrics are demonstrating at this exhibition a multibiometric verification system developed on a non-exclusive basis by Precise Biometrics for use in electronic border-control applications. The system is able to read and validate the holder of the new electronic passports in accordance with standards now being introduced in many countries around the world.

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Though an electromagnetic pulse attack on the U.S. would wreak havoc on the nation's electrical grid and communication infrastructure, potentially sending the country back to the 19th century technologically, there are measures Americans can to take to prepare for such a scenario.

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May 19, 2005— The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of Dec. 26"unzipped" an 800-mile stretch of the planet and released twice the energy first thought; it also bowed Earth like a gigantic cello string, a series of studies say.
The remarkable geophysical effects of the terrible quake were explored in several research papers in the May 20 issue of the journal Science.

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AMMAN, Jordan: Substantial new evidence from archaeological excavations may have located where Jesus was baptized. Scholars long identified Jesus' baptism as taking place at the lower reaches of the Jordan River, east of Jericho - prompted by a combination of biblical references, Byzantine and other mediaeval texts, and the uninterrupted traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church, which has custody of the area.

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JERUSALEM – A group that led a Jewish protest at the Temple Mount last month in hopes of reclaiming the site from its Islamic custodians has expressed disappointment that U.S. First Lady Laura Bush, who arrives here tomorrow, plans to visit the Mount to honor Muslim tradition.
Bush, touring Jordan today, arrives in Israel tomorrow as part of a wider Middle East tour aimed at advancing regional peace and encouraging Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in accordance with the U.S.-backed road map.

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