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First couple drops $2.07 million on 1.13 acre Dallas spread

Dallas :: TX :: USA | about 4 hours ago | Political News

Posted by Madonna

Here is the Texas home that George W. Bush has purchased for his presidential retirement years. The home, on a Dallas cul-de-sac, sits on 1.13 acres and offers 8501 square feet of living space, according to city appraisal records. The...

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Canadian leader shuts Parliament to keep power

Ottawa :: Canada | about 6 hours ago | Political News

Posted by kalex

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down Parliament on Thursday in an unprecedented attempt to keep his government in power, fending off a no-confidence vote he was all but certain to lose. Less than two months after winning...

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India names Pakistani masterminds, date plot to 07

Mumbai :: India | about 3 hours ago | Political News

Posted by apriljieh11

By SAM DOLNICK, Associated Press Writer NEW DELHI – A Pakistani militant group apparently used an Indian operative as far back as 2007 to scout targets for the elaborate plot against India's financial capital, authorities said Thursday, a blow to...

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For the first time in history the entire National Mall Open for obama'...

Gardner :: MA :: USA | about 6 hours ago | Political News

Posted by jmsjoin

For the first time in history, the entire National Mall will be open to the public for an inauguration, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today. Officials have been in talks for weeks about opening the Mall east of the Washington...

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Major security scare at New Delhi airport: official

New Delhi :: India | about 2 hours ago | Political News

Posted by apriljieh11

NEW DELHI (AFP) – The Indian capital's international airport was the scene of a major security scare overnight Thursday after what appeared to be a false alarm, officials at the airport said. "We have combed the airport inch by inch...

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Officials: Pakistan group leaders linked to attack

Mumbai :: India | about 17 hours ago | Political News

Posted by apriljieh11

By RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM, Associated Press Writer Ramola Talwar Badam, Associated Press Writer MUMBAI, India – India suspects two senior leaders of a banned Pakistani militant group orchestrated the three-day siege of the country's financial capital that killed at least...

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America's humbled carmakers and the US Congress

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 17 hours ago | Political News

Posted by BiodunIginla

by Biodun Iginla, News Analyst for BBC News and the Economist, London, UK. Research by Moira Tamayo in Puerto Rico. Dec 3rd 2008 From The Economist print edition Will Congress lend a helping hand to America's humbled carmakers? AFP HAVING...

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Karachi satphone, Sims from Vienna, New Jersey

Mumbai :: India | about 4 hours ago | Political News

Posted by muslimindia

News Analysis: Mumbai Terror attacks By Ritu Sarin Dec 04, 2008 Muslim India New Delhi: Investigation into the Mumbai Terror attacks is acquiring the dimensions of an international probe with trails being tracked in several countries besides Pakistan after evidence...

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Iraqi council gives final approval to pact with US

Baghdad :: Iraq | about 10 hours ago | Political News

Posted by apriljieh11

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD – Iraq's three-member presidential council on Thursday approved a security pact with the United States setting out a three-year timeframe for the full withdrawal of American troops, a spokesman said. The panel's decision...

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Bill said he would remain in the background unless Obama

Gardner :: MA :: USA | about 12 hours ago | Political News

Posted by jmsjoin

Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday he will have very little to do with Hillary Clinton's decisions in her role as secretary of state in the Obama administration. "I'll just try to be a helpful sounding board to her, but...

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