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Palestinian resident Najat Abu Rahman, center, scuffles with Israeli border police officers next to her property after her son was detained during a demonstration at the construction site of Israel’s separation barrier in the village of Bil’in, near the West Bank town of Ramllah, Friday Dec.2, 2005. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

“The Palestinian people, including the refugees of 1948 and 1967, are well deserving of land, as stated under multiple UN resolutions. Resolution 194 explicitly states, “The refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do so at the earliest practicable date.” The resolution continues to state, “the Governments or authorities responsible” should compensate “those choosing not to return and for loss of or damage to property.” In 1967, Resolution 242 called for Israel to withdraw from “territories occupied” and this call was reaffirmed in Resolution 338.”

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Federal reading program gets ‘F’

By Stephanie Banchero, Tribune staff reporter.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
Published September 23, 2006

A blistering internal review of President Bush’s pet reading program for young children has found that the program was beset by mismanagement and questionable decision-making.

The audit, released Friday by the Office of Inspector General–an independent arm of the U.S. Department of Education–calls the program’s credibility into question and charges that department officials stacked panel review committees with people who had clear conflicts of interest.

It also charges that the program managers may have broken the law by trying to steer districts and states into using curricula favored by program managers.

In one e-mail, according to the audit, after the director of Reading First found out that states were using a reading program he did not approve of, he wrote to staff members:

“They are trying to crash our party and we need to beat the [expletive] out of them in front of all the other would-be party crashers who are standing on the front lawn waiting to see how we welcome these dirtbags,” the official wrote.

The program manager was recently replaced, officials said.
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The new report found the department:

- Botched the way it picked a panel to review grant applications, raising questions over whether grants were approved as the law requires.

- Failed in screening grant reviewers to discover that six of them had a clear conflict based on their industry connections.

- Did not let states see the comments of experts who reviewed their applications.

- Required states to meet conditions that weren’t part of the law.

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I don’t think anyone is surprised. We pretty much knew beforehand that this was going to wind up in utter failure. It’s what we’ve come to expect from a man with an anti-midas touch.

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Up to 20,000 demonstrators have marched through the northern English city of Manchester to protest the presence of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The protests on Saturday took place on the eve of the governing Labour Party’s annual gathering.

Protesters packed Manchester’s central Albert Square on Saturday before setting off on a march around the conference centre where delegates will meet.

The five-day Labour meeting begins on Sunday.

A few hundred metres from a hotel where Blair and other party officials will stay, families of some of the British soldiers killed in Iraq set up a “peace camp” of a half dozen tents, where they intended to camp out in hopes of getting the prime minister’s attention.

The Stop the War Coalition, which organised the march, estimated about 30,000 people were participating.

Police initially estimated the crowd at 10,000, then doubled that figure.

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THOUSANDS RALLY AGAINST POPE IN MIDEAST

JERUSALEM (AP) - Thousands of Muslim worshippers staged marches against Pope Benedict XVI in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza on Friday, waving green Hamas banners and denouncing him as a “coward” and an “agent of the Americans.”

The demonstrations in the Middle East, as well as smaller rallies in Pakistan and Malaysia, came as Benedict invited representatives of Muslim countries to meet Monday at his summer residence, the Vatican said.

The Vatican has been seeking to defuse anger across the Muslim world that followed the pope’s remarks about Islam last week in Germany.

Benedict cited the words of a Byzantine emperor who characterized some of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as “evil and inhuman,” particularly “his command to spread by the sword the faith.”

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In my neighbourhood in Washington, George W Bush’s presidency is already over.

You can see it on the T’shirts, such as the one that simply says: “20 January 2009″, the day Mr Bush will step down and hand power to whoever wins the 2008 election.

And you can see it on the bumper stickers.

I have already seen a car with “Clinton/Obama 2008” plastered on its rear, articulating the hope of many liberals that Hillary Clinton will run for president, with the mixed-race first-term Senator Barack Obama as her vice-presidential choice.

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This article caught my eye. My daughter went to school with some Farrakhans……..suffice it to say their behavior didn’t indicate they were any kind of religious.

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan released a letter Friday urging the organization’s executive board to solve the group’s problems without him while he is being treated for “serious infection and inflammation.”

In a letter dated Sept. 11 and published in the current edition of the Nation of Islam’s newspaper, The Final Call, Farrakhan said he has been in pain since earlier this year and has symptoms similar to those he experienced during his 1998 battle with prostate cancer.

Nation of Islam officials did not return calls for comment. But some religious leaders and others familiar with the organization said they don’t think the announcement signals that he is about to step down from leadership of the group after almost 30 years.

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Keep your eye on the ball………

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN

Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A bomb blew up a kerosene tanker truck and killed at least 32 people Saturday, while authorities announced the capture of a leader of the group behind the 2004 attack on a U.S. military mess hall that killed 22

Also Saturday, the U.S. Embassy said that an American contractor working for the State Department was killed in a rocket attack in Basra.

People frantically carried survivors from the narrow muddy street to ambulances, and hauled away bodies in blankets. At least 38 people were wounded by Saturday’s blast in Sadr City neighborhood.

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The French defense ministry on Saturday called for an internal investigation of the leak of an intelligence document that raises the possibility that Osama bin Laden may have died of typhoid in Pakistan a month ago but said the report of the death remained unverified.

“The information defused this morning by the l’Est Republicain newspaper concerning the possible death of Osama bin Laden cannot be confirmed,” a Defense Ministry statement said.

The daily newspaper for the Lorraine region in eastern France printed what it described as a confidential document from the French foreign intelligence service DGSE citing an uncorroborated report from Saudi secret services that the leader of the al-Qaida terror network had died.

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09/23/06 AP: U.S. State Department contractor killed in rocket attack in Iraq
An American contractor working for the State Department was killed in a rocket attack in Basra, the U.S. Embassy said Saturday. The contractor was killed in an attack on the city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad on Friday
09/23/06 Reuters: Tribal leader killed in Najaf
Gunmen shot dead Fadhil Abu Seybi, the leader of a local tribe, near his home in the holy city of Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
09/23/06 RFE: Sunni Group Claims Baghdad Blast
An Iraqi Sunni militant group has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack that killed more than 20 people and injured some 30 others in a predominantly Shi’ite neighbourhood of Baghdad today.
09/23/06 AP: 32 Dead In Baghdad Explosion
A bomb blew up a kerosene tanker truck in Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood on Saturday, killing at least 32 people…another 38 people were wounded by the 10 a.m. blast in the sprawling Shiite slum. People frantically carried survivors…
09/23/06 AP: Leader of al-Qaida in Iraq identified in video
The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq is purportedly shown in a video re-released just ahead of Ramadan, according to a statement posted with the recording on the Internet identifying the executioner of a Turkish hostage as Abu Hamza al-Muhajer.
09/22/06 AP: High Point family recalls son killed in Iraq
Army Spc. Robert Thomas Callahan, 22, died Tuesday after being in Iraq…was killed in Iraq when the vehicle in which he was riding overturned…He was stationed in the Baghdad region.
09/22/06 DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Master Sgt. Robb G. Needham, 51, of Vancouver, Wash., died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept.20, of injuries suffered when his patrol came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations.
09/22/06 RomeNews: Georgia soldier killed in Iraq
Ashley Henderson… 23, was killed Tuesday in Iraq in a suicide attack on her convoy. A member of the 3rd Infantry Division, Ashley Henderson was to return home in about six weeks.
09/22/06 DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Cpl. Yull Estrada Rodriguez, 21, of Alegre Lajas, Puerto Rico, died Sept. 20 while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division…
09/22/06 Newsweek: Berming Baghdad
At first blush it sounded like a resort to medieval siege warfare. An Iraqi Interior Ministry official announced that the government was going to build trenches around Baghdad, a circumference of 60 miles embracing a metropolis of 5 million people.
09/22/06 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (part 3)
Cpl. Marcus A. Cain, 20, of Crowley, La. Cain was assigned to the 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas…died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 14 of injuries suffered…
09/22/06 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (part 2)
Sgt. Jennifer M. Hartman, 21, of New Ringgold, Pa. Hartman was assigned to the 4th Support Battalion, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas…..died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 14 of injuries suffered…
09/22/06 DoD Identifies Army Casualties (part 1)
Sgt. Aaron A. Smith, 31, of Killeen, Texas. Smith was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany….died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sept. 14 of injuries suffered…
09/22/06 Reuters: Assailants bomb the house of a policeman
Assailants bombed the house of a policeman who was killed a week ago in southern Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, wounding five of his neighbours, police said.
09/22/06 Reuters: Roadside bomb kills civilian in Latifiya
One civilian was killed and five people, including two policemen, were wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol in Latifiya, 40 km (25 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
09/22/06 AP: 3,000 more Iraqi forces needed in Baghdad, U.S. general says
The U.S. military needs roughly 3,000 more Iraqi forces to join the battle in Baghdad, but requests for the troops have not been met because Iraqi soldiers are reluctant to leave their home regions, the commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad said Friday.
09/22/06 NYTimes: U.S. rethinks force makeup abroad
WASHINGTON Strains on the U.S. Army from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have become so severe that army officials say they may be forced to make greater use of the National Guard to provide enough troops for overseas deployments
09/22/06 KUNA: 48 dead bodies found in Suburbs of Iraq capital
A total number of 48 dead bodies were discovered here Friday, said a statement by the Iraqi police. …28 bodies were discovered earlier this morning while, the others were found late this afternoon.
09/22/06 AP: Gas pipeline attacked between the Beiji and Dora
A gas pipeline between the Beiji and Dora refineries near Samarra, 60 miles north of Baghdad, was attacked Thursday evening. It was not immediately clear whether it was an act of sabotage, or whether people had been trying to steal fuel from the pipeline.
09/22/06 AP: Iraq mosques attacked on Muslim holy day
Gunmen opened fire on Sunni mosques and homes in a religiously mixed Baghdad neighborhood Friday, killing four people in an attack that drew the condemnation of Sunni leaders across the city.
09/22/06 NPR: Extended Iraq Service Divides Army Families
The recent deaths of three soldiers from the Army Stryker Unit based in Baghdad has inflamed tensions among the families at the unit’s home base in Alaska. Those tensions first became apparent a few weeks ago when its mission was unexpectedly extended…
09/22/06 smh: Crime pays way for Baghdad sectarian killers
SHIITE militias behind the sectarian killings in Baghdad are earning at least $US1 million ($1.3 million) a day through criminal enterprises, the US military believes.
09/22/06 BBC: Colonel accused over Iraqi abuse
A commanding officer was as responsible for the alleged abuse of detainees in Iraq as his men, a court has heard. Colonel Jorge Mendonca, 42, denies failing to ensure nine Iraqi civilians being held in Basra…in September 2003 were not ill-treated.
09/22/06 Xinhua: Gunmen set fire to houses in sectarian violence in northern Baghdad
Gunmen set fire to four houses on Friday after they forced dwellers to leave their homes in a flare- up of sectarian conflict in a neighborhood in northern Baghdad, a well-informed police source said.
09/22/06 KUNA: Two Iraqis killed, one wounded in Kirkuk shootout
Two Iraqi civilians were killed on Friday and another was wounded when unknown militants opened fire at them in Grenada district, central Kirkuk. A Kirkuk police source told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the deceased were brothers…
09/22/06 morningsentinel: Former Marine killed in accident
Timothy E. Foshay returned home last month, eager to reconnect with friends and family after four years in the U.S. Marine Corps that included three tours in Iraq. Foshay, 22, died Wednesday night after losing control of his 1995 Acura.
09/22/06 Reuters: Residents clash with gunmen in Baghdad’ Hurriya district
Residents of the religiously mixed Hurriya district in northwest Baghdad clashed in mid-morning with gunmen who set two houses on fire, an Interior Ministry source said. Firefighters were fired on when they came to tackle the blazes.
09/22/06 Reuters: Three gunmen kill former Ba’ath party member in Diwaniya
Three gunmen in a car opened fire and killed Nomass Atout, a former Ba’ath party member, near his house in Diwaniya, a Shi’ite city 180 km (112 miles) south of Baghdad, police said.
09/22/06 Reuters: Woman’s body found dumped on the side of the road in Taza
Police found a woman’s body dumped on the side of the road in the small town of Taza, 20 km (12 miles) south of the northern oil city of Kirkuk, police said.
09/22/06 Reuters: Two bodies found in Mosul
Police found two bodies, one beheaded, in a western part of the city of Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, morgue and hospital sources said.
09/22/06 Reuters: 10 bodies found in Baghdad
Police found 10 bodies, including those of two women, in different parts of Baghdad since early on Friday. Most bore signs of torture and had been shot, police said. The two women were found in the western Shi’ite district of Shula.
09/22/06 MNF: MND-B Soldier killed by roadside bomb
A Multi-National Division - Baghdad Soldier died at approximately 11:40 p.m. Thursday after the vehicle he was traveling in was struck by an improvised-explosive device in eastern Baghdad.
09/22/06 AP: Baghdad gunmen attack Sunni homes, mosques
Gunmen killed three people in an attack on Sunni Muslim homes Friday, then opened fire on two Sunni mosques before fleeing at the arrival of U.S. and Iraqi troops, police said.
09/22/06 AFP: Two police officers killed while attempting to defuse bomb
Two police officers from a bomb detection squad were killed as they tried to defuse a bomb south of Baghdad, police said, adding that five people, including two children, were wounded in two other bombings south of the capital.
09/22/06 AFP: Iraqis pray amid Ramadan violence fears
Iraqis attended the last weekly prayers before Ramadan as US commanders warned of fiercer violence during the fasting month than the attacks that killed thousands in July and August.

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All the authors currently clamoring for a seat on Oprah Winfrey’s couch might do well to send copies of their books to the latest publishing tastemaker: Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez.

Ever since Mr. Chavez held up a copy of a 301-page book (Hegemony or Survival) by Noam Chomsky, the linguist and left-wing political commentator, during a speech at the United Nations on Wednesday, sales of the book have climbed best’seller lists at Amazon.com and BN.com, the online site for the book retailer Barnes & Noble, and booksellers around the country have noted a spike in sales.

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