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JERUSALEM (Reuters) — A deadly Palestinian raid from Gaza into Israel and repeated rocket attacks could jeopardise Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s plans to reshape the West Bank by abandoning some occupied territory.Less than a year after Israel withdre...
DATE: Jun 27, 2006
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VIENNA (Reuters) — Any chance of defusing a standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme may hinge on the definition of a key precondition given to Tehran — suspension of nuclear “enrichment-related activity”.Six world powers have offered a package of ince...
DATE: Jun 26, 2006
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TODAY is Monday, June 26, the 177th day of 2006. There are 188 days left in the year.ON THIS DATE:
In 1900, a commission that included Dr. Walter Reed began the fight against the deadly disease yellow fever.
In 1917, the first troops of the American ...
DATE: Jun 26, 2006
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Protect everyone’s rightsDear Sir,Over the last two weeks, like most, I too have been engaged in the debate around Renee Web’s motion to amend the Human Rights Act to include the wording sexual orientation. I’ve only managed to speak to the subject o...
DATE: Jun 24, 2006
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BC-NA-GEN--Editorial Roundup, 1st Add,1446
UNDATED: ordinary Iraqis.The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, on the Supreme Court's assisted-suicide ruling:The decision Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Oregon's assisted-suicide law will ...
DATE: Jun 24, 2006
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Today in HistoryToday is Saturday, June 24, the 175th day of 2006. There are 190 days left in the year.
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In 1314, the forces of Scotland’s King Robert I defeated the English in the Battle of Bannockburn.
In 1509, Henry VIII was crowned ki...
DATE: Jun 24, 2006
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Today in HistoryToday is Friday, June 23, the 174th day of 2006. There are 191 days left in the year.
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In 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for his “Type-Writer.”
In 1931, aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off from...
DATE: Jun 23, 2006
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End all discriminationJune 3, 2006
Dear Sir,To say that I am nearly blind with rage at the defeat of the Webb bill would be an understatement. As a gay person and a native Bermudian, I’ve fantasized about feeling free to enjoy the same rights as what...
DATE: Jun 23, 2006
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A story in yesterday's Royal Gazette erroneously stated that BIU chief organiser George Scott is a United Bermuda Party MP. In fact, Mr. Scott is a Progressive Labour Party MP.
DATE: Jun 23, 2006
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LONDON (Reuters) — UK Finance Minister Gordon Brown's backing for Britain to retain nuclear arms is aimed at sending a signal there will be no lurch to the left when he takes over as prime minister from Tony Blair.Brown has been trying hard to broade...
DATE: Jun 23, 2006
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