Sen. Joseph Lieberman, an independent who supports Democrats in Congress despite his backing of the Iraq war, said on Friday he had no plans to join Republicans and upset Democratic control of the U.S. Senate."I got elected last year as an independent and I'm an independent Democrat," Lieberman told reporters. He told Time magazine this week that joining the Republican Party was a "very remote possibility," sparking speculation he might change the narrow balance of power in the Senate. Lieberman was re-elected to a fourth term in November as an independent in Connecticut after his support for the Iraq war cost him the backing of the Democratic Party. But he caucuses with Democrats. "I have no desire or intention to leave the Democratic Party or the Democratic caucus," he said. ...
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Editor - 08:35:00 02-24-07
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 Iranian clashes 'kill 17 rebels' |
The Iranian military has killed 17 rebels in the north-west of the country, state media have reported. A unit of Revolutionary Guards attacked the rebels in a remote area near the Turkish border, IRNA news agency said. A military helicopter involved in the operation crashed in bad weather killing a Guards commander on board, Fars news agency reported. There have been previous clashes in the area between Iranian security forces and militants linked to Kurdish groups. "The Revolutionary Guards besieged these elements and started neutralising them," IRNA quoted a Guards commander as saying. "In this operation at least 17 mercenary anti-revolution elements were killed and some were injured." ...
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| Obama ridicules Cheney for Iraq, U.K. remarks Democrat rips VP as ‘same guy that said we’d be greeted as liberators’ |
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama ridiculed Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday for saying Britain’s decision to pull troops from Iraq is a good sign that fits with the strategy for stabilizing the country. Obama, speaking at a massive outdoor rally in Austin, Texas, said British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s decision this week to withdraw 1,600 troops is a recognition that Iraq’s problems can’t be solved militarily. “Now if Tony Blair can understand that, than why can’t George Bush and Dick Cheney understand that?” Obama asked thousands of supporters who gathered in the rain to hear him. “In fact, Dick Cheney said this is all part of the plan (and) it was a good thing that Tony Blair was withdrawing, even as the administration is preparing to put 20,000 more of our young men and women in. “Now, keep in mind, this is the same guy that said we’d be greeted as liberators, the same guy that said that we’re in the last throes. I’m sure he forecast sun today,” ...
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Editor - 08:31:00 02-24-07
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| Egyptian charged with spying for Israel says he confessed under torture |
An Egyptian charged with spying for Israel pleaded not guilty at the start of his trial on Saturday and claimed he had confessed under torture, a court official said.Mohammed el-Attar, who also holds Canadian citizenship, was arrested on Jan. 1 as he returned from abroad to visit his family in Egypt. He was charged with spying for Israel and harming Egyptian national interests. Three Israelis, who were charged alongside el-Attar, remain at large and are being tried in absentia. If convicted, el-Attar and his co-defendants face a maximum life sentence, with hard labor. After el-Attar's appearance Saturday at the State Security Emergency court, the judge adjourned the hearings until Wednesday. In his plea, el-Attar accused security officers of torturing him to get his confession, according to a court official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk the press....
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Editor - 08:29:00 02-24-07
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| Rare Official Copy of Declaration of Independence Purchased for $2.48 |
A rare, 184-year-old copy of the Declaration of Independence found by a bargain hunter at a Nashville thrift shop is being valued by experts at about 100,000 times the $2.48 purchase price.Michael Sparks, a music equipment technician, is selling the document in an auction March 22nd at Raynors' Historical Collectible Auctions in Burlington, North Carolina. The opening bid is $125,000 and appraisers have estimated it could sell for nearly twice that.Sparks found his bargain last March while browsing at Music City Thrift Shop in Nashville. When he asked the price on a yellowed, shellacked, rolled-up document, the clerk marked it at $2.48....
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| U.S. court upholds same-sex teaching to children |
A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a suit by 2 families who wanted to stop a Massachusetts town and its public school system from teaching their children about gay marriage, court documents show. The families last year filed the suit asserting that the reading of a gay-themed book and handing out to elementary school students of other children's books that discussed homosexuality without first notifying parents was a violation of their religious rights. Federal Judge Mark Wolf ruled on Friday that public schools are "entitled to teach anything that is reasonably related to the goals of preparing students to become engaged and productive citizens in our democracy." "Diversity is a hallmark of our nation. It is increasingly evident that our diversity includes differences in sexual orientation," he said. He said the courts had decided in other cases that parents' rights to exercise their religious beliefs were not violated when their children were exposed to contrary ideas in school....
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