The US administration branded Iran public enemy number one, calling it one of the world's most active sponsors of terrorism, as the UN nuclear inspectors revealed that Tehran has successfully enriched uranium and is racing ahead with its nuclear programme.The report from Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to the UN security council shifted the nuclear dispute on to a new plane, with the US and Britain leading a campaign for enforcement and punitive action against Iran. Tehran said it did not "give a damn" about the verdict from Dr ElBaradei and what it might lead to. The US state department's annual report on terrorism worldwide described Iran as the most active state sponsor of terrorism. It said the Revolutionary Guards and the ministry of intelligence and security were directly involved in the planning and support of terrorist acts in Iraq and elsewhere and supported militant groups in Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza.... http://www.guardian.co.uk censor News |
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Mississippi governor helped implicated firm GOP Marketplace allegedly involved in political dirty tricks |
| Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a former Republican Party chairman, arranged the startup financing for a GOP telemarketing company implicated in two criminal cases involving election dirty tricks.Virginia corpo.. full News |
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Two-tiered Internet: Panel paves way for fees |
| A Republican-controlled House committee yesterday rejected a measure by U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Malden) that would have barred telecommunication companies from socking Web sites with extra fees based on band.. full News |
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Bush Rejects Tax On Big Oil Profits |
| In the wake of the latest oil company profit report showing much higher earnings, President Bush on Friday rejected calls in Congress for a tax on oil company profits, saying the industry should reinvest its re.. full News |
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Italy's Prodi slips at first parliamentary hurdle |
| Prime-minister-in-waiting Romano Prodi stumbled at his first parliamentary hurdle on Friday, when his center-left candidate failed to secure an absolute majority in a vote for the speaker of the Italian upper h.. full News |
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Cholera kills hundreds in Angola |
| Cholera has killed 900 people in Angola in the past 10 weeks, says aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres, with 25 dying in a single day this week. Some 20,000 people are infected in several provinces and measures.. full News |
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