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Pakistan Condemns ‘Zawahiri’ Strike
Jan 15, 2006 A purported CIA airstrike aimed at the top Al Qaeda deputy turns out to be another screw-up; 17 reported dead. | storyIran ‘Does Not Need Nuclear Arms’
Jan 14, 2006 The Iranian president, while claiming that his nuclear research is peaceful, slammed the "double standards" of the West and those who seek to "make peace for themselves by creating war for others" | storyPerhaps he's right, but this guy is also a Holocaust denierUpdate: And now he wants to hold a debate on the scale and consequences of the Holocaust.Publisher to Add Author’s Note to ‘Little Pieces’
Jan 13, 2006 The move comes in the wake of James Frey admitting fabrications in his book. | story Earlier: Publisher Nan Talese spars with her husband, author Gay Talese, over the issue of falsehoods in memoirs. | story
British Scientists Seeking Rabbit-Human Embryo
Jan 13, 2006 The researchers want to produce genetically defective stem cells to further the study of incurable diseases. | storyDid a Chinese Eunuch Beat Columbus to America?
Jan 13, 2006 A soon-to-be-unveiled map may prove that an admiral made it to America in 1418. | storySome Baby, Somewhere Soon, Will Become 300 Millionth American
Jan 13, 2006 With the population growing by one person every 14 seconds, the mark will likely be reached in October, say demographers. | storyBlogger Obtains Gen. Wesley Clark’s Phone Records For $89.95
Jan 13, 2006 AMERICAblog's John Aravosis says that his ability to do so is "outrageous." | entryCBS and NBC both chime in with reports on the issue.Al Qaeda Takes Increasing Aim at Israel
Jan 13, 2006 The terrorist group's recent rocket attacks likely signal the start of a broader war against the Jewish state, says the Christian Science Monitor.European MP’s Will Probe CIA Jails Claim
Jan 13, 2006 A committee will investigate whether the CIA operated secret prisons in Eastern Europe. | storyAlso, documents show that the U.S. Army may have ended some detainee abuse probes prematurely. | story
Let’s Try That Diplomacy Thing…
Jan 13, 2006 Bush and the new German chancellor are pushing diplomacy on the Iranian nuclear issue | story If this seems in stark contrast with the president's Iraq policy, read Truthdig's Robert Scheer or Juan Cole--who argue that we've lost leverage over Iran because the Iraq war has empowered the Shiites in both countries to link arms against us .Alito Appears Headed for Confirmation
Jan 13, 2006 As the hearings end, Democrats seem unlikely to filibuster the nominee. | storyAnd so much for a swing vote: Analyses of Alito's answers by both The New York Times and The Washington Post find the nominee most aligned with Scalia and Thomas.Death Toll Rises to 90 After Mexico Earthquake
Sep 11, 2017 President Enrique Pena Nieto says a third of the homes in the city of Juchitan are uninhabitable.