Kennedy interim replacement hearing date set in Kennedy seat saga
Massachusetts legislators scheduled a September 9 public hearing on amending state law to allow the governor to name an interim replacement for the late Senator Edward Kennedy. Gov. Deval Patrick backs the change and announced a January 19 special election date with December 8 as the primary. Contenders include Martha Coakley and Vicki Kennedy, though she says she does not want appointment.
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California wildfire burns 21 homes near Acton
The U S Forest Service says a large wildfire in the Angeles National Forest has burned 21 homes including three near Acton about 30 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The 134 square mile blaze threatens 12,000 foothill homes and Mount Wilson observatory as other fires burn across California.
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Hamas leader calls Holocaust teaching in Gaza a war crime
Gaza City Hamas figures denounce U N relief plan to teach Holocaust to Gaza students calling it a lie and Zionist propaganda. Israeli official urges reconsideration of easing the boycott as Hamas spokesman condemns the curriculum move. Palestinians wary of acknowledging Jewish suffering.
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Blagojevich claims Emanuel sought help to reclaim Congress seat
Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich writes in The Governor that Rahm Emanuel discussed appointing a placeholder to the congressional seat Obama vacated so Emanuel could return to Congress in 2010. Blagojevich says Emanuel proposed a trade for appointing Obama’s Senate replacement, though not the deal in federal charges.
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Dalai Lama urges Taiwan to protect democracy amid typhoon relief
The Dalai Lama urged Taiwan to safeguard democracy while visiting Morakot survivors in Shiao Lin Taiwan. He mixed prayers for flood victims with a stance challenging Communist China and noted Taiwan and China should maintain close, unique links.
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Ma Ying- Jeou
U.S. Transfers Syrian Guantanamo Detainees to Portugal
The United States transfers two Syrian inmates from Guantanamo Bay to Portugal. Mohammed Khan Tumani, 26, and Moammar Badawi Dokhan were moved to the control of the Portuguese government, in a court filing from Washington.
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Trial Begins Over Rwanda Massacre At Church Shelter
ARUSHA Tanzania AP reports a Rwandan businessman went on trial Monday accused of ordering bulldozers to demolish a church where 2 000 Tutsis sought shelter and observing as they were crushed or hunted by gangs. The 1994 genocide killed over 500 000 Tutsi and Hutu moderates.
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