Bush presses Saudi to boost oil output and ease pump prices
President Bush urged Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah to raise production to ease soaring oil costs. Saudi plan aims for 12.5 million barrels daily by 2009, with potential capacity to 15 million. Officials say increased supply could ease market pressure and prices above two dollars and twenty cents per gallon. The talks also touched on a possible U.S. bilateral trade pact with the WTO and broader Middle East issues.
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National Security
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Adel Al-Jubeir
Syria
Lebanon
Middle East
Condoleezza Rice
Japan train crash death toll rises to 73 near Amagasaki
Rescue workers found 16 more bodies as the seven car commuter train derailed near Osaka, hitting a building and a parking garage. Investigators consider speed and the driver's inexperience, with 580 aboard and over 440 injured. The driver, 23, had a recent license and a warning after overshooting a station.
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Putin calls Soviet collapse the greatest geopolitical catastrophe
In a 50 minute Kremlin address Putin branded the Soviet Union’s end as the century’s greatest geopolitical catastrophe. He warned the collapse harmed Russians abroad and at home and noted tensions over Russian speaking minorities while urging investor reassurance ahead of Khodorkovsky trial.
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Pope Benedict XVI recalls fear before papal election
Benedict XVI joked about feeling a guillotine would fall as ballots pointed to his election. He told German pilgrims he prayed to be spared and noted the Lord did not listen, adding humor while reflecting on the conclave that chose him.
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