Czech parties move toward center-right coalition gains
The Civic Democratic Party and two new parties TOP 09 and Public Affairs say they will back a coalition after winning a majority of 118 seats in the 200 seat lower house. Petr Necas says the three parties share a common will to form a government and cut debt through reforms. The Social Democrats face slim odds and may delay talks for weeks.
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Prague
Czech Republic
Civic Democratic Party
TOP 09
Petr Necas
Civic Democrats
Social Democrats
Uribe torchbearer dominates Colombia vote
Juan Manuel Santos, a conservative former defense minister linked to Alvaro Uribe, won 47 percent in a nine candidate field, avoiding a runoff but falling short of an outright majority. Antanas Mockus received 21 percent as a reformist former Bogota mayor.
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Bogota
Colombia
Alvaro Uribe
Juan Manuel Santos
Uribe
Antanas Mockus
Santos
el Tiempo
Mass grave found at Mexican silver mine near Taxco
Federal police say 20 to 25 bodies were recovered from an abandoned silver mine near Taxco in southern Mexico. The victims, possibly killed by drug gang violence, were tossed into a 300 foot drop during an undetermined period. Authorities began work after a suspect alerted them, with no identities or causes released.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Facundo Rosas
Taxco
Rosas
Debt stress persists as Americans juggle debt and savings
AP GfK poll finds 46 percent of adults report debt related stress with half in the high stress bracket. Despite job growth and rising savings 53 percent feel little or no stress. Unemployment lingers at 9.9 percent and only 20 percent rate the economy as good.
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Washington
Associated Press
Gfk
Apgfe
Commerce Department
Apgfk
Paul Lavrakas
Ap-Gfk
Pro-Palestinian flotilla sails toward Gaza amid blockade clash
Hundreds of activists led by Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire and a Holocaust survivor set out from international waters near Cyprus. Israeli gunships warned the flotilla to stay clear as three cargo ships and three passenger craft carry cement wheelchairs and water purifiers toward Gaza.
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Israel
Gaza Strip
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Cyprus
Gaza
Israel Radio
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Palmer
Free Gaza Movement
Hamas
Ian
Mairead Corrigan Maguire
Northern Ireland
Future pope defrock ruling tied to abuse cases under Ratzinger
Documents show Cardinal Ratzinger refused to defrock Rev. Alvin Campbell because he would not consent to laicization under 1980 church rules. The case highlights how John Paul II era reforms constrained U S bishops during the growing priest abuse crisis.
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Associated Press
Benedict XVI
John Paul II
U.S
Alvin Campbell
Illinois
Joseph Ratzinger
Father Campbell
Ratzinger
Daniel Ryan
Springfield
John Paul
United States
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