Taliban, Karzai held secret talks in Kabul
Three Taliban figures met secretly with President Hamid Karzai in Kabul two weeks ago in attempts to weaken the al Qaida linked network across the Pakistan border. The meeting reportedly included ex-Taliban governor Maulvi Abdul Kabir, from the Zadian tribe, linked to the Haqqani network. Progress toward quitting the insurgency remained unclear.
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Clinton presses Cambodia on rights and Khmer Rouge justice
U S Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Cambodia to improve its human rights record and back a U N backed court to prosecute Khmer Rouge abuses. She visited Phnom Penh and the S 21 prison where up to 16 000 people were tortured and killed.
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Former child soldier Omar Khadr gets eight more years
At Guantanamo Bay Omar Khadr, once 15 during capture in Afghanistan in 2002, is sentenced by a judge to eight additional years. The plea agreement overrides a military jury's call for no extra time. He has already spent eight years at the base with no credit for time served.
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Chavez orders expropriation of Sidetur steel firm in Venezuela
President Hugo Chavez ordered the takeover of Sidetur, Venezuela's largest privately owned steel producer, to push socialist reforms. Soldiers guarded seven plants as employees were urged to cooperate, with Sidetur producing 835,000 metric tons annually for domestic use and export.
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Obama Makes Final Ohio Campaign Stop Amid Tight Midterms
President Obama ends a four-state weekend swing in Ohio at Cleveland State University urging turnout to aid embattled Democrats. GOP touts potential to gain House seats and other victories, while Obama’s team aims to mobilize core voters in a year of Democratic fatigue.
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Sorensen dies. JFK adviser once key speechwriter at 82
Theodore C. Sorensen, longtime adviser and speechwriter to President John F. Kennedy, died at 82 in Manhattan from complications of a stroke. The Nebraska native helped draft landmark speeches including Inaugural Address and the moon pledge, with debate over authorship for Profiles in Courage. His widow Gillian Sorensen confirmed the death at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
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New dioxin rules may spur more cleanups nationwide
The Obama administration proposes tougher dioxin standards that could trigger additional cleanup work at abandoned factories military bases landfills and other sites once deemed safe. Times Beach Missouri among those likely reviewed. EPA decision expected this fall amid debate over health impacts and industry pushback.
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