McCain Q&A on Iraq conflicts and long term troop plans
McCain pressed Petraeus and Crocker on Basra violence U.S. strategies and Iran's role. Both officials acknowledged troops may remain for years, with Petraeus citing possible 20 to 30 year stay to quell violence and stabilize governance. Obama urged measured withdrawals and engagement with Iran to stabilize Iraq.
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Green Zone
al- Qaida
Iraq
Crocker
McCain
U.S
Obama
Bush
Iran
Opposition Accuses Mugabe of Unleashing Thugs in Zimbabwe
Opposition claims Mugabe used violence to advance power after a disputed March 29 election. They say supporters seized farms while calling on other African powers to intervene. Mugabe, in power 28 years, nearly conceded he did not win.
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Mugabe
Zimbabwe
Foggy seas hampered oil spill response and ship actions
A National Transportation Safety Board hearing revealed the freighter captain John Cota and crew struggled to read navigation amid fog as the ship spilled 53000 gallons into San Francisco Bay. Cota declined to testify under subpoena. In Egypt, riots over food prices prompted government bonuses and warnings from UN officials about rising inflation affecting poor nations. Eight teens were charged in Florida with an alleged animalistic attack for a YouTube video.
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Washington
San Francisco Bay
John Cota
Mahalla El-Kobra
Egypt
United Nations
U.S
Nile Delta
Two-Faced Baby Born in Indian Village
A newborn girl named Lali in Saini Sunpura near New Delhi is reported to have craniofacial duplication with two faces two noses two mouths and four eyes. Her father Vinod Singh says she is healthy and villagers worship her as Durga the goddess of valor, praising her as a reincarnation.
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Sanpura
India
Lali
Vinod Singh
Saini Sunpura
New Delhi
Sabir Ali
Saifi Hospital
Federal employees charged millions on government credit cards
A Government Accountability Office report shows 41 percent of about 14 billion dollars in federal credit card purchases from 2005 to 2006 were not properly authorized or signed. For items over 2500 dollars, 48 percent were unauthorized or improper, with unaccounted laptops iPods and cameras totaling over 1.8 million and 16 server configurations near 100 thousand dollars each.
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Congressional
Government Accountability Office
Associated Press
Defense, Homeland Security
Veterans Affairs
U.S
Haitians Storm Haiti Presidential Palace Over Food Prices
Hungry crowds gathered in Port-au-Prince demanding President Rene Preval resign amid soaring prices. U.N. peacekeepers in blue helmets used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse rioters as barricades and burning vehicles clogged streets.
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Haiti
Rene Preval
U.N
Port-au- Prince
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