GOP says Steele will survive nightclub flap
The Republican National Committee faced questions over a $1,946 club tab at Voyeur Hollywood West, but party officials said chairman Michael Steele was unaware of the visit and that the spending will be recouped from a donor. The incident prompts tighter accounting practices amid ongoing scrutiny.
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Soldier freed after 12 years in FARC captivity in Colombia
Sgt. Pablo Emilio Moncayo, held since December 1997, was released by FARC and flown to Florencia aboard a Brazilian helicopter. His father Gustavo walked 620 miles protesting with chained wrists, and Moncayo thanked presidents of Ecuador, Venezuela and Brazil.
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Vatican Defends Immunity in Kentucky Sex Abuse Case
Vatican lawyers plan to argue immunity for the pope as head of state and that U.S. bishops were not Vatican employees in a Kentucky suit seeking to depose Benedict XVI over alleged priest sex abuse. Plaintiffs seek class action status claiming widespread harm and Vatican responsibility for failing to report abuse.
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Afghan president ends first round of Hizb-i-Islami talks
President Hamid Karzai met Hizb-i-Islami negotiators in Kabul for a two hour lunch marking a positive opening but no deal. The group led by Gulbudin Hekmatyar favors peace but calls for conditions including the withdrawal of U.S. and foreign troops.
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Protesters heckle Karl Rove at Beverly Hills book signing
About 100 supporters watched as Code Pink co founder Jodie Evans approached with handcuffs calling Rove a war criminal. Ten protesters interrupted the talk at the Saban Theatre while he promoted Courage and Consequence. Rove defended the Bush administration and called the WMD accusation a pernicious political attack. No arrests.
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