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	last updated: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:43:32 GMT

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:53:46 GMT UK troops 'need more helicopters'

The commander of UK troops in Afghanistan calls for more helicopters, after Tony Blair offers extra resources.

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:28:33 GMT South Asia quake victims honoured

Ceremonies are held to remember the 75,000 people killed in the South Asia earthquake one year ago.

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:33:24 GMT NHS rallies 'echo poll tax anger'

Protests against cuts in the NHS are threatening to rival the rebellion against the poll tax, campaigners warn.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:32:09 GMT

How Al Qaeda views a long Iraq war

A letter found in Iraq shows that the group sees the war as a boon for its cause.

New lawsuits challenge Congress's detainee act

Even before Bush has signed the legislation, defense lawyers are suing over its constitutionality.

How the Foley scandal unfolded

The ex-congressman's e-mails to teenage boys have sparked FBI and House probes, hurting GOP leaders.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:05:50 GMT

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:52:29 EDT In God’s Name: Secular Laws Cede to Religious Exemptions

Religious organizations enjoy an abundance of exemptions from regulations and taxes. And the number is multiplying rapidly.

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:52:29 EDT Rumsfeld Shift Lets Army Seek Larger Budget

The defense secretary is allowing the Army to approach White House budget officials by itself to argue for substantial increases in resources.

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:53:04 EDT Foley Case Upsets Tough Balance by Capitol Hill’s Gay Republicans

Since Representative Foley resigned, gay Republicans in Washington have been under what one describes as “siege and suspicion.”

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:05:51 GMT

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 12:00:00 EST Foley Fallout: Will Evangelicals Bolt From GOP?

Democrats see an opening in the Mark Foley scandal to make gains among the white evangelical Christians who broke for George W. Bush over John Kerry by nearly 4 to 1 in 2004. But leaders in the evangelical community aren't so sure.

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 12:00:00 EST Howard Dean: 'This Is Just a Firestorm'

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 12:00:00 EST It's All in the Polls , and It Ain't Good for the GOP

In my mind's eye , I see House Speaker Dennis Hastert stubbornly clenching his teeth around a fraying tether, hanging from a high wire. But we all know that tether's going to unravel when polls start showing he's costing Republicans more than he's bringing to them. Guess what: Those polls have arrived.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:43:32 GMT

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:19:14 GMT Dozens of Amish mourn schoolhouse killer (AP)

AP - Dozens of Amish neighbors came out Saturday to mourn the quiet milkman who killed five of their young girls and wounded five more in a brief, unfathomable rampage.

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 01:44:33 GMT Lawmakers face scrutiny in House probe (AP)

AP - The House's investigation of a page sex scandal has only one certainty: Former Rep. Mark Foley will escape punishment by his peers.

Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:31:39 GMT Japan warns North Korea on nuclear tests (AP)

AP - Tensions mounted over North Korea's threat to test its first atomic bomb, with shots ringing out Saturday along the border with South Korea and Japan warning of harsh sanctions if Pyongyang goes nuclear.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:06:36 GMT

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:09:04 -0400 Taliban Revived in Southern Afghanistan

5 Years After U.S.-Led Invasion of Afghanistan, Taliban Is Back and Using Iraq-Style Violence

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 21:44:32 -0400 Iraq's Tigris River Yields Hundreds of Corpses

More Than 300 Bodies Have Been Found in the River Since 2005, Many of Them Young People

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:27:14 -0400 Fearful Pakistan Villagers Rebuild Homes

Fearful Pakistani Villagers Rebuild Homes Below Quake-Shattered Mountain

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:01:29 GMT

2006-10-08T00:00+00:00 Madness of dustbin jails - by Lord Chief Justice

England's most senior judge attacks the country's creaking prison system, which he says is so overcrowded that it is 'difficult or impossible' to rehabilitate prisoners.

2006-10-08T00:00+00:00 Cabinet colleagues turn on Straw over Islamic veil row

Muslim women protest against minister's stance in Islamic veil row.

2006-10-08T00:00+00:00 Sofia Coppola: Marie Antoinette

The most powerful woman director in Hollywood, Sofia Coppola, talks to Sean O'Hagan.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 02:06:36 GMT

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:55:41 EDT GOP campaign leader: Sorry for not catching Foley's 'lies'

The head of the Republican House campaign committee apologized today for not catching Rep. Mark Foley in an alleged lie about his Internet exchanges with teen pages. "Nobody's angrier and more disappointed than me that I didn't catch his lies," Rep. Tom Reynolds, R-New York, said in a TV commercial aired today.

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 21:11:09 EDT Amish attend funeral of gunman who killed 5 girls

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Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:10:59 EDT 60 shots fired at tense Korean border

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