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	last updated: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:52:47 GMT

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 05:25:15 GMT BAE staff celebrate dropped probe

BAE workers welcome the decision to end a corruption probe into a £6bn defence deal with Saudi Arabia.

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:44:22 GMT Gaza border shots 'targeted PM'

Hamas says shooting at a Gaza border post was an "an assassination attempt" on the Palestinian prime minister.

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:37:18 GMT Dame Eliza to quit as head of MI5

Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller is to quit her post as head of MI5, the nation's security service.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:58:26 GMT

To fix US schools, panel says, start over

On Thursday, a high-powered group recommended college for some 16-year-olds and preschool for all.

Could Iran help the US stabilize Iraq?

Pressure has mounted on the White House for direct talks with Tehran.

Shiite? Sunni? Some in US learn who's who.

While some in Congress made gaffes, police, businesses, and others are boning up on Muslim culture.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:56:25 GMT

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:43:25 EDT Reversing Trend, Big Drop Is Seen in Breast Cancer

Rates of the most common form of breast cancer dropped from August 2002 to December 2003, researchers reported.

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:43:31 EDT U.S. Is Dropping Effort to Track if Visitors Leave

Homeland Security officials have abandoned efforts to develop a system to determine whether foreign visitors leave the country.

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:44:23 EDT Legislators Vote for Gay Unions in New Jersey

The vote fulfilled a court mandate to provide equal rights to gays and lesbians but frustrated people on both sides of the issue.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:15:38 GMT

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:00:00 EST Rethinking a Common Knee Surgery

Relieving pain and restoring motion are the major reasons someone undergoes knee surgery. But a new study shows one type of operation—a meniscectomy—often leads to a painful, unstable knee. It follows on the heels of a larger study that indicated this kind of surgery can increase cartilage damage afterwards, leading to arthritis.

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:00:00 EST Senator's Illness Highlights Tenuous Balance of Power

As South Dakota Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson recovers from emergency brain surgery in a hospital in Washington, D.C., speculation is in full swing about what could happen should Johnson vacate his seat, possibly tipping the balance of power in the Senate to Republicans.

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:00:00 EST Democratic Senators With Republican Governors

Of the senators in the incoming Congress, 17 Democrats and two who say they will caucus with the party represent states that will have a Republican governor as of January. Because governors have the temporary power of appointment for Senate vacancies, if any of the senators listed below should vacate their seat before the next Senate elections in November 2008, the balance of power in the Senate could shift. The 19 (with their ages listed) include:

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:20:51 GMT

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:52:09 GMT Army moves to reduce strain on troops (AP)

AP - The Army's top general warned on Thursday that his force "will break" without thousands more active duty troops and greater use of the reserves. He issued the warning as President Bush considers new strategies for Iraq.

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:15:04 GMT Sen. Johnson recovering after surgery (AP)

AP - Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was recovering without complications from emergency brain surgery to repair bleeding in his brain.

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:23:46 GMT FBI: Cleric's illness may spark attack (AP)

AP - The health of terrorist cleric Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the Blind Sheik, is deteriorating — renewing fears that his death in prison could trigger an attack on the United States, officials said Thursday.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:56:25 GMT

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:54:53 -0500 Local Elections Test for Iran President

Iranian Municipal Council Elections a Test for Hard-Line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:07:33 -0500 Putin Inspects Russia's Latest Missiles

Putin Inspects Russia's Latest Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:29:01 -0500 British Rule Princess Diana's Death an Accident

Officials Say There Was No Conspiracy, No Coverup and Hope Theories Are Put to Rest

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:23:26 GMT

2006-12-15T00:00+00:00 Arms corruption inquiry dropped

'National interest' halts criminal investigation into BAE deals.

2006-12-15T00:00+00:00 Police question Blair on peerages

Blair first serving PM to be quizzed as part of a criminal investigation.

2006-12-15T00:00+00:00 Ipswich prostitutes are paid to stay off streets

Police investigate whether killer drugged victims first.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:58:50 GMT

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:29:48 EST Rescuers face fierce winds

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Thu, 14 Dec 2006 15:30:20 EST FBI: Cleric's illness triggers al Qaeda attack fears

The imprisoned blind cleric who inspired the 1993 World Trade Center bombing has been hospitalized, raising fears of new attacks if he dies in U.S. custody, the FBI said in a bulletin.

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:05:12 EST Executed killer took 34 minutes to die

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