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	last updated: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:03:15 GMT

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:24:10 GMT Blair meets troops in Afghanistan

Prime Minister Tony Blair visits British troops in southern Afghanistan on a flying visit to the country.

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:40:33 GMT Saddam trial verdict 'unsound'

Saddam Hussein's trial was so flawed its verdict was unsound, says campaign group Human Rights Watch.

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:48:34 GMT Poisoned ex-spy condition serious

A former Russian KGB colonel living in Britain and poisoned by the toxic chemical thallium remains in a serious condition.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:55:10 GMT

A brisk rise in American wages

Pay rose faster than the cost of living in the past 12 months for the first time in years.

US troop levels in Iraq may rise, then decline

The White House appears to be leaning toward an increase of 20,000 troops in Iraq.

Palestinian human shields give Israel pause

The militants' new system enlists neighbors to protect homes from airstrikes - and could force a change to Israeli strategy.

	NYT > Home Page
	last updated: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:55:10 GMT

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:15:08 EDT Schools Slow in Closing Gaps Between Races

As Congress prepares to consider renewing the No Child Left Behind law next year, studies show that disparities in test scores continue.

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:16:57 EDT Cycle of Revenge Fuels a Pattern of Iraqi Killings

As Iraq sinks deeper into war, a new pattern of sectarian revenge has become the driver of violence in the capital.

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 01:05:38 EDT As Iran Seeks Aid, Atom Agency Faces Quandary

An Iranian request to the International Atomic Energy Agency for technical help with a nuclear reactor is provoking bitter debate.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:55:28 GMT

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:00:00 EST Mortimer B. Zuckerman: The Gift of Giving

Thanksgiving is a holiday that reminds Americans about the true joys of living in this wonderful country. A Chinese immigrant friend of mine captured it with charming awkwardness when he referred to the holiday as "Thank-you-giving."

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:00:00 EST Growing Number of Employers Are Offering Eldercare Benefits

After persuading her elderly parents to pack up their Florida home and move north, Sandy Karasik now must actually make the transition happen. Her folks might manage fine in an apartment near her home in Glen Mills, Pa.-or maybe the time has come for an assisted-living facility. What's the best way to identify their needs and choose new doctors? Perhaps she should hire someone to help them downsize before they move. For guidance, Karasik, 49, plans to tap an unlikely source: her employer.

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:00:00 EST A Primer on the New Medicaid Rulebook

Most seniors probably realize that Medicare won't cover a long nursing-home stay. But many families will be shocked to learn that their state Medicaid program won't either--unless Mom and Dad are really, truly unable to pay.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
	last updated: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:56:50 GMT

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:26:19 GMT 112 die in Iraq as bloodbath continues (AP)

AP - Syria's foreign minister called Sunday for a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces to help end Iraq's sectarian bloodbath, in a groundbreaking diplomatic mission to Iraq that comes amid increasing calls for the U.S. to seek cooperation from Syria and Iran. At least 112 people were killed nationwide, following a week that had already seen hundreds of deaths.

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:27:03 GMT Bush opens stock exchange in Vietnam (AP)

AP - President Bush paid tribute to new symbols of capitalism in this struggling communist country Monday and offered encouragement for Vietnam's battle against bird flu and other public health challenges.

Mon, 20 Nov 2006 05:44:25 GMT Kissinger: Iraq military win impossible (AP)

AP - Military victory is no longer possible in Iraq, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said in a television interview broadcast Sunday.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:55:28 GMT

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:28:17 -0500 Palestinian Shields Foil Israeli Strikes

Palestinians Serving As Human Shields Force Israel to Cancel Strikes on Militants' Gaza Homes

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:17:06 -0500 Ex-Spy Who Accused Russians Is Poisoned

Alexander Litvinenko Believes He Got Dose of Thallium While Dining With Mysterious Stranger

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:44:49 -0500 Fans Lament Access to Cruise Wedding

Cruise-Holmes Wedding Gives Little Satisfaction to Fans Hoping to Get a Glimpse of Them

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:56:51 GMT

2006-11-20T00:00+00:00 Judge rejects right-to-die plea

A woman in a vegetative state is to be given a 'miracle' sleeping pill said to have caused others in her condition to 'wake up' after England's senior family court judge overruled the objections of her family.

2006-11-20T00:00+00:00 Saudi arms deal inquiry closes in

Serious Fraud Office on brink of obtaining information which may implicate Saudi royal family in secret arms-deal commissions.

2006-11-20T00:00+00:00 Zoe Williams's vegetable recipe special

Zoe Williams on vegetables and how to survive them.