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My so-called glamorous life as a foreign correspondent
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe blast of insecticide jolted me awake. A Mexicana flight attendant had just doused me with a chemical cloud while her colleague explained over the intercom that the Cuban Health Ministry requires arriving aircraft to be fumigated. "The substance isn't...Tags: Transportation, Rebellions, Abraham Lincoln, Mikhail S Gorbachev, Earthquakes
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Colombia, Switzerland at odds over mediator
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA diplomatic dispute has broken out between Colombia and Switzerland over the role of a Swiss mediator involved in hostage-release talks with leftist rebels. Colombia cut off the longtime European mediation effort after the July 2 rescue of former...Tags: Charity, Mario, Terrorism, Novartis, Elections
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Gunmen kill 3 U.S.-allied fighters in Sunni area in northern Baghdad
Gunmen killed three guards from a U.S.-allied Sunni group today in drive-by shootings in northern Baghdad, an official said. The attackers opened fire as they sped by two different awakening council checkpoints in the Azamiyah neighborhood, according...Tags: Vehicles, Murder, Armed Conflicts, Injuries, Defense
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McCain: Explains surge "gaffe"
Spin CycleWe've devoted a fair amount of attention to McCain's comment in which he seemed, mistakenly, to say that the troop surge in Iraq preceded and facilitated the anti-al-Qaida Sunni Awakening in Anbar Province. For balance: He tried to clarify today,......Tags: Armed Conflicts, Guerrilla Activity
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Poll: McCain gaining on Iraq, drilling
Spin CycleA new Quinnipiac battleground poll of Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan shows McCain gaining ground in key states -- esp. CO, MN -- apparently because voters respect his support for the surge, and agree with him on Iraq. A lot......Tags: Elections, International Military Interventions, Polls, Political Candidates
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Driver called close to bin Laden
Associated PressA Guantanamo prisoner on trial for war crimes was so close to Osama bin Laden that he attended a meeting of top al-Qaida aides the day of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a former FBI agent testified yesterday. Defendant Salim Hamdan heard bin Laden praise...Tags: Defendants, Family, Terrorism, Trials, Osama bin Laden
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U.S. seeks to intensify efforts in Afghanistan
Associated PressAs violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops. But it's far from clear how the strategy will work in a vast, rugged land where hiding places are many and suspicion of foreign forces is deep. U.S....Tags: Rebellions, Armed Conflicts, National Government, Terrorism, Government
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Blackwater aims at new goal
Associated PressThe world over, guns for hire are known as "Blackwater guys" - and that's the reason Blackwater Worldwide wants to move beyond the business of private security contracting. But Blackwater's breakneck growth in the past decade has come largely from...Tags: Demographics, Imperial and Royal Matters, National Government, Government, Illegal Immigrants
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Iran widow must go to trial in NY on terror charge
Associated Press WriterA naturalized U.S. citizen must face trial on a charge of providing material support to an Iranian terrorist organization she's accused of helping to lead, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan denied a defense motion to...Tags: Coup d'Etat, Terrorism, Trials, Lawyers, Prosecution
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In Wilkes-Barre, McCain takes questions from friend and foe
Of The Morning CallFrank Gleim was leaning toward voting for Barack Obama in November. But after hearing John McCain at a town hall event Wednesday, the Democrat and retired math professor is re-evaluating his choice. ''He seems to be in touch with what is going on more...Tags: Energy, Personal Income, National Government, Government, Energy KD
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