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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, Wars and Interventions, Terrorism, Indiana Jones, Pharmaceuticals
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WA Assisted Suicide Initiative Makes Ballot
The Associated PressAn assisted suicide initiative will appear on Washington's statewide ballot in November. Initiative 1000, also called the "Death with Dignity" initiative, would allow terminally ill people to legally obtain lethal prescription drugs for ending their...Tags: Suicide, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, Referenda
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Knollenberg holds fundraising lead against Peters
Republican Congressman Joe Knollenberg raised more than $731,000 during the past three months in his re-election campaign, outpacing Democratic challenger Gary Peters, who raised $570,000. Knollenberg ended the fundraising period with nearly $1.9...Tags: Political Candidates, Campaign Finance, Gary Peters, Joe Knollenberg
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Campaign accounts for Fort Lauderdale mayor contenders
South Florida Sun-SentinelFive people have opened campaign accounts to run for Fort Lauderdale mayor in spring 2009. Here are the candidates and how much they'd raised and spent on their campaigns by June 30: Cindi Hutchinson: City commissioner, former owner-operator of a small...Tags: Public Officials, Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale, Political Candidates, Government
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Poll: McCain closes in on Obama in some states
THE RACE: The presidential race in Colorado ------ THE NUMBERS Republican John McCain, 46 percent Democrat Barack Obama, 44 percent ------ OF INTEREST: Obama led McCain by 5 percentage points in the same poll taken last month. McCain holds a...Tags: Energy, The White House, Energy Saving, Michelle Obama, Energy KD
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MTA votes to seek sales tax hike to fund L.A. County transit, roads
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority board today voted overwhelmingly to seek a half-cent sales tax increase that could raise between $30 billion and $40 billion for transit and highway projects, including the first link of a long-awaited subway to...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Subway Transportation, Economic Policy, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California)
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McCain visits German restaurant ... in Ohio
Associated PressRepublican presidential candidate John McCain had his own German experience Thursday -- at a restaurant in Ohio. He asserted that he was happy to devote his time this week to touring the nation's heartland. ``I'd love to give a speech in Germany. But I'd...Tags: Lance Armstrong, George Bush, National Government, Government, Deborah Pryce
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200,000 Germans gather to hear Barack Obama
Los Angeles TimesIn one of the most theatrical events of his campaign, Barack Obama called today for closer ties between Europe and the United States in a speech to more than 200,000 Germans at a towering monument to Prussian war triumphs. The sea of people stretched a...Tags: John F. Kennedy, The White House, Angela Merkel, National Government, Government
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In Berlin, Obama says global threats call for stronger alliances
Tribune correspondentDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama came to a city once divided by the Cold War and sustained in crisis by the Atlantic alliance to call today for a strengthened commitment to international alliances in a new era of international threats. In a...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Political Candidates, Heads of State, Diplomacy, National Government
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