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Attacks across Iraq claim 142 lives
Aug 1 2007 11:06PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Baghdad shook with bombings and political upheaval Wednesday as the largest Sunni Arab bloc quit the government and a suicide attacker blew up his fuel tanker in one of several attacks that claimed 142 lives nationwide.
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Attacks across Iraq claim 142 lives
Aug 1 2007 11:06PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Baghdad shook with bombings and political upheaval Wednesday as the largest Sunni Arab bloc quit the government and a suicide attacker blew up his fuel tanker in one of several attacks that claimed 142 lives nationwide.
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Attacks across Iraq claim 142 lives
Aug 1 2007 11:06PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Baghdad shook with bombings and political upheaval Wednesday as the largest Sunni Arab bloc quit the government and a suicide attacker blew up his fuel tanker in one of several attacks that claimed 142 lives nationwide.
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Attacks across Iraq claim 142 lives
Aug 1 2007 11:06PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Baghdad shook with bombings and political upheaval Wednesday as the largest Sunni Arab bloc quit the government and a suicide attacker blew up his fuel tanker in one of several attacks that claimed 142 lives nationwide.
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Proposal expands U.N. mandate in Iraq
Aug 1 2007 10:49PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A proposed Security Council resolution circulated late Wednesday would expand the U.N. mandate in Iraq to help promote political reconciliation, settle disputed internal boundaries and plan for a national census.
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Pro-gov't pols sweep Jordan elections
Aug 1 2007 10:35PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Pro-government and independent candidates swept local elections in Jordan, including the first-ever vote for city mayors, official results showed Wednesday.
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Iran says Israel abuses human rights
Aug 1 2007 7:47PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iran denounced what it called Israel's "horrific human rights record" in a letter to the U.N. secretary-general while denying recent Israeli accusations of widespread rights abuses in the Islamic republic.
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Saudi Arabia to explore Iraq relations
Aug 1 2007 5:34PM (CT)
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country would consider reopening an embassy in Baghdad, a step long sought by the Bush administration to help legitimize the Shiite-led Iraqi government.
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US, Israeli diplomats push Mideast talks
Aug 1 2007 4:00PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Top U.S. and Israeli diplomats said Wednesday they would push quickly for a political settlement with the moderate-led West Bank in spite of the bitter internal split among Palestinians there and in Gaza.
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US, Israeli diplomats push Mideast talks
Aug 1 2007 4:00PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Top U.S. and Israeli diplomats said Wednesday they would push quickly for a political settlement with the moderate-led West Bank in spite of the bitter internal split among Palestinians there and in Gaza.
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US, Israeli diplomats push Mideast talks
Aug 1 2007 4:00PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Top U.S. and Israeli diplomats said Wednesday they would push quickly for a political settlement with the moderate-led West Bank in spite of the bitter internal split among Palestinians there and in Gaza.
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US, Israeli diplomats push Mideast talks
Aug 1 2007 4:00PM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Top U.S. and Israeli diplomats said Wednesday they would push quickly for a political settlement with the moderate-led West Bank in spite of the bitter internal split among Palestinians there and in Gaza.
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Gates tours US facilities in Kuwait
Aug 1 2007 2:20PM (CT)
KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Bright flashing lights signal the next convoy of flatbed trucks, poised to move U.S. military equipment into Iraq.
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Hamas criticizes peace conference
Aug 1 2007 1:24PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A senior Hamas official brushed off a planned U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference as a publicity stunt, warning Wednesday against any attempt to push the Islamic militant group out of the process.
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Hamas criticizes peace conference
Aug 1 2007 1:24PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A senior Hamas official brushed off a planned U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference as a publicity stunt, warning Wednesday against any attempt to push the Islamic militant group out of the process.
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Hamas criticizes peace conference
Aug 1 2007 1:24PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A senior Hamas official brushed off a planned U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference as a publicity stunt, warning Wednesday against any attempt to push the Islamic militant group out of the process.
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Hamas criticizes peace conference
Aug 1 2007 1:24PM (CT)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A senior Hamas official brushed off a planned U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference as a publicity stunt, warning Wednesday against any attempt to push the Islamic militant group out of the process.
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Iran hangs 7 in public execution
Aug 1 2007 8:55AM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran publicly hanged seven men Wednesday in the second round of collective executions in 10 days, state media reported.
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Car bomb kills 17 in central Baghdad
Aug 1 2007 5:32AM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - A parked car bomb killed 17 civilians and left a gaping crater in a busy square Wednesday in central Baghdad, police said.
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3 U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad
Aug 1 2007 2:38AM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Three U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded by a sophisticated armor-piercing bomb in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia to attend peace conference
Aug 1 2007 2:21AM (CT)
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Saudi Arabia will attend a Middle East peace conference proposed by President Bush for later this year, the Saudi foreign minister said Wednesday.
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