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- Natalya Malukova was getting ready to go to work when the telephone rang. |
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- Russian scientists said Monday that they have discovered two new "superheavy" elements that could one day be added to the far end of chemistry's periodic table of elements. |
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- With air shows and flights across the country, aviators are celebrating what would have been the 100th birthday Monday of Valery Chkalov, who made the first nonstop transpolar flight, covering more than 8,500 kilometers between Moscow and the United States. |
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- Yelena Tregubova, a newspaper reporter who recently published a tell-all book about her days covering the Kremlin, was about to step outside of her apartment on Monday when a small bomb exploded in the corridor. |
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- The Central Elections Commission on Monday registered President Vladimir Putin as a candidate in next month's presidential election, which he is widely expected to win. |
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- Russia gave the first sign Monday that it was prepared to speed up the closure of two military bases in Georgia, saying it could envisage them being removed in seven to nine years. |
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- At least 11 servicemen and pro-Moscow Chechen police officers were killed in rebel attacks and landmine explosions in Chechnya in the previous 24 hours, an official in the region's Kremlin-backed administration said Monday. |
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- More than 400 people disappeared last year in Chechnya, official figures indicated Monday, but a rights group said the real figure may be four times higher. |
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- Two more people have died after contracting bird flu, bringing to 12 the number of deaths in an epidemic that is sweeping Asia and that scientists fear may now be transmitted from person to person. |
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- When the pushing began from two directions, Bishr Abdullah -- jammed in the midst of a crowd of pilgrims close to a tall stone pillar -- had no place to turn. The Nigerian pilgrim slipped and fell beneath many sandaled feet. |
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- Facing a major round of U.S. presidential primary elections on Tuesday, Democratic rivals worked to sway undecided voters. |
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- The twin suicide bombings targeting Iraq's two main U.S.-allied Kurdish parties, which killed at least 67 people, will only serve to unite them and strengthen their resolve for self-rule within a federal Iraq, their leaders said. |
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- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his Likud Party on Monday he plans to dismantle all 17 Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip -- his most specific comment yet on a possible Israeli redeployment, a participant in the closed-door meeting said. |
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- U.S. President George W. Bush will sign an executive order to open an investigation into intelligence failures in Iraq, his way of quieting mounting election-year criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike. |
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- Iran's largest pro-reform party announced Monday it will boycott Feb. 20 elections, with its leader saying the party has lost hope that a free and fair parliamentary vote can be held as scheduled. |
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- Staten Island Chuck, the hometown groundhog, called for an early end to winter, despite conflicting reports from renowned forecaster Punxsutawney Phil. Chuck, who lives at the Staten Island zoo, did not see his shadow when he emerged this clear, sunny Groundhog Day. His forecast was directly opposite of Punxsutawney Phil's in Pennsylvania. |
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- Did you ever feel like there just weren't enough hours in the day? Have you ever stayed up late because you weren't tired enough to go to bed? Have you ever felt like you didn't get enough sleep and it was, too soon, time to get up? Have you ever wished for more free time to pursue different activities and goals? |
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- (Review) Stephen Moore has looked at the Federal Budget. He doesn't like it one bit. The president will predictably boast that this is a lean budget that spends money judiciously on top national priorities like homeland security and not a... |
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- Following are excerpts from "Analysis of the President's New Budget" by Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. For the full text, please go to: http://www. cbpp. |
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- James at OTB wonders if Judge Roy Moore would hurt Bush if the controversial Alabama jurist elects to pursue the presidency. While I don’t think Moore will drain enough votes to seriously hurt President Bush in the Deep South if John Kerry is his opponent—Bush is still quite popular with the religious conservative part of the base—his impact could be significant in places... |
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- Dean Ismay asserts that Bush did gays a favor by not coming out in favor of a constitutional amendment that would bar gay 'marriage. While making his case, Dean points out this recent poll that shows some interesting trends: A Jan. 9-11 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll asked Americans if they would favor or oppose a law that would... |
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- That UN resolution was the primary justification for the war. The Council demanded that Iraq confirm, within seven days, its intention to comply fully with the resolution. It further decided that, within 30 days, Iraq, in order to begin to comply with its obligations, should provide to UNMOVIC, the IAEA and the Council a complete declaration of all aspects of its programmes to... |
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- Zbigniew Brzezinski offers some criticism of the U.S. intelligence community as well as some suggestions for improving the gathering of security information: • The administration should candidly acknowledge that the United States was misinformed about the state and level of Iraqi armaments, a fact already quite evident to much of the world. Continued evasion on... |
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Speak (Feb 02 2004 23:15 GMT) - A friend enthusiastically recommended a young adult book, Speak, describing how the novel was a catalyst in her decision to enter therapy and try the "talking cure." She urged me to read it, in part probably to help me get to know her better; readers love to share the transformative experience with others. So I did as she requested. I began it just before bed and was up until 4 a. |
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- Billmon says it best about the Superbowl. |
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- C# .NET Forum Post - Repopulate listbox with session var. if index ... |
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- Lately, anyone who's paying attention has seen a stampede of multipage ads in national magazines, meant to brand the term digital photography in the mind of the average consumer. Indeed, the allure of taking photos with a digital camera and printing them how and when you like is hard to resist. |
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