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Shuttle Discovery Rockets Toward Space Station (Ker Than)
By Ker Than -- Space.com Dec. 9, 2006 -- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – For a few brief moments, night turned to day here at NASAs Kennedy Space Center (KSC) as the shuttle Discovery climbed into space atop ...
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Monday Morning Rocket Launch Could Surprise US East Coast Residents (Joe Rao)
By Joe Rao -- SPACE.com Dec. 8, 2006 -- Should a rocket blast off on schedule early Monday morning from NASAs Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia, a potentially spectacular sight might greet ...
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Report: World Bank Losing War on Poverty (Peter Goodman)
Living Conditions for Millions are Worse by Peter Goodman -- San Francico Chronicle Dec. 8, 2006 -- Despite an intensified campaign against poverty, World Bank programs have failed to lift incomes ...
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Crude Dudes (Linda McQuaig)
By Linda McQuaig -- Toronto Star Sept. 18, 2004 -- From his corner office in the heart of New Yorks financial district, Fadel Gheit keeps close tabs on what goes on inside the boardrooms of the big ...
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Shuttle Discovery To Launch Tonight
Astronauts Head to Launch Pad Space.com Dec. 9, 2006 -- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -– The seven Discovery astronauts have begun a 20-minute ride in their silver ‘Astro Van’ toward Kennedy Space Center’s ...
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Desperately Seeking Ethics (NY Times Editorial)
New York Times Editorial Dec. 9, 2006 -- Watching our elected leaders in action, it’s not surprising that Americans wonder if there is any limit to the crass misbehavior that members of Congress are ...
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Second Day Of Clashes Between Somali Islamists, Gov't (Sahal Abdulle)
By Sahal Abdulle MOGADISHU, Dec 9 (Reuters) -- Somali Islamists and pro-government soldiers shelled each other in a second day of fighting Saturday, witnesses said, a major escalation of violence ...
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Republican Rule in Congress Ends With Tax Cuts, Trade Measure (Nicholas Johnston)
By Nicholas Johnston Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Congress ended 12 years of Republican control by passing tax breaks, trade benefits and a nuclear accord with India, while leaving most budget work ...
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The U.S. government hates democracy (lessons from Italy) (Mickey Z.)
Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Dec. 9, 2006 -- As far as I'm concerned, we can't put forward enough reminders of how the U.S. government -- and the corporations that own it -- do business. Platitudes ...
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Changes Are Expected in US Voting by 2008 Election (Ian Urbina & Christopher Drew)
By IAN URBINA and CHRISTOPHER DREW -- New York Times Dec. 8, 2006 -- By the 2008 presidential election, voters around the country are likely to see sweeping changes in how they cast their ballots ...
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UN Chief Asks How World Can Allow 'Horror' In Sudan (Michelle Nichols)
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Reuters) -- Outgoing U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will ask today how the international community can allow the horror in Sudans Darfur region to continue ...
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