November 30, 2007

Short voting gap shapes presidential race (Reuters)

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Republican presidential candidates gather with Florida Governor Charlie Crist (4th L) before the start of the CNN/YouTube/Republican Party of Florida presidential debate in St. Petersburg, Florida, November 28, 2007. The candidates are (L-R) U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Crist, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN), U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA). (Scott Audette/Reuters)Reuters - After more than a year of political
campaigning and tens of millions of dollars raised and spent,
some experts believe the contests to choose the Democratic and
Republican nominees for U.S. president could be over in a mere
five days.


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Sudanese protesters demand death for teddy teacher (Reuters)

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Sudanese men read a newspaper containing a picture of British teacher Gillian Gibbons, who is accused of insulting Muslims after her class called a teddy bear Mohammad, in Khartoum, November 29, 2007. (Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla/Reuters)Reuters - Hundreds of Sudanese Muslims, waving
green Islamic flags, took to the streets of Khartoum on Friday
demanding death for the British teacher convicted of insulting
Islam after her class named a teddy bear Mohammad.


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Colombia shows proof FARC hostages alive (Reuters)

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U.S. contractor Marc Gonsalves, who was kidnapped by FARC rebels, is seen in a video released by the Colombian government in Bogota November 30, 2007. The Colombian government broadcast videos on Friday of kidnapped politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans in the first proof since 2003 that the high-profile rebel hostages were still alive. (Presidencia/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - The Colombian government broadcast
videos on Friday of kidnapped politician Ingrid Betancourt and
three Americans in the first proof since 2003 that the
high-profile rebel hostages were still alive.


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Turkey plane crash kills 57 (AFP)

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Rescue crews work on the scene where a plane operated by low-fare airline Atlasjet crashed. A plane operated by a budget airline has crashed in mountains in southwest Turkey after apparently veering off course, killing all 57 people on board, officials said.(AFP/Adem Altan)AFP - A plane operated by a budget airline crashed Friday in mountains in southwest Turkey after apparently veering off course, killing all 57 people on board, officials said.


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Colombian rebel films show foreign hostages alive (AFP)

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Picture taken from television news shows kidnapped French-Colombian politician and hostage Ingrid Betancourt in a video captured from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The Colombian government has released films seized from the leftist rebels showing 16 hostages including a downcast but alive Betancourt and three Americans(AFP)AFP - The Colombian government released Friday films seized from a rebel group giving the first evidence in four years that Colombian-French politician Ingrid Betancourt and three Americans are still alive.


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Iran vows to press on with atomic plans (Reuters)

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Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiles at the opening ceremony of the 3rd OPEC Summit in Riyadh, November 17, 2007. (Ali Jarekji/Reuters)Reuters - Iran vowed to pursue its disputed atomic
program come what may, reducing the chances that talks on
Friday with the European Union would avert U.S. pressure for
tougher international sanctions against the Islamic Republic.


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Crackdown on Iraq Sunni leader after bombs found (Reuters)

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Ali al-Dabbagh, spokesman of the Iraqi government, talks to reporters during a news conference with the spokesman for Baghdad's security plan Brigadier General Qasim Ata in Baghdad on November 28, 2007. Iraqi security forces arrested dozens of people, including the son of a leading Sunni Arab politician, in a pre-dawn raid on Friday after a car rigged with explosives was found near the lawmaker's office. (Ali Abbas/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Iraqi security forces arrested dozens
of people, including the son of a leading Sunni Arab
politician, in a pre-dawn raid on Friday after a car rigged
with explosives was found near the lawmaker's office.


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Bhutto gears up for Pakistani poll (Reuters)

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Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, dressed in civilian clothes, speaks during his swearing-in ceremony in Islamabad in this frame grab, November 29, 2007. (Reuters TV/Reuters)Reuters - Former Pakistani prime minister
Benazir Bhutto published her manifesto for a January election
on Friday, promising jobs for the poor if victorious but
keeping open the option of boycotting the vote.


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Banks, U.S. near deal to freeze subprime rates: report (Reuters)

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A foreclosure sign is seen in Antioch, California, November 27, 2007. (Erin Siegal/Reuters)Reuters - The Bush Administration is close to
agreeing on a pact with major financial institutions that would
temporarily freeze interest rates on certain subprime loans,
the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing sources
familiar with the negotiations.


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Witherspoon tops best-paid actresses (AP)

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Reese Witherspoon arrives at the 78th Academy Awards, in this Sunday, March 5, 2006 file photo in Los Angeles. Even though her last film was a flop, Reese Witherspoon is a moneymaker. The 31-year-old Oscar winner commands $15 to $20 million a movie, putting her on top of The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the highest-paid actresses. The salary list appears in The Hollywood Reporter's 'Women in Entertainment: Power 100' issue, on news stands Tuesday Dec. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, FILE)AP - Even though her latest film, “Rendition,” was a flop, Reese Witherspoon is a moneymaker. The 31-year-old Academy Award winner commands $15 million to $20 million a movie, placing her at the top of The Hollywood Reporter’s annual list of the highest-paid actresses.


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