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NATO to Afghan Assault Villagers: Keep Heads Down

by Peter Graff

KABUL - Afghan villagers should stay inside and "keep their heads down" when thousands of U.S.

Pre-Emptive PR? Seeking A Kinder, Gentler Image For Israel

by Sheera Frenkel

Israel submitted its formal response
last month to a U.N.-commissioned probe that acc

Anti-Poverty Protesters Say 'Give us a Home, Not the Olympics'

by Allen Dowd

VANCOUVER - Robert Bonner is not impressed that Vancouver is hosting the Winter Olympics and thinks the millions of dollars spent on the event would have better gone on alleviating problems like poverty and homelessness..."Spending C$178 million...for a skating oval isn't really impressive when you're sleeping in a doorway..."

More Blackwater Contractors Than Cops In Pakistan's Capitol

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan  -- There are more private security contractors from Xe, formerly Blackwater, operating in Islamabad than capital police, a religious leader said.

Poll: Two-Thirds Of Americans Unhappy About Citizens United Ruling

by Evan McMorris-Santoro

Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito may not have wanted to hear it during the State Of The Union address, but a »

Incentives to Going 'Off Grid' Bring Power to the People

by Matt Ford

The price of power has always been a political issue -- but now campaigners argue it could be the key to starting a green energy revolution.

Obama Starts New Push on Free Trade Deals

by Ian Swanson

The Obama administration is reaching out to business-friendly Democrats to win support for free-trade policies that divide the party.

Campaign Case May Have Set Course for Supreme Court

by Joan Biskupic

WASHINGTON - As the Supreme Court nears the
midpoint of its annual term and prepares to hear several momentous
cases, one question looms: Will the justices' split decision reversing
past rulings and allowing new corporate spending i

Connecticut Power Plant Explosion: Workers Unaccounted For; Part Of Structure Unsearchable

by Josh Kovner, Monica Polanco, Jenna Carlesso and Alaine Griffin

MIDDLETOWN - - UPDATE (7:18 a.m.): Crews are returning to the Kleen
Energy plant this morning to determine when rescuers can resume their
search through the rubble for workers who remain unaccou

In a Message to Democrats, Wall St. Sends Cash to GOP

by David D. Kirkpatrick

WASHINGTON - If the Democratic Party has a stronghold on Wall Street, it is JPMorgan Chase.

HRW Says Israel 'Failed' to Probe Gaza War Crimes

JERUSALEM - Human Rights Watch said on Sunday that Israel has failed to properly investigate alleged crimes committed during last winter's devastating Gaza war as demanded by the United Nations.

Call the Caterer! Bank Bonuses a Relief in Greenwich, Conn.

by Shashank Bengali

GREENWICH, Conn. - After one of the leanest years in memory, life in this upper-crust enclave is slowly returning to normal. The Greenwich version of normal, anyway.

Rape on the Rise in Haiti's Camps

by Nina Lakhani

In one of the great unmentioned effects of the earthquake in Haiti, women and young girls are suffering a rising number of rapes and sexual assaults, according to leading aid agencies.

Think-Tanks Take Oil Money and Use it to Fund Climate Deniers

by Jonathan Owen and Paul Bignell

An orchestrated campaign is being waged against climate change science to undermine public acceptance of man-made global warming, environment
experts claimed last night.

Thousands of Civilians Flee Afghan Region as Nato Plans Onslaught

by Jon Boone

"Always when they storm a village the foreign troops never care about civilian casualties...And at the end of the day they report the deaths of women and children as the deaths of Taliban..."