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CA-CANADA Summary (Reuters)
Wed, October 1, 2008
Reuters - A campaign worker for Canada's Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper resigned on Tuesday after admitting he plagiarized large chunks of a speech that Harper delivered in 2003 while leader of the opposition. Owen Lippert, said he "was overzealous in copying segments of another world leader's speech", when he copied parts of a speech on Iraq originally delivered by former Australian Prime Minister John Howard.
More away woe for Celtic as Senna shows class (AFP)
Pirates say they celebrated Muslim holiday on ship (AP)
US 'casino' mentality blamed for planet's meltdown (AP)
Iraq forces gain more control, but lose more lives (AP)
Ambassador: Russia looking to boost Bolivia ties (AP)





Iraq still locked in 'communal struggle:' Pentagon report (AFP)
Wed, October 1, 2008

AFP - Recent security improvements in Iraq are "fragile, reversible and uneven" and the country is still locked in a "communal struggle for power and resources," a Pentagon report said Tuesday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,176 (AP)
Iraq forces gain more control, but lose more lives (AP)
Pentagon announces 2009 deployments to Iraq (AP)
Cost of massive unemployment in Iraq could be paid in blood (McClatchy Newspapers)
IAEA lacks tools to expose secret work: ElBaradei (Reuters)




Olmert's Lame-Duck Epiphany About Palestinian Peace (Time.com)
Wed, October 1, 2008
Time.com - As Israel's embattled prime minister prepares to leave office, he issues a series of stunning departure statements
NY judge: PLO can't disguise terror as war (AP)
Israel army buys self-destruct cluster bombs: radio (AFP)
West Bank settler violence challenges Israel (Reuters)
Why Israeli settlers are lashing out (The Christian Science Monitor)
Eid al-Fitr begins Tuesday for most Mideast states (AFP)




Odierno Ready For New Post-Surge Mission
Tue, September 30, 2008
For the last year and half, General David Petraeus has been the face of the U.S. war effort in Iraq. He led the surge that contributed to bringing the level of violence down in much of the country.
Lipton Milk Tea Powder Recalled In Asia
Israelis Welcome New Year, Hope For Peace
EU Leans On U.S. To Fix Financial Crisis
At Least 168 Die In India Temple Stampede
Pakistan Replaces Powerful Spy Agency Boss




Iraqi Government Allows Doctors to Carry Guns
Mon, September 29, 2008
Iraq's government is allowing doctors to carry guns to protect themselves from violence that has often targeted them since the 2003 war.
Missing Air Controller Stalls Flights in Greece
U.N. Liaison Offices: Secretive and Out of Control?
Venezuela Set to Develop Nuclear Power With Russia
Subtropical Storm Laura Forms in Atlantic Ocean
German Company Claims World's Largest Jigsaw Puzzle




Senator Confident of U.S.-India Nuclear Deal
Tue, September 30, 2008
The House of Representatives approved the accord Saturday, but it has stalled in the Senate, where at least one lawmaker, acting anonymously, has used the Senate's rules to block it from coming to a vote.
Lawmakers Seek Probe of U.S. Exports to Iran
Gov't Denies Misconduct in Stevens Trial
Stevens' Former Friend to Testify Against Him
Billions of Possibilities with Bailout Package Funds
Reporter's Notebook: Meltdown