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"Hostile" Iran Sparks
 Plans for US Attack

Pentagon Wary Of Tehran's Expanding Nuclear Program And Support Of Iraqi Insurgents

A second American aircraft carrier steamed into the Persian Gulf on Tuesday as the Pentagon ordered military commanders to develop new options for attacking Iran.

"What the Iranians are doing is killing American servicemen and women inside Iraq," said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.

U.S. officials are also concerned by Iranian harassment of U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf as well as Iran's still growing nuclear program.

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Top U.S. military officer assails Iran's role in Iraq
Gates calls new U.S. carrier in Gulf a "reminder" to Iran
Clinton says U.S. could "totally obliterate" Iran
Iran complains to UN over Clinton's nuclear attack threat
Obama says Clinton's threats to Iran too much like Bush's

 

Gas Prices, Gas Tax 'Holiday,' Become Focus US Election Issues

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Democrats Step Up Debate on Gas Tax

Video: Candidates fuel gas-tax talk.

Candidates clash on gas-tax holiday

Candidates' gas-tax plans sputter, some economists say

Candidates' Gas-Relief Plans Draw Wall St. Criticism

Clinton seeks gas tax vote; Obama calls it 'shell' game

US Missile hits Hospital. Iraqi Death Toll Totals

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Doctors and nurses ran screaming.

The daily horror is that who is a friend and who a foe is no longer a meaningful question.

Violent war-related deaths of Iraqi's since 2002 on the rise, reliable estimates vary between 160,000 to 1-million killed, details. Some estimate as high as 2.5% of population killed and millions more wounded, missing, or refugees, details. (Note: 2.5% of USA population would be close to 8-million people),

More on Hospital Attack
925 killed in recent Sadr City clashes
In Sadr City, Basic Services Are Faltering



This Week's Top Election Issues & Stories
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 President Bush's disapproval rating now highest in US history. Vote

 

DELEGATE COUNT AFTER NORTH CAROLINA AND INDIANA delegate-count
Obama has extended his lead in both delegates and popular vote.

Clinton May Be Hopeful, but Obama Rolls On
Latest Poll for May 6th primaries: Obama by 9% in N.C.; it's a tie in Indiana

Senate Panel OKs Missile Defense Plans
International Opposition Increases

The Senate Armed Services Committee approved Bush's request for U.S. missile-defense installations in the Czech Republic and Poland; approves study of 'Star Wars.'

The proposal, must be approved by the full Senate and reconciled with measure in the House of Representatives. Approval for the project by the parliaments of the two European countries also required.

The Armed Services Committee also said it would assess the feasibility of a space-based interceptor for missile defense ('Star Wars').

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Bush asks for money for Poland; Poland wants more cash.
Hard issues unresolved; U.S. to seek new site if Polish talks fail
Signing of US-Czech deal on missile shield postponed; real reasons?
Russia still concerned by U.S. missile plans for Europe

Background headlines

Missile shield ups chance of atomic conflict: Putin
Russia might target U.S. missile shield in Poland

Food Shortages Herald "New Era Of Hunger"

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More Countries Suffer Riots Over Rising Prices And Shortages Of Staples

One hunger victim said, "…people can’t buy food. Gasoline prices are going up. It is very hard for us over here. The cost of living is the biggest worry for us, no peace in stomach means no peace in the mind. I wonder if others will be able to survive the days ahead because things are very, very hard."
(Bush plan is this week's editorial).

More on 'New Era of Hunger
WFP Assessment of the global food crisis

Zimbabwe Election Commission Calls for Runoff,
but Opposition Challenges Vote Count

Government says election runoff needed

The opposition says a campaign of terror and violence since the first round of voting has left the movement in a disarray, with its main leaders staying out of the country for fear of arrest, details

Police say 100 vote fraud cases found

Several officials from the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) have been arrested after President Robert Mugabe's party claimed electoral officers had been bribed to count votes in favor of the opposition, details

Police raid opposition's headquarters.
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Late Breaking Headlines

Anti-Labor trend in Britain's by-elections
Brown stunned by British election 'massacre'

British Election Results

Johnson Wins London Mayor Race in Body Blow to Brown

Labor losers put blame
on Brown
 The Boris Johnson story
Russia accuses Georgia of plans to invade Abkhazia Russia shoots down Georgian unmanned spy plane

Tensions Increase in Russia's Dispute with Georgia.

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Georgia-Russia Tension Escalates Over Downed Drone

 Georgia condemned Russia's 'open act of aggression' Russia sends extra troops to Georgian rebel region
 

New Pakistanian Parliment Renews True Offer to Taliban

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Pakistan, Taliban continuing peace talks despite American skepticism and latest Taliban militant attack

Afghanistan backs Pakistan’s planned talks with Taliban but wants end to cross border raids

 
 
Other U.S. Releated News from Around the World
  
U.S. Airstike kills Al-Qaeda Chief, others in Somalia
Somalis protest against
US strike

Rice pretends to care about check-points, embargo, restrictions on Palestinians

US offers more pretensions of Peace and charades for withdrawing Israeli settlements

 
Exxon Oil profits soars to record levels.
Fed chief defends Bear Sterns deal.

 

 
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