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Viewpoint: Area faces mass transportation challenge - San Antonio Express
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:03:58 GMT+00:00

Viewpoint: Area faces mass transportation challenge
San Antonio Express
... visionary plan to connect the county through different modes of environmentally sound transportation such as bus rapid transit, light rail, express bus, ...
Letter: Nation needs to embrace real free enterprise - West Branch Times
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:03:18 GMT+00:00

Letter: Nation needs to embrace real free enterprise
West Branch Times
... waves) electricity can be licensed for free use by business and individuals, and also power a low-fare national system of high-speed and light rail. ...
ELISA SIGHICELLI with JOHN YAU - Brooklyn Rail
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:02:04 GMT+00:00

Brooklyn Rail
ELISA SIGHICELLI with JOHN YAU
Brooklyn Rail
Sighicelli: Yes, and I think photography is a good medium to work with light because you actually write with light. Rail: These are color photographs, ...
WILLIBALD SAUERLÄNDER with SASHA SUDA - Brooklyn Rail
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:01:27 GMT+00:00

Brooklyn Rail
WILLIBALD SAUERLÄNDER with SASHA SUDA
Brooklyn Rail
Sasha Suda (Rail): In the preface to the 1999 collection of your essays titled Geschichte der Kunst—Gegenwart der Kritik (History of Art—Present State of ...
RICHARD BAKER with JOHN YAU - Brooklyn Rail
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:00:35 GMT+00:00

Brooklyn Rail
RICHARD BAKER with JOHN YAU
Brooklyn Rail
John Yau (Rail): The earliest works of yours that I have seen are on a wall in the house of Pat de Groot, a painter who lives in Provincetown. ...
Without money or manpower, how will counties enforce the smoking ban? - The Independent Weekly
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:48:59 GMT+00:00

The Independent Weekly
Without money or manpower, how will counties enforce the smoking ban?
The Independent Weekly
Glass ashtrays are spaced every few feet along the bar rail. Three weeks after the statewide ban against smoking in restaurants and bars went into effect, ...
Train halted after driver ran red light - TVNZ
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:42:37 GMT+00:00

Train halted after driver ran red light
TVNZ
"We try to minimise any delays as best we can, but I hope passengers understand we are committed to keeping rail as the safest form of travel. ...

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Mayoral candidates discuss hospitality - Examiner.com
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:41:36 GMT+00:00

Mayoral candidates discuss hospitality
Examiner.com
She did cite the Rail Runner as an underutilized marketing tool. Kepler suggested that representatives of Santa Fe could be on the train, ...

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Lights Out! brings an idea, and a plan to make it work - West Branch Times
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:32:01 GMT+00:00

Lights Out! brings an idea, and a plan to make it work
West Branch Times
If a quintet of middle-school pupils gets their way, the DC Metro rail service will save $2.5 million on ...
One Less Car hosts Annapolis smart transit forum - Washington Examiner
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:22:49 GMT+00:00

One Less Car hosts Annapolis smart transit forum
Washington Examiner
Maryland Transportation Administration officials were on hand letting everyone know bicycles are allowed on Baltimore's light rail trains, and MTA buses now ...

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Iran's offer on nuclear deal: genuine or diplomatic wedge? - Christian Science Monitor
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:43:15 GMT+00:00

Times Online
Iran's offer on nuclear deal: genuine or diplomatic wedge?
Christian Science Monitor
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran's enriched uranium could be processed outside the country, a deal Iran once rejected. The US and other countries are wary of the offer as they consider new sanctions. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ...
US rejects prisoner swap with IranAFP
Iran uranium offer dismissed by Europe as time-wastingThe Guardian
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's rocket-launch plays 'cat and mouse' with WestTimes Online
Reuters -Xinhua -Voice of America
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Israel: Peace talks to resume soon - Aljazeera.net
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:40:51 GMT+00:00

The Hindu
Israel: Peace talks to resume soon
Aljazeera.net
The Israeli prime minister has said he expects peace talks with the Palestinians, which have been stalled for more than a year, to resume in the coming weeks. "I have reasons to believe, realistically, that we will resume the peace process with the ...
Netanyahu: Peace talks with Palestinians 'within weeks'Ha'aretz
Netanyahu hopes for talks with Palestinians in weeksReuters
Rights groups under fire for scrutiny of Israel's conduct of Gaza warChristian Science Monitor
CNN International -AFP -Jerusalem Post
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Pakistan bombing kills 3 US soldiers, 4 others - Los Angeles Times
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:57:14 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail
Pakistan bombing kills 3 US soldiers, 4 others
Los Angeles Times
The soldiers were involved in training members of a paramilitary force in northwest Pakistan. At least 131 people were injured by the bomb blast, most of them girls at a nearby school. By Alex Rodriguez Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan - Three ...
Soldiers' Deaths in Pakistan Raise Questions on US PresenceNew York Times
US soldiers and teenage girls killed in bombing near Pakistan schoolThe Guardian
Pakistan School Bombing Kills Students, US TroopsBusinessWeek
BBC News -GulfNews -Aljazeera.net
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Sri Lankan opposition protests election results - Washington Post
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:45:51 GMT+00:00

BBC News
Sri Lankan opposition protests election results
Washington Post
AP COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Thousands of opposition supporters took to the streets of Sri Lanka's capital Wednesday to protest the results of the recent presidential election, which they say was marred by fraud. ...
Sri Lanka holds 37 over 'plot to assassinate president'BBC News
Sri Lanka Looks to the FutureWall Street Journal
Sri Lanka President Gets Extra Year In PowerNew York Times
AFP -Christian Science Monitor -The Hindu
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Should we talk to the Taliban? - ABC Online
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:54:35 GMT+00:00

AFP
Should we talk to the Taliban?
ABC Online
Amid the shock and anger that rose out of the deadly attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 there were immediate calls for revenge against the likely culprits - Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda network and the Taliban regime that allowed them to ...
Karzai appeals to Saudi King to mediate with TalibanTelegraph.co.uk
Karzai, Saudi king discuss Afghan conflictAFP
Afghan leader cancels meeting with Muslim bodyReuters
Financial Times -Investor's Business Daily -Aljazeera.net
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German Minister to Tax Cheats: Confess Now - New York Times
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:46:27 GMT+00:00

Reuters
German Minister to Tax Cheats: Confess Now
New York Times
BERLIN — Germany's finance minister warned German tax evaders Wednesday that they risk punishment if their names are found on a CD the government is buying that contains information about Swiss bank customers. ...
European states keep Swiss bank secrecy under siegeReuters
Why Germany Is Paying Millions in Ransom For Stolen Bank DataTIME
Switzerland To Continue German Double-Tax Pact TalksWall Street Journal
BusinessWeek -Bloomberg -Reuters
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ICC undermining Darfur peace talks, says Sudan - Press TV
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:53:00 GMT+00:00

CBC.ca
ICC undermining Darfur peace talks, says Sudan
Press TV
Sudan accuses the International Criminal Court of trying to affect peace talks with Darfur rebels, after it ordered a review on President Omar al-Bashir's genocide charge. "If you look to the time of this process, it shows that the ICC wants to stop ...
Appeals Court says ICC Could Charge Sudan President with GenocideVoice of America
Sudan: Court to Reconsider Bashir Genocide ChargeAllAfrica.com
Sudanese president may face genocide chargesTelegraph.co.uk
Reuters -CNN International -Amnesty International
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Brumby reignites row with India - ABC Online
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:39:16 GMT+00:00

Sydney Morning Herald
Brumby reignites row with India
ABC Online
Victorian Premier John Brumby has attacked members of the Indian media for their portrayal of violence against Indian students in Melbourne. Mr Brumby made the comments after Victorian police charged Indian ...
Governor-General Quentin Bryce dragged into Indian race bash debateHerald Sun
India's high commissioner returns homeSydney Morning Herald
India-Australia race relations further strainedNew Zealand Herald
Bloomberg -AFP -The Hindu
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Veiled wife costs man French citizenship - CNN International
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:57:24 GMT+00:00

Earthtimes (press release)
Veiled wife costs man French citizenship
CNN International
Paris, France (CNN) -- France has denied citizenship to a man because he allegedly forced his wife to wear a full Islamic veil, the French immigration minister said in a statement Wednesday. The man was applying for citizenship in order to join his ...
PM says man with 'burqa' wife has no place in FranceAFP
France denies citizenship over veilAljazeera.net
Man who forced veil on wife can't become FrenchReuters
The Guardian -BBC News -Ha'aretz
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Suicide Bomber Kills Shi'ite Pilgrims Near Iraqi Holy City of Karbala - Voice of America
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:06:43 GMT+00:00

Washington Post
Suicide Bomber Kills Shi'ite Pilgrims Near Iraqi Holy City of Karbala
Voice of America
Iraqi officials say that a motorcycle bomb blast has killed at least 20 Shi'ite pilgrims near the holy city of Karbala. The explosion came as hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite pilgrims made their way, mostly on foot, to Karbala to commemorate the 40th ...
Karbala blasts target Iraq pilgrimsAljazeera.net
Iraq bombing kills at least 20 as pilgrims converge on Karbala Big BombingsWashington Post
Motorbike bomb kills 20 in IraqCNN
AFP -Los Angeles Times -New York Times
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