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PALESTINE CLOSE TO CIVIL WAR 
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PALESTINE was close to civil war last night despite desperate efforts to set up a truce. Forces loyal to Mahmoud Abbas overran two Hamas ministries and sealed off an area at his compound in Gaza. Street battles erupted and a senior Hamas minister was attacked.Palestine PM opposes early elections IANS via Yahoo! India News - Dec 17 9:48 AM
Gaza, Dec 17 (DPA) Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya Sunday rejected President Mahmoud Abbas's decision to hold early presidential and legislative elections in Palestine.Palestine PM opposes early elections IBN live - Dec 17 10:31 AM
Palestinian PM on Sunday rejected President Mahmoud Abbas's decision to hold early presidential and legislative elections in Palestine.Qaddoumi denounces Abbas call for early election in Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 17 9:02 AM
Palestine - Politics Chief of political bureau of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and leader of Fatah movement Farouq Qaddoumi said in Damascus on Sunday that any early election President Mahmoud Abbas is advocating is impossible.Fears of War in Palestine After Call for Early Elections Zaman Online - Dec 17 6:35 AM
Exposed to Israeli attacks for decades, Palestine is now facing the threat of a civil war from a violent disagreement between Hamas and al-Fatah. Mahmoud Abbas has made a decision to hold early elections in the face of the worst tensions in a decade.Hosseini: Iran not a factor of instability in Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 17 6:32 AM
Iran - Blair - Hosseini Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini on Sunday dismissed British Prime Minister Tony Blair's claim that Iran is a factor of instability in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine.*Israel PM Asks Ministers Not To Respond To Palestine Election Issue Nasdaq - Dec 16 1:42 PM
(RTTNews) - Israel PM asks ministers not to respond to Palestine election issue.No peace without solving Palestine problem: Egyptian FM ArabicNews.com - Dec 16 4:59 PM
There will be no peace and stability unless a solution to the Palestine issue is found, Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said yesterday. He urged the Palestinian factions to settle their political disputes.*Palestine President Calls For Elections Nasdaq - Dec 16 8:27 AM
(RTTNews) - Palestine President calls for elections.Mottaki: Tehran welcomes Sudan's principled stance on Lebanon, Palestine Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 16 8:47 AM
Iran - Sudan - Sediq Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that Tehran welcomes the principled policies of Sudanese government in supporting Islamic Resistance in Lebanon and Palestine.Two State Solution Best Way Forward To End Israel-Palestine Conflict Bernama - Dec 16 12:51 AM
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- The prospect for a two state solution to end the protracted Israel-Palestine conflict is still there but it must be based on the 1967 border demarcation, said former Palestine foreign minister.Asia News PALESTINE Abu Mazen calls for early elections PALESTINE ABU MAZEN elections HAMAS civil war Parliamentary and ... AsiaNews.it - Dec 16 5:21 AM
PALESTINE Abu Mazen calls for early elections Parliamentary and presidential elections could be held within three months. Hamas responds harshly: an illegal decision, we are facing a coup d etatPALESTINE CEASEFIRE AGREED Daily Record - 6 minutes ago
PALESTINIAN rivals Hamas and Fatah said they had agreed to a ceasefire last night after a day of bloodshed. President Mahmoud Abbas's offices came under mortar fire and his Fatah forces seized two Hamas ministries.FIRE TEARS THROUGH LAKE PALESTINE CONDOS Tyler Morning Telegraph - Dec 15 10:38 PM
FIRE AT THE VILLAGES: A three-story, six-unit building at Silverleaf s at the Villages President s Harbor Condominiums on Lake Palestine is seen Friday after an early morning fire.Abbas offers elections to save Palestine territories The Manila Times - Dec 17 6:39 AM
JERUSALEM: Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas called for new elections in a surprising, high-risk gamble that sought to salvage the deteriorating situation in the Palestinian territories.Faith leaders' appeal to US government over Israel-Palestine conflict Ekklesia - Dec 17 7:13 AM
The following is the full text of the bipartisan Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Peace, From Crisis to Hope, statement to the American government released publicly by an inter-religious group of senior US faith leaders from the Christian, Jewish and Muslim traditions.ABBAS IS FACING CIVIL WAR Daily Record - 15 minutes ago
PALESTINE was close to civil war last night. Forces loyal to Mahmoud Abbas overran two Hamas ministries and sealed off the area around his compound in Gaza, while rival groups fought street battles and a senior Hamas minister came under attack.Hamas, Fatah Reach Cease Fire Agreement Nasdaq - Dec 17 12:57 PM
(RTTNews) - The two rival factions in Palestine, the Hamas and Fatah, have reached a cease fire agreement on Sunday, after a day of fighting in the Gaza strip.PLO official says early elections impossible People's Daily - Dec 17 5:36 PM
A visiting senior official of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said here on Sunday that early elections in Palestine was impossible which would increase tensions among the Palestinians.Palestine factions agree on ceasefire Gulf Daily News - Dec 17 3:59 PM
GAZA CITY: Armed Palestinian groups including Hamas and Fatah agreed on a ceasefire early today to end spiralling unrest that claimed at least three lives, the head of a high-level committee that includes all the groups said.Palestine: Clashes Escalate Between Hamas, Fatah Radio Free Europe: Radio Library - Dec 17 9:22 AM
December 17, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas gathered around his Gaza City office and home today after one of his bodyguards was killed in clashes with the rival Hamas movement.Violence follows Abbas poll call Navhind Times - 47 minutes ago
Gaza, Dec 17: Forces loyal to the Palestine President, Mr Mahmoud Abbas overran two Hamas ministries and sealed off the area around his compound today as the threat of violence hung over Gaza following the President s call for new elections.Editorial: Time for Cool Thinking Arab News - Dec 17 4:22 PM
Saner, cooler heads must come to the fore if the Palestinian unrest is not to become something much worse. The situation in Palestine could easily escalate in the wake of Mahmoud Abbas call for early elections.ZAMAN DAILY NEWSPAPER (2006121839290) Zaman Online - Dec 17 2:07 PM
When Hamas came to power in Palestine in January 2006, the United States and the European Union suspended financial aid to the Palestinian government.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Dec 17 4:18 PM
Saner, cooler heads must come to the fore if the Palestinian unrest is not to become something much worse. The situation in Palestine could easily escalate in the wake of Mahmoud Abbas call for earlyIsrael PM Asks Ministers Not To Respond To Palestine Election Issue Nasdaq - Dec 16 1:42 PM
(RTTNews) - According to reports, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Saturday evening instructed all his ministers to refrain from commenting on Palestinian elections.Lady Hornets down Palestine, 51-38 Athens Review - Dec 15 6:23 AM
PALESTINE The Palestine Ladycats were victims of the turnover bug Tuesday night as the Ladycats lost to Athens 51-38.Carter defends challenged book The Oxford Press - Dec 17 2:22 PM
AUSTIN, Texas Former President Jimmy Carter defended his latest book on Thursday, saying critics of "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid" have not countered his negative depiction of life among Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.International Church Forum Pushes for Peace in Palestine Israel Christian Today - Dec 15 6:25 AM
With the urgent need to secure peace in Israel and Palestine at the top of the agenda a World Council of Churches meeting has begun work on setting up an international forum to galvanise worldwide church advocacy for the Middle EastHosseini: Genocide of Palestinians dates back to almost 60 years Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 17 7:47 AM
Iran - Palestinians - Hosseini Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said on Sunday that genocide in Palestine dates as far back as almost 60 years.Carter s new book belongs in fiction Boston Herald - Dec 16 11:06 PM
Jimmy Carter has written a dreadful book about Palestine and turned himself into the next thing to a shill for terrorists.Shooting resumes, Gaza cease-fire ends AP via Yahoo! News - 11 minutes ago
Palestinian gunmen waged a street battle outside the residence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas around dawn Monday, dashing hopes that an overnight truce would bring quiet to the Gaza Strip.Sunday, December 17 CNN.com - 54 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (CNN) -- A U.S. Marine died Saturday from wounds suffered during enemy action in Iraq's Anbar province, the U.S. military said.Palestine envoy to visit Tanzania s little Arafat IPP Media - Dec 14 9:11 PM
The Ambassador of Palestine to Tanzania, Yousef Habbab, has been touched by the brave physically challenged one-year-old boy, Arafat Bakari Mshamu, who was born with neither legs nor arms.Officials: Hamas and Fatah agree to ceasefire CNN.com - Dec 17 5:51 PM
The leading Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to a cease-fire after street battles left at least two people dead, leaders of other parties involved in the talks announced early Monday.Two more indicted for Palestine crimes Lisbon Morning Journal - Dec 14 9:26 PM
LISBON Two more people have been indicted by the county grand jury in connection with a series of break-ins mostly in the East Palestine area.Mediators: Hamas, Fatah reach cease-fire AP via Yahoo! News - 1 hour, 55 minutes ago
The rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas reached a tentative cease-fire Sunday to end days of bloody fighting that had raised tensions in the Gaza Strip to their highest point in a decade, mediators said.Carter Tries to Quell Protest against Book Israel National News - Dec 17 9:04 AM
(IsraelNN.com) Former American President Jimmy Carter, facing growing calls of a boycott of his new book denouncing Israel, is trying to calm the waves of protests. He wrote an open letter to American Jews explaining his use of the term "apartheid" in his book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.Hamas, Fatah reach cease-fire to end days of violence USA Today - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
The rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas reached a tentative cease-fire to end days of bloody fighting that had raised tensions in the Gaza Strip to their highest point in a decade, mediators said.Zahar: Ceasefire a Tactic for Liberation of Palestine Israel National News - Dec 16 11:34 AM
A statement by Israel's Foreign Ministry released Friday quoted Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Mahmoud a-Zahar as declaring that the PA's present ceasefire ( hudna ) with Israel, in which terror groups committed several weeks ago to halt firing Kassem rockets at Israel, was simply a tactical maneuver.EU leaders: Palestine at heart of Middle East crises ArabicNews.com - Dec 16 4:56 PM
Leaders of the 25-member European Union on Friday expressing concern that the Middle East "is faced with one of the worst crises in years. "The Israeli-Arab conflict is at the heart of this crisis, said the European Council - which represents the EU leaders- in its conclusions.Gaza City is tense despite new truce CNN.com - Dec 17 5:51 PM
GAZA CITY (AP) -- Gunmen fired on the Palestinian foreign minister's convoy on Sunday and militants launched mortar shells at President Mahmoud Abbas' office in a daylong wave of factional violence that killed three people.After Deadly Gaza Clashes, Leaders Appeal for Calm New York Times - Dec 17 4:52 PM
The appeals followed a day of rallies and violent clashes in Gaza between supporters of Hamas and Fatah that killed two people.Palestine President Calls For Parliamentary And Presidential Elections Nasdaq - Dec 16 8:27 AM
(RTTNews) - Saturday, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President, has called for presidential and parliamentary elections to be held at the earliest possible time, sources said. Tensions between his movement Fatah and Hamas have been rising in the last few days.Under Mehta's baton, Israel Philharmonic marks 70 years AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 17 12:59 PM
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra celebrated its 70th anniversary with a special performance of works by Mozart, Schumann and Brahms under the baton of music director Zubin Mehta.Giving Israel a piece of his mind Lexington Herald-Leader - Dec 17 12:29 AM
From the comfort of the Carter Center, former President Jimmy Carter blasted his critics and defended his latest book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.Six Red Crescent hostages released, spokesman said CNN.com - Dec 17 1:51 PM
On Sunday armed gunmen released six of the 30 men they had kidnapped earlier in the day from the offices of Iraqi aid agency the Red Crescent, a spokesman for the organization said.China company stages comeback Lisbon Morning Journal - Dec 16 9:55 PM
EAST PALESTINE Three women sat in cubicles in the spacious warehouse Wednesday afternoon carefully but efficiently applying decals to candle jars. Down the hall, one man monitored items coming out of a kiln, checking for quality and experimenting with different methods for firing them.Carter s Book: The Lobby Strikes Back Arab News - Dec 16 4:20 PM
I have been asking the same questions President Jimmy Carter raises in his new book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, and LA Times article How I See Palestine, but I stood no chance of convincing most Americans for the simple reason of being an Arab.MILITARY NEWS, DEC. 17 Tyler Morning Telegraph - Dec 16 7:54 PM
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey - While most in America are sharing in holiday cheer this season with family or friends, the son of a Longview man and a Palestine woman will be at the center of the fight against terror.FM: China firmly supports Mideast peace process China Economic Net - Dec 16 6:34 PM
China firmly supports Mideast peace process and will go on contributing to the realization of peace between Palestine and Israel, said Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing here Saturday.Hamas and Fatah Leaders Call for Calm After Clashes New York Times - Dec 17 10:07 AM
JERUSALEM, Dec. 17 After a day of rallies and violent clashes in Gaza between supporters of Hamas and Fatah, with both sides trying to send messages of strength following a presidential order for early elections, leaders called for calm this evening.No Palestine elections until 2007 RTÉ News - Dec 16 4:20 AM
Early Palestinian elections will not be able to be held until the middle of next year for legal and technical reasons, a senior aide to President Mahmoud Abbas has said.Israel-Palestine statement hopes China join Mideast Quartet People's Daily - Dec 15 6:46 PM
A statement reached by Israeli and Palestinian delegations to a forum in Beijing on Friday called for China to join the Middle East Quartet which groups the United Nations, European Union, the United States and Russia.Carter Says No Debate On Palestine Book NBC 11 Bay Area - Dec 15 4:22 PM
BOSTON -- Former President Jimmy Carter turned down a request to debate Alan Dershowitz about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the outspoken Harvard law professor "knows nothing about the situation."Several thousand Palestinians gather in Gaza to protest election call Islamic Republic News Agency - Dec 16 11:47 AM
Palestine - Protest Several thousand supporters of the Hamas-led government gathered throughout the Gaza Strip Saturday to protest a call for early elections by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.Hamas and Fatah leaders call for calm after clashes International Herald Tribune - Dec 17 10:39 AM
After a day of rallies and violent clashes in Gaza between supporters of Hamas and Fatah, with both sides trying to send messages of strength following a presidential order for early elections, leaders called for calm this evening.Carter and Palestine: Don't Condemn the Messenger Middle East Online - Dec 14 2:23 AM
Marwan Bishara contemplates the courage of Jimmy Carter in writing Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid , and summarizes the kind of separation - apartness - that Carter portrays as the decades-long activity of Israel in Palestine.Arab attitudes toward US worsen because of Iraq, Palestine: poll AFP via Yahoo! News - Dec 14 3:07 PM
Arab attitudes toward the United States worsened in 2006 largely because of the war in Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, according to a poll.Carter Says No Debate On Palestine Book NBC 5 Chicago - Dec 15 2:40 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter won't debate a Harvard professor about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Shots fired at Palestinian leader's home AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 17 4:40 AM
Fighting between Hamas and Fatah escalated Sunday, as the foreign minister's convoy and the president's Gaza residence came under attack. Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said Hamas will boycott an early election called by the president.Hardcover Nonfiction New York Times - Dec 15 5:31 PM
1. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama 2. THE INNOCENT MAN, by John Grisham 3. CULTURE WARRIOR, by Bill O?Reilly 4. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan 5. PALESTINE PEACE NOT APARTHEID, by Jimmy CarterJON FRIEDMAN'S MEDIA WEB: David Duke Doesn't Belong On U.S. TV News Nasdaq - 1 minute ago
Why did CNN and MSNBC give air time to David Duke? What purpose did it serve the viewers? Does American cable television news have ANY standards any more, not to mention common sense? Have the media justified putting anyone famous, for any reason, on the tube?Fresh violence erupts in Gaza after factions announce ceasefire CP via Yahoo! Canada News - 23 minutes ago
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian gunmen waged a street battle outside the residence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas around dawn Monday, as factional violence continued to engulf the Gaza Strip.Jimmy Carter's Mideast book polarizes opinion Reuters via Yahoo! News - Dec 16 9:45 PM
A new book by Jimmy Carter in which he compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to South Africa's Apartheid system has sparked a bitter debate over the former U.S. president's reputation as a peacemaker.Abbas ally 'tried to kill PM' claim The Scotsman - Dec 16 3:57 AM
PALESTINE'S ruling Hamas party has accused Mohammed Dahlan, a key ally of President Mahmoud Abbas, of trying to assassinate prime minister Ismail Haniyeh in a gun attack on his entourage. The accusations came after days of bloodshed and the collapse of...'We remember his smile - but that was all we got' Times Online - Dec 17 4:32 PM
Eight years ago Tony Blair sat in Youssef Abu al Anzayn s dilapidated home in Gaza and gave its 50 occupants brief hopes of a brighter future.Back to the Cauldron Times Online - Dec 17 6:01 PM
Few Iraqis, desperately trying to survive amid mounting violence and sectarian killings, would quarrel with Tony Blair s assertion in Baghdad yesterday that the task of the international community was to ensure that democracy was not defeated by terrorism.Carter dismisses criticism of his 'Palestine' book Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Dec 13 9:16 PM
Weathering a barrage of criticism about his provocative new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," former President Jimmy Carter yesterday said he wouldn't change a thing in it.Sunday, Dec 17, 2006 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - 2 hours, 47 minutes ago
The daily Iraq violence report is compiled by McClatchy Newspapers Special Correspondent Mohammed al Awsy in Baghdad from police, military and medical reports. This is not a comprehensive list of all violence in Iraq, much of which goes unreported.Blair snubbed by Bush move to send more troops to Iraq Times Online - Dec 17 4:31 PM
President Bush is set to recommend that America sends up to 50,000 additional troops to Iraq in a last effort to stabilise the country, but will reject Tony Blair s entreaties to start a new Middle East peace initiative.Sunday, Dec 17, 2006 Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau - Dec 17 6:43 PM
Palestinian power struggle has major implications for region, U.S.Waffle, fudge and Mom's apple pie Times Online - Dec 17 6:01 PM
Air Blair to the Middle East is hardly a comfortable experience. This tour dashing through Turkey to Egypt, the detour to Iraq, back to Israel and the West Bank will be more bumpy (physically and politically) than is customary.QUICK FACTS: Liberty-Eylau (11-3) vs. Robinson (12-2) Texarkana Gazette - Dec 16 10:57 AM
GAME FACTS: Robinson was 8-2 during the regular season, losing to Celina and Waco LeVega. In the playoffs the Rockets have beaten Hutto (49-27), Palestine (41-35), West Columbia (42-14) and Ingleside (62-21). L-E was 7-3, losing to Wimberley, Mount Pleasant and Atlanta.Carter explains 'apartheid' reference in book in a letter to American Jews KWQC-TV 6 Davenport - Dec 16 8:00 AM
ATLANTA Former President Jimmy Carter continues to defend the title of his book on the Israel-Palestinian conflict. It's called "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."Jimmy Carter gives his take on Mideast politics and the hopes for peace between Israel, Palestinians San Antonio Express News - Dec 17 3:04 PM
"When I was president I was working day and night to bring peace to Israel," says Jimmy Carter, 82, sitting in a hotel suite in New York.Gaza fighting shadows PM's visit Guardian Unlimited - Dec 17 5:20 PM
Anger at UK backing for Abbas election call as violence between Hamas and Fatah factions spreads.Blair told to boost funding for other BAE inquiries Guardian Unlimited - Dec 17 4:58 PM
Government must demonstrate its commitment to tackling corruption, say critics.Gaza fighting blights PM's visit Guardian Unlimited - Dec 17 4:32 PM
Anger at British backing for Abbas.Gaza fighting casts shadow over PM's visit Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
Tony Blair arrived in Jerusalem last night in the face of the worst factional fighting among the Palestinians for 10 years, with gunmen battling each other on the streets and rooftops of Gaza.Blair told to boost funding for other BAE inquiries Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
The government must demonstrate its commitment to tackling corruption by increasing resources for a separate inquiry into deals by BAE Systems in the wake of last week's collapsed investigation into the company, critics said last night.PM Wraps Up 2006 Scoop.co.nz - 21 minutes ago
Kids: Jackie Little Receives A Call Out Of The Blue - Forgive me if this piece is not entirely coherent, but my heart rate has only just slowed to approximately 3 trillion beats per second and my hands are still a tad on the shaky side.Hotlinks Tiscali - Dec 16 5:09 AM
"I have decided to call for presidential and parliamentary election ... I have decided to call for early elections," Abbas said in a speech broadcast live on Palestine TV.UK's Blair Goes on Mideast Tour After Turkey Turks.US - 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has gone on to a Middle-East tour after leaving Turkey, which he visited to soften the blow of the much-disputed EU decision to suspend Turkey s accession talks.Rival Fatah, Hamas movements agree to end Gaza clashes People's Daily - Dec 17 5:37 PM
Well-informed Palestinian sources announced on Sunday night that rival Fatah and Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) agreed to end street armed clashes in the Gaza Strip and pullout militants from the streets.Abbas seeks early vote to end standoff AP via Yahoo! News - Dec 16 6:22 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Saturday for elections to end his violent standoff with Hamas a gamble that Palestinians will back him as he seeks to weaken the Islamic militants, avoid civil war and keep momentum for peace overtures with Israel.Fatah FOX 31 Denver - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
The rival Palestinian factions and Hamas reached a tentative cease-fire Sunday to end days of bloody fighting that had raised tensions in the Gaza Strip to their highest point in a decade, mediators said.KERIM BALCI Zaman Online - Dec 17 2:11 PM
Speaking to thousands in Gaza last Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniye succeeded in showing that Hamas still ruled the streets.Envoy Calls for Stronger Riyadh-Tehran Relations Arab News - Dec 17 4:21 PM
RIYADH, 18 December 2006 A senior Iranian diplomat called for strengthening relations between Riyadh and Tehran in order to boost political efforts to solve regional problems.UN Forum On Palestinian Rights Adopts Declaration Scoop.co.nz - 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
A United Nations forum on Palestinian rights meeting in Malaysia has adopted a Declaration decrying recent deaths in the Middle East and calling for a new system to protect civilians there.Nation building Salon.com - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago
Palestinian-American historian Rashid Khalidi explains why Palestinians have failed to create a nation and discusses the grave situation in the Middle East.Fatah confirms ceasefire deal with Hamas People's Daily - Dec 17 5:37 PM
The Fatah movement led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed Sunday night a ceasefire deal with governing Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), urging Hamas to keep its promise over the deal.Damascus-based Palestinian factions reject Abbas' decision to call early elections USA Today - Dec 16 1:38 PM
Damascus-based Palestinian factions on Saturday rejected Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to call early presidential and parliamentary elections, calling it illegal.People, Places & Things Worcester Telegram & Gazette - Dec 16 1:30 AM
BOSTON - Former President Carter has decided not to visit Brandeis University to talk about his new book "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid" because he does not want to debate Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz as the university had requested.Jackie Little: The People See The Light Scoop.co.nz - Dec 17 5:24 PM
Oh Happy Day! Joyous, joyous day!!! My best friend just texted from England to inform me of the final result in the Greatest Living British Icon poll. And Boy did those proud compatriots of mine get it right?Photo Essay: Sydney s Cronulla Beach One Year On Scoop.co.nz - Dec 17 5:24 PM
The first anniversary of last year s violent and racially-motivated riots on Sydney s Cronulla Beach has passed without a major hitch. New Zealand freelance journalist Jehan Casinader presents this photo essay from Sydney. Casinader is reporting from Australia courtesy of Flight Centre.Public Address 18/12/06 - Munted Scoop.co.nz - Dec 17 5:24 PM
Drunk girls in heels and dresses the size of handkerchiefs. Queues everywhere. Clearly, the idea of ducking down to the Viaduct for a drink had not been a particularly sound one, even at 1am. Town was festively busy and everyone, it seemed, was munted in one way or another...New Docs Reveal Scope of CIA Secret Prison Program Scoop.co.nz - Dec 17 5:09 PM
Europeans told of plans for abductions. By Craig Whitlock The Washington Post Saturday 16 December 2006Palestine council repeals ordinance dictating mayor's starting salary Forrest City Times-Herald - Dec 13 1:05 PM
Palestine Mayor Willetta Carroll cast a couple of tie-breaking votes in her last meeting as chief executive for the city during the monthly city council meeting Tuesday.Daily Voting News For December 16, 2006 Scoop.co.nz - Dec 17 5:09 PM
NOTE: Our apologies for the lack of a DVN yesterday. We were one of the million, or so, households in the Pac.Nor.West who lost power during the big Thursday night storm. QUOTE: The e-voting machines are a threat to democracy. Putting a VVPAT on them is nothing more than a band-aid.
