Topic: International News

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Rell plans a new era at the statehouse

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 01:07 AM

	Rell, 58, said she plans to address the state as soon as she assumes the duties of governor on July 1, saying her "first order of business is really to restore faith, confidence and integrity to state government." Read full article: 'Rell plans a new era at the statehouse'

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Articles: Lawyer: Red Cross documents show Saddam abuse

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 01:04 AM

	Jordanian defense lawyer Mohammad Rashdan showed CNN the documents, which were filled out after the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited the captured leader on January 21. Read full article: 'Lawyer: Red Cross documents show Saddam abuse'

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Articles: Connecticut governor to resign

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:26 AM

	Connecticut Gov. John Rowland announced Monday that he will resign from office July 1, relenting to a devastating political reality that left him with few if any defenders while he faced an impeachment inquiry and a federal corruption investigation into his personal relationships with people doing business with the state. Read full article: 'Connecticut governor to resign'

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Articles: English soccer fan stabbed to death

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:24 AM

	An English soccer fan was stabbed to death early Tuesday after trying to defend himself against a suspected Ukrainian pickpocket, police said. Read full article: 'English soccer fan stabbed to death'

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Articles: When Fighting HMOs, Shoot First

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:22 AM

	Are health maintenance organizations in the business of practicing medicine? No, the Supreme Court says: They are in the business of denying medicine. Read full article: 'When Fighting HMOs, Shoot First'

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Articles: The Clinton Legacy War

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:19 AM

	Well, shots are being fired from all directions, just as I predicted. Bill Clinton remains the politician who millions love and millions hate, but no one loves him more than the journalists, bloggers and other opinion-slingers who get to keep arguing about him until the end of recorded history. Read full article: 'The Clinton Legacy War'

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Articles: Delegates at Korean nuclear talks agree to discuss freeze, offer possible aid

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:15 AM

	The United States, North Korea and four other nations agreed Tuesday to discuss a freezing of the North's nuclear program and inspections that would lead to its eventual dismantlement, a South Korean official said. Read full article: 'Delegates at Korean nuclear talks agree to discuss freeze, offer possible aid'

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Articles: Lawyers for MPs can quiz top brass

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:11 AM

	A military judge ruled Monday that defense lawyers in the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse trials will be allowed to question the highest-ranking U.S. military officials in Iraq and the Middle East in an effort to prove that U.S. policy-makers set the stage for the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners. Read full article: 'Lawyers for MPs can quiz top brass'

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Articles: Iran to Prosecute British Sailors - Iranian TV

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:09 AM

	Iran will prosecute eight British naval personnel seized in its waters, state television said on Tuesday, turning what seemed a minor border incident into a serious diplomatic spat. Read full article: 'Iran to Prosecute British Sailors - Iranian TV'

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Articles: Koreans Flood Wrong Al Jazeera Web Site on Hostage

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 06:06 AM

	South Koreans bombarded an English-language "Al Jazeera" Web site on Tuesday to urge Muslim militants not to behead a South Korean hostage, but the site did not belong to the Arabic television station of that name. Read full article: 'Koreans Flood Wrong Al Jazeera Web Site on Hostage'

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