Wait for complete package on debt crisis: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday any measure to stabilize the euro should come within a complete strategic package, dampening hopes for a quick decision on moves to tackle the euro zone debt crisis.
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Egypt church shooting attacker gets death sentence
Mohammed Ahmed FILE – Mohammed Ahmed Hassanein, also known by his alias Hammam al-Kamouni, one of three suspects charged in the Coptic Christmas Eve drive-by shooting on Jan. 6, 2010 in southern Egyptian town of Nag Hamadi that killed seven people, looks on during his trial in the emergency state security court in Qena, Egypt, in this Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 file photo.
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Life and Death Struggle
By Father John Flynn, L.C. ROME, JAN. 16, 2010 ( Zenit.org ).- With the new members of the U.S. House of Congress now in place, abortion looks like continuing to be very much a high profile issue.
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Egypt church shooting attacker gets death sentence
Judicial officials say a court in southern Egypt has convicted a Muslim man in last year’s Christmas drive by shooting at a church and sentenced him to death.
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Frontier justice has a price in new retelling of ‘True Grit’
The first film that impressed itself on my memory in an indelible way was John Ford’s “The Searchers.” I was just 7 when I saw it for 10 cents at the San Diego Recreation Center in our neighborhood.
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Column: Jesus sometimes used harsh words to draw out one’s best
In the days that followed Saturday’s tragic attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the murder of six and the injuring of 13 in Tucson, Ariz., many in the media concluded that this horrible act was the byproduct of inflamed political rhetoric found on the Internet, TV and talk radio.
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Delano area calendar
Childbirth Refresher JAN. 15 – The Childbirth Refresher class provides parents with a review and update of birthing procedures. This one-session class includes breathing and relaxation review, delivery update, sibling preparation and an optional birthing room and nursery tour. The next Childbirth Refresher class will be Saturday, Jan. 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Ridgeview Medical Center …
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Extremists rally to support governor’s killer and blast Pope
ISLAMIC extremists rallied in support of the assassin of a liberal Pakistani governor yesterday.
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Vranich moves to demolish downtown landmark
Artists rally to save sculptures on former federal building.
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Palin comment upsets Jewish groups
Karen Aquino In the wake of the recent shooting in Tucson, Ariz. that left six people dead and 14 wounded — including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) — debate has been generated as to whether political extremism played a role in the alleged shooter’s motivation. In a response to criticism levied specifically at her, former Alaska governor and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin issued …
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Media Advisory: Governor General to Meet with Habitat for Humanity Volunteers
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Jan. 11, 2011) – As 2011 marks the 10 th anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will participate in a Habitat for Humanity construction project on affordable housing in Toronto’s Weston Road neighbourhood, on January 14, 2011 . As patron of this non-profit organization …
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Weaver, Kidman and Rush hunt for Globes
Jacki Weaver, Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush and Toni Collette are set to stroll down the red carpet.
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End the hate
I believe that the constant vitriol that has been unleashed through hate radio, the media and by politicos has had consequences. This is regardless of whether the tragedy in Arizona and the hatred of the government that enveloped Mr. Loughner’s mind had any relationship to what he heard or read.
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Sarah Palin’s charge of ‘blood libel’ angers Jewish leaders
Sarah Palin’s remarks Wednesday in which she accused critics who would tie her political tone to the Arizona shootings of committing a “blood libel” against her have prompted an instant and pronounced backlash from some in America’s Jewish community.
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‘We can be better’ Obama tells nation in mourning
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke to a nation in mourning Wednesday evening, pleading with Americans not to use last Saturday’s deadly shooting as a reason “to turn on one another” but as an occasion to talk “in a way that heals.”
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Tunisian government says 14 killed in clashes
Fourteen civilians were killed in clashes with Tunisian police in the past 24 hours official media and the government said on Sunday in the worst violence in the country for decades.
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Series stage 8 snippets
A chicken with potatoes and some soup, looking out to see: when Juan Carlos Salvatierra finished the special at Antofagasta, he took a moment’s calm to relax before returning to the hustle and bustle of the bivouac.
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The Saatchi Gallery: NEWSPEAK part II
Having now visited NEWSPEAK part two twice in the last month, I can safely say that the turnaround of the Saatchi since part one has remained in the contemporary zone without much distinction between the two parts, but with both showcasing British Art Now in all its modern glory.
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Egypt Christians mark mournful Christmas Eve Mass
CAIRO (AP): Egypt’s Christians packed churches Thursday for mournful Christmas Eve Masses, weeping and donning black in place of colorful holiday clothes, under a heavy security cordon by police out of fear of another attack like the New Year’s suicide bombing of a church that killed 21 people.
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Anti-Christian drumbeat loud before Egypt attack
4 and 20 blackbirds, and 3,000 more, dead in the sky: Fireworks frightened birds into frenzy. More>>
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Renault says spy scandal put assets at risk
A scandal over suspected industrial espionage at Renault deepened Thursday as the French carmaker warned company assets were at risk and France’s industry minister called the matter serious.
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