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Abu Graib: What the Most Seen Photographs Say
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Abu Graib: What the Most Seen Photographs Say

Movies – 'Standard Operating Procedure', the new film by Errol Morris, is the fruit of meticulous research into the ill-treatment of Iraqi detainees. Featuring numerous interviews with military personnel who served at Abu Ghraib, it leaves the viewer in little doubt that the cruelty captured on camera was authorized at the highest levels in Washington.

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The One-Word Solution

Politics – How Israel Uses the Word "Terrorist"

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Is capitulation on the cards?
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Is capitulation on the cards?

Money – Profit warnings, breaches of key index levels, record oil prices, stressed consumers and investors seeking safety provide the background for markets this week, and many people are wondering how long this will all last.

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Obama: Response to Iraq remarks overblown

Politics – Barack Obama said Saturday that he was surprised at how the media has "finely calibrated" his recent words on Iraq, and denied that he intends to anything but end the war if he is elected.

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Former Sen. Jesse Helms Dies At 86
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Former Sen. Jesse Helms Dies At 86

News – Jesse Helms, the five-term Republican Senator from North Carolina, has died, CBS News has confirmed. He was 86.

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What To Do With Bush at GOP Convention?

Politics – Problem is, deeply unpopular president needs a proper sendoff.

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Obama Hints At Changing His Iraq Withdrawal Timeline

Politics – While speaking to reporters in Fargo, ND today, Barack Obama suggested that he might not hold firm to his plan of getting all U.S. troops out of Iraq in 16 months. He said that troop safety is still an important consideration, but he also added the stability of Iraq to his considerations, thus leaving the door open for troops to stay in Iraq.

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Condoleezza Rice Says She's `Proud' of Decision to Invade Iraq

Do No Evil – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she's ``proud'' of the U.S. decision to wage the Iraq war and insisted that the world is not more dangerous than it was when George W. Bush took office.

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John Edwards to Debate Karl Rove
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John Edwards to Debate Karl Rove

Politics – GOP strategist Karl Rove and former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards will debate the issues of the presidential campaign Sept. 26 as part of the university's Distinguished Speakers Series, The Buffalo News has learned.

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Analysis: McCain struggles to regain footing

Politics – John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement. The GOP presidential candidate trails Democrat Barack Obama in polls, organization and money while trying to succeed a deeply unpopular fellow Republican in a year that favors Democrats.

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Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules
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Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules

Money – Federal officials say they are preparing to propose a series of regulatory changes to enhance American competitiveness overseas, attract foreign investment and give American investors a broader selection of foreign stocks. But critics say the changes appear to be a last-ditch push by appointees of President Bush to dilute securities rules

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McCain Calls For Branding Of Democrats
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McCain Calls For Branding Of Democrats

Humor – Under McCain's proposal, voters who declare themselves as Democrat would be branded with a letter 'D' in order to tell them apart from "real Americans."

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Jesse Helms: American Garbage
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Jesse Helms: American Garbage

Politics – What does it say about modern American politics that a proponent of racism and repression at home, and defender of fascist and military dictatorship abroad, should play such a major role? Like scum on a stagnant pond, the rottenest elements in American society rose to the top of the political system during the last quarter of the twentieth century.

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Judge Rejects Bush's Stance On Wiretaps
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Judge Rejects Bush's Stance On Wiretaps

Politics – A federal judge said that President Bush does not have the constitutional authority to overstep the law establishing the government's ability to conduct warrantless wiretaps on American citizens. FISA, in 1978, established the 'exclusive' means for engaging in wiretaps, and the president in his capacity as commander in chief can not evade that law.

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Carl Linder Funds Terrorist Group and John McCain

Politics – Carl H. Lindner Jr.,the Cincinnati billionaire businessman and former CEO of Chiquita Brands International who co-hosted of a recent top-dollar fundraiser for Sen. John McCain, oversaw the payment of roughly $1.7 million to a Colombian paramilitary group that is today designated a terrorist organization by

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