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Lockerbie bomber 'set free for oil'

The British government decided it was “in the overwhelming interests of the United Kingdom” to make Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, the Lockerbie bomber, eligible for return to Libya, leaked ministerial letters reveal.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article681493...

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Honduran president makes offer to end political standoff

The interim president of Honduras has offered the man he replaced after a June coup the chance to return to the country on the condition that both renounce claims to the presidency, a negotiator said Thursday.

Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/aug/28/honduran-pre...

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4% of Israeli Jews: Obama pro-Israel

The number of Israelis who see US President Barack Obama's policies as pro-Israel has fallen to four percent, according to a Smith Research poll taken this week on behalf of The Jerusalem Post.

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArti...

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UAE Seizes North Korean Weapons Shipment to Iran

The United Arab Emirates has seized a ship carrying North Korean-manufactured munitions, detonators, explosives and rocket-propelled grenades bound for Iran in violation of United Nations sanctions, diplomats said.

Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ap9U2Vfb...

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U.S. moves toward formal cut off of aid to Honduras

U.S. State Department staff have recommended that the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya be declared a "military coup," a U.S. official said on Thursday, a step that could cut off as much as $150 million in U.S. funding to the impoverished Central American nation

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed1/idUSN2732820...

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Obama on Brink of Deal for Mideast Peace Talks

President is poised to seal a breakthough deal that would allow him to announce the resumption of long-stalled Middle East talks, Britain's Guardian newspaper reports.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/08/26/report-obama-brin...

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Anger over PM bomber silence

PRIME Minister Gordon Brown is under increasing pressure to cast his opinion over the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdulbaset al-Megrahi.

Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2603158/Americans-...

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U.S. military says force in Afghanistan isn't big enough

Military commanders with the NATO mission in Afghanistan told President Barack Obama's chief envoy to the region this weekend that they did not have enough troops to do their job, pushed past their limit by Taliban rebels who operated across borders.

Source: http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_13190040

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Cartoonists Color Their Contempt for Lockerbie Release

Editorial cartoonists on both sides of the Atlantic capture the outrage over Scotland's decision to release Pan Am Flight 103 bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and allow him to return to Libya.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/world/2009/08/21/cartoonist...