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Carter: Fighting in Gaza could lead to new efforts for broader peace talks
Associated Press WriterATLANTA (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that Israel's assault on Gaza has been destructive and disproportionate to rocket attacks on Israel but could result in new efforts for a long-term Middle East peace plan. Carter, in a...Tags: Gaza Crisis, Heads of State, Terrorism, Jimmy Carter, Diplomacy
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Pentagon drifting from nuclear deterrence, report says
After firing the two top Air Force leaders last year for a series of embarrassing nuclear weapons mishaps, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was told Thursday that the same problems of inexperience, poor training and splintered authority over nuclear arms...Tags: Armed Forces, Air and Space Accidents, Robert Gates, North Dakota, Defense
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Palestinians say 7 dead, including baby, in Israeli airstrike in Gaza
The Associated PressThe U.N. suspended food deliveries to Gaza and the Red Cross accused Israel of blocking medical assistance after forces fired on aid workers, killing two, as the threat of a wider conflict emerged with Lebanon. With violence unabated in Gaza, key Arab...Tags: Civil Unrest, Armed Forces, Foreign Aid, Government, Metal and Mineral
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UN Security Council calls for Gaza cease-fire
The Associated PressThe U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Thursday night calling for an immediate and durable cease-fire between Hamas militants and Israeli forces in Gaza. The U.S. abstained from the 14-0 vote. Israel and Hamas were not parties to the vote and it...Tags: Charity, Gaza Crisis, Angela Merkel, Terrorism, United Nations
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Official: 2 top al-Qaida operatives killed in US strike in Pakistan
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Two Kenyans said to be among al-Qaida's top operatives on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list were killed New Year's Eve in a U.S. strike in Pakistan, a U.S. counterterrorism official said Thursday. One of them, Usama al-Kini, is...Tags: FBI, Central Intelligence Agency, New Year's Day, Terrorism, Guerrilla Activity
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UN calls for immediate cease-fire in Gaza even as fighting rages with deadly airstrikes
Associated Press WritersJERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. Security Council called for an "immediate" and "durable" cease-fire in Gaza in a resolution Thursday night even as fighting between Israel and Hamas raged — with early morning airstrikes killing seven Palestinians and...Tags: Employees, United Nations, Civil Unrest, Foreign Aid, Vehicles
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Gaza toll rises; truce sought
Tribune correspondentJERUSALEM — As its punishing assault on Hamas militants entered its 13th day Thursday, Israel was proceeding on two tracks: exploring a cease-fire initiative by Egypt and France while readying troops for a possible push into Gaza's crowded cities...Tags: Building Material, Charity, Gaza Crisis, Ehud Olmert, Terrorism
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Gaza hostilities pause as UN works on cease-fire
zachary.dowdy@newsday.comUNITED NATIONS - Palestinians yesterday enjoyed a brief, three-hour burst of relief from the near-constant Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, but the pause in hostilities left residents yearning for more peace, UN authorities in Gaza said. Meanwhile,...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Diplomacy, Government, National Government, Nicolas Sarkozy
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In the war: Marine commander in Anbar voices regrets
The top American commander in the former insurgent stronghold of Anbar said yesterday the Shia-led government should have poured reconstruction money into the region after Sunni fighters joined forces with U.S. troops to chase al-Qaida out of the...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Terrorism, Guerrilla Activity
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How it grew from conflict to carnage
Twelve days into its punishing military assault on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel was proceeding on two tracks yesterday: exploring a cease-fire initiative by Egypt and France while readying troops for a possible push into Gaza's crowded cities and...Tags: U.S. Elections, Ehud Barak, Gaza Crisis, Terrorism, United Nations
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Israel, Hamas Consider Cease-Fire
Israel and Hamas scaled back their fighting in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and weighed a cease-fire proposal from Egypt and France, even as Israeli leaders considered a deeper assault into the Palestinian group's urban strongholds. Fighting on the 12th...Tags: Gaza Crisis, Terrorism, United Nations, Religious Conflicts, Civil Unrest
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Inauguration attractive terrorist target but officials have no specific info about plots
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama is an attractive target for international and domestic terrorists, but U.S. intelligence officials have no information about specific threats to the Jan. 20 event. An internal intelligence...Tags: FBI, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Defense, Michael Chertoff, Terrorism
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