By Barry Wood Washington 28 April 2006 President Bush Friday said that the tripling of the price of oil since he became president in 2001 is a wake-up call that should hasten the development of altern

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Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks Honored with Capitol Statue It's a lasting tribute to Rosa Parks -- known as the mother of the U.S. civil rights movement. Dignitaries gathered to unveil a nearly three-meter-tall bronze sculpture of Parks in the U.S.

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 29 June 2007 The commander of U.S. troops in Baghdad says al-Qaida cells are being cornered into fighting rather than fleeingthe new offensive by his forces and the Iraqi army. Major General Joseph Fil says the result is continu

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By Al Pessin Washington 28 February 2006 Most of the attention before President Bush's visit to India this week has been focused on the pending nuclear cooperation agreement. The president says he wil

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There were 102 passengers on the plane. They were waiting for the plane to take off. But the plane was just sitting there. The plane could not take off without a pilot. The co-pilot was already on board. But the pilot was not. Where was the pilot? Th

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By Bill Rodgers Washington. D.C. 29 March 2006 watch Civil War report A grieving widow touches her husband's coffin as it is carried to a cemetery The continuing sectarian violence in Iraq has raised

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By Luis Ramirez Beijing 10 January 2006 The giant Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC, has reached a deal to buy a 45 percent stake in a Nigerian oil field for more than

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A senior United Nations official said it will be very difficult for Afghanistan to hold credible elections earlier than July. Peacekeeping chief Alain Le Roy's comment on Monday echoed concerns raised by NATO, the United States, and Afghanistan's po

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 11 September 2006 Five years ago, the United States was struck by the most devastating terrorist attack in its history. Subsequent investigations indicated that al-Qaida - a radical Islamic group led by Osama bin Laden

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By Barry Unger Washington, DC 17 July 2006 watch Russia Middle Class report As leaders of the world's industrial nations and Russia meet in St. Petersburg for the G-8 Summit, the country they are visiting has undergone many changes in recent years.

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 December 2006 A new theater in Los Angeles promises to be a gathering place for both film lovers and art aficionados. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the venue is named in honor of movie director Billy Wilder, and will sho

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 03 June 2006 Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has taken charge of mediation efforts to secure the release of eight foreign oil workers seized Friday. Presidential spokesw

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 18 January 2006 Militant supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo seized the headquarters of state-run television and radio, in the third consecutive day of violent pro

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By Nico Colombant Port Harcourt 22 May 2007 Refinery workers in one of the main cities in Nigeria's Niger Delta have started a protest action over the last-minute sell-off of refineries by the outgoing government. Meanwhile, motorists line up for hou

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By George Dwyer Washington, DC 01 May 2006 watch World Oil Peak report Rising oil prices have many consumers and business people wondering how long it will be before the price of a barrel of oil or a

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By David Gollust State Department 26 April 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday dismissed as ludicrous Russian concerns that a U.S. missile defense plan for Europe would threaten Moscow's nuclear deterrent. Russian President Vladimi

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By Mil Arcega Washington 25 May 2007 Technology and high gasoline prices are helping to coax hard-to-extract oil from California's oil fields. Production at some of the state's older oil fields is expected to dry up in about 25 years, but Chevron say

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 April 2006 Soldiers stand guard at the entrance of the Sri Lankan army headquarters Sri Lanka's military has launched fresh strikes on Tamil Tiger rebel areas in the co

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By Marissa Melton Washington 09 February 2007 The U.S. military released more details Friday about its plans for a new Africa Command center or AFRICOM. The center is going to coordinate U.S. military activities for almost all of the African contine

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By Al Pessin Washington 06 February 2007 Senior U.S. defense officials say they are not planning any military intervention to end the killing and suffering in Sudan's Darfur region. The comments came at a U.S. Senate committee hearing Tuesday, and in

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