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Attacks Increase as Gov't Struggles

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Nearly three months after millions of Iraqis defied insurgents and risked their lives to elect a parliament, the country is still struggling to form a new government — in large part because of infighting among Shiite (search) and Kurdish factions. Animosity and distrust left over from Saddam …

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Ex-Staten Island Ferry Director Pleads Guilty

NEW YORK – A former director of the Staten Island ferry (search) pleaded guilty to negligent manslaughter in a 2003 crash that killed 11 passengers, one of the worst mass-transit disasters in city history. Patrick Ryan (search) admitted in court Friday that he chose not to implement or enforce a …

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Rice Encourages Democracy for Belarus

VILNIUS, Lithuania – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (search) focused the international spotlight Thursday on a former Soviet satellite state where dissidents are fighting for democratic reforms. Some observers believe Belarus (search) is poised to follow Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan in a popular uprising. Speaking in Russia earlier this week, …

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