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Envoy: Israel Must Speed up Effort to Reopen Gaza Borders

JERUSALEM – A top Mideast envoy criticized Israel in especially tough language for moving too slowly on negotiations to open Gaza’s borders, saying the country is behaving almost as if the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip never happened. Without dramatic progress soon, a rare chance to revive Gaza’s shattered economy …

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Raw Data: Bush Statement on Iraq

On behalf of the American people, I’d like to congratulate the people of Iraq for the successful completion of a vote on their draft constitution. By all indications, the turnout was greater than the turnout from the last January election, which is good news. By all indications, the Sunnis participated …

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Charges Dropped Against Mother of Teen Murder Suspect

MARTINEZ, Calif. – Prosecutors on Friday dropped charges against the mother of a teenager accused of killing a prominent attorney’s wife after she agreed to testify against her son. Esther Fielding, 53, was being held in lieu $500,000 bail on suspicion of being an accessory to murder. Her son, 16-year-old …

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