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Serbia digs in over Kosovo
feature Rioters in Belgrade set fire to the U.S. Embassy last week, and demonstrations broke out throughout Serbia after Kosovo declared its independence and won recognition from the U.S. and other Western states. Striking a militant pose, Serbian Prime Minister
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Job losses point to bigger trouble ahead
feature More bad news deepened the gloom over the slumping economy, as the Labor Department reported last week that 63,000 Americans lost their jobs in February
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Tense times in the Middle East
feature A tense lull in the violence that has wracked Gaza was holding this week, after Israel agreed to curtail its assault if Palestinians refrained from launching new missile attacks. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied that any
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McCain has it virtually sewn up
feature Arizona Sen. John McCain solidified his position as the presumptive Republican nominee this week with three more primary victories. McCain rolled up double-digit victories over former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in Maryland and the District of Columbia,
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Bin Laden driver is found guilty
feature A U.S. military jury in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, found Osama bin Laden’s former driver guilty of supporting terrorism, but cleared him of the more serious conspiracy charge.
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The Russian bear is back
feature Russia this week sought to reassert its dominance over the old Soviet sphere of influence by sending tanks and troops through Georgia’s renegade provinces of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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The growing economic crisis
feature The failure of a major bank, the plunging stock market, and other alarming economic news had financial markets on the edge of a full-scale panic this week, prompting the Bush administration to take dramatic steps to bolster confidence.
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Al-Maliki’s call for a withdrawal timetable
feature At a conference of Arab diplomats last week, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on the U.S. to set a timetable for withdrawing troops from Iraq. Was he serious or was he responding to political pressure from rivals in the upcoming national ele
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Congress’ massive mortgage bailout
feature To prevent the total meltdown of the housing market, Congress has enacted a massive federal bailout to protect homeowners from foreclosure and shore up the giant mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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Female bombers strike in Iraq
feature Four female suicide bombers killed dozens of men, women, and children in Baghdad and in the northern city of Kirkuk this week, bringing the number of attacks by female suicide bombers to 27 this year, up from 8 last year.
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The federal deficit hits a new high
feature The federal budget deficit will hit a record-high $482 billion in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, but the real amount is much higher since the estimate doesn't include the the full costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan or the bailout of F
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Pakistan linked to Afghan bombing
feature The U.S. has evidence that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agency helped plan the July bombing of the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan.
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The U.S. softens its stance on Iran
feature The Bush administration has sent a high-ranking representative to engage in face-to-face negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, marking a sharp reversal of long-standing U.S. policy.
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Jobs decline, but less than expected
feature Twenty thousand Americans lost their jobs in April, marking the fourth consecutive month of a shrinking job market and providing yet another indication of an economy in distress. But the losses were far smaller than many economists had predicted. . .
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