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FERRY CREW PROVIDE DIFFERING ACCOUNTS
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Kathimerin, 01-07-2008
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Senior crew members of the Theophilos passenger ferry, which hit a reef in the eastern Aegean on Saturday, yesterday offered conflicting versions about what was to blame for the accident after Merchant Marine Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis heralded stricter penalties for officials found guilty of causing shipping accident >>>
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FIGURE FOR SIEMENS CASH
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Kathimerin, 01-07-2008
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Evidence points to payments of more than 12 million euros over seven years Greece’s main political parties allegedly received more than 12 million euros from Siemens between 1''8 and 2005, according to court documents seen by Kathimerini yesterday as the government continued to deny any connection with the bribe >>>
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ILLEGALLY ERECTED MOBILE PHONE ANTENNA...
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Kathimerin, 01-07-2008
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WILELMOS ANTONIOU/ANA Workmen from a City of Athens team remove an illegally erected mobile phone antenna from the roof of a partially constructed apartment block in the city. It was one of two antennas taken down yesterday. It is estimated that there are some 300 illegal antennas in Athens. >>>
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IN BRIEF
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Kathimerin, 01-07-2008
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FATAL FIRE Teenager dies in blaze at his home in Kilkis A 13–year–old youth died yesterday after inhaling the toxic fumes produced by a fire that broke out in his home in Kilkis, northern Greece. According to the fire service, the blaze broke out in the attic while the boy was asleep in a nearby room. The bo >>>
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MAYOR SEEKS TRASH ACTION
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Kathimerin, 01-07-2008
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The mayor of the Thessaloniki district of Menemeni yesterday called on a local prosecutor to order the reopening of a new landfill that is currently being blocked by protesting residents, causing the accumulation of thousands of tons of garbage. As residents of municipalities near the Mavrorachi landfill preven >>>
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ORGAN TRADE SUSPECT REMANDED
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Kathimerin, 01-07-2008
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A Greek businesswoman alleged to have been arranging kidney transplants for Greek patients at clinics in India was remanded in custody at Korydallos jail yesterday. The suspect, who ran an Indian clothing store in Athens, is believed to have trawled Greek hospitals for kidney patients and sent them to India for >>>
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SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL...
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Kathimerin, 01-07-2008
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PANAYIOTIS TZAMAROS/ICON PASOK leader George Papandreou (right) speaks to Luis Ayala, the secretary–general of Socialist International (SI), which began its 23rd congress in Athens yesterday. Papandreou is the president of SI. Under the banner ‘Global Solidarity: The Courage to Make a Difference,’ Papandreou used >>>
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SUPERMARKET TARGET OF ROBIN HOOD RAID
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Kathimerin, 01-07-2008
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Self–styled anarchists claimed responsibility yesterday for raiding a supermarket in the Athens neighborhood of Nea Smyrni and then distributing the stolen goods to shoppers at a fruit and vegetable market in the fourth such incident during the last month. A group of some 20 people, all wearing hoods or h >>>
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AU ROYAUME–UNI, LA QUALITÉ DES SOINS PRIMERA
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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SANTE. Au moment oů le National Health Service cél';bre ses 60 ans, le gouvernement travailliste lance une vaste de réforme. Le financement des hôpitaux dépendra de la satisfaction des patients. La lecture de ce texte (3406 caract';res) est réservée ŕ nos >>>
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CARNET ROSE AU GOUVERNEMENT ZOUGOIS
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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ZOUG. Un bébé pour Manuela Weichelt. Le Temps Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Femme d‘exécutif et jeune maman, une nouvelle tendance? La socialiste Sandrine Salerno, conseill';re administrative de la Ville de Gen';ve sur le point d‘accoucher, n‘est en tout cas pas la seule ŕ vo >>>
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COLLABORATION SANITAIRE ACCRUE SUR LE LÉMAN
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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VAUD/GENEVE. Une meilleure répartition financi';re a été mise en place entre les deux cantons. Marco Danesi, avec ATS Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Vaud et Gen';ve ont signé lundi matin ŕ Nyon deux accords de coopération sanitaire. Le premier cadre la relation financi >>>
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DE QUOI MEURT–ON? A CHAQUE GÉNÉRATION SON POISON
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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SANTE. L‘Office fédéral de la statistique a décortiqué les causes de mortalité des Suisses entre 1'70 et 2004 en tenant compte du facteur générationnel. Une premi';re éclairante. Marie–Christine Petit–Pierre Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Est–ce >>>
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DOULOUREUSE REMISE EN CAUSE SOCIALISTE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Denis Masmejan Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Les socialistes s‘étaient déchirés sur l‘intégration des étrangers; ils risquent fort de se retrouver de nouveau ŕ débattre dans la douleur de la sécurité et de la lutte contre la criminalité. Un th';me qui comporte >>>
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EBAY CONDAMNÉ POUR VENTE DE CONTREFA'';ONS
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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INTERNET. Le site d‘ench';res devra verser pr';s de 40 millions d‘euros ŕ LVMH. Le Temps, avec les agences Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Le site d‘ench';res eBay a été condamné lundi pour contrefaçon et devra verser 38,83 millions d‘euros de dommag >>>
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EMS: L‘ETAT DE GENČVE SERRE LA VIS
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Plus question d‘utiliser l‘argent de poche destiné aux résidents des EMS genevois pour financer autre chose que leurs dépenses personnelles. Et si les 300 francs mensuels ne sont pas dépensés, le bénéficiaire ne pourra pas mettre plus de 1200 francs de côté. Le re >>>
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HEWITT, SAFIN, LA SOLITUDE DES EX
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Lleyton Hewitt s’est incliné face au numéro un mondial. Il n’a fallu que trois sets ŕ Roger Federer pour éliminer l’Australien «Mais ŕ aucun moment je n’ai pris ce match ŕ la lég';re», a relativisé le Bâlois. (photo: Keystone) TENNIS. Sur l‘herbe de Wimbledon, l >>>
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IMPONDÉRABLES. AILLEURS, UN INSTANT, QUAND IL NE SE PASSE RIEN
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Impondérables. La lecture de ce texte (315' caract';res) est réservée ŕ nos abonnés en ligne. S‘abonner ŕ l‘édition en ligne pour 17 CHF par mois Permet de consulter tous les articles du jour, des archives, les éditions PDF et ePaper, de s‘in >>>
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L‘AFRIQUE DIVISÉE SUR ROBERT MUGABE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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ZIMBABWE. L‘UA sous la pression internationale. La lecture de ce texte (2134 caract';res) est réservée ŕ nos abonnés en ligne. S‘abonner ŕ l‘édition en ligne pour 17 CHF par mois Permet de consulter tous les articles du jour, des archives, les édition >>>
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L‘ARMÉE S‘AFFRANCHIRA–T–ELLE DE LA MYTHOLOGIE?
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Jacques Pilet, journaliste, estime indispensable de développer l‘engagement des militaires suisses ŕ l‘étranger, ŕ l‘exemple d‘autres pays męme modestes comme l‘Autriche et la Finlande, et que l‘expérience qui s‘y acquiert est au moins aussi importa >>>
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L‘ASTAG PRĘTE Ŕ FERMER LES YEUX SUR DES BLOCAGES ROUTIERS «SAUVAGES»
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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«Je suis optimiste.» Michael Gehrken, directeur de l‘Association suisse des transports routier (Astag), croit ŕ un prochain assouplissement des charges fiscales frappant les camionneurs. (photo: Keystone) TAXES ROUTIERES. Le plan d‘action des routiers dépendra de la souplesse du Conseil féd >>>
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L‘ENFANCE, INVENTION D‘UN '4;GE TENDRE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Les parents ont toujours aimé leurs enfants, mais comment? Et quels enfants? Du Moyen Age ŕ nos jours, beaucoup de caractéristiques attribuées aux petits ont changé. Sylvie Arsever Mardi 1 juillet 2008 «On m‘a volé mon enfance!» En 1''5, Louisette Buchard& >>>
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L‘ESPAGNE, TERRE BÉNIE DES MAÎTRES DE L‘ÉPOUVANTE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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EFFROI. Le Festival du film fantastique de Neuchâtel, qui s‘ouvre ce mardi, salue la vigueur de cinéastes hispaniques qui se jouent des lois de l‘angoisse. Nicolas Dufour Mardi 1 juillet 2008 L‘Espagne n‘est pas seulement championne d‘Europe de foot. Dans le cinéma f >>>
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L‘INVITÉ. LE VRAI POTENTIEL DE L‘EFFICIENCE ÉNERGÉTIQUE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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L‘invité. Youri Vorobiev, Portfolio manager Vontobel Fund – Global Trend New Power Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Pour un simple observateur, les énergies alternatives apparaissent comme la solution ŕ privilégier pour satisfaire la demande énergétique mondiale et réduire les incertitudes l >>>
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L‘UE DOIT AGIR DČS MAINTENANT POUR SAUVER DURBAN II
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Alfred H. Moses, président de UN Watch, ancien ambassadeur des Etats–Unis, lance un appel ŕ l‘Union européenne pour qu‘elle ne faiblisse pas sur ses engagements de ne pas laisser le sommet de Durban II, qui doit se tenir en 200' ŕ Gen';ve, sombrer dans les dérapages >>>
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LA BOURSE SUISSE DU 30 JUIN 2008
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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FINANCE Le Temps I Finance I Article La bourse suisse du 30 juin 2008 Soutenu par les pharmaceutiques et Nestlé . Anker Bank, Private Banking Mardi 1 juillet 2008 A l‘occasion du dernier jour du second trimestre, le marché suisse est parvenu ŕ gagner du terrain, soutenu par le bon comportem >>>
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LA DIRECTION DU PS VEUT BRISER LES TABOUS DU PARTI SUR LA SÉCURITÉ
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Christian Levrat en compagnie d’Evi Allemann. La question de la sécurité, hier délaissée, est aujourd’hui débattue en profondeur au sein de la direction du PS. (photo: Keystone) RUPTURE. Le comité directeur va proposer ŕ la base du parti, cet automne, de renouveler en profondeur la vis >>>
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LA DÉCOUVERTE SUISSE QUI AIDERA Ŕ SIMULER L‘ACTIVITÉ DU CERVEAU
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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UNE Le Temps I Article La découverte suisse qui aidera ŕ simuler l‘activité du cerveau SCIENCE. Des chercheurs lausannois sont associés ŕ une avancée médicale jugée majeure. Le Temps Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Depuis de nombreuses années, des chercheurs tentent de d& >>>
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LA FRANCE AVANCE Ŕ GRANDS PAS VERS LA FIN DES 35 HEURES
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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EMPLOI. Une nouvelle loi doit permettre ŕ chaque entreprise d‘augmenter le temps de travail de ses employés. Sylvain Besson, Paris Mardi 1 juillet 2008 C‘est la fin d‘une époque. Celle oů la France ręvait de «travailler moins pour travailler tous et vivre mieux&r >>>
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LA PARANOĎA ACCRUE DES MAJORS DU DISQUE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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La pochette du CD de Madonna «Hard Candy». Les sorties des disques de Carla Bruni, Coldplay, Madonna et dEUS, ŕ des échelles différentes, ont été soumises aux médias par leurs producteurs ŕ des conditions particuli';res et parfois rocambolesques. (photo: Keystone) POP. Coldplay >>>
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LA PREMIČRE CARTE DES CONNEXIONS CÉRÉBRALES
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Une équipe américano–suisse composée de chercheurs du CHUV et de l‘EPFL est parvenue ŕ générer de mani';re non invasive la premi';re cartographie de la connectivité structurelle d‘un cerveau humain ŕ l‘échelle macroscopique. (photo: Key >>>
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LA TAXE SUR L‘EAU IRRITE LES COMMUNES JURASSIENNES
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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JURA. Le référendum lancé contre une ponction votée par le parlement cantonal a abouti. La lecture de ce texte (3016 caract';res) est réservée ŕ nos abonnés en ligne. S‘abonner ŕ l‘édition en ligne pour 17 CHF par mois Permet de cons >>>
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LA VIE DES AUTRES
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Benjamin Luis Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Les homosexuels seraient–ils reconnaissables ŕ leur nombre élevé de grands fr';res? C‘est en tout cas ce que tentent de démontrer plusieurs études citées par les Comptes rendus de l‘académie américaine des sciences et re >>>
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LE BRUIT DES COULEURS QUI S‘ENTRECHOQUENT
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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BEAUX–ARTS. En utilisant des palettes de manutention, Gilles Porret propose ŕ Nyon un intéressant retour de la dimension illusionniste et un beau travail sur la sonorité des couleurs. La lecture de ce texte (3208 caract';res) est réservée ŕ nos abonnés en ligne.< >>>
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LE FISC AMÉRICAIN RÉCOMPENSE LES DÉLATEURS
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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FRAUDE. Le programme de l‘IRS s‘adresse aussi aux dénonciateurs étrangers. François Pilet Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Le formulaire 211 tient sur une page A4. En remplissant une douzaine de cases, le citoyen lambda peut dénoncer les fraudes fiscales de son patron, de son voisin ou de son ex&ndas >>>
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LE SMI FĘTE SES 20 ANS SUR SON PLUS MAUVAIS PREMIER SEMESTRE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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ACTIONS. Le barom';tre des actions suisses le plus suivi est plongé dans la déprime par les probl';mes du secteur financier. En particulier, les pertes d‘UBS sont historiques. Jean–Pascal Baechler Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Le Swiss Market Index (SMI) a fęté lundi son 2 >>>
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LE SOUCHET ATTAQUE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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CHAMPS. Une nouvelle plante invasive se répand dans toute la Suisse. Etienne Dubuis Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Alerte ŕ l‘envahisseur! Apr';s l‘ambroisie, le solidage du Canada, la renouée du Japon et quelques autres, une nouvelle plante invasive est en train de se répandre en Suisse: l >>>
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LES BANQUES CENTRALES ONT ÉTÉ TROP LAXISTES
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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CRISE FINANCIERE. La Banque des r';glements internationaux réclame plus de rigueur. Yves Genier Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Les banques centrales portent une responsabilité importante de la crise financi';re qui ravage le secteur bancaire depuis ao$';t 2007. Dans son rapport annuel, re >>>
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LES PIČGES DE LA PRÉSIDENCE FRAN'';AISE DE L‘UE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Le président français Nicolas Sarkozy doit démontrer ŕ l’opinion et aux gouvernements des sept derniers pays n’ayant pas ratifié le Traité de Lisbonne que celui–ci est essentiel pour l’avenir de l’Union. (photo: Keystone) EUROPE. La France prend pour six mois les commandes de l‘ >>>
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LOGEMENT SOCIAL: GENČVE NAVIGUE Ŕ VUE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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GENEVE. La Cour des comptes dénonce un manque de données chiffrées dans un secteur sensible. Sandra Moro Mardi 1 juillet 2008 A Gen';ve, c‘est le flou en mati';re de logement social. Les données manquent pour dresser un tableau précis des besoins et des objets " >>>
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MICHAEL ANDERSON: «DES TRAVAUX D‘UNE TRČS GRANDE PORTÉE»
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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L‘avis de Michael Anderson, professeur assistant en neurosciences ŕ l‘Université du Maryland. Olivier Dessibourg Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Le Temps: Que dire de ces travaux? Michael Anderson: Ils sont d‘une tr';s grande portée. Je disais vendredi ŕ un coll >>>
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NOS HÉROS ET LEURS MODČLES (1). SON VRAI NOM ÉTAIT POPOV, DUSAN POPOV
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Thierry Jobin Mardi 1 juillet 2008 LE HÉROS. James Bond, espion matricule 007 des services secrets britanniques, a été créé en janvier 1'52 par le journaliste britannique Ian Fleming, alors que ce dernier, grand coureur de jupons, cherchait ŕ se remettre, ŕ 43 ans, du choc de son m >>>
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PAS DE BÉNÉFICE POUR L‘EURO 2008 Ŕ GENČVE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Carnet rose au gouvernement zougois La taxe sur l‘eau irrite les communes jurassiennes Toxicomanie ŕ Lausanne: le canton dicte ses conditions Collaboration sanitaire accrue sur le Léman Logement social: Gen';ve navigue ŕ vue EMS: l‘Etat de Gen';ve serre la vis REGIONS Le Temps >>>
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PÉRISCOPE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Emmanuel Garessus, Zurich Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Wall Street sortira renforcée de l‘épreuve actuelle • Les mauvaises nouvelles financi';res refusent de s‘arręter, mais Wall Street sortira de l‘épreuve plus forte que jamais, selon le dossier du Barron‘s. Les grands groupe >>>
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QUEL BILAN TIRER DU MANDAT DE LOUISE ARBOUR?
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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NATIONS UNIES. La juriste canadienne de 61 ans a achevé lundi ŕ Gen';ve son mandat de haut– commissaire de l‘ONU aux droits de l‘homme. Stéphane Bussard Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Lundi soir au Palais Wilson ŕ Gen';ve, elle s‘adressait pour la derni' >>>
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QUOI DE NEUF. INCANDESCENCE GLACÉE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Quoi de neuf. Benjamin Luis Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Soirée d‘été. La nuit commence doucement ŕ tomber. Les brochettes sont fin prętes, les cervelas sont dans les starting–blocks. Un barbecue s‘impose. Reste qu‘avant d‘entamer l‘apéritif, va falloir >>>
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REPČRE. SIX MOIS POUR ÉCRIRE L‘HISTOIRE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Rep';re. Pierre–Alexandre Sallier Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Cent fois soulignée, l‘ampleur du phénom';ne ne cesse d‘étonner. Les mati';res premi';res – tous produits confondus – ach';vent leur plus impressionnant semestre en trente–cin >>>
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SAVEURS DU FRAN'';AIS. PHASAGE, REPORT LUNAIRE
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Saveurs du français. Nicolas Dufour Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Cette semaine, nos saveurs évoquent l‘année écoulée, des émois de l‘Euro 2008 aux primaires américaines en passant par l‘actualité de nos amis francophones. Aujourd‘hui, évoquons l&lsquo >>>
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SIEMENS VEUT SUPPRIMER 17 000 EMPLOIS POUR RÉDUIRE SES COŰTS
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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INDUSTRIE. Le nouveau patron a resserré sa direction apr';s les affaires de corruption. Yves Petignat, Berlin Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Le conglomérat électrotechnique Siemens s‘appręte ŕ supprimer dans les deux ans 17000 des 400000 emplois du groupe ŕ travers le monde, do >>>
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TOXICOMANIE Ŕ LAUSANNE: LE CANTON DICTE SES CONDITIONS
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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VAUD. Lors des états généraux sur la toxicodépendance, Pierre–Yves Maillard a engagé la Fondation du Levant, au bord de la faillite, dans la gestion du futur bistrot social de la ville. Marco Danesi Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Le canton de Vaud abandonne sa «neutralité bienvei >>>
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VOICI LE NOUVEAU NUMÉRO AVS Ŕ TREIZE CHIFFRES
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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PREVOYANCE. Le code personnel ŕ onze chiffres a vécu. Et une nouvelle carte d‘assurance arrive. Bernard Wuthrich Mardi 1 juillet 2008 Le numéro AVS ŕ onze chiffres, c‘est fini. D';s ce mardi 1er juillet, il est remplacé par un nouveau code ŕ treize chiffres, don >>>
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VOUS ÉCRIVEZ. VOUS ET NOUS
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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Reinhard Budde, Begnins (VD) Mardi 1 juillet 2008 L‘avantage du thoriumJean–François Dupont, dans sa lettre du 18 juin, mentionne le thorium comme combustible utilisable dans des réacteurs. Carlo Rubbia, Prix Nobel de physique, avait montré comment le thorium, nettement plus abondant que l&lsq >>>
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«LA VILLE DE QUÉBEC A 400?ANS, MAIS QUE FĘTE–T–ON AU JUSTE?»
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Le Temps, 01-07-2008
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CANADA. L‘amateurisme dans l‘organisation des festivités est décrié. Le premier ministre français François Fillon participera ŕ la fęte jeudi. La lecture de ce texte (3182 caract';res et 1 encadré) est réservée ŕ nos abonnés en lign >>>
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6 STATES TO DESIGN OWN PLANS FOR FIXING SCHOOLS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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WASHINGTON –– Six states are getting the OK to write their own prescriptions for ailing schools under the Bush administration‘s signature education law. It‘s a softening from how No Child Left Behind currently works _ with schools having to take certain steps at specific times for missin >>>
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A LOOK AT PROGRESS IN IRAQ
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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PM –– In July 2007, President Bush submitted his report to Congress on Iraq‘s progress toward achieving 18 political and military goals, as identified by Bush and the Baghdad government. Here‘s a look at how that report compares with the May 2008 update: Still unsatisfactory: _ Enacting and imple >>>
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ARCHBISHOP‘S HOME ROBBED IN MINNEAPOLIS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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MINNEAPOLIS –– Burglars robbed the home of the leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, getting away with gem– and precious–metal–laden rings and crosses. "These things are historically and reverentially irreplaceable," the archdiocese spokesm >>>
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BUSH RAISES REPUBLICAN CASH, TOUTS HOUSING EFFORTS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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WASHINGTON –– President Bush is raising cash for Republicans in two Southern states, with some time sandwiched in to reassure people fighting to keep their homes. In Mississippi, Bush is leading a private fundraiser Tuesday for Sen. Roger Wicker, who was appointed to his seat in December after Trent >>>
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CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS HAVE TO PICK THEIR BATTLES
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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SAN FRANCISCO –– Cool, damp weather returned Tuesday to the area around a huge wildfire close to Big Sur, one of hundreds of blazes firefighters have struggled to contain because of hot weather, rough terrain and lightning storms. The widespread flames force firefighters to allocate their resources >>>
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CLARK: OBAMA HAD NO PART IN MCCAIN COMMENTS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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WASHINGTON –– Ret. Army Gen. Wesley Clark said Democrat Barack Obama played no part in remarks he made about Republican John McCain‘s qualifications to be president that have been sharply criticized by the GOP candidate‘s supporters. "Sen. Obama had nothing to do with this," Cl >>>
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CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DROPS 0.4 PERCENT IN MAY
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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WASHINGTON –– Construction spending fell in May for the 11th time in the past year as a continuing slump in housing offset strength in nonresidential building. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that construction spending dropped 0.4 percent in May, slightly less than had been expected. There >>>
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DOMESTICATED CHIMP IS MISSING IN CALIFORNIA FOREST
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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LOS ANGELES –– A 42–year–old chimpanzee who is toilet–trained and can eat with a knife and fork is believed to be at large in a Southern California forest after escaping his cage. The chimp called Moe disappeared Friday from Jungle Exotics, which trains animals for the entertainmen >>>
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ILL. MAN ARRESTED FOR HAVING ILLEGAL TOXIN
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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LAKE IN THE HILLS, Ill. –– A suburban Chicago man was charged Monday with possessing an illegal toxin found in puffer fish. Edward Bachner, 35, was charged with one count of illegal possession of tetrodotoxin, a felony. He was being held in federal custody pending a detention hearing Wednesday. >>>
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JUDGE OKS SAGO MINE SETTLEMENT WITH 2 SUPPLIERS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –– A judge has approved a settlement between families of coal miners involved in the deadly Sago Mine explosion and companies that made and distributed concrete foam blocks used at the mine. Burrell Mining Products and Raleigh Mine and Industrial Supply agreed to the confidential s >>>
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LAWMAKERS DECRY OLYMPICS AFTER DISSIDENTS BLOCKED
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Two U.S. Congressmen on Tuesday urged President George W. Bush to rethink attending the Beijing Olympic Games after they were prevented from meeting Chinese human rights activists. Congressmen Frank Wolf, a Republican from Virginia, and Chris Smith, a Republican from New Jersey, said t >>>
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LAWSUIT FILED OVER ATLANTA AIRPORT BARRING GUNS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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ATLANTA –– The nation‘s busiest airport duelled with gun rights advocates Tuesday over whether a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. City officials in charge of the airport declared it a "gun free zone" wh >>>
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MILITARY SEE PRESIDENTIAL RACE THROUGH OWN LENS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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WASHINGTON –– Brandon Ziegler served two tours in Iraq and wears a bracelet inscribed with the name of an Army buddy who never made it home. Jim Morin saw action in both Iraq and Afghanistan and has lost several friends to the war in Iraq, the latest just a month ago. Both say their choice in the 20 >>>
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NEW YORK MAGAZINE FOUNDER CLAY FELKER DIES AT 82
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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NEW YORK –– Clay Felker, the magazine mogul who revolutionized the city magazine genre as founding editor of New York, died Tuesday. He was 82. Felker died Tuesday morning at his New York City home after a battle with throat cancer, a magazine spokeswoman said. New York magazine, filled wit >>>
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OBAMA‘S SISTER HELPS REACH OUT TO ASIAN–AMERICANS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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SAN FRANCISCO –– The throng of Asian–American donors drew closer, drinks in hand, to hear Barack Obama‘s sister describe the wide arc of his life: beyond politics and Chicago, into his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii. To many in this crowd Obama‘s Asian–American half– >>>
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OBAMA AND BILL CLINTON END MUTUAL SILENT TREATMENT
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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WASHINGTON –– Barack Obama and Bill Clinton ended their mutual silent treatment Monday, with the Democratic presidential candidate reaching out and asking his former Democratic nemesis to help him win the White House. In their first conversation since the end of the heated primary, former President >>>
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REPORT: CALIF. DEATH PENALTY SYSTEM DEEPLY FLAWED
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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SAN FRANCISCO –– California‘s 30–year–old death penalty system that costs more than $100 million annually to administer is "close to collapse," according to a new report issued Monday. The California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, appointed by the state >>>
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SPARKS FLY OVER CANCELED FIREWORKS IN CALIF. TOWN
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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GUALALA, Calif. –– This tourist village perched on a rugged stretch of California coast is known for its mellow attitude and abundant wildlife. But a decision to ban the town‘s July 4 fireworks sent sparks flying long before Independence Day. The California Coastal Commission issued t >>>
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THREE WAR VETERANS VIEW THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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PM –– Views of the 2008 presidential campaign from two recent Army veterans and an injured Marine: Brandon Ziegler, of Bethel, Pa., did two short tours in Iraq with the Army‘s 82nd Airborne Division. He joined the military two weeks before the '/11 terror attacks in 2001, to get money for college. >>>
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TOP HEALTH OFFICIAL FRUSTRATED BY SALMONELLA PROBE
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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PM WASHINGTON –– The Bush administration‘s top health official is expressing frustration that the salmonella outbreak from tainted tomatoes hasn‘t been solved yet. Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt on Tuesday asked Congress for more funding and stronger legal powers for >>>
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U.S. MARKETS OPEN LOWER
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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10:32 AM U.S. markets began the second half of the year much as it spent the first –– heading lower on a combination of concerns about rising oil prices and rumors of trouble in the financial sector. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 100 points when trading ope >>>
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WOMAN CRASHES INTO STORE THEN TRIES TO BUY BEER
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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NORWALK, Calif. –– A convenience store became an unwilling drive–in when a 74–year–old woman plowed her car through the front window and then tried to buy a six–pack of Budweiser, police and the owner said. Lynne Rice of Norwalk drove her 1'88 Cadillac into Joe‘s Fo >>>
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MCCAIN FOCUSES ON TRADE IN COLOMBIA, MEXICO TRIP
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Trade, drugs and immigration will top the agenda of U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain during a visit to Colombia and Mexico this week designed to showcase his foreign policy experience over that of Democratic rival Barack Obama. McCain, an Arizona senator who has >>>
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AP IMPACT: REBELS DESERT AS COLOMBIA ARMY ADVANCES
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia –– Not long after two top commanders of Latin America‘s last major rebel army were killed _ one in a raid, the other by a turncoat bodyguard _ Diego Canizares decided to call it quits. The 3'–year–old veteran guerrilla made indirect contact with the Colo >>>
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BLAST HITS PRO–JUNTA OFFICE IN MYANMAR
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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YANGON, Myanmar –– An explosion at dawn Tuesday rocked the office of a government–backed social welfare group whose members have been accused in attacks against Myanmar‘s pro–democracy opposition, witnesses said. The witnesses, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of offici >>>
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CANNABIS LOVERS DODGE DUTCH SMOKING BAN
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands introduced a tobacco smoking ban in bars and restaurants on Tuesday but weed lovers carried on lighting up pure cannabis joints, pipes and vaporizers in the country‘s coffee shops. "No smoking" signs were clearly visible in traditional Dutch brown cafe >>>
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CHILDREN ILL AFTER WATER POISONED IN CHINA SCHOOL
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 60 children fell ill after drinking water that may have been deliberately poisoned at a primary school in southern China, state media reported on Tuesday. Thirty–four were still in hospital, suffering from headaches and nausea, and the rest were under observation at the >>>
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CHINESE LAWYERS ARRESTED BEFORE MEETING WITH CONGRESSMEN
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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1, 2008; 8:00 AM BEIJING, July 1 –– A group of Chinese human rights lawyers were detained and later put under house arrest by government security officials to prevent them from attending a dinner Sunday hosted by two visiting members of the U.S. Congress. The incident is the latest in a series of mo >>>
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CHINESE LAWYERS BLOCKED FROM MEETING US REPS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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BEIJING –– Police blocked Chinese dissident lawyers from attending a meeting with two visiting U.S. lawmakers, the lawmakers and a human rights group said Tuesday. Rep. Frank Wolf, R–Va., and New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith, a senior Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, had planned t >>>
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COALITION: 33 MILITANTS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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KABUL, Afghanistan –– Helicopters and a bomber attacked insurgents massing in eastern Afghanistan under cover of darkness, killing an estimated 33 people, the U.S.–led coalition said Tuesday. Reconnaissance aircraft spotted "large groupings" of insurgents armed with heavy machine&nda >>>
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FORMER KHMER ROUGE APPEALS DETENTION
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia –– Lawyers for the former Khmer Rouge foreign minister told Cambodia‘s genocide tribunal Tuesday that its case against their client violates "double jeopardy" principles because he already was convicted of crimes against humanity and pardoned. The United Nations& >>>
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IRAQ: MILES–LONG GAS LINES DESPITE OIL RICHES
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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BAGHDAD –– Frustrated Iraqis trying to tank up their cars faced miles–long gas lines on Tuesday _ a stark reminder that a country with one of the world‘s largest oil reserves still has major challenges delivering fuel to its people. The lines followed Iraq‘s announcement Monday tha >>>
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IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER URGES SECURITY DEAL WITH US
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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BAGHDAD –– Iraq‘s foreign minister says the country has little choice but to sign a new security agreement with the U.S. that would let American troops stay in the country after a U.N. mandate expires. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari recently returned to Iraq after meeting with President Bush >>>
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MAN LOST IN AMAZON FOR 42 DAYS DIES IN FATHER‘S ARMS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian student lost in the Amazon rain forest for more than 40 days was found by his father, only to die in his arms shortly after, rescue officials said on Tuesday. Jonathan dos Santos Alves, 18, had been lost in the forest since mid–May, when he became separated fro >>>
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MONGOLIAN CAPITAL IN STATE OF EMERGENCY AFTER VOTE
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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ULAN BATOR, Mongolia –– Mongolia‘s president declared a four–day state of emergency in the country‘s capital beginning early Wednesday after angry protesters stormed the headquarters of the ruling political party. Under the president‘s decree, no public gatherings are permitt >>>
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MUGABE SPOKESMAN TO WEST: ‘GO HANG‘
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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SHARM EL–SHEIKH, Egypt –– The spokesman for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is dismissing Western criticism of the country‘s widely discredited elections. George Charamba told reporters at the African Union summit in Egypt on Tuesday that the United States, Britain and other European co >>>
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MUSLIM, HINDU PROTESTS IN INDIAN KASHMIR
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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SRINAGAR, India –– Authorities reversed a controversial plan to transfer land to a Hindu shrine in Muslim majority Indian–held Kashmir on Tuesday as Muslim and Hindu protesters held massive rallies across the region assailing the state government for its handling of the politically sensitive issue. >>>
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PANAMA COURT OVERTURNS ANTI–CASTRO PLOT PARDONS
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama‘s Supreme Court has overturned a 2004 presidential pardon of anti–Castro activist Luis Posada Carriles and three other Cubans accused of plotting to kill Fidel Castro in 2000, a court spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Following a legal challenge by a former public pro >>>
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POLAND DEALS NEW BLOW TO FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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PARIS (Reuters) – Polish President Lech Kaczynski compounded the problems facing the European Union on the first day of France‘s presidency of the bloc on Tuesday, saying he will not sign the Union‘s reform treaty for now. Kaczynski said it would be "pointless" signing the treaty fol >>>
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POLICE STOP TIBETAN PROTESTERS NEAR CHINESE BORDER
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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KATMANDU, Nepal –– Nepalese police turned back 42 Tibetan monks and nuns Tuesday after the group trekked for five days through the Himalayas to protest China‘s crackdown on dissidents in their homeland, officials said. Police blocked the protesters‘ path about seven miles from the China& >>>
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PORTUGUESE POLICE HAND MADELEINE REPORT TO PROSECUTOR
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Washington Post, 01-07-2008
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LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese police have sent their final report on the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann to public prosecutors, who will decide whether to take any further steps, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Madeleine disappeared from her bedroom in an Algarve resort on May 3 last year duri >>>
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