Jul 31, 8:07 AM EDT
Bomb kills 11 at police HQ in southern Afghanistan
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ ... 1-08-07-51in the very region where international military commanders [= The Superpower] say security has improved since the surge of U.S. troops last year.
ALL'S WELL AT LIE MACHINE HQ
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Jul 30, 4:04 AM EDT
US malaise, debt stalemate shake allies globally
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/ ... 0-04-04-24the debt crisis is taking its toll on U.S. prestige and influence.
ONE FOOT IN THE GUTTER
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Jul 29, 9:07 PM EDT
Eying support, Venezuela's Chavez urges moderation
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/ ... 9-21-07-56Chavez denied that being more open toward small businesses would represent giving in to the wealthy elite. He cited the example of Cuba and the economic changes begun by President Raul Castro's government.
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Uganda's largest market gutted in fire
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... 2f62ab.291A huge fire on Sunday gutted Uganda's largest market in central Kampala destroying merchandise worth hundreds of thousands of dollars
Usually a bustling warren of makeshift market stalls and eagle-eyed shoppers, much of Owino market was destroyed by fire in 2009
