Bolivian pres. says bugged by DEA   Bolivia's left-wing president, Evo Morales, accused the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday of trying to tap his telephone conversations instead of going after cocaine traffickers. Bolivian-U.S. relations have deteriorated in recent months since Morales expelled the U.S. ambassador in September, accusing him of inciting anti-governme (more...)

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George Bush snubbed at G20 Summit   CNN: George Bush snubbed at the G20 Summit. Everyone greeting each other and shaking hands, but Bush walks with his head down like the dejected most unpopular kid in high school. Video at the link...

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Indians destroy pirate 'mothership'   Somali bandits terrorising the busy shipping routes around the Horn of Africa suffered a rare setback when an Indian warship destroyed a pirate "mothership" after coming under fire in the Gulf of Aden. The Indian Navy said that its frigate, one of the numerous international warships dispatched to patrol the waters around the Horn of Africa, had ap (more...)

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Op/Ed: Let Big Oil bail out Big 3   Here's some data. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (pdf), Americans drove about three trillion miles last year. To fuel all of that shuttling around, according to the Energy Information Administration, we purchased about 142 billion gallons of gasoline from retailers. A little bit of quick division and we find that, in 2007, the (more...)

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Calif. Supremes to weigh gay marriage   The California Supreme Court agreed today to review legal challenges to Prop. 8, the voter initiative that restored a ban on same-sex marriage, but refused to permit gay weddings to resume pending a ruling. Meeting in closed session, the state high court asked litigants on both sides for more written arguments and scheduled a hearing for next Marc (more...)

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Interpol breach due to cartel turf war?   A vicious turf war between drug cartels and Mexican authorities that has left as many as 4,300 dead so far this year may have caused a breach in the internal security systems of Interpol, the international police organization....

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Bill Clinton campaigns against GOP 'firewall'   Bill Clinton campaigns against GOP 'firewall'

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Study: Republicans stymie research   Important HIV research prevented due to 'censored' funding requests.

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EPA moves to ease air rules   Rules would allow coal plants, oil refineries, polluters near parks.

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