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Clinton Opponent Deplores Bush Criticism

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's underdog Republican challenger accused the former first lady and her husband on Wednesday of engaging in timeworn theatrics with their criticism of President Bush's handling of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

Potential Clinton Challenger Launches Site

A former Pentagon spokeswoman under President Reagan launched a Web site Friday to solicit donations for a possible run against Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Presidents Join Mourners at King Funeral

Reunited at last in death, Coretta Scott King was laid to rest beside the tomb of her husband after a stirring funeral with 10,000 mourners that was both lyrical and mournful, and at times political.

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BBC NEWS | Middle East | Israel spying devices found by UN
Source: BBC News

Israeli spying devices that were planted during the 2006 war with Hezbollah have been discovered in southern Lebanon, the UN has said. UN peacekeepers discovered the buried devices when they were blown up by remote control by Israel on Sunday.

Airport Can't Be Held Liable for Comair Flight 5191 Crash, Kentucky State Supreme Court Rules
Source: Kentucky.com: Homepage

"Lexington's Blue Grass Airport and its board members cannot be held legally responsible for the 2006 crash of Comair Flight 5191, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday," October 1, 2009

VIDEO: Philippine Court martial face-off
Source: VERA Files Site

[Manila, Philippines]THE mutiny case against the 28 officers in connection with the alleged February 2006 plot to withdraw support from President Gloria Arroyo is on its final stretch.

Teen, injected with heroin by aunt in 2006, missing 2 weeks
Source: News Impact - MLive.com

Nicholas Sturgill, a 15-year-old with a well-known troubled past, left for a bike ride in Roseville two weeks ago and has not been heard from since

US wildfire man sentenced to die
Source: BBC News

A southern Californian court has sentenced a man to death for the first-degree murder of five firefighters by starting an October 2006 forest blaze.

Montana Journalism Review: Ethical issues between blogging and journalism

I wrote and originally published this article for a print journal back in 2006, but as a new Newsvine member, I thought it would be appropriate to republish it here now, since in so many ways, Newsvine seems to enact the very things I am writing about below.

German Official Says World Cup Terror Attack Narrowly Avoided
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

German security authorities were proud of having pulled off a safe and successful 2006 Soccer World Cup. Now a German security official has revealed that a major attack on the tournament may have been averted -- but the suspect got away.

Crank, 2006
Source: fauxnixon.com

Hollywood newcomers Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor explode, almost literally, into the world of film with a pulse-pounding action movie filled with thrills and that seems to ooze adrenaline.

Lucky Number Slevin, 2006
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Lucky Number Slevin is a clever thriller reminiscent of North by Northwest and Alfred Hitchcock

Disproportionate Attacks: A Double Standard towards Israel

Yesterday, a pair of Israeli brothers living in the town of Sderot in Southwestern Israel, close to the Gaza Strip were hit by a Kassam missile fired from Gaza.

Viking landers may have found Martian life after all
Source: space.newscientist.com

A flawed test on NASA's twin Viking spacecraft may have fooled scientists into overlooking signs of life during their examination of the Martian surface 30 years ago.

A Headbutt and Genocide: What 2006 Brought Us

The first picture that caught my eye was the picture of Zinedine Zidane the famous soccer player from the French national team that decided that a headbutt was an appropriate way to take out frustration on the field during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Political Armageddon: Or Why It's All Joe Lieberman's Fault

Around this time next month the Democrats will mark the end of their first year in Congressional power since the 2006 elections.

Hollywood loses $1.9 billion on 2006 films
Source: United Press International

U.S. movie studios lost about $1.9 billion on the films they released last year, thanks to soaring production costs, Variety.com said Monday.

Yusuf (Cat Stevens) - Peace Train - Nobel Concert 2006
Source: YouTube

Some ideas are better expressed in art than language.

OIG Releases Report on Medicare Part D Reconciliation Amounts for 2006
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The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General recently released a report entitled Medicare Part D Sponsors: Estimated Reconciliation Amounts for 2006.

Game (2006) - Hindi Movie: Watch Online
Source: indianmovieclub.blogspot.com

Game (2006) - Hindi Movie: Watch Online Part 1 : Part 2 : Part 3 Hindi Movie: Game Cast: Sameer Dharmadhikari,Mona Chopra,Prasant,Narayan Source: Zshare Videos

Hsu is accused of Ponzi scheme = "Sen. Clinton's top campaign aide, Patti Solis Doyle, and three associates spent several days in Las Vegas as Hsu's guests to celebrate the New York Democrat's 2006 reelection
Source: The L.A. Times

Citing unnamed witnesses and victims, Garcia described how Hsu became such a reliable donor: He pressured investors to make campaign contributions.

Don't Get Rid of Earmarks: Earmark reform
Source: The New York Times

Washington DEMOCRATS made earmark reform a campaign issue in 2006 — and a reality in 2007 — because earmarks were at the heart of corruption scandals in Washington. Democrats never promised to eliminate earmarks. We promised to reform them.

Young Girl Wins National Literary Award
Source: United Press International

A 10-year-old girl will be presented with a national literary award this fall in New York for her moving novel about dolphins and Hurricane Katrina.

Bollywood Masala Movies
Source: bliklist.com

List of Some Hot Bollywood Masala Movies 2006-2007 years.

Mortgage acceleration without extra payments?
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What if you could get a 15 year amortization with a 30 year payment? Now that would be tremendously helpful, wouldn't it? You can actually envision a day that you actually pay off the house! Seems impossible right now for most of us but that is exactly what is available through …

2006 Yellow Book Changes

2006 Yellow Book Changes The 2006 Yellow Book has been issued with the following changes:

New housing permits at lowest level since 1997
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A report released by the home builders indicates that new permits for construction hit its lowest level since 1997. This is a sign that the home builders are expecting more pullback in values.

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