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Protest held over Peres lecture

Shimon Peres gave a lecture on the globalisation of peace A protest has been held outside the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford against Israeli President Shimon Peres who was delivering a speech to students. President Peres was...

David Miliband asks Syria to help stabilise Middle East

David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, has urged Syria to help bring stability to the Middle East during a visit to the country. By Tim Butcher, Middle East Correspondent Making the highest level British visit to Damascus in...

Shimon Peres Receives Honoury Doctorate Form King's College

LONDON - NOVEMBER 18: In this handout photo from the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) Israeli President Shimon Peres (C) receives honorary doctoratre from King's College on November 18, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by...

Detroit's Big 3 Make $25 Billion Plea

Beleaguered Automakers Warn Congress Of Broader Economic Peril; White House Skeptical From left, Ford CEO Alan Mulally, Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli, GM CEO Rick Wagoner, and University of Maryland School of Business professor...

NBA: Boston 110, New York 101

BOSTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Paul Pierce had 22 points and eight rebounds Tuesday to lead Kevin Garnett-less Boston to a 110-101 victory over New York. Garnett sat out after being suspended for hitting Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut...

Texas House members spend $140K to renovate lounge

AUSTIN, Texas -- While state agencies are being told to rein in their spending, Texas House members have ordered at least $140,000 in renovations for their members-only lounge, including antique chandeliers, granite countertops...

The great bailout debate

In the headlong rush here this week to devise a way to keep the Big Three automakers alive, it might be worth pausing for a moment to ask what this latest bailout exercise is intended to accomplish. But as the chiefs of the...

President Bush to attend Army-Navy game

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President George W. Bush plans to take in the next chapter of one of college football's most-storied rivalries, going next month to watch the annual Army-Navy football game. The 109th meeting between the two...

INSIDE WASHINGTON: Bush picks get new careers

Come January, not everyone from the Bush administration will be out of office. And in one case, the Interior Department's top lawyer has converted six political posts into civil-service positions. The switch at Interior could...

Peres: Turkey, Iran offer differing models

Israeli President Shimon Peres said Tuesday that Iran and Turkey offered different models for how the Muslim world deals with other countries. Turkey has mediated peace talks between Israel and Syria, while Israel considers...

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