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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41572249&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The former Iraqi army officer decided to run in provincial elections to improve Mosul, his violent hometown. Instead, the Sunni father of four was gunned down days before the vote, the latest example of the dangers facing candidates campaigning openly for the first time since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41570771&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Not long ago, Yaser Alwadeya's factory was the largest food maker in the Gaza Strip, producing cookies, ice cream and other treats for residents of the blockaded territory. Today, the sprawling 47-acre complex lies in ruins.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41570594&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A look at the main political blocs in Saturday's provincial elections in Iraq.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41570419&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Russia says its threat to deploy missiles near Poland still stands, but stresses it will do so only if the Unites States pushes ahead with a European missile shield.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41570483&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy said Friday that the new administration's push for Israeli-Palestinian peace after the war in the Gaza Strip faced big hurdles and he warned of setbacks ahead.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41570160&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A Spanish judge's decision to investigate seven Israeli officials over a deadly 2002 attack against Hamas that had nothing to do with Spain has renewed a debate about the long arm of European justice.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41568324&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK El Salvador's presidential race has tightened, with the leading candidates in a virtual tie and likely facing a runoff election, according to a poll released Friday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41568310&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Riot police in the capital of Bahrain used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters angry with perceived government discrimination against the Shiite majority.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41568609&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK GAZA, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Hamas's government in the Gaza Strip said on Friday it had started giving cheques, rather than cash handouts, to families whose homes were destroyed during Israel's 22-day offensive in the territory.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=41566545&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK More than 5,000 Hamas supporters rallied in Gaza on Friday, as a leader of the Islamic militant group emerged from hiding to declare victory in the 23-day Israeli offensive that devastated much of the Palestinian territory.