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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43704165&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK * Gemayel fears election could be torpedoed

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43704012&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Opposition supporters torched cars and stoned buildings Thursday after Pakistan's Supreme Court barred two of their leaders from elected office, triggering political turmoil.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43701932&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK ZUBAIR, Iraq, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Iraq on Thursday buried the remains of 481 soldiers who died in wars decades ago but whose bodies were only recently found or returned by former enemies as they made peace with the post-Saddam government in Baghdad.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43698879&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Trillions of dollars in government spending might stabilize the economy, but for now it may have weakened some U.S. security interests abroad and hampered the nation's ability to respond financially to an attack at home.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43696805&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK KABUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The Taliban are willing to work with all Afghan groups to achieve peace, but the problems of Afghanistan can only be solved if foreign troops withdraw from the country, a senior insurgent leader said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43696240&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A task force of Middle East experts is urging the Obama administration to work within Muslim communities in the United States to counter extremism and prevent Islamic militant groups from gathering new recruits.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43695751&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif protested on Thursday, a day after a court ruling to exclude him and his brother from elected office raised fears of renewed political turmoil.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43692032&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK North Korea has built an underground fueling facility near a key launch pad, a news report said Thursday, making it harder for spy satellites to detect signs that a missile is being prepared for launch.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43691745&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK KABUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) – An explosion killed three British soldiers in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, a spokesman for NATO-led forces said on Thursday, where U.S. troops are due to be sent to try to turn the tide against Taliban insurgents.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=43690949&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK LONDON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – France, Germany and Britain are proposing a tough list of additional sanctions to be imposed against Iran over its nuclear programme, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Thursday.