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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=45789523&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK * Opposition refuses to back any new Topolanek government

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=45789462&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next ambassador to Iraq is telling the Senate that one of his top priorities will be to help Iraqis prepare for parliamentary elections in December and to normalize Iraq's relations with its neighbors.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=45787110&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The mayor of a city in northwestern Russia was shot dead in his office Wednesday, the nation's top investigative body said. The assailant was reportedly a local businessman.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=45785672&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An exodus of civilians fleeing the fighting in northern Sri Lanka has picked up, with more than 1,500 escaping in the last day, the government said Wednesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=45782771&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The investigator overseeing spending for Afghanistan's reconstruction says he needs more people and money to ensure that the billion the U.S. has committed for improvement projects is being spent properly.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=45787336&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK March 25 (Reuters) – Following are Israeli political parties. After a Feb. 10 parliamentary election, some are set to join a government to be led by Benjamin Netanyahu.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=45778641&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A roadside bomb ripped through a van carrying civilians on a road used by foreign troops in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 10 and wounding six, officials said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=45777117&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Cambodian officials say about 100 armed Thai soldiers have entered Cambodia near a disputed border temple where clashes erupted last year.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=45763105&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is expected to announce the results of his review of Afghanistan policy Friday, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=45762968&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Veterans advocates told Congress on Tuesday that a World War II-era law requiring proof of participation in combat in order to receive certain benefits creates an unnecessary hurdle for veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, but not on the front lines.