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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51188300&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Taliban urged civilians Monday to return to the main town in Pakistan's Swat Valley, promising they won't attack security forces battling insurgents there but stopping short of calling the move a cease-fire.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51187204&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An ultranationalist party headed by the Israeli foreign minister said Monday it has prepared legislation linking citizenship to an oath of allegiance, in what amounted to a threat to the country's Arabs to swear loyalty to the Jewish state or risk severe punishment.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51182933&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed four civilians while an operation by U.S.-led forces left three people dead and a woman and child wounded on Monday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51179970&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Sri Lanka announced Monday it would hold elections for two key town councils in the war-torn north, a week after government forces crushed the separatist Tamil Tigers who ran a de facto state across the region.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51179981&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Somalia's president urged the international community Monday to help his country drive out hundreds of foreigners who are believed to be fighting alongside radical Islamic insurgents in the country.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51177048&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A comparison of the approaches and resources used by two pro-Israel lobbying organizations: the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a well-established group that emphasizes support for Israel, and J Street, a liberal, year-old upstart focused on bringing peace to the Middle East:

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51176108&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Text of statement by President Barack Obama on nuclear and short-range missile tests conducted by North Korea.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51157854&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Taliban left so many mutilated bodies at the crossing — some hanging from trees with threatening notes — that Pakistanis in the Swat Valley's main town took to calling it "bloody intersection."

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51157729&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Taliban left so many mutilated bodies at the crossing — some hanging from trees with threatening notes — that Pakistanis in the Swat Valley's main town took to calling it "bloody intersection."

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=51151193&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Members of Congress from both parties clamored Sunday for President Barack Obama to develop a plan for dealing with the suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay if he intends to fulfill his promise to close its prison by early 2010. The top U.S. military officer also awaited a decision from the commander in chief.