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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53002848&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the accidental killing of civilians in Afghanistan has become one of the military's greatest strategic problems in the faltering war.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53002587&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Obama administration warned U.S. banks on Thursday that North Korea might try to skirt financial sanctions by using various "deceptive practices."

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=53001700&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The request crackled over the radio in the police station in this remote Afghan valley: four officers needed to accompany U.S. Marines on an overnight patrol.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=52982171&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A bomb strapped to a parked bicycle exploded near a construction office in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing one employee and a child about 11 years old, police said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=52980399&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The House has voted to deny the use of any federal money for the closing of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay next year and to impose restrictions on the transfer of detainees to the United States.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=52969315&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK British Prime Minister Gordon Brown backed down Thursday on a decision that an inquiry into the Iraq war be held in private, inviting the panel's chairman to indicate whether some sessions could be held in public.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=52968875&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK In a rare victory for Western countries, the U.N. Human Rights Council voted Thursday to continue its close scrutiny of the situation in Sudan against the wishes of the African country and its allies on the 47-member body.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=52968767&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK With backing from Al Gore, Current TV was launched four years ago as a mix of traditional journalism and viewer-produced content meant to create an open exchange with its audience.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=52964615&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An explosive device killed a conservative politician as he drove through northern Albania on Thursday, 10 days ahead of the country's parliamentary election, police said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=52963094&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A U.S. soldier charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a comrade in Iraq has entered plea negotiations instead of facing a hearing, the military said Thursday.