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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57547276&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Wednesday he plans to report to Barack Obama's administration his assessment of Cuba-U.S. relations following a five-day trade mission to the island even though he is not an official envoy of Washington.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57539902&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim held together Iraq's biggest Shiite political party as the ultimate middleman: maintaining his deep ties with Iran and cultivating his new alliances of necessity with America.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57539648&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday stepped up pressure on Syria to hand over two suspects wanted in recent suicide attacks on government ministries in Baghdad.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57535593&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The head of the Organization of American States held out hope Wednesday for a resolution of the Honduran presidential crisis even after the high-level delegation he led to the Central American country failed to arrange for ousted President Manuel Zelaya's return.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57533927&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Israeli and Palestinian leaders are likely to hold their first meeting in the coming weeks, both sides indicated Wednesday, in what would be an important step toward a formal resumption of peace talks and a signal achievement for President Barack Obama.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57533295&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK President Hamid Karzai extended his lead over his top challenger in Afghanistan's presidential election, new vote results showed Wednesday, but remains short of the 50 percent threshold that would allow him to avoid a two-man runoff.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57533274&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The NATO-led force in Afghanistan says attacks have killed two U.S. troops, keeping August on track to be the deadliest month of the war for the U.S. military.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57530950&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month said he escaped Wednesday while his captors slept, then walked five hours through one of the most dangerous cities in the world to safety at the country's presidential palace.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57529201&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Russian authorities said Wednesday they will run the investigation into the alleged Arctic Sea hijacking but will ask other nations to help solve the mystery of the cargo ship's bizarre voyage.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=57529013&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Police say gunmen have opened fire on a group of men in a street in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing three.