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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59744385&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An Afghan immigrant wanted to carry out a New York City terror attack involving hydrogen peroxide bombs on commuter trains to possibly coincide with the Sept. 11 anniversary before federal authorities foiled the plan, a U.S. prosecutor said Friday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59742985&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK China on Friday batted down the notion of punishing Iran with additional sanctions for developing a secret nuclear facility, saying negotiations are a better way of dealing with Tehran.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59742437&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Marine commander who built the Guantanamo Bay prison said Thursday the U.S. lost the "moral high ground" with its brutal treatment of prisoners, and the facility should be closed as quickly as possible.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59738798&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK President Barack Obama and the leaders of France and Britain declared Friday that the revelation of a previously secret Iranian nuclear facility puts heavy new pressure on Tehran to quickly disclose all its nuclear efforts — including any moves toward weapons development — "or be held accountable."

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59731984&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK China issued its first indictments Friday in connection with July's bloody rioting between minority Muslim Uighurs and majority Han Chinese, the country's worst outbreak of ethnic violence in decades.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59731699&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Five U.S. troops died in attacks in southern Afghanistan, military officials said Friday, adding to this year's record death toll as American public support is dwindling for operations in the country that once hosted Osama bin Laden.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59729277&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Two satellites are heading to orbit as part of a missile defense program demonstration.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59723243&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Growing Taliban influence in northern Afghanistan is threatening a new military supply line painstakingly negotiated by the U.S., as rising violence takes hold on the one-time Silk Road route.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59722060&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Oil prices rose for the first time in two days as tensions escalated over Iran's nuclear ambitions and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday he continued to support a federal lending program that could weaken the dollar.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59718064&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Costa Rican President Oscar Arias says Honduras' coup-installed government is blocking the arrival of foreign ministers sent to help resolve the country's political standoff.