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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=60000278&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK After interrupting a suspected terrorist plot on New York City with a series of raids and arrests, authorities have intensified their focus on possible accomplices of the suspected al-Qaida associate at the heart of the case, a law enforcement official said Monday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59998459&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Former Attorney General John Ashcroft and one of his hardline lieutenants face the rare prospect of being held personally liable for alleged violations of individuals' rights in the aggressive aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59992974&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The highest-ranking official from Myanmar's military government to appear before the U.N. General Assembly in 14 years lashed out Monday against Western sanctions on his country, but promised to take "systematic steps to hold free and fair elections" next year.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59992771&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A string of bombings killed at least 18 people across Iraq on Monday, shattering a relative lull in violence during the celebration that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59990476&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government must earn the trust of the Afghan people by addressing claims of serious fraud in last month's elections.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59990276&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia said Monday that direct U.S. engagement with Myanmar's military leaders could provide crucial answers on the junta's dealings with North Korea.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59987965&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Russia voiced concern Monday about the latest Iranian missile tests and urged Tehran to fully cooperate with a U.N. nuclear watchdog and answer questions about its secret nuclear facility, news reports said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59987702&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Pakistani soldiers traded rocket and mortar fire with militants on Monday as hundreds of civilians fled the Taliban and al-Qaida's main stronghold in the northwest. A suicide car bomber killed five people including a prominent tribal elder.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59984063&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israel must comply with the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency if the Mideast is to become a region free of weapons of mass destruction, Syria's foreign minister said Monday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=59963840&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has urged Russia to turn over important figures in his nearly lethal dioxin poisoning five years ago.