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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70317379&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Two high school classmates of admitted terrorist Najibullah Zazi were indicted Thursday in a foiled scheme to bomb New York City subways that a prosecutor said was directed by "al-Qaida leadership."

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70306464&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is hoping to hold talks with his Colombian counterpart on easing tensions between the South American neighbors.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70305574&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Obama administration is making a face-to-face argument to Brazil to support tough new U.N. sanctions against Iran, with upcoming visits by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and another senior diplomat.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70305034&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK When U.S. Marines find suspicious powder that could be made into a bomb, they probe it with sophisticated tests. Afghan soldiers have their own method — they taste it.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70305031&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Venezuela disputed on Thursday a hemispheric group's report citing human rights violations and political repression under the government of socialist President Hugo Chavez.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70304810&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A prominent Sunni lawmaker announced Thursday that his party would participate in parliamentary elections, less than a week after pulling it from the race.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70304633&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell says NATO-led operations in the Afghan farming town of Marjah are "trending in a very positive direction."

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70305504&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK India and Pakistan held their first official talks Thursday since the 2008 Mumbai siege, with both sides saying they wanted to rebuild trust shattered in that attack but acknowledging that the meeting was just a first step toward a renewed peace process.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70301880&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israel's prime minister tried Thursday to calm tensions over the addition of two West Bank shrines to a list of national heritage sites, a decision that has sparked clashes with the Palestinians and drawn widespread international criticism.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=70301515&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The powerful chief of Algeria's national police, on the front line in the war against Islamist insurgents, was shot and killed by a colleague during a meeting Thursday at his headquarters, authorities said.