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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72308140&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The United States cautioned that China must consider the "implications" of Google's decision to effectively shut down its Chinese search engine because of censorship and cyber-hacking.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72306204&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A military judge indicated Tuesday that the burden is on the government to show there was no unlawful command influence in a case involving the deaths of 24 Iraqi men, women and children, a defense attorney said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72303994&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Obama administration is being noncommittal about how it will respond to Pakistan's desire to be recognized a nuclear weapons power and forge an atomic energy deal as the two countries prepare for high-level strategic talks this week.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72306029&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK China's state media on Wednesday belittled Google's decision to effectively shut down its Chinese search engine, saying the Internet firm had made a huge mistake in the world's largest online market.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72295725&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a warmer public reception from Congress than from the Obama administration, with a top Democrat and Republican joining Tuesday to praise a leader who has refused to back down in a disagreement the White House says threatens new peace talks.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72295449&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The arrest of an outspoken government opponent for his critical remarks on a TV talk show drew condemnation on Tuesday from opposition parties and human rights activists who said the case shows freedoms are being eroded in Venezuela.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72290462&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Google's attempted detour around China's Internet censorship rules was met with countermeasures Tuesday by the communist government, which blocked people on the mainland from seeing search results dealing with such forbidden topics as the pro-democracy movement.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72287502&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Britain took the extraordinary step Tuesday of expelling an Israeli diplomat for the first time in more than 20 years, after concluding there was compelling evidence that Israel was responsible for the use of forged British passports in the plot to slay a senior Hamas operative in Dubai.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72285512&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Now that Google is sending Web surfers in mainland China to a Hong Kong-based site, the company is free to display complete search results on any topic without the self-censorship Beijing had required. But that doesn't mean people in China are getting more information.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72284630&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Israeli military says it will investigate the deaths of two Palestinian teenagers during a riot in the West Bank.