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FBI sees little chance of copycat militia plots

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72736026&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK There's a lot of anger out there. But the alleged plot by Midwestern militants and violent outbursts by scattered individuals don't signal any coming wave of extremist violence, federal investigators say.

Google has censorship balancing act outside China

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72735444&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Google Inc. didn't stop wrangling with censorship when the company moved its search engine out of mainland China to shed its restraints on what can be shown on the Internet.

Report: US must avoid legitimizing Myanmar vote

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72733413&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Obama administration's new engagement strategy with Myanmar risks allowing the country's military leaders to use direct talks to justify the flawed elections it expects to hold this year, a bipartisan report warned Wednesday.

Pakistan asking Switzerland to reopen case against Zardari

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72732808&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Pakistan is asking Switzerland to reopen a money laundering case against President Asif Ali Zardari, under pressure from the supreme court to implement an anti-graft verdict, officials said Wednesday.

Sudan opposition mulls boycotting elections

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72730694&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Sudanese opposition parties threatened on Wednesday to boycott their country's first multiparty election in a quarter century, saying fair contests were not possible.

Central African Republic elections set for May

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72730664&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The president of Central African Republic says elections in the world's second poorest nation will be held May 16.

Audit: Costly FBI computer upgrade drags further

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72730400&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A Justice Department audit has found the FBI's long-delayed computer upgrade is getting slower and costing more.

Iraqi PM: Not trying to change election outcome

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72730109&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Iraqi prime minister says he is not trying to change the results of the March 7 election by lodging complaints about the process. He says he simply wants to remove any suspicion over the race.

Swiss say legal immunity protects Pakistani leader

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72727169&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Swiss authorities said Wednesday they could not reopen a money-laundering case against the Pakistani president as long as he enjoys legal immunity, a welcome answer for the Islamabad government after the Supreme Court forced it to request the case be resumed.

US Senator John Kerry visiting Lebanon, Syria

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=72725489&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK U.S. Senator John Kerry will visit Syria this week, the latest in a series of American officials to make the trip, as Washington pushes for the country's cooperation in Middle East peace efforts and the standoff over Iran's nuclear program.