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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74530007&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A nuclear conference at the United Nations next week could provide Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with an opportunity to lobby against a fourth round of U.N. sanctions on his nation.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74529105&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Former Afghan commanders who toppled a Soviet-backed regime 18 years ago were no-shows at a national celebration Wednesday marking their victory, a boycott that revealed fractures in the Afghan government as it tries to close ranks on Taliban insurgents.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74528645&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Russia's state archives posted documents on the Internet for the first time Wednesday about the Soviet Union's World War II massacre of more than 20,000 Polish officers and other prominent citizens.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74527226&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The prime ministers of India and Pakistan will talk on the sidelines of a regional meeting Thursday, an Indian official said, indicating a possible thaw in relations between the South Asian nuclear rivals.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74526565&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Air Force general in charge of protecting the homeland says the U.S. has been successful in thwarting several potential terrorist incidents since 2001.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74524342&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to retain power despite his failure in last month's elections threaten to undercut the democratic process that has been hailed as a key achievement of the U.S. invasion and occupation.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74523681&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Suspected militants attacked a paramilitary checkpoint Wednesday in a region where Pakistan has resisted U.S. pressure to wage an offensive against Islamist extremists, intelligence officials said. Four insurgents died and one soldier was wounded.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74522111&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK About 70 men with big muscles and small shorts posed and flexed on stage before a panel of judges and a few thousand fans, all seeking prizes in the Gaza bodybuilding championship.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74518705&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Suicide attackers detonated two car bombs in a Shiite enclave in southern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing seven people and wounding 21 others, Iraqi officials said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=74516953&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A British security contractor and his Afghan translator were sentenced to two years in prison for paying a $25,000 bribe to intelligence agents, the prosecutor said Wednesday.