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Archives for October, 2010

Clinton urges rights progress in Cambodia

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86059871&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday urged Cambodia to confront its troubled past by ensuring the Khmer Rouge are brought to justice for crimes against humanity in the 1970s and improve its current human rights record.

US missile attack kills 5 in NW Pakistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86059860&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A U.S. drone attack killed five people in northwest Pakistan on Monday, local intelligence officials said, the latest in a barrage of such strikes against al-Qaida and Taliban militants that have long sought sanctuary in the region.

Asia stocks rise as China manufacturing gains pace

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86059832&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Asian stock markets climbed Monday, boosted by faster growth in Chinese manufacturing and expectations the U.S. central bank will pump more money into the world's largest economy to rejuvenate a sluggish recovery.

Brown: Calif welcomed Whitman then, welcomes still

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86059822&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK With a down-in-the-dumps economy putting Californians in a sour mood, Democrat Jerry Brown is ending his bid for governor on a note of optimism, drawing on his family's long roots in the state to recall the pioneering spirit that beckoned so many here and can lead it out of troubled times.

Saints outlast Steelers, 20-10

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86059795&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Drew Brees rediscovered his Super Bowl form in time to make the defending champion New Orleans Saints look like contenders again.

Taliban overrun district in eastern Afghanistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86059791&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An Afghan police chief and Taliban spokesman say the militant group has overrun a district in eastern Afghanistan, occupying government buildings and capturing police officers after an intense gunfight.

Clinton urges rights progress in Cambodia

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86059786&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday urged Cambodia to confront its tortured past by ensuring the Khmer Rouge are brought to justice for crimes against humanity in the 1970s and improve its current human rights record.

8-year sentence for Gitmo’s former ‘child soldier’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86059783&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The long-running case of a onetime teenage al-Qaida fighter is over, with a U.S. military judge sentencing Omar Khadr to eight more years in custody for war crimes.

Former NBA star Maurice Lucas dead at 58

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86059777&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Maurice Lucas, the fierce power forward known as "The Enforcer" who helped lead the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA title, has died after a long fight with bladder cancer. He was 58.

Russia leader visits disputed isle, Tokyo protests

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=86059764&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Russia's president visited an island in the Pacific Ocean claimed by both Russia and Japan on Monday, triggering immediate protests from Tokyo, which is already involved in a heated dispute with China over islands to the south.