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House Approves Foreign Wiretap Bill
WASHINGTON –
The House handed President Bush a victory Saturday, voting to expand the government’s abilities to eavesdrop without warrants on foreign suspects whose communications pass through the United States.
The 227-183 vote, which followed the Senate’s approval Friday, sends the bill to Bush for his signature. He had urged Congress [...]

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Jailed same-sex couple appeal to Musharraf
A court on Monday jailed Pakistan’s first publicly acknowledged same-sex couple for three years for perjury – prompting the defendants to ask the president for help.
The couple clutched at each others arms with expressions of disbelief on their faces, but vowed their love would survive the separation.
The couple, who [...]

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Bush urges Congress to pass wiretap bill
Lawmakers hustle to act before recess
By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff  |  August 3, 2007
WASHINGTON — Congress is rushing to expand the military’s authority to wiretap phone calls and e-mails on US soil. The Bush administration, warning that terrorists may soon attack again, is pressuring lawmakers to approve the legislation [...]

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Another record poppy crop in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghanistan will produce another record poppy [...]

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The Pashtun time bomb
The alarming growth of Al Qaeda and the Taliban in the Pashtun tribal region of northwest Pakistan and southern Afghanistan is usually attributed to the popularity of their messianic brand of Islam and to covert help from Pakistani intelligence agencies.
But another, more ominous reason also explains their success: their symbiotic relationship with [...]

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Maliki: timetable for US withdrawal not possible
Iraqi PM says neither Baghdad nor Washington can set timetable for withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
Collapsing Bridges vs. War in Iraq
The Bush administration’s spending priorities – including an estimated $1 trillion for an unnecessary war – will cost the lives not only of US soldiers and Iraqi civilians [...]

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