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President Bush makes a statement about conditions in Russia and Georgia, Friday, August 15, 2008, outside of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, prior to departing for his Texas ranch for vacation.

Bush defends terror war in speech to veterans
The Boston Globe

CRAWFORD, Texas—President Bush is defending his line-in-the-sand approach to the fight against Islamic terrorism, following presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama in a speech to a major veterans group. His address Wednesday in Orlando, Fla., was to highlight themes GOP hopeful McCain has been using to argue that he is better...
photo: AP / Ron Edmonds

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Politicians debate dialogue, security appointments
Daily Star Lebanon

By Nafez Qawas and Maher Zeineddine Daily Star correspondent Wednesday, August 20, 2008...

France, us condemn deadly blast
Daily Star Lebanon

By Agence France Presse (AFP) Wednesday, August 20, 2008...

Hotel occupancy rates in Beirut on steady recovery
Daily Star Lebanon

By The Daily Star Wednesday, August 20, 2008...

Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor, dies

Star Tribune

BEIJING - Hua Guofeng, who briefly ruled China as communist founder Mao Zedong's successor but was pushed aside as a prelude to reforms that launched an economic boom, died Wednesday at the age of 87, state-run media reported. State broadcaster CCTV...
photo: AP / Greg Baker

PNP sending shotguns to Mindanao auxiliaries

Members of the police Special Action Force take a defensive position Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 in Linamon town in southern Philippines.

Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines --The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be shipping at least 1,000 shotguns to several regions in Mindanao to arm residents who will serve as police auxiliaries, Director General...
photo: AP / Pat Roque

Storm Fay Might Hit Florida Again

Naval Station Key West is at Condition of Readiness One (COR 1) as Tropical Storm Fay approaches the Florida Keys. As of 11:00 a.m. EST, Fay was about 70 miles south-southeast of Key West, Fla., with maximum sustained winds near 60 miles per hour. Fay is moving to the north-northwest near 13 miles per hour. U.S. Navy photo by James E. Brooks (Released)

Time Magazine

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) —Tropical Storm Fay continued its erratic path Wednesday reaching the coast and headed for the Atlantic Ocean, where it could strengthen and curve back toward Florida — possibly as a hurricane. Meanwhile, as Florida and...
photo: US Navy / James E. Brooks

SS Free Gaza And SS Liberty Arrive In Larnaca, Cyprus

The SS Free Gaza at port in Crete, 10th August, 2008.

WorldNews.com

At 8:30 am Cyprus time, the Free Gaza and the Liberty rounded the last corner of this lovely island, escorted by the Cypriot Coast Guard, and pulled into the Northern side of the commercial port in Larnaca. "We've been waiting a long time to unify...
photo: Free Gaza

Sarkozy visits Kabul after 10 French soldiers killed

Canoe

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, shakes hand with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, at president palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug 20, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rafiq Maqbool KABUL, Afghanistan - French...
photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool

NATO suspends Russian council, supports Georgia's government

Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

Houston Chronicle

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - NATO pulled its punches against Russia on Tuesday, suspending formal contacts as punishment for the Georgia invasion but bucking U.S. pressure for more severe penalties. The Russian ambassador to NATO played down the impact of the...
photo: NATO / © NATO

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