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Taiwan to inaugurate world's 3rd largest fire training center

Central News Agency
Taipei, Nov. 21 (CNA) The world's third largest fire training center will be inaugurated in Taiwan in....Fullstory
2009-11-21 02:57 PM

Senator: May be more troubling emails from Hasan
By PAMELA HESS and ANNE GEARAN
Associated Press
There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood, Texas shooter before he went on....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:11 PM

Senator: Letters to Santa in N. Pole to resume
By RACHEL D'ORO
Associated Press
North Pole elves have good reason to celebrate again, thanks to a decision by the U.S. Postal Service to resume a Santa Claus letter program....Fullstory
2009-11-21 09:49 AM

Chinese activist detained during Obama trip
By FOSTER KLUG
Associated Press
A leading Chinese human rights lawyer who tried unsuccessfully to meet with President Barack Obama in Beijing this week was detained and interrogated twice during....Fullstory
2009-11-21 09:32 AM

Fired therapist: Stressed Marines get shoddy care
By KEVIN MAURER
Associated Press
Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire....Fullstory
2009-11-21 07:30 AM

Saturday, November 28
By The Associated Press
Associated Press
Today is Saturday, November 28, the 332nd day of 2009. There are 33 days left in the year. Highlights in history on this date: 1520 - Portuguese....Fullstory
2009-11-21 07:17 AM

McCain urges Obama to speed up Afghan decision
By ROB GILLIES
Associated Press
U.S. Sen. John McCain predicted success in the Afghan war effort Friday if President Barack Obama makes a decision quickly to send the reinforcements requested....Fullstory
2009-11-21 05:14 AM

US to mull Bernanke nomination on Dec. 3
By JEANNINE AVERSA
Associated Press
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term will be the subject of a Senate Banking Committee hearing next month, the panel's chairman....Fullstory
2009-11-21 04:50 AM

Albania opposition protests alleged vote fraud
By LLAZAR SEMINI
Associated Press
Thousands of supporters of Albania's opposition protested Friday outside the main government building to demand a probe into allegations of vote rigging. The protest follows the....Fullstory
2009-11-21 02:08 AM

Bulgaria: Clinton talks to focus on energy
By VESELIN TOSHKOV
Associated Press
Bulgaria's foreign minister says she will seek greater involvement from U.S. companies in energy projects when she meets Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington....Fullstory
2009-11-21 01:37 AM

Chavez praises Carlos the Jackal

Associated Press
Hugo Chavez is defending alleged terrorist mastermind Carlos the Jackal, saying the Venezuelan imprisoned in France was a "revolutionary fighter." Chavez mentioned the Venezuelan _ whose....Fullstory
2009-11-21 12:32 PM

Argentina forces dirty war orphans to provide DNA
By MAYRA PERTOSSI
Associated Press
Valuing truth over the right to privacy, Argentina's Congress has authorized the forced extraction of DNA from people who may have been born to political....Fullstory
2009-11-21 11:37 AM

Levi Johnston's mother gets 3 years in drug case

Associated Press
The mother of the man former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol had planned to marry has been sentenced to three years in....Fullstory
2009-11-21 09:43 AM

Army relents, will allow media at Palin book event

Associated Press
The U.S. Army has reversed its position and now says it will open former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to....Fullstory
2009-11-21 08:17 AM

US senator says more e-mails from Hasan possible
By PAMELA HESS and ANNE GEARAN
Associated Press
There may be additional e-mails that could have tipped off law enforcement or military officials to the Fort Hood shooter before he went on his....Fullstory
2009-11-21 07:25 AM

"Going Rogue" is going big

Associated Press
"Going Rogue" is going big. Publisher HarperCollins said Friday that Sarah Palin's memoir sold 300,000 copies its first day, among the best openings ever for a....Fullstory
2009-11-21 06:53 AM

Lesbian US war deserter wins stay of deportation
By CHARMAINE NORONHA
Associated Press
A lesbian who deserted the U.S. military and fled to Canada must be given another chance to plead her case for refugee status, Canada's Federal....Fullstory
2009-11-21 05:07 AM

UN committee targets Iran's rights violations
By EDITH M. LEDERER
Associated Press
A key U.N. committee approved a resolution Friday urging Iran to halt the persecution of political opponents following the country's disputed presidential election. Citing arbitrary arrests,....Fullstory
2009-11-21 03:15 AM

6 killed in Colombia bus attack

Associated Press
Colombian authorities say six people have died in a turbulent southern region when a bus was attacked and caught fire. They suspect leftist rebels. Narino state....Fullstory
2009-11-21 02:05 AM

Ethics committee says no punishment for Burris
By LARRY MARGASAK
Associated Press
The Senate ethics committee admonished a U.S. senator on Friday for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the....Fullstory
2009-11-21 01:36 AM

 
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Former Interior Minister Yu Cheng-hsien gets two-year suspended sentence for corruption 　 2009-11-21
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