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    Iraq spending bill to test Democrats (AP via Yahoo! News)

    30th November 2006

    The Bush administration is working on its largest-ever appeal for more Iraq war funds — a record $100 billion, at least, and that figure reflects cuts from wish lists originally circulating around the Pentagon.

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    Iraq spending bill to test Democrats (AP via Yahoo! News)

    30th November 2006

    The Bush administration is hammering out its largest-ever appeal for more Iraq war funds — a record $100 billion, at least, and that figure reflects cuts from wish lists originally circulating around the Pentagon.

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    Paul Rieckhoff: Is Iraq in a Civil War? Are You Kidding Me? (HuffingtonPost)

    30th November 2006

    Today I want to use my space to introduce you to Chris McGurk , a smart young Army veteran who served in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Chris got out of the Army just a couple weeks ago, and since then he's been volunteering here at the IAVA offices in New York. The recent discussion of whether or not Iraq has descended into a civil war inspired Chris to write the following piece for the IAVA

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    Paul Rieckhoff: Is Iraq in a Civil War? Are You Kidding Me? (HuffingtonPost)

    30th November 2006

    Today I want to use my space to introduce you to Chris McGurk , a smart young Army veteran who served in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Chris got out of the Army just a couple weeks ago, and since then he's been volunteering here at the IAVA offices in New York. The recent discussion of whether or not Iraq has descended into a civil war inspired Chris to write the following piece for the IAVA

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    7:40 a.m. - Guam crime news: The police blotter (Pacific Daily News)

    30th November 2006

    7:40 a.m., Dec. 1 - Find information about all recent crimes and incidents reported on the Guam Police Department police blotter. The following downloads are provided by the Guam Police Department.

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    Is it too late to avert civil war? (Gulf News)

    30th November 2006

    In an interview with ABC news last Sunday, King Abdullah II of Jordan warned that the sectarian violence in Iraq is threatening to spiral out of control.

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    Bush, Maliki News Conference Transcript (NPR)

    30th November 2006

    Following is a White House transcript of today's joint news conference of President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, Jordan. PRESIDENT BUSH: Good morning. It's good to be in Amman. I first want to thank His Majesty King Abdullah for his gracious hospitality.

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    Amsterdam cracks down on red light district crime (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

    30th November 2006

    The Amsterdam city council decided on Thursday to close about a third of the rooms used by prostitutes in the infamous red-light district in a crackdown on crime there.

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    News briefs from Southern California (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    30th November 2006

    LOS ANGELES, 11:08 a.m. Nov. 30 (AP): Women remain poorer than their male counterparts, despite living longer and making up nearly half of the county's workforce, according to a study released Thursday by the United Way of Greater Los Angeles.

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    Witness Testifies in L.B. Hate Crime Trial (KABC-TV Los Angeles)

    30th November 2006

    A crowd of black youths pelted white women with pumpkins and lemons, then kicked and beat them without provocation outside a haunted house at Halloween, a black woman testified in a hate crime trial.

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