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Arabs to renew Arab peace plan at Saudi summit

/>RIYADH (Reuters) - Arab leaders will revive a five-year-old land-for-peace offer to Israel when they meet at a summit in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, seeking an end to decades of conflict at the heart of the region’s problems.

Senate backs troop withdrawal from Iraq

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Tuesday endorsed a March 31, 2008, target date for withdrawing American combat troops from Iraq, prompting the White House to threaten a veto and moving Congress a step closer to a showdown with President George W. Bush over the war.

Texas signs new self-defense by gun law

DALLAS (Reuters) - Criminals in Texas beware: if you threaten someone in their car or office, the citizens of this state where guns are ubiquitous have the right to shoot you dead.

Troubled LA Times probes favoritism in opinion page

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - In the latest in a string of setbacks, the Los Angeles Times said on Tuesday it would investigate suggestions of undue influence in its opinion pages, less than a week after a senior editor quit over accusations of favoritism toward a Hollywood movie producer.

CIA says North Korea nuclear test a failure: report

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s nuclear test last October was a failure and gives no credence to Pyongyang’s claim to being a nuclear weapons state, U.S. CIA Director Michael Hayden was quoted as saying by a South Korean newspaper on Wednesday.

4 Responses to “News Brief: Post Your Comments”

  1. Angel Says:

    nice round up..ty! :)

  2. Stanford Matthews Says:

    Just tryin’ to get a rise outya

  3. DragonLady Says:

    “if you threaten someone in their car or office, the citizens of this state where guns are ubiquitous have the right to shoot you dead.”

    This should be law in every state. ;-)

  4. Stanford Matthews Says:

    MN, :-) I expected the gun headline to get someone’s attention. The same goes for a couple of the other stories.
    I remember when the Mayor of Memphis suggested open carry of handguns. It passed and I thought someone had lost their mind. Not so sure anymore.