More Killed in Afghanistan/Iraq

Policemen Massacred in Basra, Iraq http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061029/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

Scores of 'Taliban' Killed in Afghanistan http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6095780.stm

Troubled Nation of Congo Goes to the Polls http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6095754.stm

The Money Game In the U.S. As Elections Loom Nearer http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102801003.html
Palestinian Saeb Erikat Warns of Economy Collapsing http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8F8D10F9-ED08-4D37-910E-2217BD66E847.htm
Israeli PM Olmert Under Police Investigation http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A8A36F6A-0A45-42DD-801E-B5E5303CA2B7.htm

I'll be back before and after the U.S. elections on November 7.

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Iraq Blues, Big Oil Killings

The Economist's Typically Insightful Write-Up of Iraq
http://www.economist.com/world/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8080507

Nearly 100 U.S. Troops Killed in October in Iraq
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/26/world/middleeast/27iraqcnd.html?hp&ex=1161921600&en=9fe433b0b17ce035&ei=5094&partner=homepage

France Threatens Military Action Against Israel's Flyovers in Lebanon
http://www.dawn.com/2006/10/25/int2.htm

Palestinian Negotiations Between Hamas and Fatah Failed
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/111818.html

Canadian Govt Looks Into Banning Dual-Citizenship
http://www.knoxnews.com/kns/world/article/0,1406,KNS_351_5078855,00.html

30% of Select Canadian Army Troops Fail Drug Screening
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061025/afghanistan_drug_test_061025/20061025?hub=TopStories

Exxon/Mobil Makes US $10.5 Billion in 3 Months, Profit
http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/26/news/companies/exxon_earnings/index.htm?postversion=2006102615

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Nuclear Preparations

An Afghani soldier looks towards the Pakistani border.

Al-Qaeda in Iraq Declares Independent State in Anbar Province
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/15/AR2006101500206_pf.html

D.P.R.K. May Be Preparing 3 More Nuclear Test Sites
http://us.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/nkorea.sanctions/index.html

Ten U.S. Soldiers, Including Marine, Killed
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101800239.html

W Hosts Ifthar Dinner At White House; Praises Muslims
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221538,00.html

Scientists Create New Element
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/10/17/new.element.ap/index.html

L.S.D. Recommended For Alcoholics
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=health&id=4666476

Nissan Skyline GT-R To Return to the States
http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/10/13/nissan_skyline.biz2/index.html

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Weekly Update

U.N. Security Council Unanimously Places Sanctions on D.P.R.K.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20061015/D8KOOE9G0.html

Ban Ki-moon, U.N. Secretary-General Designate, Urges U.S. / D.P.R.K. Talks
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/10/15/korea-reax.html

46 Sunnis Killed in Iraq, Along with 4 U.S. Soldiers
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Iraq.html?hp&ex=1160971200&en=5998196370940cd8&ei=5094&partner=homepage

2 More Canadian Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan, Bringing Total to 42
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/10/14/afghanistan.html

W and Karl Rove Both Optimistic About G.O.P. Chances in Elections
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/14/AR2006101401051_pf.html

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DPRK Nuke Test

BREAKING NEWS: North Korea has successfully detonated its first nuclear weapon, becoming the eighth nation to successfully do so, after the U.S.A, Russia, U.K., France, China, India and Pakistan.

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Mid-Term Elections

Republican Congressman Mark Foley and part of his IM conversation with a page.

Why the Republicans Will Probably Keep Control of Both Houses http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1541295,00.html
The Internet Life of Baghdad's Residents http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=inDepthNews&storyid=2006-10-02T125817Z_01_MOU425114_RTRUKOC_0_US-LIFE-IRAQ-CHAT.xml&src=rss&rpc=22
Brigade of 700 Policemen Taken Off Iraqi Streets For Militia Involvement http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Iraq.html?hp&ex=1160020800&en=52e4c9c7140cac17&ei=5094&partner=homepage
N.S.A. Program Continues For Now, Says Appeals Court http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-10-04T202048Z_01_N04262861_RTRUKOC_0_US-SECURITY-EAVESDROPPING.xml&src=rss&rpc=22
Latest Technology From Japan http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/05/technology/pluggedin_Lewis_CEATEC.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2006100610

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