Friday, December 5, 2008
The top executive authority unanimously approved the deal after Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds in parliament united behind the accord.
The maneuver, which headed off a no-confidence vote in the government, was criticized as undemocratic.
OSLO, NORWAY - In a surprising last-minute change of policy, the government of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan agreed Wednesday to join about 100 nations in signing a treaty banning the use of cluster munitions, a senior Afghan official said.
A former Mexican diplomat was posthumously honored by the Anti-Defamation League for saving as many as 40,000 Jews and other refugees during WWII.
Casualties of War: Remembering Minnesotans who died in Iraq.
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We met Chuck at the Mall of America Saturday before the Bears game. He iis a cool guy and spent a lot of time talking with us!! Thanks Chuck!!!!!!
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