U.S. pressing Russia over oil
By Peter Baker
Washington Post
MOSCOW - Alarmed by record-high election-year oil prices, President Bush in recent days has sent repeated appeals through intermediaries to the man he calls ``my good friend,'' President Vladimir Putin, asking him to calm the politically charged crisis surrounding Russia's giant Yukos Oil in the interest of settling down world energy markets.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/9400207.htm?1c
Jordan's Islamists issue fatwa on Iraq
Amman, Jordan, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Jordan's Islamic movement Saturday issued a fatwa, or religious decree, against those who join the American and foreign forces fighting in Iraq.
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