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Abbas comments on Israel recognition http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?id=101062 Associated PressSunday, February 18, 2007 (Ramallah, West Bank): The world will have to deal with a new Hamas-Fatah coalition even if its platform falls short of international demands such as recognition of Israel, Mahmoud Abbas told a US envoy, according to an aide to the Palestinian president.

It's not every day that I side with a murderer over a man who gave his life helping our troops in Iraq. But this is one of those rare instances. The controversy concerns Arlington National Cemetery and who should be buried there. Russell Wayne Wagner was buried in Arlington with standard military honors on July 27th. He served in the Army from 1969 to 1972 and was honorably discharged. He, therefore, qualified for burial in the prestigious military final resting place. But Wagner was a convicted murderer. He murdered Daniel and Wilda Davis, both in their 80s, at their home....

Last update - 21:49 12/07/2005 Abbas condemns Netanya bomb, vows to punish those behind it By News Agencies Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas condemned as "idiotic" Tuesday's suicide bombing in Netanya that killed two people, and said those behind it would be punished. "This was a crime against the Palestinian people and those who were behind it must be working against our people's interest and must be punished," Abbas told reporters. "Those behind it were behaving idiotically. U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey and White House spokesman Scott McClellan condemned the suicide bombing. "There is no justification for the murder of innocent...