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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy met privately with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to discuss her litany of controversial political stances— as Democrats ramp up pressure to have her removed from her committee assignment and the GOP seeks to have Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Min.) stripped of her committees in a tit-for-tat effort.

Michael Mounir, spokesman of Hand-in-Hand for Egypt, has received calls from White House officials inquiring about the criminal blast that took place outside the Al-Qiddissine (The Saints) church on Saturday, killing 21 people and wounding 97 others. In an exclusive statement for Al Youm Al Sabe3, Munir said that Paul Monteiro, Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison, told him that the President Barack Obama "strongly condemns" the suicide attack, asserting that "Those behind it targeting faithful Christians do not show respect for human life and must be brought to justice, expressing his hope that the Egyptian...

Chinese Sars scare gathers pace The case is not yet confirmed China, Hong Kong and Taiwan have stepped up their screening of travellers following a suspected case of Sars in southern China. Chinese health officials say a man from Guangdong province with symptoms of Sars is in a stable condition. He and medical staff who had contact with him have been quarantined. The World Health Organisation is sending an expert to Beijing to review what it called the confusing results of initial tests on the man. "So far the tests have been mixed, in testing done so far there have...

BOISE - If the saying is true, that only the strong survive, some fear the Canadian Grey Wolf, will be the only one left standing in Idaho's backcountry. "We're headed for the worst wildlife disaster in the history of this state," says Ron Gillette. He's been an outfitter near Stanley for 34 years. Since wolves were reintroduced in Idaho in the mid 90's, Gillette believes the environment has changed. "Once you put these Canadian Grey Wolves into an Eco-system, they kill everything. They kill the prey first, then they kill the other predators, and when they get down to wolves...

<p>Big confab this week in San Francisco -- with the state's top Democratic and union consultants coming to town for a sit-down with Mayor Willie Brown.</p> <p>The mission: To come up with a plan to ensure that a Democrat is in control of the governor's office.</p>