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IRAN is pressing ahead with research tests on nuclear fusion, a type of atomic reaction which has yet to be developed for commercial power generation, a senior Iranian official said yesterday.Iran said in the mid-1990s it was working on nuclear fusion research but this is the first mention in years that the work is continuing and comes at a time of heightened tension over Iran's nuclear programme. Iran has been hauled before the UN Security Council for failing to convince the world that its nuclear work is not being used to make weapons. Tehran insists it only wants to generate...

Coalition forces led by American Military is guarding Saddam Hussein in an undisclosed location. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the local Al-Queda leader in Iraq is busy trying to prove that he can pull through unbelievable stunt actions. What can be more spectacular than getting Saddam free from the coalition detention center and hide him in Iraq. Some think tanks and experts in international politics are saying that may be what they will try. It will not be easy and most likely it will be probably impossible. The opportunities Abu Musab al-Zarqawi will try to avail will be when Saddam is taken...

Faced with the growing concern of DVD piracy, one of Hollywood's biggest movie studios is taking steps to fight the sale of illegally manufactured home videos in China. In the coming months, Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. Entertainment plans to release dozens of its films on DVD to retailers in China -- at deeply discounted prices. The studio's hope: that cheap and legitimate DVDs will compete effectively enough with their bootlegged counterparts to offset the losses the company has weathered from piracy. Warner's move is among the most-aggressive step taken by a U.S. studio to hasten a legitimate DVD market...

``Indian ...Ride On!'' Event Planned for Indian Motorcycle Enthusiasts -- Nationwide grassroots effort to garner support for America's 1st Motorcycle Company -- GILROY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2003--Frank O' Connell, a passionate rider of Indian motorcycles and Chairman of Indian Motorcycle Corporation, today announced plans to galvanize grassroots support for the country's oldest U.S. manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles. On September 19th, 2003, Indian Motorcycle Corporation ceased production, citing the high cost of operations. "We've let too many great American brands go away," O'Connell said, "and a lot more than brands go away -- jobs go away, opportunities go away, futures go...

Constitution Party Denounces Pro-Sodomy Court Decision, Seeks Impeachments To: National Desk Contact: Constitution Party, 717-390-1993, e-mail: press@constitutionparty.com Web: http://www.constitutionparty.com WASHINGTON, July 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Constitution Party is the first national political party to denounce the recent Supreme Court ruling that refused to uphold a Texas law that imposed criminal penalties upon homosexual sodomy. In light of that, the Constitution Party has also called for Congress to draw up articles of impeachment against Justices Kennedy, O'Conner, Breyer, Souter, Ginsburg, and Stevens, the six justices that refused to uphold the Texas law. "This ruling is an affront to the...