George W. Bush seeks 'anonymity'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush says he has no plans to stump for votes or campaign funds for Republican candidates.

EU envoy: Political uproar threatens Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The European Union's ambassador to Haiti said reconstruction work there has halted because international aid teams are worried about political violence.

Thousands protest on 'Angry Friday'
CAIRO, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Protesters set fire to National Democratic Party headquarters in Cairo Friday amid predictions the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak would fall.

Germany votes to extend Afghan presence
BERLIN, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Germany has extended its "Afghanistan mandate," which will keep some 4,600 German soldiers in the war zone for at least one more year, officials said.

Obama re-election team eyes big donors
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Fundraisers for President Obama are working on repairing relationships with big donors in advance of the 2012 presidential campaign, political insiders say.

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Three Islamic Clerics Killed in Baghdad The body of Shiite cleric Sheik Mouwaffaq al-Husseini is taken away from Yarmouk hospital, after he was hit in a drive-by shooting by unknown gunmen whilst driving in Baghdad's western Jihad neighborhood in Iraq Tuesday, May 17, 2005. The killing threatens to increase sectarian tensions in Iraq a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari vowed to crack down against anyone targeting Shiites and Sunnis.

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