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| Saturday, 22-Nov-2008 19:39 EST |
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Grijalva: No word on Interior Cabinet post
TUCSON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., reportedly a candidate to become U.S. Interior secretary, says he hasn't yet been contacted about the job.
Tibetan exiles support Dalai Lama policy
SHIMLA, India, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A group of Tibetan exiles meeting in India say they support the Dalai Lama's policy of Tibetan autonomy from China rather than complete independence.
Labor group gives Thai government deadline
BANGKOK, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The Thai government has a limited number of days to step down or face a nationwide strike by members of 43 labor unions, labor officials say.
4th anniversary of Orange Revolution
KIEV, Ukraine, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Friday his participation in the Orange Revolution four years ago was one of the proudest moments of his life.
Haniyeh says factions support Gaza truce
GAZA, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said Friday armed factions in Gaza are dedicated to maintaining a truce in the troubled Middle East region.
China to reduce income tax
BEIJING, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Chinese government's head economist, Zhou Qiren, said Friday that the country's legislative body has agreed to tax reductions to stimulate the economy.
Witness Admits Deadly Online Prank
A young woman testified about posing as a teenage boy in a series of e-mail messages that ended in a 13-year-old girl's suicide, officials said.
Armed militants eyeing response to piracy
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A spokesman for an Islamist militant group says the group is preparing to attack pirates in Somalia in response to the hijacking of a Saudi-owned ship.
Bureaucrat stabbings possibly related
TOKYO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The stabbing of a former pension bureaucrat's wife may be related to the deaths of a Japanese Health and Welfare Ministry official and his wife, police say.
Illegal Cell Phones a Problem for Prisons
Prison officials say that institutions throughout the United States are struggling to keep their inmates from gaining access to banned cell phones.
BNP to take part in Bangladesh polls
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaldea Zia's party has agreed to take part in the elections if held on Dec. 28 instead of Dec. 18 as originally planned.
Report: Bad practices led to plague death
GRAND CANYON, Ariz., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A U.S. government wildlife expert at the Grand Canyon who died from the plague after touching a dead cougar wasn't properly supervised, an agency report said.
Immigrant accuses Cuba of holding family
MIAMI, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A Cuban immigrant alleges the Cuban government is stopping members of his family from joining him in Miami despite the fact they have appropriate visas.
Vast water glaciers found on Mars
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists said Thursday they discovered vast water glaciers under blankets of rocky debris on Mars, suggesting possible life beyond Earth.
Prostitution ban unlikely in Britain
LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A ban on prostitution in Britain is unlikely as there is a sizable portion of the general public that supports the practice, a British Home Office study found.
Canada puts off economy relief to 2009
OTTAWA, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Canada's minority Conservative government will put off major economy-boosting measures until 2009, its new policy platform said.
State High Court to Take Up Prop. 8 Challenge
Nov. 20--The California Supreme Court agreed Wed-nesday to consider whether Proposition 8 improperly revised the state constitution, but it refused requests to allow same-sex marriages to resume pending a ruling.
Memorial to Jonestown Victims Unveiled
The company building the California memorial to the 1978 Jonestown massacre says the wall bearing the names of the 917 victims will be completed next year.
Americans divided on help for automakers
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Americans are divided over whether the U.S. government should help the nation's auto companies stay in business, a poll indicates.
Body of Bakersfield Woman Missing for Seven Years Found at Airport
Nov. 18--The seven-year mystery of the disappearance of Joe Dabney's wife is over.
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