Hamas leader Arafat urged attacks on Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank – It has been 10 years since Palestinians began an uprising that swept away peace talks, triggered a ferocious reaction by the Jewish state and left thousands dead on both sides.Exactly why it happened just as Palestinian s
Zachary Karabell The China Blame Game
So bipartisanship isn't dead.By a vote of 348-79, Democrats and Republicans alike put aside their acrimonious differences and agreed, at least for a moment, to stop blaming each other for the sad state of American economic life.Instead, they agreed

tennis wozniacki through to tokyo semis

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Top seed Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the Pan Pacific Open semi-finals after Agnieszka Radwanska retired with a foot injury in the first set.At 5-0 down, sixth-seeded Pole Radwanska consulted with a trainer before deciding she could not continue.A

tennis verdasco crashes out in thailand

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Second seed Fernando Verdasco crashed out of the Thailand Open with a defeat in the second round by Benjamin Becker.The Spanish world number eight looked sluggish from the start as he slumped to a 4-0 first-set deficit.The 26-year-old briefly rallie

poland ukraine confident on euro 2012

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WARSAW, Poland - The prime ministers of Poland and Ukraine say they are ontrack with preparations to host the 2012 European Championship followinglong-standing worries over Ukraine's progress.'Euro 2012 will take place, as planned from the start, i

holden signs extended bolton deal

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Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden has signed a contract extension that is due to run until 2013.A January signing from Houston Dynamo, the 25-year-old has established himself in the first-team this season. I love being at the club, the United States

taylor targets home improvement

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Newcastle United defender Ryan Taylor says that the Magpies need to improve their home form after two successive defeats at St James' Park.United, who went through the whole of last season unbeaten at home on the way to winning the Championship, hav