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Oil Efforts Are Best Possible, Saudis Say .. Bounties a Bust in Hunt for Al-Qaeda .. On Climate, Symbols Can Overshadow Substance .. Montgomery Passes Preliminary Budget That Raises Tax Bills ..
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Oil Efforts Are Best Possible, Saudis Say
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 16 -- Saudi leaders told President Bush on Friday that they are doing all they can to increase oil production, gently turning aside the president's efforts to bring down prices more rapidly.
Bounties a Bust in Hunt for Al-Qaeda
SANAA, Yemen -- Jaber Elbaneh is one of the world's most-wanted terrorism suspects. In 2003, the U.S. government indicted him, posted a $5 million reward for his capture and distributed posters bearing photos of him around the globe.
On Climate, Symbols Can Overshadow Substance
In March of last year, the World Wildlife Fund in Australia teamed up with Leo Burnett, the multinational advertising agency that created the Marlboro Man, to come up with a new environmental campaign called Earth Hour. The idea was to get 2 million residents in Sydney to turn off all the lights in...
Montgomery Passes Preliminary Budget That Raises Tax Bills
Montgomery County Council members unanimously backed a $4.3 billion budget yesterday that would increase property tax bills for the average homeowner by about 13 percent and leave labor union contracts untouched.
Obama Strikes Back at Bush On Diplomacy
WATERTOWN, S.D. -- Sen. Barack Obama pushed back Friday against President Bush's implicit criticism of his approach to foreign policy, condemning his administration for not capturing Osama bin Laden and blaming its Iraq war policy for strengthening and emboldening Iran.
Double-Amputee Allowed To Compete for Olympic Bid
Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete for a spot on the South African Olympic team after a sport regulatory body rules that his carbon-fiber prosthetic limbs do not give him an advantage over other runners.
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