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December 19, 2008

Quake Hits off Sumatra

JAKARTA ~ A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there – Read More...
December 19, 2008

Kidnapped Russian Freed in Jakarta Raid

JAKARTA ~ A Russian national held by kidnappers for nearly a week was freed and his captors arrested in a – Read More...
December 19, 2008

Mumbai-Style Attack Drill Conducted

JAKARTA ~ The authorities staged a counterterrorism drill at the Jakarta stock exchange on Wednesday, mimicking last month’s deadly attacks – Read More...
December 19, 2008

Govt ‘Denies Role in Trafficking Route’

JAKARTA ~ The government has rejected allegations that its diplomats in Afghanistan have been selling visas to assist would-be illegal – Read More...
December 19, 2008

Dear Sir A breakout of rabies – that’s all we need! On top of pornography laws, a 360-percent increase duty – Read More...
December 19, 2008

UK to Pull Out of Iraq

BASRA ~ British forces will wrap up their mission in Iraq by the end of May, British Prime Minister Gordon – Read More...
December 19, 2008

‘War on Terror’ a Generational Conflict: Bush

CARLISLE ~ The United States’ “war on terror” will continue for many years to come, President George W. Bush said – Read More...
December 19, 2008

Chrysler Halts Manufacturing as Clock Ticks on Govt Bailout

NEW YORK ~ Ailing US automaker Chrysler is temporarily halting manufacturing as demand plunges and the clock ticks down on – Read More...
December 19, 2008

I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

By William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at – Read More...
December 19, 2008

The Appeal of the Otherworldly

By David Klinghoffer Special to the Los Angeles Times When my wife and I had our twin baby boys circumcised – Read More...