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U.N.: Annan Improving World Body

UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Kofi Annan (search), under fire for the world body’s lax management of the U.N. Oil-for-Food program in Iraq, is taking steps to improve the accountability of the world body, Annan’s new chief of staff said Monday. Mark Malloch Brown (search), who took up his new post …

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Canadian Parliament Debates Gay Nups

TORONTO – The Canadian government introduced its contentious same-sex marriage (search) bill in Parliament on Tuesday, seeking to legalize gay marriage nationwide over the objections of the Roman Catholic Church and other conservative clergy. Justice Minister Irwin Cotler, upon introducing the bill, said the legislation reflected the spirit of Canadian …

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Sharon Orders Crackdown on Jewish Extremists

JERUSALEM – Responding to death threats against government ministers, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (search) ordered law enforcement agencies Sunday to crack down on Jewish extremists opposed to the planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Cabinet ministers said the charged climate is reminiscent of the period before the 1995 assassination …

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