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Will Netanyahu surge oust Olmert?
OAKLAND, Ca (IPS) — One day after the Jan. 30 release of the Winograd Commission report, which in part detailed some of the failures of the Israeli government and the military during the Second Lebanon War in 2006, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to resign. "The committee concluded...
Mughnieh murder could trigger retaliation
February 16th, 20080 'This is something that Hizbullah cannot let pass' Beirut — A shadowy senior Hizbullah commander, thought to have masterminded spectacular terrorist attacks in the 1980s, was killed Tuesday in a Damascus car bombing that will almost certainly trigger a retaliation from the militant Shi'a group. Hizbullah top military leader Imad...U.S.-backed groups challenge government
BAQUBA (IPS) — U.S. backed Sunni militants have challenged the U.S.-backed Iraqi government in Baghdad, and demanded political power after two women were killed by government forces. Tensions rose earlier this month when men dressed in Iraqi security personnel uniforms kidnapped two women. Their naked bodies were found later. After the...A pause in troop withdrawal?
WASHINGTON (IPS) — As the man responsible for the health and strength of the U.S. military, Pentagon chief Robert Gates is increasingly finding himself between the devil and the deep blue sea. On the one hand, there's the devil in his Iraq-obsessed boss, President George W. Bush, who clearly opposes any move that could risk what gains...Lebanon cleric advises ‘modern Shi’a’
BEIRUT — The ayatollah has a simple piece of advice for any Muslim woman being abused by her husband: Hit him back. "A woman can respond to physical violence inflicted on her by a man with counter- violence as a self-defense measure," Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, Lebanon's senior-most Shi'i cleric, wrote in a fatwa late...Cairo welcomes Iranian overtures
CAIRO (IPS) — In recent months, Washington has tried hard to convince Arab leaders of the threat to the Middle East posed by Iranian regional ambitions. Nevertheless, several recent visits to Egypt by top-level Iranian officials suggest that Cairo, despite U.S. objections, may be close to restoring diplomatic ties — severed for almost 30...
Hezbollah may be threat in the U.S., FBI warns
February 16th, 20080 WASHINGTON -- The FBI and Department of Homeland Security sent a bulletin Friday to state and local law enforcement authorities advising them to watch for potential retaliatory strikes by Hezbollah, one day after the Lebanese militia group vowed to avenge the death of a top commander by attacking Israeli and Jewish targets around the...Nasrallah: We’re ready to fight
As Hizbullah mourns official, March 14 bloc observes anniversary of Hariri murderBEIRUT — In a speech to supporters mourning the death of a senior commander, the secretary-general of Hizbullah has said that his movement is ready for open warfare with Israel, accusing Israel of killing Imad Moghniyeh in a car bomb blast in the Syrian...
Obama’s Virginia win sweeter than McCain’s
February 16th, 20080 It was hard to know where the good news ended for Barack Obama as results piled in from the Potomac. There was no question that Obama would dominate in DC and Maryland. But his overwhelming romp in Virginia — one of a handful of formerly "red" states that are toss-ups for 2008 — made the best case yet that the Illinois senator just might...Benatta sent by Canada to U.S. torture
The Canadian government recently removed references to torture by the United States from a training manual for diplomats posted abroad. How inconvenient, then, that Benamar Benatta and his lawyer Nicole Chrolavicius came to the nation's capital to tell of his experience of being tortured in the United States. In a public forum...MDCH and Delta Dental launch public service campaign to improve oral health
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and Delta Dental of Michigan this week launched a new public service campaign, "A healthy mouth means a healthier you," to raise awareness among Michigan residents that good dental habits will help people stay healthy. The campaign features television, radio and print public...Receiving green turns Snow green
DEARBORN — Snow Elementary School was one of three schools selected to receive a $1,000 grant to help them with their Columbus Courtyard Discovery Zone project. The grant, being offered by the Rouge Education Project, includes $500 to purchase native Michigan plants and another $500 for expert assistance in designing and implementing the...Kindergarten Roundup is just around the corner
DEARBORN — The start of the 2008-09 school year is several months away, but now is the time for parents to get their child ready to start Kindergarten in the Dearborn Public Schools. Elementary schools around the district will be holding Kindergarten Roundup in March and April. The annual event provides parents with the opportunity...LWV releases political guide
DEARBORN — The 2008 WHO'S WHO, issued by the League of Women Voters for Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, is now available at those respective city halls, city clerk offices, libraries, community centers and on the web at www.LWVDDH.org. This publication lists all elected officials for Dearborn and Dearborn Heights, including addresses and...Postage to go up
WASHINGTON — Mailing a letter will soon cost a penny more. The cost of a first-class stamp will rise to 42 cents starting May 12, the U.S. Postal Service said Monday. The price of the Forever stamp will go up at the same time, meaning those stamps can still be purchased for 41 cents but will remain good for first-class postage after......
Major Michigan companies to recruit candidates at ESD’s Engineering & Technology Job Fair
SOUTHFIELD — Compuware, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Ford Motor Company, R.L. Polk & Co., and TRW Automotive are only a few of the more than 70 major companies from throughout Michigan that will be recruiting candidates at this year's Engineering Society of Detroit (ESD) Engineering & Technology Job Fair. Keeping...FL Attorney General agrees to Muslim advisory group
TALLAHASSEE — In a meeting this week with state and national Muslim leaders in Tallahassee, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum agreed to establish a Muslim community advisory group. The meeting came following a controversy in which McCollum's office reportedly directed staff throughout the state to view the controversial anti-Islam......
Sheriff highlights problem of teen dating violence
DETROIT — Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans is trying to raise public awareness around the issue of dating violence among teenagers. According to recent studies, 20 percent of teenage girls and young women have experienced some form of dating violence and even more endure emotional abuse. "This is something...SMART bus system charged with ethnic harassment
Hearings to be held in March before the Michigan Civil Rights Commission will determine whether a Farmington Hills man will be compensated for lost wages and humiliation as a result of harassment he allegedly faced as an employee of SMART, metro Detroit's bus system. A bus mechanic for 15 years, Mazyn Barash quit his job in 2004 after...Students focus on global warming
DEARBORN – Students at the University of Michigan – Dearborn and Henry Ford Community College joined tens of thousands of others across the nation to focus on the problem of global warming on Jan. 30th and 31st. As part of a national initiative called "Focus the Nation," UMD and HFCC students aired an interactive webcast called "The...Former Dearborn Mayor John B. O’Reilly, Sr. dies
DEARBORN — Former Dearborn Mayor John B. O'Reilly, Sr., father of the current mayor of Dearborn, who led the City through two terms from 1978-1985, died on Wednesday, February 6 at his Lakeport, MI home. He was 89. Remembered for his phrase: "Good neighbors make good neighborhoods," as mayor he moved Dearborn forward in a time......
Zaha Hadid’s design selected for MSU’s Broad Art Museum
LANSING — World-renowned architect Zaha Hadid of London has been selected as the winner in the design competition for the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University. Hadid joined the Broads at two public events where MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon announced the winner. Zaha Hadid "With today's announcement of...PBS special to premier in Detroit
International pop star Chantal Chamandy is no ordinary international pop star. She speaks six languages, has released hit songs in Canada and throughout Europe and has recorded a grand concert at the Pyramids in Egypt to be aired on U.S. television in March. Chantal Chamandy She's a very international pop star. Her father is......
Arab Americans getting close to Obama?
February 9th, 20080 United States' politics have become intimately tied to Arab politics since 9/11 and the start of the ongoing war in Iraq. In a 2007 Zogby poll, sixty one percent of Arab American voters cited Iraq as the top issue in the election. Sixty six percent of Arab American voters also ranked Palestine very high on the list of issues of...Kilpatrick must resign
There's simply no question that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick should resign his post as mayor of the city of Detroit. Kilpatrick's public philandering, as bad as it is, is no surprise. But public officials are expected, are elected, to uphold the law and to set high moral standards. We expect our public officials to be......