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...idea so far ... but it might work.") Meanwhile, Africa and the Arab world offer no way forward, while China - whose oil interests and other investments in Sudan give it substantially more leverage than the U.S. has over Khartoum - has used its veto power in the Security Council to block harsher U.N. actions against Bashir's regime...
...face of 30 years investment in 100,000 acres on the border," said Carter Smith, head of the Texas Nature Conservancy. Some 82 miles of fence is supposed to be built along the river, which wildlife, ranchers and farmers have all depended on, and conservationists worry that fences would block access to water for dwindling species like the ocelot...
...Spray-painted on the stairwell of the run-down apartment block where the Mahmoud family lives are slogans reading "God bless Osama bin Laden", "God bless Abu Musab al-Zarqawi." "He was born naturally religious," said Riad Mahmoud, Bilal's father. "He didn't take part in any fighting. He has been with us since it began last week...
...Michael Jackson has decided not to block the auction of some of his vintage memorabilia, including the handwritten lyrics to ABC, his black silk jacket with gold sequined epaulets and a drawing of a young boy dated 1994. Blogsite DEFAMER cheekily predicts a potential result at the auction: "Sold! To the lady in the back row with no nose!" SCORE...
...Long Beach facility shares a bustling downtown block with a municipal bus transfer station, shuttle vans and the last stop on the commuter rail line connecting the city with Los Angeles. It consists of two buildings: One unattended, houses up to 44 bikes whose owners pay $12 a month or $96 a year for round-the-clock access; the other, with 32 spaces, is staffed daily until 6 p.m., and offers repairs, rentals, accessories, snacks and riding lessons, as well as free valet parking. Although initially subsidized by the city, the fees and revenues now cover more than two-thirds...