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...torch relay in Nagano came off without serious incident because it had to. The public was not allowed at the car park where the relay began at 8:30 a.m., after the Zenkoji monks held a prayer ceremony for victims of the recent uprising in Tibet. Shortly afterwards, pro-Chinese demonstrators yelled "Zhongguo, jia you!" (which means "China, go for it!") at pro-Tibet demonstrators who yelled back "Free Tibet." That dialogue continued at high volume throughout most of the 5-hour relay...
...other testimony, it was shown that gunfire shattering the car's front window could have caused Isnora to believe shots were coming from inside the car. Queens Supreme Court Justice Arthur Cooperman said the prosecution failed to refute that evidence or any witness that claimed the contrary. In his statement, he said that "at times, the testimony just didn't make sense...
...Vice President Dick Cheney, who believe North Korea has no intention of giving up its nukes, no matter what diplomatic agreements it signs. The most vocal of this group is Bush's former UN representative John Bolton, who likens the State Department to a drunk searching for car keys near a lamppost, even though he knows the keys were lost in the bar. Asked by a passerby why he keeps looking near the lamppost, the drunk replies: "Because the light is better...
...even if Mehsud can turn off attacks in Waziristan, there's no evidence he can control militants elsewhere in Pakistan. Today a car bomb at a police station in the town of Mardan in the northwest killed four and injured 30. Militants there say the blast was in revenge for the death of a rebel leader who was killed by police three weeks ago, but insist that the cease-fire is still in effect. "We abide by our announcement of a cease-fire. Today's attack was to level the score with police," Taliban spokesman Maulvi Omar told...
...civilians, the rebels are roaming around the lawless wilds of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Central African Republic. The most recent reports indicate that the LRA kidnapped some 350 more civilians and had been in training during the failed signing attempt. "The governments of Sudan, the CAR and the DRC - with the assistance of the U.N. - must join forces to secure the safety and release of those kidnapped immediately and bring those responsible to justice," urged pressure group Amnesty International on April...