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Pakistan Publishes Photo Of Severed Head Of Bhutto's 'Assassin'

London Times | David Byers | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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The Pakistani Government today published a picture of what it said was the severed head of the suicide bomber who killed Benazir Bhutto and offered a ...

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Benazir Bhutto Assassinated: Scotland Yard To Help Investigation

AP | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Wednesday that he had requested a team of investigators from Britain's Scotland Yard to assist in the invest...

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World Leaders Pressure Kenya To End Postelection Violence

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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International pressure mounted on Kenya's leaders Wednesday to end postelection violence that has killed more than 300 people, including dozens burned...

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Violence Delays Pakistan Elections Until February

AP | CHRIS BRUMMITT | Posted 01.02.2008 | Home

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Pakistani elections will be delayed until Feb. 18 because of violence following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, authorities said Wednesday, ignor...

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US Not Ready To Accept Pakistan's Findings On Bhutto's Death

New York Times | ERIC SCHMITT | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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United States intelligence analysts are not convinced by the evidence offered so far by Pakistani authorities that a militant linked to Al Qaeda was r...

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Pakistan Says Turmoil From Bhutto's Death Could Delay Vote

AFP | Nasir Jaffry | Posted 12.29.2007 | Home

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Pakistan indicated Saturday it would delay January elections because of turmoil caused by the death of Benazir Bhutto, as a bitter dispute erupted ove...

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Romney Officials Approved Funds For Planned Parenthood

Boston Globe | Frank Phillips | Posted 12.29.2007 | Politics

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Former governor Mitt Romney's economic development agency granted initial approval to a tax-exempt bond last year for a Planned Parenthood clinic in W...

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Pakistan Rejects Foreign Help In Bhutto Probe

AP | RAVI NESSMAN | Posted 12.29.2007 | Home

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Pakistan rejected foreign help in investigating the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on Saturday, despite controversy over the circumstances of her dea...

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Pakistan: Bhutto Died From Skull Fracture, Not Gunshots

AP | MUNIR AHMAD | Posted 12.28.2007 | Home

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Pakistan - The Pakistani government said Friday that Benazir Bhutto Bhutto was not killed by gunshots or shrapnel as originally claimed but by a skull...

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Clinton Calls For Probe Of Bhutto's Death

Reuters | Ellen Wulfhorst | Posted 12.28.2007 | Home

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Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for an international probe of Benazir Bhutto's killing and candidates in both parties sparred over foreign p...

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John Edwards' Money Problems

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 12.28.2007 | Home

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Haircuts and hedge funds are the least of Edwards' money problems. By signing up for public financing he's put himself at the mercy of 527s, and at a distinct disadvantage against any GOP opponent.

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Pakistani Official: Al-Qaida, Taliban Behind Assassination

AP | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics

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"We have the evidence that al-Qaida and Taliban were behind the suicide attack on Benazir Bhutto," Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz said. Interior Minis...

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Pakistan On The Brink Of Chaos After Assassination

AP | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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The assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto deals a stunning blow to liberal political forces trying to combat rising Islamic extremism in P...

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Bhutto's Assassination Impacts our Three-Tiered Perspective

Byron Williams | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

Bhutto's assassination ought to be a call to consider a leader who has clear view of the world and its unpredictability.

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A Moment of Clarity on Pakistan Policy

Gareth Porter | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto ought to be the death knell for the Bush-Cheney policy of smothering the military regime in Pakistan with rewards in the hope that they will do something nice.

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A Timeline Of Benazir Bhutto's Life

Telegraph | Richard Edwards | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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Jun 21, 1953: Born in Karachi 1976: After spending her childhood in Pakistan and embarking on her higher eduction at Harvard, she is elected presiden...

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Who Profits When the Bhuttos Are Assassinated?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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It's almost always painfully true that far too many government higher-ups will go to any lengths to discredit their political opponents or the radical critics of their policies when they are seen to pose a direct threat.

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Benazir Bhutto: From the Oxford Union to her Last Rally in Rawalpindi

Arianna Huffington | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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There is no shortage of analysis about the national security implications of Bhutto's death, but I want to write about the young woman I met in England before she became a player on the world stage.

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World Leaders Express Outrage Over Bhutto Assassination

Reuters | Matthew Tostevin | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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World leaders voiced outrage at the assassination on Thursday of Pakistan's opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and expressed fears for the fate of the n...

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On Bhutto's Death: A Cautionary Christmas Tale -- Don't Give Your Teenager a Gun

James Mulvaney | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

Musharraf and the other generals will tell Washington that there are two options: military rule or Islamic fundamentalists taking hold of the Pakistani nuclear arsenal.

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Bhutto's Death Deals Blow To US's Diplomatic Efforts

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 12.27.2007 | Home

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The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has dealt a severe blow to U.S. efforts to restore stability and democracy in a tu...

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U.S. Options for a Post-Bhutto Pakistan

Lionel Beehner | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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The first serious American politician to propose a radical realignment of U.S. policy toward Pakistan was Obama. He was pounced on by the punditry, his statements taken as further evidence he is a foreign policy lightweight.

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Pakistan Crisis Makes The Case For Biden, Not Bush or Hillary

Brent Budowsky | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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Let's give credit where it is due. Biden has been light years ahead of all candidates in both parties, has warned about Pakistan for years and was the only candidate to seriously raise the issue in the debates.

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A Nuclear-Armed Pakistan Teeters on the Edge

Joe Cirincione | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

With an unstable military ruler, enough material for 50 to 100 nuclear bombs, and armed, Islamic fundamentalist groups, Pakistan is the most dangerous country on earth.

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Bhutto Was on a Mission

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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Just before she returned to Pakistan, I met Bhutto in Washington and raised with her the issue of her personal safety. I suggested that she acquire Dragon Skin, a new type of body armor. She promised to look into it.

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