Former head of Gaza\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Islamic University gets the nod:<\/p>\n
Palestinian Factions Agree Unity Premier (AFP)<\/a><\/p>\n A top investigative journalist and a former CIA analyst sort out the ironic appointment of Rumsfeld\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s successor:<\/p>\n Defense Secretary Nominee Robert Gates Tied to Iran-Contra Scandal and the Secret Arming of Saddam Hussein<\/a><\/p>\n Resigning officials accuse the ruling majority of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153monopolizing power:\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Lebanon’s Hariri Probe At Heart Of Hezbollah Walkout (AFP)<\/a><\/p>\n Are lyrics like \u00e2\u20ac\u0153no more talk of war and of bombs to drop\u00e2\u20ac\u009d really \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a call to arms?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Islamic Hip-Hop Artists Are Accused Of Indoctrinating Young Against The West (Timesonline.com)<\/a><\/p>\n Rice defends vote by asserting that the accusation that the Israeli killing of civilians constitutes a violation of international law is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153unsubstantiated:\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution condemning Israel (Reuters)<\/a><\/p>\n Organization of Islamic Conference urges rebels to accept peace offer, but<\/p>\n Thai Muslim Rebels Ignore Olive Branch For Now (Reuters)<\/a><\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Thousands of successes may add up to a single failure:\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n Despite Billions Spent, Rebuilding Incomplete (Washington Post)<\/a><\/p>\n The more we procrastinate, the harder to extricate:<\/p>\n