Shiite Cleric Pulls Fighters Off Streets

Breaking NewsMarch 30, 2008

Shiite Cleric Pulls Fighters Off Streets

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is offering to pull his fighters off the
streets of Basra and other cities if the government stops "illegal and
haphazard raids" against his followers and releases prisoners held
without charge. 
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World

Israel To Remove West Bank Roadblocks

Israel pledged to remove some West Bank roadblocks as a start to
"concrete steps" in an agreement with the Palestinians that is aimed at
paving the way for a final peace deal this year. 
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Politics

Richardson: Voters Decide, Not Big Shots

To the suggestion that his recent endorsement of Sen. Obama showed
personal disloyalty to Sen. Hillary Clinton, Gov. Bill Richardson said
that in deciding between love for country and love for the Clintons, he
chose his country. 
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Health

Kidney Disease Hospitalizations Soar

The annual number of U.S. hospitalizations of people with kidney disease
quadrupled from 1980 to 2005, according to the CDC. The rise was
greatest in people aged 65 and older.