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In North, Kurdistan Comes First, Iraq Comes Second

Today's elections may as well have been about Kurdish dreams. Iraq, or the idea of Iraq, seemed as distant as the moon.
New York Times - December 15, 2005
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CNN	Freezing rain pelts Southeast
	A blast of freezing rain across Georgia and the Carolinas on Thursday closed schools, snarled traffic and caused power outages to more than 450,000 customers. One man was killed when an ice-laden tree crashed through his house. CNN - December 15, 2005

CNN	Terror chief mistakenly released, official says
	Iraqi security forces captured the most wanted terrorist suspect in the country last year, but released him because they didn't know who he was, the Iraqi deputy minister of interior said Thursday. A U.S. official could not confirm the report, but said he would not dismiss it. CNN - December 15, 2005

CNN	Bush, McCain agree on torture ban
	After months of opposition, the White House agreed Thursday to Republican Sen. John McCain's call to ban torture by U.S. personnel. "It's a done deal" McCain said after meeting with President Bush. But the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says he will try to block the deal. CNN - December 15, 2005

Bush and McCain Reach Deal on Treatment of Torture Suspects

The deal allows protections for C.I.A. interrogators, a key objective of Vice President Dick Cheney.
New York Times - December 15, 2005

Bush Requests Additional $1.5 Billion for New Orleans

The money would be used to "armor the levee system with concrete and stone" and build "state-of-the-art pumping systems."
New York Times - December 15, 2005

Talks Continue as Transit Deadline Nears

Negotiators this morning to try to avoid a strike that would shut down the nation's largest transportation system as early as midnight tonight.
New York Times - December 15, 2005

Security Council Seeks to Extend Inquiry on Lebanon Killing

The resolution gives the inquiry another six months, to June 15, and posits the possibility of further extension if requested by Lebanon.
New York Times - December 15, 2005

Main Palestinian Faction Splits Sharply Ahead of Election

Mahmoud Abbas threatened to resign unless a rival slate of younger Fatah members for the Jan. 25 legislative elections is withdrawn, Palestinian officials said.
New York Times - December 15, 2005

Heavy Sunni Turnout as Iraqis Vote for Parliament

After the polls closed, officials said that turnout could have been as high as 11 million, more than in October's referendum.
New York Times - December 15, 2005

Impasse on Agriculture Impedes Progress at Trade Talks

The impasse is reinforcing worries that the negotiations may resolve little before ending on Sunday.
New York Times - December 15, 2005

Sir Trevor reads final bulletin

Sir Trevor McDonald presents his last bulletin for ITN, but his current affairs show continues.
BBC News - December 15, 2005

Trade talks battle against clock

Global trade negotiators are set for further battles in a bid to revive trade talks in Hong Kong.
BBC News - December 15, 2005

Pregnancy risk for cot death mums

Women who have a baby who dies from cot death have an increased risk of pregnancy complications, scientists say.
BBC News - December 15, 2005

UN extends Hariri killing inquiry

The UN Security Council votes to extend the inquiry into the killing of Lebanon's Rafik Hariri by six months.
BBC News - December 15, 2005

New Forth bridge petition launch

A campaign to build a new bridge across the Firth of Forth is launched.
BBC News - December 15, 2005

Turkey 'on trial' in writer case

The trial of an acclaimed Turkish author casts a shadow over EU accession talks, an EU official says.
BBC News - December 15, 2005

Man charged with Pc murder

Detectives in West Yorkshire charge a second man with the murder of a police officer in Bradford.
BBC News - December 15, 2005

Tycoon faces racketeering charge

US prosecutors indict media tycoon Conrad Black on four further charges, including racketeering.
BBC News - December 15, 2005

White House backs torture ban law

President Bush says he will now support a new law banning the torture of terrorist suspects.
BBC News - December 15, 2005

CNN	White House announces billions for levees
	President Bush will request billions of dollars more to help rebuild the levee system in New Orleans, Louisiana, Donald Powell, the top federal official for reconstruction, announced Thursday. CNN - December 15, 2005

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