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"By function of this blockade, 1.5 million Palestinian men, women and children have been forcibly deprived of their most basic human rights for months. This is in direct contravention of international human rights and humanitarian law. It must end now."
Navi Pillay
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, was calling for an immediate end to the Israeli blockade of Gaza.

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  • Wall Street surges after two-day fall
  • Clinton to accept job of US secretary of state
  • Ashlee Simpson gives birth to baby boy
  • Brazil rejects US interference in South American Defence Council

    Louisiana
  • Judge in Internet hoax case eyes dismissal motion
  • Department of Agriculture facing tough times
  • NYC bouncer convicted of a third murder
  • Section of U.S. Hwy 61 closing from Friday evening until Monday morning

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    announced Friday the company will close its mill in Bastrop, La., indefinitely and lay off 550 employees. The company said the decision comes as demand continues to decline for pulp products....

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    JEFFERSON, La. -- Health inspectors found roaches and rodents in one Jefferson Parish restaurant, earning it one of the lowest scores in this week's Restaurant Report Card.The WDSU I-Team's first...

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    Israel continues starvation of Gazans despite UN pleas
    In what the UN has described as collective punishment, the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip...

    Thousands demonstrate against continuing U.S. presence in Iraq
    Thousands of noisy demonstrators filled Baghdad's renowned Firdous Square to protest a new military pact between Iraq and the United States which is being debated in parliament....

    Syria discounts report by IAEA on nuclear reactor claims
    Syria's nuclear energy chief said on Friday a UN watchdog report on an alleged secret Syrian nuclear site bombed by Israel proved nothing and the investigation should be closed. ...

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    Dow gains nearly 500 points as U.S. stocks roar
    U.S. stocks soared Friday, with gains accelerating in the final hour of...

    Timothy Geithner tipped to be new U.S. Treasury Secretary
    U.S. media report President-elect Barack Obama has decided to nominate Timothy Geithner, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to be his treasury secretary....

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    Health
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  • Doctors find worm in woman
  • Bad cholesterol inhibits breakdown of fat in cells
  • Eating an egg a day can up type two diabetes risk by 60 percent

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  • Hubble solves puzzle about loner starburst galaxy
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