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Muslim group to distribute replacement Qurans in response to planned burning – CNN
Globe and Mail Muslim group to distribute replacement Qurans in response to planned burningCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — A major Islamic group will announce an initiative Thursday to distribute 200000 Qurans to replace what it says are 200 copies that a Florida church plans to burn in a gesture that has sparked... »
Suit dismissed against firm in CIA rendition case – Washington Post
New York Times Suit dismissed against firm in CIA rendition caseWashington PostA closely divided federal appeals court in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit seeking damages from a private company that worked with the CIA as part of its "extraordinary rendition" program. The court ruled Wednesday that the …9th Circuit throws out CIA torture... »
Pastor Terry Jones adamant on burning Quran – San Francisco Chronicle
Reuters Pastor Terry Jones adamant on burning QuranSan Francisco ChronicleThe leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said Wednesday he was determined to burn copies of the Quran on Saturday, the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, despite pressure from the White House, …9/11 Koran burning: Sarah Palin calls it... »
Court Sides With CIA on Seizure of Terror Suspects – New York Times
Truthdig Court Sides With CIA on Seizure of Terror SuspectsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that former prisoners of the CIA could not sue over their alleged torture in overseas prisons because such a lawsuit might expose secret government information. …CIA rendition: US court throws out torture case, citing... »
BP report on well disaster faults mechanical, human failures – Los Angeles Times
Sydney Morning Herald BP report on well disaster faults mechanical, human failuresLos Angeles TimesThe oil company accepts a share of the responsibility for the deadly explosion and oil spill but also takes aim at contractors Transocean and Halliburton, setting off additional finger-pointing. Fire response crews battle the flames that erupted on the …Halliburton Faulted... »
Religious leaders reaching out to pastor who aims to burn Korans on Sept. 11 – Washington Post
CNN Religious leaders reaching out to pastor who aims to burn Korans on Sept. 11Washington PostGeoff Tunnicliffe heads of one of the world's largest faith organizations — the World Evangelical Alliance — but on Wednesday morning when he reached the Florida pastor planning to burn the Koran on Sept. …FBI Says Retaliation for Koran... »
Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burning – Reuters
Reuters Florida pastor not backing down on Koran-burningReutersDove World Outreach Center church pastor Terry Jones announces the burning of the korans will continue as planned during a news conference in Gainesville, Florida September 8, 2010. By Barbara Liston GAINESVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – An obscure …Should Petraeus have weighed in on Koran burning? General defends... »
BP and Partners Trade Blame for Oil Spill – ABC News
The Hindu BP and Partners Trade Blame for Oil SpillABC NewsLONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A BP Plc investigation of the Gulf of Mexico disaster played down its own role in the world's worst offshore oil spill and pointed the finger at what it said were failures by contractors. …Gulf oil spill: An industry at war... »
Why the planned Koran burning causes outrage and alarm – Christian Science Monitor
Telegraph.co.uk Why the planned Koran burning causes outrage and alarmChristian Science MonitorTo devout Muslims, the Sept. 11 Koran burning proposed by the Florida preacher Terry Jones is akin to burning the word of God. Muslim leaders and US military and civilian officials have asked Jones to reconsider his plan. Dove World Outreach Center …Koran... »
Fla. pastor: Burning Quran is ‘direction God wants us to go’ – USA Today
Telegraph.co.uk Fla. pastor: Burning Quran is 'direction God wants us to go'USA TodayBy Mark Wilson, Getty Images By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY GAINESVILLE, Fla. — An associate pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center, which is moving ahead with plans to burn copies of the Muslim holy book on Saturday, said he doubts assertions... »