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Argentine police seize ton of cocaine destined for Spain
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Winter term starts 3 months late
Academic year saved after resolution of three-month strike; Bar-On: Tuition fees will still be raised.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS and jpost.com staff \
1/20/2008 1:09:54 AM
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Analyze This: The tragic endgame of a self-hating Fischer king
In memory of the most famous Jewish Chess player Bobby Fischer.
Calev Ben-David \
1/20/2008 1:12:22 AM
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Canada to take Israel off torture list
US will also be removed from list; Canadian foreign minister apologizes for inclusion of two allies.
Mark Weiss \
1/20/2008 1:14:16 AM
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Labor figures of two minds on Winograd fallout
Increased speculation over Barak's possible reaction to report brings out conflicting positions amongst party officials.
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NY Mayor Bloomberg delivers harsh assessment of Washington
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US, Afghan troops kill, wound more than two dozen Taliban in Afghanistan
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Tennis: Pe'er thrashed in Australian Open
The 20-year-old Israeli lost 6-2, 6-0 to Dementieva and was thoroughly outplayed in the 58-minute encounter.
ALLON SINAI \
1/20/2008 2:35:47 AM
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Local soccer: Shnaider watches Maccabi TA draw
Dego leads Hapoel Tel Aviv to 3-2 win at Herzliya; Maccabi Haifa takes no prisoner in victory over Kfar Saba.
JEREMY LAST \
1/20/2008 2:37:50 AM
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Windsurfing: Tzuberi qualifies for Olympics
Olympic gold medalist Fridman loses Beijing chance, but vows to continue competing.
ALLON SINAI \
1/20/2008 2:38:52 AM
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Hapoel looks for first away win of season
Bnei Hasharon will look to recover from its surprise home defeat last week to Hapoel Galil Elyon.
ALLON SINAI \
1/20/2008 2:39:58 AM
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Liberian ex-rebel leader confesses to killing thousands
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McCain wins South Carolina Republican primary
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Obama donates money from contributors linked to indicted developer
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IDF troops come under fire in Kabatiya refugee camp; no casualties
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 6:40:47 AM
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Mia Farrow faces off with Cambodian police
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Connecting through 'The Kingdom'
During filming, Ashraf Barhoum (Paradise Now) inadvertently discovers new ties to Israel, the Middle East and himself.
megan jacobs \
1/20/2008 8:03:55 AM
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Celebrity Grapevine
Singapore is singing the praises of acclaimed Israeli artist David Gerstein.
Greer Fay Cashman \
1/20/2008 8:08:56 AM
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Chamber music takes over Eilat
This year's ClassiCameri in Eilat will mark the 10th anniversary of the Israel Chamber Orchestra.
HELEN KAYE \
1/20/2008 8:10:35 AM
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US stocks cap rough week
The day's trading reflected how fractious Wall Street has been in the new year.
AP \
1/20/2008 8:31:58 AM
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Peres to attend World Economic Forum in Davos
Peres will be one of 27 heads of state attending the high-profile event.
Greer Fay Cashman \
1/20/2008 8:32:57 AM
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Top automakers are working on ultra-cheap cars
"There is a huge market for low-cost/price vehicles," Toyota president Katsuaki Watanabe told reporters last week.
TOM KRISHER, AP \
1/20/2008 8:36:35 AM
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Conference Circuit
This year's Herzliya Conference is officially part of Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations.
Greer Fay Cashman \
1/20/2008 8:38:23 AM
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Hong Kong proves it hasn't lost its capitalist heart
Tycoon Li Ka-shing was again named the city's richest person by business magazine Forbes.
DIKKY SINN, AP \
1/20/2008 8:39:47 AM
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Bloodied Kenyan opposition calls for another day of peaceful rallies
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4th Russian fuel shipment reaches Iran
Only two days after third nuclear shipment, Bushehr receives additional 11 tons of enriched uranium.
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Tel Aviv getting younger
Expert: What is happening is in direct contrast to the trend in other large cities around the world.
MIRIAM BULWAR DAVID-HAY \
1/20/2008 9:38:17 AM
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Beijing admits 'arduous' task to clean air for Olympics
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Two Kassam rockets fired at Sderot; no casualties or damage reported
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 10:03:27 AM
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Parents and teenagers stage sit in a youth institute in Hadera
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 10:21:10 AM
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Georgia: Disputed election winner Saakashvili takes presidential oath
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Israeli official: Gaza food will run out in days
Defense establishment says Gazans should turn to Egypt for supplies and "take care of themselves."
yaakov katz and khaled abu toameh \
1/20/2008 12:16:34 PM
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Ministers call to kill Nasrallah
Barak calls on colleagues to 'relax,' accuses Hizbullah leader of practicing psychological warfare.
HERB KEINON \
1/20/2008 12:23:46 PM
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In rare public appearance, Nasrallah claims he's holding remains of soldiers 'left behind'.
IDF denounces Hizbullah leader, says all fatalities accounted for.
Yaakov Katz \
1/20/2008 12:26:55 PM
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'If Israel truly didn't care about moral codes, it would level Lebanon, Gaza, and W. Bank'
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Kassam rocket lands near Erez Crossing; no casualties or damage reported
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 1:21:26 PM
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Top EU official to visit Israel, discuss 'issues of common interest'
Itamar Sharon \
1/20/2008 1:24:41 PM
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Roadside bomb kills 5 civilians in Afghanistan
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Lebanese presidential vote postponed again until February 11
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Prague: Former President Vaclav Havel hospitalized
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Tel Aviv municipality takes Ofra Strauss to court
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 2:19:47 PM
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Joe Lieberman stumps for McCain ahead of Florida
Lieberman has emerged as the campaign's de-facto emissary to the Jews, particularly in South Florida.
ben harris / jta \
1/20/2008 2:42:59 PM
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Dichter: 'Sderot in game of Gaza Roulette'
Public security minister blasts government's policies toward stopping rocket fire; Barak deflects "anxious talk."
HERB KEINON \
1/20/2008 2:58:42 PM
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Former Indonesian dictator Suharto makes "amazing recovery"
JAKARTA \
1/20/2008 3:16:07 PM
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Jewish Agency provides financial help to Kassam victims
Itamar Sharon \
1/20/2008 3:28:55 PM
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Spain investigates 14 terror suspects arrested over Barcelona explosives
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Dahlia Dorner to head Holocaust survivors inquiry commission
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 4:20:36 PM
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Suicide bomber targeting pro-US sheik kills 6 in Iraq
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'Hamas stopped launching Kassams for fear of Israeli attacks'
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 5:00:12 PM
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Pakistan pounds militant positions in extremist stronghold
Strikes target area where rebel leader blamed for Bhutto assassination is believed to be hiding.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan \
1/20/2008 5:25:17 PM
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Turkey again blocks access to YouTube
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Fighting again breaks out in Kenya
Renewed ethnic battles so far claim 22 lives; over 200 homes burnt.
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Iranian police detain Ashoura mourners for self-mutilation
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Elderly man suspected of murdering wife in joint-suicide attempt
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 5:55:47 PM
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Palestinians fire fourth rocket into Israel; no casualties reported
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 6:06:44 PM
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Saudi authorities behead 2 men convicted of drug trafficking
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Survivor inquiry commission appointed
Judge Dahlia Dorner will head the probe into the state's treatment of Holocaust victims.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 6:17:57 PM
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270,000 Israelis live in the West Bank
2008 Interior Ministry figures show increase of 10,000 settlements' residents in just one year.
Etgar Lefkovits \
1/20/2008 6:21:23 PM
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Deluxe strike
The professors didn't ever fully strike and continued to receive half their pay the whole time.
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The Region: Abbas is trapped
He cannot make peace either with Israel or with Hamas.
BARRY RUBIN \
1/20/2008 6:53:44 PM
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January 21: Logical, no?
Why can't the humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip the same way as the material for most of the explosives?
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Chabad messianists: Wrong, but still Jews
Insistence of some that Rebbe was Messiah more emotional than halachic.
SHMULEY BOTEACH \
1/20/2008 6:59:31 PM
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Turkey again blocks access to YouTube
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Education Ministry to subsidize trips to Poland
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
1/20/2008 7:39:54 PM
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Palestinians: IDF troops kill Palestinian in northern Gaza
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 8:10:29 PM
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Electricity plant shut down, Gaza City plunged into darkness
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Jordan's king tells Israel, Palestinians to seize peace moment
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Zambian boy gets treatment in Haifa for rare skin disease
Harlequin Syndrome involves the absence of important elements in the upper layer of the skin.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
1/20/2008 8:46:39 PM
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'Leave an Israeli in England - eventually he will learn how to speak'
Wall Street Institute CEO says Israelis are exposed to English and understand it, but not confident enough to speak it.
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 8:48:54 PM
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Technion turns goldfish into Parkinson's model
Until the common fish was developed as a model for the disease, Parkinson's drugs were tested on humans.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
1/20/2008 8:50:32 PM
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Cairo and Teheran - a new affair of the heart?
What Egyptian-Iranian detente will mean for the region.
NICK DAVIES-JONES and RACHELLE KLIGER/The Media Line \
1/20/2008 8:58:37 PM
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Ashkenazi: Our enemy is trying to put periphery residents at the front
JPOST.COM STAFF \
1/20/2008 9:03:02 PM
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Peres: Peace deal needs public approval
President says opposition must present alternative to negotiations, not just criticize them.
HERB KEINON \
1/20/2008 9:19:40 PM
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Chavez threatens to expropriate farms, milk plants
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One-third of Jerusalem families live in poverty
76% of Arab children live below the poverty line, while 44% of Jewish children are impoverished.
Etgar Lefkovits \
1/20/2008 10:31:59 PM
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Factories suspected of leaking carcinogens to be probed
Environmental Protection Ministry: Levels of several dangerous chemicals in the air are much higher than was safe.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
1/20/2008 10:32:50 PM
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Be 'fruitful' but careful on Tu Bishvat
Since it is the shmita year the JNF won't plant trees, but is organizing various events in the country's forests and accepting money.
JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH \
1/20/2008 10:33:59 PM
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Tu Bishvat is here, rain isn't
Not only this year's lack of rain, but also the recent cold wave has significantly damaged crops in some areas.
Will King \
1/20/2008 10:34:39 PM
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Ultranationalist leads in Serbia's presidential vote, but runoff necessary
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Northern Irish youth support group brings social change model to Israel
megan jacobs \
1/20/2008 10:55:15 PM
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Optimism, cynicism mark students' return to campus
First-year students excited to finally begin studying, veterans skeptical that year will flow smoothly.
EHUD ZION WALDOKS \
1/20/2008 10:56:36 PM
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'Officials at top of pyramid should take responsibility'
Lindenstrauss: Officials at highest level of government should take responsibility for failures during the war.
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Palestinians throw 3 Molotov cocktails at car near Ramallah; none hurt
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Growing old on their own terms
Jerusalem assisted living facility puts the residents in charge.
SHELLY PAZ \
1/20/2008 11:05:29 PM
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Hamas leader pleads to Arab leaders to help the Gaza Strip
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Muslim leader urges prisoner swap
Founder of Islamic movement in Israel calls on Israel, Hizbullah to reach deal over troops' remains.
Khaled Abu Toameh \
1/20/2008 11:13:40 PM
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Defense sources: Gaza blackout a Hamas trick
Gaza in darkness as power plant shuts down; Abbas appeals to UN for help.
JPOST.COM STAFF AND AP \
1/20/2008 11:14:52 PM
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Analysis: Eliminating Nasrallah easier said than done
It is currently not in Israel's interest to find itself in a renewed conflict with Hizbullah.
Yaakov Katz \
1/20/2008 11:14:59 PM
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Ex-IDF chaplain: Body parts may be on battlefield
Rabbinic source: If we do not make it clear that the IDF will do its utmost to bring soldiers to burial, it might hurt soldiers' morale.
Matthew Wagner \
1/20/2008 11:18:48 PM