` ` OREO ` 12 31 07 - Morning Edition ` ` Newsstories of interest: ` ** = Important [in this edition: 1] ` MH = Misleading Headline ` ` ` 1 DISORDER ` ` ** SKorea grants amnesty to ex-Daewoo chief ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_re_as/skorea_amnesty ` "among those pardoned were...the two former chiefs of the country's spy agency. The two were convicted last year of masterminding the illegal tapping of the mobile phones of about 1,800 of South Korea's leading figures." ` ` ` World outsources pregnancies to India ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071230/ap_on_re_as/india_wombs_for_rent ` "pregnant with the children of couples from the United States, Taiwan, Britain and beyond." ` ` ` Former Miss. judges report to prison ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071227/ap_on_re_us/judicial_bribery ` "in a case that also toppled one of the state's most prominent attorneys." ` ` ` Record data breaches in 2007, groups say ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_hi_te/data_breaches ` "Eavesdroppers appear to be learning how to bypass [wireless] security safeguards faster than ever." ` ` ==== ` Does the software at this site automatically convert URLs ` to links? If not, go to the Oreo Archive: ` Oreo ` ==== ` ` 3 ASIA ` ` THE BU$H PLAN (PALESTINE) ` Stranded Palestinians [pilgrims] set fire to camps ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/egypt_gaza_pilgrims ` "protesting Egypt's attempts to have them return to Gaza through the Israeli-controlled Aouja border crossing." ` ` Israel: No peace until militants stopped ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_palestinians ` "a [puppet] Palestinian delegation would head to Washington this week for talks to prepare for Bush's visit" ` ` ` THE BU$H PLAN (IRAQ) ` 2 killed in Iraq roadside bomb ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq ` ` 2007 deadliest for US troops in Iraq ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_casualties ` ` Suicide bomb kills [4 collaborator] volunteers in Iraq ` http://au.news.yahoo.com/071011/2/14nn6.html ` "paid by US forces" ` ` ` THE BU$H PLAN (AFGHANISTAN) ` [25 puppet] Afghan cops, soldiers killed in attacks ` http://au.news.yahoo.com/070423/2/137jy.html ` "Spain's King Juan Carlos...made an unannounced visit Monday to Spanish troops based in western Afghanistan" ` ` ` BHUTAN ` Bhutan steps towards democracy in first real poll ` http://au.news.yahoo.com/071231/15/15efz.html ` "after a century of absolute monarchy" ` ` ` SRI LANKA ` Sri Lanka vows victory against Tigers in 2008 ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071231/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrest ` "The [Tigers of Tamil Eelam] has been leading a...campaign for an independent homeland for the island's ethnic Tamil minority since 1972." ` WE'VE GOT A DUMMY PROBLEM HERE ` ` ` 4 EUROPE ` ` SPAIN ` See THE BU$H PLAN (AFGHANISTAN) above. ` COLONIALISM CREW ` ` ` 5 LATAM ` ` COLOMBIA ` Explosions on Colombian army base kill 2 ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071229/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/colombia_explosions ` Duh: "A spokesman for Colombia's army ruled out the possibil- ity of an attack." ` ` ` 6 SUPERPOWER ` ` Missouri mandates ethanol in gasoline ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_re_us/ethanol_law ` "Because the corn-based fuel is cheaper than gasoline, most of Missouri's gas stations quietly made the switch months in advance." ` ` Women playing greater role in farming ` http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071231/ap_on_re_us/farm_scene_female_farmers ` "But somebody has to work elsewhere to get health insurance, and often it is the man because they usually can find better paying jobs." ` ` ` ==== ` ` Oreo Archive: ` http://groups.yahoo.com/group/O-r-e-o ` ` Comments? Email: ` jaspar2002us at yahoo dot com ` `
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