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�?Iran, Syria to Form 'United Front' - AP
Iran and Syria, who both are facing pressure from the United States, said Wednesday they will form a "united front" to confront possible threats against them, state-run television reported.
�?Iran Will Know How to Build Bomb in 6 Months - Israel - Reuters
Israel said on Wednesday arch-foe Iran was just six months away from having the knowledge to build an atomic bomb, as Tehran accused the United States of using satellites "and other tools" to spy on its nuclear sites.
�?Iran Military Confirms Explosion Was Building Work - Reuters
An explosion in south Iran, initially reported as caused by a missile, was blasting work during the construction of a dam, a senior military officer confirmed to state television on Wednesday.
�?Iran: U.S. spying on nuclear sites from air - MSN
The United States has been flying spy drones over Iran’s nuclear sites, Intelligence Minister Ali Yunesi said Wednesday, commenting for the first time on media reports of U.S. unmanned surveillance craft over Iran.
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
�?Knesset passes Jewish expulsion bill, but Sharon's own party splits - Israel Insider
Israel's parliament gave final approval Wednesday to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements.
�?Abbas okays 'collaborator' executions - Jerusalem Post
In the first decision of its kind since he succeeded Yasser Arafat, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has ratified death sentences against three Palestinians found guilty of "collaboration" with Israel.
�?Rice defends channeling $350 million in aid to PA - Ha'aretz
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Congress Wednesday that most of the $350 million in aid the administration wants to give the Palestinians would be channeled through the Palestinian Authority.
Inside the United States
�?'GI, Robot' rolls toward the battlefield - Int'l Herald Tribune
The American military is working on a new generation of soldiers, far different from the army it has.
�?Officials Warn of Future Terror Attacks - AP
Speaking with one voice, President Bush's top intelligence and military officials said Wednesday that terrorists are regrouping for possible new strikes against the United States.
�?Fed: Go Slow on Social Security Accounts - AP
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan urged Congress on Wednesday to take a go-slow approach in setting up the private Social Security accounts favored by President Bush. The president said he wasn't ruling out taxing high-income workers more to help the retirement program.
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�?Eritrea Jails another 31 Christians - Worthy News
Another 31 Eritrean Christians have been jailed by police in towns north of the capital Asmara over the past 10 days. The latest police sweeps brings the total to 187 arrests for “illegal�?Christian activities in Eritrea since the beginning of January.
�?Egyptian Christian Fights ‘Contrived�?Criminal Charges - Worthy News
The criminal trial of Egyptian Christian Shafik Saleh Shafik, begun in mid January, has been ordered postponed until February 20 by the presiding judge, who accepted defense petitions to summon key witnesses and police reports related to the case.
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