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MiddleEastStar.com Saturday 6th September 2008 Issue 1598
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"Joe Biden’s first trip as a Senator was to Israel, he has worked with every Israeli leader from Golda Meir to Prime Minister Olmert, and he takes a back seat to no one when it comes to protecting the relationship between Israel and the U.S. "
Spokesman David Wade
Senator Biden's spokesman was speaking about his boss's "35-year record of standing up for the security of Israel."

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Egypt
  • Bolivia moving Mideast embassy to Iran from Egypt
  • Egypt, Ukraine may exchange gas for wheat
  • Egyptian ship hijacked near Somalia
  • No justice for 49 facing trial before emergency court

    Israel
  • McCain says he only can capture Bin Laden
  • Israeli forces detain 12 Palestinians near Hebron
  • Salvodorian troops arrive to aid Israel
  • Phallic Figurines Found in Israel Stone Age Burials

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    John McCain says he does not work for a party
    Republican Senator John McCain said Thursday that, as president, he would bring an era of reform to Washington, bolster the economy and pursue alternate energy strategies, with the help of his vice presidential running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin....

    Republican VP pick rattles Obama strategists
    Senator Barack Obama's team has built a reputation for discipline over the past 20 months, but Republican rival John McCain's maverick selection of 44-year-old Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has reportedly created an atmosphere of uncertainty about what lies ahead in the run-up to the November 4th presidential...

    General Petraeus says Iraq get-out could come quicker
    The US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has said he will call for the pullout of US troops from Baghdad within 10 months because of declining violence in the Iraqi...

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    Battered U.S. markets in intensive care
    U.S. stocks weren't going anywhere Friday, after Thursday's brutal sell-off which saw the Dow lose 345...

    TATA steel firm could list internationally
    India's TATA Group is reportedly looking to spin off its international steel assets in an overseas listing that could raise billions of dollars to help bankroll the steel unit's...

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    Regional
  • McCain makes attempt to coopt Obama
  • Job heads for Qatar
  • US to free 3,000 Iraq detainees during Ramadan
  • US missile strike kills civilians on Pakistan-Afghan border

    Iraq
  • US may pull out troops from Iraqi capital within 10 months
  • Bush to declare level of US troops in Iraq next week
  • Lingering tensions slow Iraqi withdrawal plans
  • Handful of Iraqi refugees to return home from Jordan

    Iran
  • Iran sentences 4 women activists to prison
  • India underlines policy of no-first-use of nuclear weapons
  • 23rd working group meeting of Caspian Sea ends in Baku
  • Iran bill to ease polygamy laws gets angry response from women

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    Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Embassy donates dates to the needy
  • Rice arrives in Libya for "historic" visit
  • Saudi clerics stand divided on birthdays
  • Saudi and Iraq to Enhance Security Cooperation
  • Hizbullah will never disarm