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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. "
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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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Music
  • Winehouse back to heavy drinking
  • Terrence Howard fancies himself as a singer
  • Duffy finds songwritig simple
  • The first guitar Jimi Hendrix set alight sells for œ280k at auction

    Manila
  • Philippine inflation rises to nearly 17-year high
  • Manifestation on dissolution of peace panel presented to SC
  • P3B for science education if Congress OK’s budget
  • Arroyo still trusts GSIS chief despite graft raps

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    Crashed Philippine military plane located
    Manila, Sep 5 (Xinhua) Rescue operators have managed to locate the wreckage of the Philippine air force C-130 cargo plane one week after it crashed into the southern Philippine sea with 11 people on board, military sources said...

    Record 6,533 to take 2008 Bar Exams - SC
    MANILA, Philippines - A record number of 6,533 law graduates will to take the 2008 Bar examinations for the four Sundays of this month at the De La Salle University in Manila, the Supreme Court said...

    Study pegs power firm profits at more than 70%
    MANILA, Philippines - Privately-owned power generating plants are profitable and a study made by a UP team of scholars showed rate of return in the excess of 70 percent. The study, presented by UP...

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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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    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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