| East Timor president asks nation to forgive Suharto
But with the former general in critical condition in hospital, it looks increasingly unlikely he will ever face trial for human rights abuses or graft. The head of the medical team, who on Sunday gave Suharto a 50:50 chance of surviving, said there was still an equal chance of a recovery or deterioration in the former general's condition. "But we are optimistic. Pak Harto still has a strong will to live," Mardjo Soebiandono told a news conference, referring to Suharto by his popular name. Djusuf Misbach, a neurologist treating Suharto, said the former president was still showing responses, but because he was sedated it was difficult to assess that. .
Lithuanian govt secures majority as key vote looms
Kirkilas, who has led the government since July 2006, late last year threatened to call early elections over opposition criticism of his handling of the economy. Parliamentary elections are next scheduled in October. (Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis; Editing by Jon Boyle) .
Biden stumbles over race issue in remarks to newspaper
Joe Biden's presidential campaign on Thursday clarified racially provocative remarks he made during an interview this week with Washington Post reporters and editors, saying he was discussing "socio-economic factors" when he related minorities with low-performing school systems. .
Carty: Don't make excuses for Rodriguez's exit strategy
Hammered locally and nationally for four straight days, new University of Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez finally fought back Thursday. He called the stories out of West Virginia against him a smear campaign. He was right. What he still doesn't seem to get, though, is that the main reason he's being smeared is because he behaved so poorly on his way out as West Virginia football coach. Michigan fans want to overlook that. They want to circle the wagons around their guy, even though he's a guy they hardly know. If you're inclined to do that, if you believe Rodriguez is in the right, and deserves the benefit of the doubt, ask yourself how you'd feel if the tables were turned. This is one of those signature stories about how college sports has become a soulless, money-driven game, and you're wrong to ignore it just because this time around Michigan benefits from a coach's willingness to jump at the next big job and trample everyone who rooted for him and believed in him at his former school.
FBI Denies File Exposing Nuclear Secrets Theft
The FBI has been accused of covering up a key case file detailing evidence against corrupt government officials and their dealings with a network stealing nuclear secrets.The assertion follows allegations made in The Sunday Times two weeks ago by Sibel Edmonds, an FBI whistleblower, who worked on the agency's investigation of the network. Edmonds, a 37-year-old former Turkish language translator, listened into hundreds of sensitive intercepted conversations while based at the agency's Washington field office. She says the FBI was investigating a Turkish and Israeli-run network that paid high-ranking American officials to steal nuclear weapons secrets. These were then sold on the international black market to countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. One of the documents relating to the case was marked 203A-WF-210023.
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