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OK Folks, If you can take your mind off today’s Top Story, ‘the talk about talks,’ & remember why we’re here a minute: In the build up to Annapolis, Israel continues with Human Rights violations and killings in Tulkarem International Solidarity Movement November 26, 2007 Sunday saw the assassination of a young man, Mohammed Qawzah, known as "Azzalayim," from Tulkarem refugee camp. Azzalayim, 23, believed he had been granted amnesty and pardon by Israeli authorities, but was shot dead at a coffee shop near his Tulkarem refugee camp home Sunday afternoon. A Tulkarem source reported that Qawzah had been told by soldiers that he ... Read Full Story

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A ferry carrying about 700 people was stranded in wind-whipped waters off the Philippines on Saturday as Typhoon Fengshen battered the country, killing 17, officials said. Read Full Story

The U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps was not able to meet some state needs and experienced deficiencies in officer preparation, deployment logistics, field operations and officer reimbursement that weakened the “efficiency and the effectiveness” of the Corps’ response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, according to a new report released Tuesday. Read Full Story