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• Clinton eases praise of Israel after Arab concerns (AP)
• ElBaradei asks Iran for quick response on nukes (AP)
• Muslim ex-Gitmo detainees face challenges in Palau (AP)
• Latin American leaders move to extend their rule (AP)
• Tehran Braces for a New Political Showdown (Time.com)
• Conservatives to drop EU referendum pledge: report (AFP)
• Half Iraqis killed in October died in one attack (AP)
• Mexico identifies 4 bodies left with warning (AP)
• Guinea coup leader says he "regrets" massacre (AP)
• Senior US officials to visit Myanmar (AP)
• Canada to let self-employed get parental benefits (Reuters)
• `Grave fears' for those missing in boat disaster (AP)
• U.S. drafts 'Compact' to bolster new Afghan government (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Afghanistan election: Karzai win spurs plans to improve governance (The Christian Science Monitor)

Clinton eases praise of Israel after Arab concerns (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 06:32 PM PST AP - Trying to mute Arab criticism that the Obama administration had retreated from its tough stance on Israeli settlements, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday softened her praise for Israel's offer to restrain new housing in Palestinian areas.

ElBaradei asks Iran for quick response on nukes (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 03:18 PM PST AP - The head of the U.N. nuclear agency urged Iran on Monday to clarify its response amid mixed signals over a U.S.-backed proposal that would have Tehran ship most of its nuclear material abroad for processing.

Muslim ex-Gitmo detainees face challenges in Palau (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 02:51 PM PST AP - Six former Guantanamo Bay detainees brought to Palau for resettlement have received a warm official welcome, but a plan to deport Bangladeshi workers could halve this Pacific Island nation's already-tiny Muslim community, making integration harder.

Latin American leaders move to extend their rule (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 02:10 PM PST AP - Horrified by the excesses of dictatorship, Latin Americans discarded the strongman model at the end of the 20th century and limited politicians' time in power.

Tehran Braces for a New Political Showdown (Time.com) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 07:30 AM PST Time.com - Opposition leaders have designated Wednesday's commemoration of the 1979 capture of the U.S. embassy as a day of protest against the regime

Conservatives to drop EU referendum pledge: report (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 06:59 PM PST AFP - David Cameron, leader of the Conservative party, widely tipped to be the next prime minister, is to drop plans for a referendum on the European Union's key reforming Lisbon Treaty, a newspaper said Tuesday.

Half Iraqis killed in October died in one attack (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 01:38 PM PST AP - Nearly half of all Iraqis who died in October perished in a single coordinated attack against government offices in Baghdad, a tally by The Associated Press showed Monday.

Mexico identifies 4 bodies left with warning (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 06:51 PM PST AP - Officials in Mexico's capital said Monday they had identified four bound bodies found in a sport utility vehicle over the weekend with hand-lettered messages identifying the dead men as kidnappers.

Guinea coup leader says he "regrets" massacre (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 06:18 PM PST AP - The man who led Guinea's most recent coup says he "bitterly regrets" the deaths of civilians who were gunned down by soldiers at a protest last month.

Senior US officials to visit Myanmar (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 07:31 PM PST AP - Two senior U.S. officials headed Tuesday to Myanmar for the highest-level visit in more than a decade and talks billed as a key pivot in Washington's longtime stance of shunning the junta.

Canada to let self-employed get parental benefits (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:12 AM PST Reuters - The Canadian government will unveil plans on Tuesday to allow self-employed people parental benefits under the employment insurance system.

`Grave fears' for those missing in boat disaster (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 07:28 PM PST AP - Planes and ships searching a remote patch of the Indian Ocean found no signs Tuesday of additional survivors from the sinking of a suspected asylum-seeker boat. Eleven people were believed missing, while 27 were rescued.

U.S. drafts 'Compact' to bolster new Afghan government (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:47 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has been quietly working with U.S. allies and Afghan officials on a package of reforms and anti-corruption measures that it hopes will boost popular support for President Hamid Karzai and erase the doubts about his legitimacy raised by his fraud-marred re-election.

Afghanistan election: Karzai win spurs plans to improve governance (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The Afghan elections have officially ended, and President Hamid Karzai will hold on to his office for five more years, the election commission declared Monday after rival Abdullah Abdullah dropped out of the race.

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