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15 Iraqis Killed

A car bomb attack in Ramadi killed 15 Iraqis on Monday. Two of the dead were police officers, and several others were women and children.

Nine people were hurt. The attack took place near a mosque, at about 6:00 in the evening.

Colonel John Charlton, of the U.S. Army, says this shows Al-Qaeda does not care about the lives of Iraqis. He also says it proves that Iraqis must support their soldiers in fighting terrorists.

Source: "Iraqi Army Detains 16 Suspects; Insurgents Kill 15 Civilians", American Forces Press Service

Peace Team for Darfur

Several groups in Darfur, Sudan, have not accepted the Darfur Peace Agreement.

The African Union and the United Nations want to change this. They are sending a team to meet with the groups that have not signed. The meeting will take place in Chad on Thursday.

Sources: "AU/UN Political Effort in Darfur", Sean McCormack, Spokesman, U.S. State Department, Feb 27

Microsoft Health

Microsoft plans to buy Medstory, a medical search engine.

Medstory uses artificial intelligence techniques. It searches online medical magazines and government documents for information.

Many people are now searching for medical information online. Sites with this information are getting more and more traffic.

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Sources:

"Microsoft to Acquire Medstory". Yepeoo.com, February 27, 2007

Juan Carlos Perez "Microsoft to buy health search engine". Macworld.com, February 26, 2007

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You Are Most Like George W. Bush

So what if you're not exactly popular? You still rule the free world. And while you may be quite conservative now, you knew how to party back in the day!

What Modern US President Are You Most Like?

Suicide Bomber Attacks Base as Vice President Visits

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, on Tuesday morning during a visit from U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney. At least three people were killed and up to 27 were hurt.

The photo shows doctors and nurses at the base taking care of an Afghan who was hurt in the attack.

Cheney was getting ready to leave the base. When the bomb went off, he was sent to a shelter. Later, he came out and went on with his trip.

Lieutenant Colonel James E. Bonner, base operations commander, says, "The killer never had access to the base. When he realized he would not be able to get onto the base, he attacked the local population.”

Source:

"Suicide Bomber Attacks U.S. Base in Afghanistan During Cheney Visit" by Donna Miles, American Forces Press Service

Photo: Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher, USAF 

Egyptian Blogger Goes to Jail

An Egyptian blogger has been sent to jail for four years for insulting Islam.

The man, Abdul Kareem Suleiman Amer, was arrested last November. He had used his weblog to criticize Islam. He had also said God might not exist. Amer had posted to several Coptic (Egyptian Christian) blogs.

Bloggers in the Middle East have been arrested before. But Amer is the first one to be sentenced to jail.

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Sources:

Amany Radwan "The Blogger-Martyr of Egypt". Time, Friday, Feb. 23, 2007

Press Release: "Four-year prison sentence for blogger “Kareem Amer”". Reporters Without Borders, February 22, 2007

Golfer Wants to Sue Over Wikipedia Article

Anyone can post to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia -- and last year, someone posted bad things about a U.S. pro golfer. The golfer, Fuzzy Zoeller, wants to take the person to court. But first, he must find out who it is.

The person posted from a computer that belongs to a company in Miami, USA. Zoeller is suing the company (taking it to court) to make it tell him who the person is.

Zoeller's lawyer says, "The Zoeller family wants to take a stand to put a stop to this. Otherwise, we're all just victims of the Internet vandals out there."

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Sources:

Stone Martindale "Golfer Fuzzy Zoeller sues Wikipedia defamer". Monsters and critics, February 26, 2007

Brett Thomas "Pro golfer sues over Wikipedia entry". Bit-tech, February 26, 2007

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Oscar Winners

The Academy Awards (nicknamed the Oscars) were given out in Los Angeles, USA, on Sunday night.

The Departed won the prize for Best Picture. Other winners were:

Best Actress: Helen Mirren in The Queen

Best Actor: Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland

Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls

Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin in Little Miss Sunshine

Best Documentary: An Inconvenient Truth

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Sources:

"Scorsese finally wins Oscar". Reuters, February 26, 2007

David M. Halbfinger, Sharon Waxman "‘The Departed’ Wins Best Picture, Scorsese Best Director". New York Times, February 26, 2007

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