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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0800 zh-TW http://www.chinapost.com.tw/rss/images/china_post.gif http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231840/US-Sen.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - U.S. Senator Charles Schumer on Thursday called on the Obama administration to block the use of any U.S. economic stimulus funds for a wind farm project in West Texas that would use turbines built in China. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231840/US-Sen.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:27:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231802/Obamas-visit.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - China said Friday that this month's visit by President Barack Obama would be a milestone in relations for the global powerhouses and that climate change cooperation would be a key agenda item. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231802/Obamas-visit.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:24:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231796/House-Dems.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Democrats in the House of Representatives are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute concerns from rank-and-file Democrats ahead of a make-or-break vote. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231796/House-Dems.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:15:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231795/10-arrested.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Five police officers and five other suspects were arrested Thursday in the investigation into the assassination of an army general who had been appointed police chief of this northern Mexican town over the weekend. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231795/10-arrested.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:14:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231794/Venezuela-sends.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's government is sending 15,000 soldiers to the border with Colombia, saying the military buildup is needed to increase security, combat drug trafficking and root out paramilitary groups. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231794/Venezuela-sends.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:13:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231793/Photo-of.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The infamous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle in his backyard would have been nearly impossible to fake, according to a new analysis by a Dartmouth College professor. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231793/Photo-of.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:12:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231792/Sheriff-celebrates.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Sheriff Bobby Haddock knew time was running out for a 7-month-old girl missing in the Florida Panhandle. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231792/Sheriff-celebrates.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:11:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231791/NY-9-11.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty to a slew of charges in his high-profile corruption trial Thursday, a federal prosecutor said. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231791/NY-9-11.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:10:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231790/Medical-marijuana.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The medical marijuana dispensary in this California wine country town is in a former auto dealership, and has more registered patients than the town has residents. Los Angeles has more pot shops than Starbucks and almost as many as public schools. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231790/Medical-marijuana.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:09:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231789/US-brokered-pact.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Friday that a U.S.-brokered pact failed to end a four-month political crisis after a deadline for forming a unity government passed. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231789/US-brokered-pact.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:08:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231788/Obama-to.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - U.S. President Barack Obama is set to sign a US$24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231788/Obama-to.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:07:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/africa/2009/11/07/231779/Zimbabwe-averts.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Zimbabwe averted a political meltdown Friday after Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai ended a boycott of the unity government, but faced a new deadline to resolve a slate of thorny disputes. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/africa/2009/11/07/231779/Zimbabwe-averts.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:56:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2009/11/07/231778/Iran-to.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Iran said on Friday it is preparing to give more details on its response to international proposals for supplying nuclear fuel and expects more negotiations, even as Washington warned the time for talking is over. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2009/11/07/231778/Iran-to.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:55:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231777/Troubled-portrait.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231777/Troubled-portrait.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:54:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2009/11/07/231776/Animals-need.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Some pigs, turkeys and household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet appear to be spreading quickly among animals, the World Health Organisation said on Friday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2009/11/07/231776/Animals-need.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:53:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2009/11/07/231775/British-PM.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Friday that the West could withdraw support for Afghan President Hamid Karzai if he fails to live up to its expectations in his second term in power. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2009/11/07/231775/British-PM.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:52:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231773/Miss-England.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The reigning Miss England has relinquished her crown after being accused of a fight in a bar. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231773/Miss-England.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:50:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2009/11/07/231774/Driver-suspected.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - French police are looking for the driver of a security van suspected of driving off with more than 10 million euros (US$14.85 million) after the man vanished, apparently after first clearing out his flat. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2009/11/07/231774/Driver-suspected.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:50:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231772/40-heads.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Some 40 heads of state plan to attend a U.N. meeting in December in Copenhagen meant to agree a global warming deal, the U.N. climate chief said on Friday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231772/40-heads.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:49:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231750/US-jobless.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 -- and is likely to go higher. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231750/US-jobless.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:02:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231749/US-army.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Military officials were starting Friday to piece together what may have pushed an Army psychiatrist trained to help soldiers in distress to turn on his comrades in a shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 30 in Texas. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231749/US-army.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:00:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231751/Troubled-portrait.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counseling as a medical student because of problems with patients. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2009/11/07/231751/Troubled-portrait.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:55:00 +0800