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Ted Turner Not Sure About War on Terror

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Be Neutral CNN founder Ted Turner has objected to displays of the American flag by journalists — saying they should have a more neutral posture. And now Turner says that he was not sure which side he was on in the War …

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Indonesian Militant on Trial for Beheading Three Christian Schoolgirls

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Guerrillas in the Midst Hezbollah guerrillas reportedly are roaming around southern Lebanon unchecked because United Nations troops are not going out on patrols after dark. A German newspaper reports that a Spanish official with the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon — …

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Reporter's Notebook: 11 Days in Hell

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia – What a way to start a New Year. After the last bloody year it wasn’t supposed to be like this. Saturday, Jan. 1 My cameraman, Barnaby, and I land in Banda Aceh (search), the hub of relief operations in northern Indonesia, the place hardest hit by …

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