The Security Council condemns the attack, which it says jeopardizes the peacekeeping mission.
2012
Posted inNation & World
Ringed seals, bearded seals added to list of threatened species
Experts say a significant loss of sea ice is probable and likely will cause the populations to decline.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Michaud’s statement a dodge on the gun control issue
If we wait to stop grieving before we start talking about gun control, we will never start.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Boehner should strike deal with Democrats
Far right-wing members of Congress have taken themselves out of deficit negotiations.
Posted inNation & World
Pope’s annual speech attacks gay marriage
Benedict XVI promotes traditional family values in his Christmas address to the Vatican bureaucracy.
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the editor: Paving the way for smoother commute
During construction season, I bicycle commute weekdays to work in Portland from my home in North Yarmouth. At season’s end, I wish to thank some folks who helped make the commute less risky and more enjoyable: A section of Route 115 was substantially paved this year (“2.36 miles” from the Congregational Church at Route 231 […]
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Clashes precede final vote on Egypt’s new charter
The expected passage of the constitution is unlikely to ease the violent conflict over the country’s future.
Posted inBusiness
Briefcase
Sales of growth hormone by Big Pharma set record A federal crackdown on illicit foreign supplies of human growth hormone has failed to stop rampant misuse, and instead has driven record sales of the drug by some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies, an Associated Press investigation shows. The crackdown, which began in 2006, reduced […]
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Writer, playwright Larry L. King, 83
He wrote his most famous piece about the Chicken Ranch brothel in 1974 for Playboy magazine.
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Iron Butterfly’s bassist, 70
LOS ANGELES – Authorities say Lee Dorman, the bassist of psychedelic rock band Iron Butterfly, has died at age 70. Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Gail Krause said Dorman was found dead in a vehicle Friday morning. An investigation is under way but foul play is not suspected. Iron Butterfly rose to prominence in the […]