• But it is not clear that he is prepared to pay for his war.

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  • Calderon, a conservative president better known for his war on drug cartels and organized crime, is literally in his last days in office.

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  • President Bush is not contemplating withdrawing forces from Iraq now despite an erosion of support among Republicans for his war policy, the White House said Monday.

    NPR: Senate Democrats to Switch Tactics on Iraq War

  • At the height of its fortunes in the early 14th century, Ravenser Odd was a town of national importance, regularly supplying the king with two fully equipped ships and armed men for his war with the Scots.

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  • Tony Blair, the former British prime minister and envoy of the so-called Quartet (America, Russia, the UN and the EU) is discredited in the eyes of many Arabs, not just for his war in Iraq but also for supposedly favouring Israel.

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  • Faulks, who topped the best seller list and won critical acclaim for his World War I saga Birdsong, won the award for his latest novel Charlotte Gray.

    BBC: Faulks beats Starr in bad sex award

  • Upon his return home in the early 1970s, Kerry gained public recognition as the head of the group Vietnam Veterans Against the War and for his anti-war testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

    CNN: Source: Obama to tap Kerry to be next secretary of state

  • It's McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee known as much for his status as a Vietnam War hero as he is for his independent streak and willingness to buck party lines.

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  • It was this rich history that gave Franke the inspiration for his unique World War II era scenes.

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  • Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is facing a barrage of criticism from retired generals, who have publicly criticized his handling of the Iraq War and called for his ouster.

    NPR: Criticism of Rumsfeld Sparks Debate in Military

  • The potential for tension between Mr Barroso and the Franco-German pair is heightened by his support for the Iraq war.

    ECONOMIST: The European Commission presidency

  • He has never based his case for war mainly on the need to uphold the council's already ragged credibility.

    ECONOMIST: America and Iraq

  • Four years ago John Edwards, the former senator from North Carolina, was booed at this convention when he defended his vote for the war in Iraq.

    NPR: Democratic Hopefuls Blast Away at Bush

  • For his match race with War Admiral in 1933, they say 40, 000 came to the track while 40 million tuned in on the radio.

    CNN: Even after 40 years, nobody beats Secretariat

  • George Galloway, who was expelled from Blair's Labour Party for his views on the war, warned that Saddam's capture might "inflame" opposition to the U.S. in Iraq.

    CNN: Blair: Shadow of Saddam removed

  • The Bush administration - which in the past has praised Musharraf for his cooperation in the war against terror - offered a measured response to Bhutto's remarks.

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  • Clark for his service in World War II.

    WSJ: Prayer book has 150-year history with NY warriors

  • The vote for town councillors in Spain's 8, 000 cities and villages, and for officials in 13 regional governments, is widely seen as the first test at the ballot box on whether Spaniards support or rebuke Aznar's conservative Popular Party for his support of the war.

    CNN: Analysis: Spain seeks wider role

  • Mr Mortimer nonetheless luxuriates in what he has: grants to chantries and hospitals, rewards for service, reports from ambassadors, requests for provisioning (all those thousands of longbows, arrows, barrels of beer, sides of beef) and the ceaseless pawning of a large part of Henry's treasure to pay for his whim of a war.

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  • Siemens has reportedly brought on an anti-corruption expert to advise the firm on how to, um, not be so corrupt, and we hear that the bidding war for his services got pretty heated when BenQ also learned that there are people out there who can help you run your business in a less shady manner.

    ENGADGET: Siemens board member arrested in payola scandal

  • Lorenzo is not exactly a rider known for his patience and, not for the first time, he is waging a war with his own ego - the result of which we may find out as soon as Donington Park next weekend.

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  • The only other job he ever worked was fighting for his country in the Korean War.

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  • In 1945, Pierre Laval was executed for betraying his country during World War II.

    CNN: Tuesday,

  • For solace he turned to his war diary, expanding and rewriting it, and fleshing out his sketches with paint and ink.

    FORBES: War Story

  • Freeborn continued working with Sir David, travelling with him to Sri Lanka for the filming of his 1957 war epic The Bridge on the River Kwai.

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  • Obama has become known for his skepticism about the Iraq war, but he is not a dove, nor is he averse to thinking in international terms.

    NEWYORKER: The Conciliator

  • The mother of a soldier who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan is backing a campaign to raise funds for a war memorial in his home town.

    BBC: Rifleman Sheldon Steel

  • It is an irony that Mr Obama, in one sense elected for his opposition to the Iraq war, has drawn a line under the conflict stressing its virtues, not its vices.

    BBC: Obama's rhetorical balancing act

  • Here is a timeline of key dates in Mladic's involvement in military action in the former Yugoslavia, his subsequent indictment for war crimes and the efforts to bring him to justice.

    CNN: Key dates in the hunt for Ratko Mladic

  • Mr Gillespie's son John, 57, told the court that his father was a former Royal Navy sailor who had been mentioned in despatches for his conduct during the World War II.

    BBC: Man in court over Stirling war hero John Gillespie's death

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