The last time N. B. A. free agency attracted so much attention was in 1996, when Shaquille O’Neal, entering his prime, switched coasts from Orlando to Los Angeles to join the Lakers.

NBA自由球员市场最惹人关注的事件发生在1996年，“鲨鱼”奥尼尔从东边的奥兰多“游到”了西边的洛杉矶。

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It is also the subject of a U.N.-backed tribunal which is considering indictments in the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri.

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"This undermines the peace process." Mitchell has been trying to work out a deal that would lead to a three-way meeting next week with U.S.President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the sidelines of the U.N.General Assembly in New York.

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In a parallel development, the PML-N party of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif - ousted by Gen Musharraf when he took power in a coup in 1999 - has challenged Mr Musharraf's eligibility to contest elections.

BBC: Pervez Musharraf nomination papers rejected

The PPP's main contender is the Pakistan Muslim League-N, headed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who spent years living in exile Saudi Arabia.

NPR: Pakistan Leader To Break Ground On Iran Pipeline

Well, in a statement he said it was on a clearly marked U.N. post and it occurred despite personal assurances he had gotten from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that U.N. positions would be spared.

NPR: Rice Jousts with Diplomats on Lebanon Solution