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Fire at Peru rehab center kills 14

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
CHOSICA, Peru (AP) -- A predawn fire swept through a drug rehabilitation center in a town on Lima's outskirts Saturday, killing 14 people in the second blaze in Peru this year to claim the lives of addicts trapped behind locked doors in a private treatment residence....

Fire at Peru rehab center kills 14

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
CHOSICA, Peru (AP) -- A predawn fire swept through a drug rehabilitation center in a town on Lima's outskirts Saturday, killing 14 people in the second blaze in Peru this year to claim the lives of addicts trapped behind locked doors in a private treatment residence....

Fire at Peru rehab center kills 14

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
CHOSICA, Peru (AP) -- A predawn fire swept through a drug rehabilitation center in a town on Lima's outskirts Saturday, killing 14 people in the second blaze in Peru this year to claim the lives of addicts trapped behind locked doors in a private treatment residence....

Ahmadinejad's support crumbles in Iran runoff

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's support in Iran's parliament crumbled as final results released Saturday showed conservative rivals consolidating their hold on the legislative body in a runoff vote....

Ex-Milosevic allies front-runners in Serbia vote

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Former ultranationalist allies of Slobodan Milosevic may return to power in Serbia, 12 years after the late Balkan strongman was ousted by pro-Western forces seeking European Union membership....

Polls open in France's overseas territories

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
PARIS (AP) -- Voters in France's overseas territories began casting ballots for Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande on Saturday in a presidential election that could affect everything from Europe's efforts to fight its debt crisis to how long French troops stay in Afghanistan....

Polls open in France's overseas territories

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
PARIS (AP) -- Voters in France's overseas territories began casting ballots for Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande on Saturday in a presidential election that could affect everything from Europe's efforts to fight its debt crisis to how long French troops stay in Afghanistan....

Polls open in France's overseas territories

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
PARIS (AP) -- Voters in France's overseas territories began casting ballots for Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande on Saturday in a presidential election that could affect everything from Europe's efforts to fight its debt crisis to how long French troops stay in Afghanistan....

Israel officer reassigned after striking activist

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli military official says an officer who was punished for hitting a pro-Palestinian activist last month has been reassigned to a training school....

Israel officer reassigned after striking activist

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli military official says an officer who was punished for hitting a pro-Palestinian activist last month has been reassigned to a training school....

Rights group urges Libya to revoke speech law

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Human Rights Watch urged the new government in Libya Saturday to revoke a law that criminalizes glorifying the former dictator Moammar Gadhafi or spreading "propaganda" that insults or endangers the state....

5 charged in 9/11 attack resist Gitmo hearing

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks repeatedly declined to answer a judge's questions Saturday and his co-defendants knelt in prayer in what appeared to be a concerted protest against the military proceedings....

Greg Palast at Chicago GreenFestival Tomorrow

Greg Palast - Articles - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
Greg Palast at Chicago GreenFestival this Sunday - Invitation Greg wants to thank you for your support with a special gift. He will be the featured speaker this Sunday and would love to meet you in person and say hi. We have arranged for 20 free guest spots for our supporters. If you would like one or two complimentary tickets you must reply to this note before Sunday. Additional tickets can be purchased at the door. Greg would love to meet with you at the book signing station after his presentation. The presentation will be: Billionaire Ballot Bandits: The Theft of 2012 Greg tells weird, hilarious and sick stories of the billionaires who are bankrolling the GOP; with hot new info on the Koch Brothers as well as the filthy rich you've never heard of ––from his new "kick ass" [Nomi Prins] book Vultures' Picnic. When and Where: Sunday, May 6, 2012 1 pm Main Stage Navy Pier (Hall A) located at 600 East Grand Avenue Chicago Click here for more info about the Chicago GreenFestival Here's what Greg has been up to recently: - BP Cover-up 'They Knew.' - Part 1 - BP Cover-up: Bribery, George Bush and WikiLeaks - Part 2 Best wishes, The Palast Team

If you're in Chicago this weekend - please stop by at the Main Stage at the Navy Pier for Greenfest

I'll be the featured speaker this Sunday and would love to meet you in person and say hi.

I've arranged for 10 free guest spots for our supporters (first come first serve).

If you would like one or two complimentary tickets please send an e-mail to palastreport[at]gmail.com before Sunday 10.

Additional tickets can be purchased at the door or online for $10.

I'd love to meet with you at the book signing station after my speech.

The presentation will be:

Billionaire Ballot Bandits: The Theft of 2012

Weird, hilarious and sick stories of the billionaires who are bankrolling the GOP; with hot new info on the Koch Brothers as well as the filthy rich you've never heard of ––from my new "kick ass" [Nomi Prins] book Vultures' Picnic.

When and Where:

Sunday, May 6, 2012

1 pm

Main Stage

Navy Pier (Hall A)

located at 600 East Grand Avenue

Chicago

Click here for more info about the Chicago GreenFestival

If you haven't seen this already... here's what I've been up to recently:

- BP Cover-up 'They Knew.' - Part 1

- BP Cover-up: Bribery, George Bush and WikiLeaks - Part 2

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5 charged in 9/11 attack resist Gitmo hearing

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks repeatedly declined to answer a judge's questions Saturday and his co-defendants knelt in prayer in what appeared to be a concerted protest against the military proceedings....

Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torture

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday....

Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torture

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday....

Afghan child bride's in-laws sentenced for torture

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The in-laws of a child bride who became the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison for torture, abuse and human rights violations, a judge said Saturday....

Hundreds held after Egypt Defense Ministry clash

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
CAIRO (AP) -- Military prosecutors ordered the detention of 300 protesters on accusations of attacking troops and disrupting public order during violent clashes outside Egypt's Defense Ministry, a prosecution official said Saturday....

Rights group urges Libya to revoke speech law

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- The New-York based Human Rights Watch has urged the new government in Libya to revoke a law that criminalizes those glorifying the former dictator Moammar Gadhafi or spreading "propaganda" that insults or endangers the state....

Al-Qaida surprise attack kills 22 Yemeni soldiers

AP - World News - Wed, 2025-04-30 18:12
SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Al-Qaida militants staged a surprise attack Monday on a Yemeni army base in the south, killing 22 soldiers and capturing 25 just hours after a U.S. drone strike killed a senior figure in the terror network wanted in connection with the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen....
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