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• Iran: Obama no better than Bush
• Israel says ready for direct peace talks with Syria
• Palestinians unveil two-year development plan for statehood
• New book sheds light on 'smut in the shtetl'
• Aspiring rabbi batters Puerto Rican to win world boxing title

Iran: Obama no better than Bush Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:23 AM PST U.S. steps to renew sanctions and seize a New York skyscraper linked to Iran show that President Barack Obama is no better than his predecessor George W. Bush, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday. ...

Israel says ready for direct peace talks with Syria Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:54 AM PST Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel was prepared to renew peace negotiations with Syria, adding that he would rather the talks be direct then held through mediation. ...

Palestinians unveil two-year development plan for statehood Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:44 AM PST Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Sunday that the government in Ramallah has begun a two-year development plan meant to lay the groundwork for independence. ...

New book sheds light on 'smut in the shtetl' Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:39 AM PST In the early 1970s, Marvin Zuckerman and Gershon Weltman, childhood friends from the co-ops of the Bronx, came across a rare Yiddish manuscript. Though they had never thought of putting out a book together, they quickly recognized that there was something in this document that made them want to take up the task of translating and publishing the work - dirty words. ...

Aspiring rabbi batters Puerto Rican to win world boxing title Posted: 15 Nov 2009 08:25 AM PST Yuri Foreman, an aspiring rabbi who mixes religious studies with work in the gym, outpointed Daniel Santos over 12 rounds Saturday night to win a piece of the 154-pound title. ...

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