Sen. Johnson Recovering After Surgery

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and TOM RAUM, Associated Press Writers
    WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson was recovering without complications from emergency brain surgery to repair bleeding in his brain.                                                                                                                     Family and colleagues were encouraged by his progress Thursday, yet doctors said it was too early to say whether further surgery would be required.   More

Palestinian Prime minister Stopped At Crossing

Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniya was denied entry back into Palestinian territory today by Israeli security officials. They sealed off a border crossing and refused to let the prime minister cross because, according to Israel, he was carrying tens of millions of dollars in cash.

   Of course, we have to take the Israeli's word for it. The Hamas gunmen that are loyal to Haniya did not take this to well so they descended on the border crossing and confronted the European monitors at the crossing as the Israeli forces are no longer at the Gaza Strip.

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