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Escándalo alcohólico y sexual en Washington.

Foley in alcoholism treatment center

Mark Foley, quien cumplía su sexto período como legislador, ha aceptado ser alcohólico y que acudió a un centro de rehabilitación para alcohólicos este fin de semana, como también ha aceptado la responsabilidad por sus acciones, admitió el lunes su abogado David Roth.

Este escándalo causará un daño político contra la republicanos. Foley de 52 años de edad envió a un adolescente de 16 años y mensajes instantáneos que envió a otros muchachos que laboraban en el Capitolio como mensajeros. Renunció abruptamente el viernes pasado despues que trascendiera a la prensa el escándalo de los mensajes.

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Former Rep. Mark Foley is in an alcoholism treatment center three days after resigning from Congress amid allegations that he sent inappropriate messages to teenage pages.

A letter containing the information was faxed by Foley to WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach, said David Roth, Foley's attorney, on Monday.

"Painfully, the events that led to my resignation have crystallized recognition of my longstanding significant alcohol and emotional difficulties," Foley wrote. "I strongly believe that I am an alcoholic and have accepted the need for immediate treatment for alcoholism and related behavioral problems."

Foley said he deeply regrets and accepts "full responsibility for the harm that I have caused."

Giuliani defiende Clinton

Giuliani Defends Clinton on 9/11 Efforts

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended Bill Clinton on Wednesday over the former president's counterterrorism efforts, saying recent criticism on preventing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is wrong.

Political bickering over which president — Clinton or George W. Bush — missed more opportunities to prevent the attacks has been escalating since Clinton gave a combative interview on "Fox News Sunday" in which he defended his efforts to kill Osama bin Laden.

The idea of trying to cast blame on President Clinton is just wrong for many, many reasons, not the least of which is I don't think he deserves it," Giuliani said in response to a question after an appearance with fellow Republican Charlie Crist, who is running for governor. "I don't think President Bush deserves it. The people who deserve blame for Sept. 11, I think we should remind ourselves, are the terrorists — the Islamic fanatics — who came here and killed us and want to come here again and do it."

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice challenged Clinton's claim that he did more than many of his conservative critics to pursue bin Laden, and she accused the Democrat of leaving no comprehensive plan to fight al-Qaida.

Giuliani said he believed Clinton, like his successor, did everything he could with the information he was provided.

"Every American president I've known would have given his life to prevent an attack like that. That includes President Clinton, President Bush," the former mayor said. "They did the best they could with the information they had at the time."

El Papa invitó a líderes musulmanes a reunirse en el Vaticano.

Pope Offers to Meet Muslim Ambassadors

Pope Benedict XVI has invited representatives of Muslim countries to meet next week at his summer residence, the Vatican said Friday.

Benedict will meet Monday with ambassadors from predominantly Muslim countries. A Muslim council that advised the Italian government on integration issues also was expected to participate, the ANSA news agency said.

The Vatican has been seeking to defuse anger across the Muslim world that followed the pope's remarks about Islam last week in Germany.

Atlantis llegó a tierra!

Space shuttle Atlantis lands safely in Florida

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six astronauts glided to a safe landing in darkness early Thursday, ending a successful mission to return to work on the international space station.

"Glad to be back. It was a great team effort. Assembly is off to a good start," said commander Brent Jett immediately after touchdown at Kennedy Space Center at 6:21 a.m. EDT.

From 220 miles above Earth, astronaut Jeff Williams watched from the space station, where Atlantis had departed on Sunday.

"Spectacular lightning flashes just below the orbiter," Williams said as the space shuttle slowed from traveling at 17,000 miles an hour and entered Earth's atmosphere about an hour before landing. "The glow of the orbiter itself is getting dimmer but the contrail is still pretty bright."

Chavez llama al Presdiente Bush " El Diablo" Chavez drew tentative giggles at times from the audience, but also some applause when he called Bush the devil.

Chavez Calls Bush 'The Devil' at U.N.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took his verbal battle with the United States to the floor of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, calling President Bush "the devil."

The impassioned speech by the leftist leader came a day after Bush and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparred over Tehran's disputed nuclear program but managed to avoid a personal encounter.

"The devil came here yesterday," Chavez said, referring to Bush's address on Tuesday and making the sign of the cross. "He came here talking as if he were the owner of the world."

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Italian Nun Shot Dead by Somali Gunmen

El Papa Benedicto XVI apareció en público este domingo y dijo que "lamenta profundamente" la reacción que causó en los musulmanes el discurso que pronunció esta semana en Alemania.  Pero esta declaraciones llegaron muy tarde, una monja Italiana fue muerta a tiros por hombres armados.

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — An Italian nun was shot dead at a hospital by Somali gunmen Sunday, hours after a leading Muslim cleric condemned Pope Benedict XVI for his remarks on Islam and violence.

The nun, who was not immediately identified, was shot in the back at S.O.S. Hospital in northern Mogadishu by two gunmen, said Mohamed Yusuf, a doctor at the facility, which serves mothers and children. The nun's bodyguard and a hospital worker were also killed, doctors said.

Earlier Sunday, a Somali cleric criticized the comments the pope made in a speech last week for offending Muslims. The pope had cited the words of a Byzantine emperor who characterized some of the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, Islam's founder, as "evil and inhuman."

"The pope's statement at this time was not only wrong but irresponsible as well," said Sheik Nor Barud, deputy leader of the Somali Muslim Scholars Association.

Papa: lo "lamento profundamente"

El Papa Benedicto XVI apareció en público este domingo y dijo que "lamenta profundamente" la reacción que causó en los musulmanes el discurso que pronunció esta semana en Alemania.

En el rezo del Ángelus, a las afueras de Roma, el Papa aseguró que las citas sobre el Islam y la guerra santa que pronunció en su lectura fueron hechas hace seis siglos, y "no reflejan en modo alguno" su punto de vista.

Al hablar frente a cientos de peregrinos, Benedicto XVI enfatizó que su discurso había intentado ser una invitación a un diálogo sincero y franco con los musulmanes. Un diálogo, dijo, de respeto mutuo.

Para esta ocasión la seguridad se reforzó ante las crecientes protestas contra Benedicto, aunque la policía se preocupó por no causar molestias en el servicio religioso.

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Alerta Roja!  para Estados Unidos e Inglaterra

La amenaza de atentados ha sumido hoy en el caos y la confusión a los aeropuertos británicos tras elevarse al máximo el nivel de alerta, mientras que en los puertos del canal de la Mancha también se han aumentado las medidas de seguridad. Las autoridades británicas elevaron hoy al nivel máximo o "critico" la amenaza terrorista, que implica que un atentado puede ser inminente, después de que la Policía informase de que ha abortado un complot que pretendía hacer explotar aviones comerciales en pleno vuelo.

  WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States on Thursday raised its terror threat level after British police said they had arrested more than 20 suspects in a major terrorist plot to blow up passenger jets flying between the United Kingdom and the United States.

The foiled plot was "intended to be mass murder on an unimaginable scale," Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Paul Stephenson said.

The intelligence that uncovered the plot "makes very strong links to al Qaeda," a senior U.S. administration official told CNN.

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Chicago Subway Derailment Sends at Least 100 to Hospitals

CHICAGO — Dozens of commuters were evacuated and a section of the city's transit system was shut down during Tuesday's afternoon rush hour after a train derailment and fire in a subway line, officials said, adding there was no indication the incident was terrorism-related.

International

At least 174 killed in Indian train blasts

A series of seven explosions killed at least 174 people on crowded commuter trains and stations Tuesday evening in the Indian financial capital of Mumbai, police said.

Officials said more than 380 people were injured in the blasts in the city's western suburbs as commuters made their way home.

Dominican agents capture a Colombian who is believed to be a contract killer, according to authorities.

The Dominican narcotics authorities announced the capture of a Colombian who is believed to a contract killer, used by international drug traffickers to conduct forced collections from people with debts pending in the country, and who is known in the underworld as the gunman "Carlos."

National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) spokesman Buenaventura Bueno said that a pistol, silencer, two passports and several cedulas were seized from the suspect.

When he was arrested, antinarcotics agents seized from the Colombian passport with the name Willan Calducho and another Venezuelan with his photos and with the name Alberto Jiménez.  However, the DNCD affirms that first is his real name, but that he also used the name "Alberto Jiménez."

He was arrested at 3:00 PM last Thursday and a Z brand, 32 caliber pistol was seized from him, with its clip and a silencer.

The DNCD Financial Investigation Department’s conducted the operation in the street Corralillos, corner of Los Prados del Cachón, in Santo Domingo East municipality’s Bella Vista sector.

The suspect has not been charged, but the DNCD stated that the weapon and the forged documents are enough to keep him under arrest.

In addition to the pistol, 12,000 Dominican pesos, 79,000 Colombian pesos and a Mitsubishi pickup truck were seized from him.

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