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World News October 22, 2008  RSS feed
Haider killed in accident
      Joerg Haider, a far-right politician in Austria who had praised Nazi employment policies, died in a road accident. Haider, the governor of the province of Carinthia, was killed when his car ran off the road as he was driving to a family gathering. He was 58.
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NY federation may tap reserves
      North America's largest Jewish federation may tap into reserve funds to deal with the economic crisis. Officials at the UJA-Federation of New York said that they were prepared to dip into their reserves to help out agencies in dire need sustain their services, the CEO of the federation, John Ruskay, told The New York Jewish Week.
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French panel probes al-Dura
      A French committee will investigate a TV report on the controversial shooting of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy. The French public broadcasting authority will convene a panel to examine the accuracy of a French television report on the death of Mohammed al-Dura on the first day of the second intifada in September 2000, the Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported.
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Alternative energy inspires menorah
JEWISH POWER…
      The Simon Wiesenthal Center has created an alternative energy menorah. The Energy Alternative Menorah is part of the center's new Energy Independence Initiative, which includes lectures and exhibits, and petitions.
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