Ansar al-Islam is a radical Sunni Muslim group with its base in mountainous northern Iraq.

The PMs thrilling disclosure of a married tax break of 200 a year has been pilloried as an empty gesture that will do little to promote social stability, unless it is pegged rather more realistically to the cost of living.

She's still proud of the work she did at Jive, including album covers for Ruby Turner. Jive was also the place she met her future husband, Mark Flannery, a music producer who had worked with Def Leppard.

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Original item at 4:27 p.m.: Lambasting the federal health law as "deeply flawed" and an "abject failure," Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Monday asked the Texas Department of Insurance to delay shutting down a high risk insurance pool that helps nearly 23,000 Texans.