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Internecine Feuds

A plague a' both your houses! I am sped. - William Sakespeare, Romeo & Juliet

Why can't we all get along? Perhaps it is the forces of entropy; perhaps it is on our DNA. Groups that form for good purposes tend to sunder over time. Whether religious, political or social, differences arise and groups split apart.

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May 2009
- Hamas-Police Gunfight Kills 6
  
  Associated Press | May 31, 09 4:44 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Palestinian forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas stormed a Hamas hideout in the West Bank and set off a fierce gun battle that left six dead today, the worst violence since the factions fought a pitched battle over Gaza 2 years ago. Militants lobbed grenades and fired automatic weapons to push back the raid in a two-story building in Qalqiliya, a West Bank town with a strong Hamas presence. More »
- Ozzy Sues Bandmate Over Sabbath Name
  
  Rolling Stone | May 30, 09 12:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Trouble in heavy metal land. Ozzy Osbourne is suing Black Sabbath bandmate Tommy Iommi over rights to the band's name—and its lucrative merchandise, reports Rolling Stone . Ozzy says Iommi illegally took ownership of the name when he toured in the 1990s without the original band members. The prince of darkness maintains that the Sabbath reunion in 1997 brought its reputation out of “the toilet,” and rights should be shared equally among the original four members. More »
- Gibbs: Don't Worry About Sotomayor on Abortion
  
  Washington Post | May 29, 09 8:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Obama nominated a candidate for Supreme Court with almost no record on abortion. Now, reports the Washington Post , he’s in the unexpected position of defending Sonia Sotomayor to his party’s pro-choice base. Spokesman Robert Gibbs went out of his way yesterday to suggest that Obama—who didn't specifically ask about abortion—is confident she agrees with the legal principles of Roe v. Wade. "He left very comfortable with her interpretation of the Constitution being similar to that of his.” More »
- Obama Meets Abbas, Pushes Israel on Settlements
  
  Associated Press | May 28, 09 6:26 PM CDT
  
  (AP) - Gingerly trying to advance Mideast peace, President Obama declared today that the US is a "stalwart ally" of Israel but challenged the Israelis to stop settlement construction in the West Bank. Obama delivered his message—which came on the same day Israel refused a demand to freeze all construction—after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. More »
- Widow of Victim in Soccer Mob Attack Pleads for Peace
  
  Daily Telegraph (UK) | May 26, 09 9:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The wife of a Catholic man beaten to death by a mob of Protestant soccer fans in Northern Ireland wants no violence in her husband's name, the Telegraph reports. "He wouldn't want retaliation for it," said Evelyn McDaid, who has two black eyes and a bruised face from trying to save her husband. "He was trying to keep the peace." More »
- Soccer Mob Beats Catholic to Death in N. Ireland
  
  Belfast Telegraph | May 25, 09 2:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A mob of Protestant soccer fans beat a Catholic man to death last night in Northern Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph reports. After a victory by Scotland’s Glasgow Rangers, as many as 70 fans drove to the Catholic section of the town of Coleraine, where they “literally attacked the first person they came across,” a witness tells the AP. More »
- A Win for Obama, Moderate Catholics
  
  Washington Post | May 18, 09 7:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Abortion opponents protested and pro-life students skipped, but Barack Obama's Notre Dame commencement address was at once "the most radical and the most conservative speech of his presidency," writes Washington Post columnist EJ Dionne. The president refused to indulge the protesters' desire to "reignite the culture wars," opting for humility and compromise—but he showed a comfort with the language of faith equal to George Bush. More »
- McCain's Mom Not a Limbaugh Fan
  
  CNN | May 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - When Jay Leno asked Roberta McCain what she thought about Rush Limbaugh, she didn’t hold back. “I belong to the Republican Party,” John McCain's opinionated mom said on last night's Tonight Show. “What he represents of the Republican Party has nothing to do with my side of it. I don't know what the man means, I don't know what he's talking about.” More »
- Notre Dame Splits on Obama Speech, Protests
  
  Washington Post | May 13, 09 10:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - As President Obama's commencement speech at Notre Dame approaches, pro-life activists have converged on the campus with banners, planes, and plans for civil disobedience. But students, who expressed pride that the president chose their school, aren't too happy with the protests. "It cheapens the argument. As someone who is pro-life, I don't respect it," one told the Washington Post. More »
- In Bethlehem, Pope Calls for Palestinian State
  
  Times (UK) | May 13, 09 8:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pope Benedict decried the suffering in the West Bank and called for an independent Palestinian state today in Bethlehem, the London Times reports. "The Holy See supports the right of your people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your forefathers," the pope said, addressing thousands of Christians as well as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The pontiff called for "the international community to bring its influence to bear in favor of a solution.” More »
- Pope Lands in Israel, Calls for Free Palestine
  
  Associated Press | May 11, 09 4:44 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Israel today and immediately called for the creation of an independent Palestine, reports AP. The pontiff also vowed to "honor the memory" of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Benedict's support for a free Palestine puts him at odds with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is opposed to a two-state solution. More »
- Basque Separatists Hand Over Power After 30 Years
  
  BBC | May 5, 09 7:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Security has been ramped up in the Basque region of Spain today as it prepares for the inauguration of its first non-separatist government in 30 years. Spain's national left- and right-wing parties have come together to form a unity coalition, ending decades of rule by Basque separatists. The terrorist group ETA has threatened the new government, reports the BBC, describing the incoming president as a "priority target." More »
- UN to Israel: Stop Demolition of E. Jerusalem Homes
  
  BBC | May 1, 09 11:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In East Jerusalem, overcrowding and strict rules about where Palestinians can build houses have led to the illegal construction of thousands of homes. Nearly a third of all Palestinian homes in the sector, occupied by some 60,000 people, were built without permits. In response, the city government has issued orders to tear down about 1,500 homes, a move the United Nations is asking Israel to stop, reports the BBC. More »
April 2009
- Sri Lanka Rejects Rebels' Ceasefire Call
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 26, 09 10:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Surrounded by government forces and citing an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis,” Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers declared a unilateral ceasefire today that was immediately rejected, the Guardian reports. Sri Lanka’s defense chief called the ceasefire “a joke. They were not fighting with us, they were running from us. They must surrender.” At least 2,000 people were killed in the fighting last month. More »
- Obama Invites Middle East Leaders to DC
  
  BBC | Apr 22, 09 9:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has invited the leaders of Israel, Egypt, and the Palestinian Authority for talks in Washington in a new bid for a Middle East peace agreement, reports the BBC. Obama extended the invitations after a meeting yesterday with Jordan’s King Abdullah, at which the president spoke of "profound cynicism" surrounding the peace process. There is no guarantee the Israeli and Palestinian leaders would meet directly. More »
- Top McCain Aide Comes Out for Gay Marriage
  
  CNN | Apr 17, 09 10:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Backing what he calls "a sound conservative argument," a top McCain campaign operative is explaining his newly public personal support for gay marriage, CNN reports. Steve Schmidt will address the Log Cabin Republicans today and urge them to reverse their position. “No other exercise of one's liberty comes with greater responsibilities than marriage,” an advance text says. More »
- Israelis Learn to Adapt—and Argue
  
  New York Times | Apr 17, 09 9:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - American Jews are “taught to go all gooey-eyed at the thought of Israel,” writes David Brooks in the New York Times , but this isn’t the appropriate reaction. It’s not so much a sentimental place as it is “exhausting, admirable, annoying, impressive, and foreign.” After decades of struggle, everyone shares the same trauma, and there’s little public-private boundary. Everyone gets into everyone else's business, loudly. It's a country “held together by argument.” More »
- Emanuel, Dean End Hostilities
  
  The Hill | Apr 17, 09 8:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The feud between Howard Dean and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel seems to be at an end. The Hill reports that the two Democratic pols even had lunch recently. “I think that (tension) was always somewhat exaggerated,” says Dean, whose failure to land an administration job has been chalked up to Emanuel’s influence. More »
- Kennedy Is 'Mistake' for Vatican Post: Ex-Envoy Flynn
  
  Boston Herald | Apr 9, 09 12:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Caroline Kennedy can’t seem to catch a break. The onetime Senate aspirant is being called a “mistake” for ambassador to the Vatican. “It’s essential that the person who represents us to the Holy See be a person who has pro-life values,” Raymond Flynn, who held the post under President Clinton, tells the Boston Herald . Italian media has reported that Sen. John Kerry is touting Kennedy for the job. More »
- UN Picks Judge to Probe Israeli 'War Crimes'
  
  Associated Press | Apr 3, 09 5:39 AM CDT
  
  (AP) - The UN has named a Jewish judge from South Africa to lead a high-level mission to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, reports the AP. Richard Goldstone, the UN's former chief prosecutor for war crimes in Yugoslavia and Rwanda, will head the probe ordered by the Human Rights Council in January. More »

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The Hatfield clan poses in April 1897 at a logging camp in southern West Virginia. The most infamous feud in American folklore, the long-running battle between the Hatfields and McCoys, may be partly... (Associated Press)

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