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Free Speech Radio News lineup - Thursday, February 09, 2006

Gaza Update: Putin opens door to Hamas; Egyptian Diplomat Kidnapped In a victory for Hamas, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he is ready to invite the organization?s leadership to Moscow. The announcement breaks from a U.S.-led effort to isolate Hamas in the wake of its electoral victory. Meanwhile, turmoil continued in Gaza today: Israeli troops killed three Palestinian fighters in clashes near the Erez border crossing, and Palestinian gunmen have abducted an Egyptian diplomat. Laila El-Haddad has more on that story: Government forces winning Nepali election, but with little tu…