Brazil recognizes non-existent state

In a parting shot, as he prepares to leave office, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sent a letter to Abu Bluff on Wednesday, declaring that Brazil recognizes the imaginary state of 'Palestine.' Brazil says it has recognized the state of Palestine based on borders at the time of Israel's 1967 conquest of the West Bank.The Foreign Ministry says the recognition is in response to a