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Gamber landlord charged with attempted murder of tenant
Sun reporterA 66-year-old Gamber landlord has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting and assault of a tenant who had come to pay his rent, state police in Westminster said today. Glenn Allen George, 46, had gone to the Niner Road home of his landlord,...Tags: Firearms, Assault, Murder
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Des Moines Marine reservists to return home
About 150 Marine reservists will return to Des Moines after serving seven months in Iraq. The Marines are members of the Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division of Fort Des Moines. A military officials says they are scheduled...Tags: Armed Forces
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France pays tribute to the 10 soldiers killed in Afghanistan
France paid tribute today to 10 of its soldiers killed in an ambush in Afghanistan, and the government said parliament would debate the army's presence there after the country's worst military loss in 25 years. At a religious ceremony in the golden-domed...Tags: Parliament, Armed Forces, Heads of State, Nicolas Sarkozy, Government
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Group to spend $2.8 million on anti-Obama ad
Associated Press WriterA conservative nonprofit group with a past link to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is spending $2.8 million on an ad questioning Democrat Barack Obama's relationship to a founder of the 1960s radical group Weather Underground. The ad, which...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Hyde Park, University of Illinois at Chicago, Charity, Weather Underground
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Authorities searching for man who robbed Carbon bank twice
Authorities are still looking for a man suspected of robbing a Carbon County bank twice in two weeks, and Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is helping by featuring it as the crime of the week. Cash rewards are offered for anonymous tips leading to an arrest...Tags: Theft, Armed Forces, Jim Thorpe
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Suicide bombers killed at least 64 people at the Pakistan army weapons complex
Tribune correspondentTwo suicide bombers killed at least 64 people during a shift change at the Pakistan army's main weapons complex Thursday, a sign of the worsening security in the troubled country as parties in the ruling coalition continued to squabble over priorities...Tags: Death and Dying, Armed Conflicts, George Bush, Civil Unrest, Pervez Musharraf
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Russia Ends Cooperation with NATO
Associated PressBURSSELS, Belgium -- Russia has halted all military cooperation with NATO, the Western alliance said Thursday, in the latest sign of East-West tension over the invasion of Georgia. Alliance spokeswoman Carmen Romero said NATO had received notification...Tags: Mass Media, Olympic Games, Armed Conflicts, Dmitry Medvedev, Transportation Accidents
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Obama: From unknown to nominee, a meteoric rise
AP National WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- When Barack Obama arrived at the Democratic National Convention eight years ago, he was a politician in need of clout. He had just been trounced in his bid for Congress. His credit card was rejected at the car rental counter. He couldn'...Tags: Denver Broncos, Rod Blagojevich, Laws, Murder, Barack Obama
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Rice meets with Maliki, but says U.S.-Iraq security deal isn't imminent
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBAGHDAD -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice today downplayed expectations that the signing of a U.S.-Iraq security agreement was imminent after she met here with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki. "We'll have agreement when we have agreement. So all...Tags: Muqtada Sadr, Parliament, Wars and Interventions, Nouri Maliki, Condoleezza Rice
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30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site
The U.S.-led coalition said today it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor said were responsible for an attack that killed 10 French troops this week. Officials also announced the deaths of six...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Armed Conflicts, Injuries, Civil Unrest, Guerrilla Activity
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Russian troops to stay in Georgia, outside South Ossetia
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAKHALGORI, Georgia -- Russia tightened its grip today on Georgian territory it seized during clashes between the forces loyal to the two countries earlier this month. Moscow's top diplomat said a Russian contingent of 500 troops would remain at eight...Tags: News Agency, Winter Olympics, Armed Forces, National Government, Government
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Suspected militant hideout destroyed
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan Missiles destroyed a suspected militant hideout near the Afghan border yesterday where foreign insurgents were known to frequent, killing at least five people, Pakistani officials said. Initial reports from the area indicated...Tags: Armed Forces
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