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Deadly fighting erupts at Thai-Cambodian border
Escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border near a historic temple erupted today in a deadly gunbattle, prompting officials to quickly declare that they would resolve the dispute through talks, not bullets. Two Cambodian...Tags: Monuments and Heritage Sites, Government, International Relations, Tourism and Leisure, Defense
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No. 2 Al Qaeda in Iraq commander is dead, U.S. reports
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersA Moroccan fighter identified by the U.S. military as the No. 2 commander in Al Qaeda in Iraq detonated a suicide vest rather than surrender when American soldiers attacked his hide-out last week in the northern city of Mosul, a military spokesman said...Tags: Suicide, Injuries, Muqtada Sadr, Defense, Terrorism
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Thai-Cambodian fighting erupts at disputed border area near historic temple, 2 dead
Associated Press WriterPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) _ Escalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border near a historic temple erupted Wednesday in a deadly gunbattle, prompting officials to quickly declare that they would resolve the dispute through talks,...Tags: Government, Monuments and Heritage Sites, International Relations, Tourism and Leisure, Defense
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US military says alleged No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, a Moroccan, has been killed
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ American soldiers killed the alleged No. 2 leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, a Moroccan who trained in Afghanistan, recruited foreign fighters and ran operations in northern Iraq where Sunni insurgents remain a potent threat, the U.S. military...Tags: Civil Unrest, Rebellions, European Union, Guerrilla Activity, Wars and Interventions
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Navy again reviewing the case of pilot missing since 1991 Gulf War; using new intelligence
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Navy is once again reviewing the long-running case of Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher, the fighter pilot shot down during the first Gulf war and listed as "missing/captured," U.S. officials said Wednesday. Navy Secretary Donald...Tags: Missing in Action, Wars and Interventions, Defense
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NY Historical Society offers similarities, contrasts in exhibit on iconic Civil War generals
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met face-to-face only twice — once toward the end of the war with Mexico in 1848, and 17 years later at Appomattox, where then-Union commander Grant accepted the surrender of Lee's battered...Tags: Government, Tourism and Leisure, Ku Klux Klan, West Point, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Woman jumps off bridge for distressed co-worker
The Associated PressOfficials say a Florida Department of Transportation employee jumped off a bridge to rescue a co-worker. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman said Tuesday that 42-year-old Tina Gore was working on a bridge near the Tyndall Air...Tags: Conservation, Florida Department of Transportation, Natural Resources, Endangered Species, Defense
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Bio box for 3rd District US House candidates
NAME: Rep. Leonard Boswell PARTY: Democratic AGE: 74 HOMETOWN: Des Moines BIRTH: Harrison County, Mo., Jan. 10, 1934 EDUCATION: Boswell attended the Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; he earned a bachelor's degree...Tags: Laws, Colleges and Universities, Defense, NATO, Greg Ganske
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American soldiers, civilians voting in Afghanistan thanks to drive by military, Democrats
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) _ American soldiers, aid workers and military contractors in Afghanistan are filling out absentee ballots this week and sending them back to the U.S. to be counted by election officials. U.S. soldiers and citizens in Afghanistan...Tags: Democratic Party, Government, Wars and Interventions, Referenda, Voting
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British government says anti-terror fight may require database of all phone, e-mail traffic
Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) _ Britain is considering setting up a database of all phone and e-mail traffic in the country as part of a high-tech strategy to fight terrorism and crime, its top law-and-order official said Wednesday. Opposition politicians and civil...Tags: Civil Rights, Defense, Terrorism, Labor Legislation, Prosecution
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Iraqi officials: US agrees to limited Iraqi jurisdiction over US troops
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ American troops could face trial before Iraqi courts for major crimes committed off base and when not on missions, under a draft security pact hammered out in months of tortuous negotiations, Iraqi officials familiar with the accord said...Tags: Parliament, Civil Unrest, Condoleezza Rice, Government, Wars and Interventions
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Army widow says husband's slaying in Iraq, allegedly by fellow soldier, not military's fault
AP Military WriterFORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) _ A month after the Army told Brandi Durbin her husband was killed in Iraq by a soldier in his own unit, she carries a framed photo of him everywhere she goes. It's one way of keeping him close to soothe her grief. "People think I'...Tags: Death and Dying, Murder, Defense
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