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Army to honor Colombian government, military for rescuing 15 hostages
The Associated PressThe U.S. Army is honoring the Colombian government and its military for rescuing hostages held by terrorist groups in a ceremony in Miami. Sunday is the Colombian Independence Festival. U.S. soldiers will march to the stage holding a boxed American flag...Tags: Defense
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Obama meets with Afghan president
Associated Press WriterDemocratic presidential contender Barack Obama met Sunday with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a man Obama has chided for not doing enough to rebuild his war-torn country. Obama and Karzai held talks and lunched together at the presidential palace in...Tags: Hamid Karzai, Government, Osama bin Laden, Guerrilla Activity, Barack Obama
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It's kickoff time for NFL: Team-by-team previews
Sun reporterEverybody has questions. How soon can quarterbacks Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco start in Atlanta and Baltimore? Where does Brett Favre play in 2008, if he plays at all? Is there another team such as the New York Giants that will come out of the shadows at...Tags: Washington Redskins, Buffalo Bills, Rex Grossman, Disney's Wide World of Sports, Isaac Bruce
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India and militia faulted in struggle with Maoist rebels
The Indian government, locked in a deadly struggle with Maoist rebels, should stop supporting an anti-insurgency militia whose members have intimidated, beaten, raped and killed civilians while authorities look the other way, the group Human Rights...Tags: Government, Manmohan Singh, Political Dissent, Employees, Defense
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Community Notes
AT:LAST Inc., a nonprofit organization that operates a buying cooperative for devices to help the handicapped, will hold a "Regaining Independence" day from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. July 31 for wounded soldiers returning from service and their families and...Tags: College Park, Ellicott City, Clarksville, Odenton, Defense
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Bomb Kills Indian Soldiers In Kashmir
A bomb exploded near an army convoy in Indian Kashmir on Saturday, killing at least 10 soldiers and wounding 14 others, a police official said. The bomb was apparently buried along a highway north of Srinagar, the main city in Indian Kashmir, and...Tags: Defense, Injuries
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Obama is briefed in Afghanistan
and M. Karim Faiez Special to The Morning Call| Barack Obama met with U.S. troops and received a military briefing on conditions in Afghanistan on Saturday during the opening leg of an overseas trip designed to showcase his appeal in foreign capitals and reassure American voters that he would make...Tags: Hamid Karzai, Barack Obama, John McCain, Defense, Political Candidates
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We think: NASA and the Air Force should spare endangered wildlife
There's dodging a bullet, and then there's dodging tons of rocket propellent composed of liquid hydrogen, nitrogen tetroxide or kerosene. Eleven threatened or endangered kinds of wildlife, some 300 bird species and thousands of tourists and outdoorsmen...Tags: Wildlife, NASA, Natural Science, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Canaveral
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Iraqis flee homeland, hoping for refuge, finding despair
In despair, Suzan doused herself and her 14-year-old daughter with gasoline and prepared to set them both on fire. The Iraqi refugee's dream of reaching Europe was dead. Suzan, a hairstylist, had fled her homeland months earlier under threat from...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Organized Crime, Defense, Political Candidates
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'High School Musical: Get in the Picture' debuts Sunday on ABC
Has the High School Musical phenomenon, red-hot a year ago, cooled because of the success of the newer Camp Rock? Can it sustain the theatrical release of a new sequel of the Disney Channel franchise this fall? A good indication may come from the...Tags: Danica Patrick, David Ortiz, Samuel L. Jackson, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Annika Sorenstam
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