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2 die in Cambodia-Thai border clash
Associated PressEscalating tensions between Thailand and Cambodia over a disputed border near a historic temple erupted yesterday in a deadly gunbattle, prompting officials to quickly declare that they would resolve the dispute through talks, not bullets. Two...Tags: Hun Sen, Tourism and Leisure, International Relations, Wars and Interventions, United Nations
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Vast store of data eyed
Associated PressBritain 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 yesterday. Opposition politicians and civil liberties groups...Tags: Labor Legislation, European Union, Defense, Prosecution, Terrorism
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Top al-Qaida officer dies in U.S. attack
Los Angeles TimesA Moroccan fighter identified by the U.S. military as the No. 2 commander in al-Qaida 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: Armed Conflicts, Terrorism, Wars and Interventions, National Security, Parliament
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Freshman rises to the occasion
From a distance, Navy freshman Jabaree Tuani appears to be the prototypical defensive end playing big-time college football, considering the havoc he has already caused for opposing backfields this season. It's only close up that one gets to see how small...Tags: Memorial Stadium, Teaching and Learning, Defense, Colleges and Universities
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Israeli troops kill 2 alleged Palestinian firebombers in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Israeli and Palestinian officials say troops shot and killed a Palestinian as he was preparing to throw a Molotov cocktail at Israeli soldiers in the West Bank village of Kufr Malik. The Israeli military says he was one of three men an...Tags: Defense, Refugee
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Hlucka, renowned Czech WWII pilot, dies at 88
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Maj. Gen. Stanislav Hlucka, considered one of the best Czech pilots of World War II, has died. He was 88. Hlucka, one of the last living Czech WW II fighters, died in Prague's military hospital overnight, the Czech Defense...Tags: Defense
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'Bling Bandit' found fit to face bank robbery charge
matthew.chayes@newsday.comThe man accused of being the "Bling Bandit" is mentally fit to face a bank robbery charge against him, according to a court-ordered psychological exam discussed yesterday in Queens Criminal Court. Athelston Kelson, the 60-year-old former NYPD detective...Tags: New York City Police Department, Trials, Defense, Imperial and Royal Matters, Theft
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U.S. confirms death of No. 2 al-Qaida in Iraq commander
BAGHDAD - A Moroccan fighter identified by the U.S. military as the No. 2 commander in al-Qaida in Iraq detonated a suicide vest rather than surrender when American soldiers attacked his hideout last week in the northern city of Mosul, a military...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Assault, Guerrilla Activity, Defense, Armed Conflicts
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High-security research labs lacking adequate safeguards for deadly germs
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Intruders could easily break into two U.S. laboratories where researchers handle some of the world's deadliest germs, according to congressional investigators. The Associated Press identified the vulnerable lab locations as Atlanta and...Tags: National Government, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Government, Defense, Colleges and Universities
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Tours
Please submit listings to metromix.com/listings. 'Behind the Emerald Curtain' tour: Get a behind the scenes peek at "Wicked" with costumes and props, a model of the set, film footage about the musical and a discussion with cast members; through Jan....Tags: Architecture, Distilling and Brewing Industry, Sculpture, Museum of Science and Industry, Cycling
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Slowed economy could hurt auto racing
The phone rang off the hook at Hendrick Motorsports in June 2007 as prospective sponsors lined up to spend their money on Dale Earnhardt Jr. "We want in, and we know it's going to be expensive," was the message Hendrick heard over and over. Mountain Dew'...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Defense, Jeff Gordon, Awards and Prizes
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Iraqi makes Alabama new home
Chicago Tribune correspondentTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — In his native Iraq, Omar "Cliff" al-Captain worked side by side with U.S. troops for much of the last five years as an interpreter, dodging bombs and bullets while explaining to his often confounded American friends the origins of...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Rebellions, Defense, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection
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