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Indonesia seeks to shut Navy lab researching avian flu
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThreats to shut down a U.S. Navy medical research lab here may undermine the hunt for mutating viruses that could set off the next flu pandemic, Western scientists warn. Indonesia suspended negotiations with the U.S. over the fate of Naval Medical...Tags: Virus Diseases, Medical Research, Government, Armed Forces, Vaccines
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New Iowa Veterans Cemetery is dedicated
A new Iowa Veterans Cemetery located west of Des Moines on Interstate 80 has been dedicated. Patrick Palmersheim is the executive director of the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs. He says the cemetery will honor all men and woman who defended and...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Death and Dying
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Freed hostages meet families in seclusion
San Antonio Express-NewsThree Americans held hostage by leftist insurgents for five years in the Colombian jungle were reunited with their families on Thursday, their first day of freedom in the United States after a daring rescue by the Colombian military. U.S. military...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Prisons, Fourth of July, Ceremonies
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Scientist says Pakistan knew of Korea nuke deal
Associated Press WriterPakistan's army under President Pervez Musharraf supervised a shipment of uranium centrifuges to North Korea in 2000, the disgraced architect of Pakistan's atomic weapons program said Friday. The claim is the most controversial leveled by Abdul Qadeer...Tags: Weaponry, Espionage and Intelligence, United Nations, Nuclear Policy, Pervez Musharraf
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7 immigrants in military posthumous US citizens
Pfc. Dawid Pietrek became a U.S. citizen on the day he was laid to rest. The 24-year-old Marine, who immigrated from Poland, became the seventh immigrant from Illinois and the 116th nationwide to receive U.S. citizenship posthumously while serving in...Tags: Bensenville, Lake Forest, Armed Forces, Migration
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Betancourt arrives in France with tears of joy
Associated Press WriterArriving to a hero's welcome in France, Ingrid Betancourt said Friday that she cried a lot during her six years as a prisoner in the Colombian jungle. Today, she said, "I cry with joy." French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife met the French-...Tags: Pope, Roman Catholic, Armed Forces, Government, Family
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Former prosecutor released as he awaits trial
A former assistant Pottawattamie County attorney indicted on federal gun charges has been released as he awaits trial. Authorities say Jeffrey Tekippe, formerly of Council Bluffs, was arrested last month and has been released on his own recognizance....Tags: Ethics, Trials, Values, Firearms, Theft
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LI salutes and celebrates the Fourth
Newsday Staff WritersFrom spending a day grilling in the park to watching a parade to enjoying a fireworks display on the beach, patriotic fervor spread across Long Island yesterday as residents celebrated the nation's 232nd birthday. Declaring the Declaration in Merrick...Tags: Lehigh Valley Weather, Tourism and Leisure, Government, Festive Event, Auto Trends
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AP top news in Iowa at 4:58 p.m. CDT
A new Iowa Veterans Cemetery located west of Des Moines on Interstate 80 has been dedicated. Patrick Palmersheim is the executive director of the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs. He says the cemetery will honor all men and woman who defended and...Tags: Trials, Death and Dying, Sales, Prosecution, Ethics
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Trial of former Suriname dictator begins
Associated Press WriterThe long-awaited trial of a former South American dictator accused of a 1982 massacre began Friday with testimony from a member of the firing squad. Onno Flohr, considered one of the prosecutor's main witnesses, testified that the former ruler, Desi...Tags: Trials, Murder, Heart Disease, Armed Forces, Prosecution
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