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Minnesota news in brief at 8:58 p.m. CDT
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has rebuilt his lead over Republican John McCain in Minnesota and now has a margin of 10 percentage points, according to a new poll released Thursday. But the poll, sponsored by Minnesota Public Radio and...Tags: National Government, James Peake, Tim Pawlenty, Bob Barr, Family
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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: Defense
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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 wants to spend $2.8 million on an ad questioning Democrat Barack Obama's relationship to a founder of the 1960s radical group Weather Underground. The ad,...Tags: John Kerry, National Government, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance, University of Illinois at Chicago
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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: National Government, Mass Media, Olympic Games, Satellite and Cable Service, Newspapers
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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: University of Chicago, Constitutional Issues, Murder, Tony Rezko, Legal Service
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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, Heads of State, Nicolas Sarkozy, Defense, Government
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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: Condoleezza Rice, The White House, Wars and Interventions, Muqtada Sadr, International Military Interventions
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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: Terrorism, Nicolas Sarkozy, Civil Unrest, Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions
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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: Multi-Sport Events, News Agency, National Government, Winter Olympics, The White House
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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: Defense
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Iraq violence calms, but is the war over?
Sun reporterViolence has largely subsided in Iraq. American casualties are at their lowest levels since 2003, and Iraqi forces are maintaining security in most of the country. Is the war in Iraq over? Iraq is a hot issue out on the presidential campaign trail,...Tags: Barack Obama, Civil Unrest, Saddam Hussein, Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions
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Russians to stay in Georgia
Los Angeles TimesRussia plans to establish a long-term presence inside Georgia and one of its breakaway republics by adding 18 checkpoints, including at least eight within undisputed Georgian territory outside the pro-Russian enclave of South Ossetia, a ranking Russian...Tags: National Government, Condoleezza Rice, George Bush, Defense, Government
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