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Israel fears Russia may sell arms to Syria
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFears that Russia might sell advanced weaponry to Syria kicked up a mini-storm of concern in Israel on Thursday. Syrian President Bashar Assad, in Russia for talks with President Dmitry Medvedev, has been campaigning to acquire weapons systems that...Tags: Weaponry, Bashar Assad, Government, Dmitry Medvedev, National Government
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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: Armed Forces, Bob Barr, Government, Family, John McCain
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The Morning Call Sports Calendar
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TAMAQUA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT MEET THE RAIDERS NIGHT, AUG. 20 -- 7 p.m., at H.S. stadium … all fall sports participants, cheerleaders, coaches, Raider marching band performs field show … free and open to public … raindate 7 p.m., Aug. 25 …...Tags: Michael Jordan, Financial Aid, Beverage Industry, Rivers, Wrestling
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Gamber landlord charged with attempted murder of tenant
Sun reporterA 66-year-old Gamber landlord has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting and assault of a tenant who had come to pay his rent, state police in Westminster said today. Glenn Allen George, 46, had gone to the Niner Road home of his landlord,...Tags: Firearms, Assault, Murder
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Ill. prison pass 18 vets from transition program
The Illinois Department of Corrections says 18 prisoners who've served in the military have graduated from a program designed to ease their reintegration into society. The newest graduates of the Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program were...Tags: Veterans Affairs
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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: Armed Forces
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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: Armed Forces, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Charity, Government, John McCain
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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: Armed Forces, Weaponry, Armed Conflicts, Government, Dmitry Medvedev
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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: Armed Forces, Newspaper and Magazine, Abraham Lincoln, Denver Broncos, Cancer
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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: Armed Forces, Nicolas Sarkozy, Heads of State, Government, Parliament
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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: Armed Forces, Government, Parliament, United Nations, 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: Armed Forces, Rebellions, Religious Conflicts, Armed Conflicts, Injuries
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