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President Obama steps off Air Force One at Bagram Air Force Base in Kabul. Obama arrived unannounced in Afghanistan on Sunday. Air Force One landed in darkness at Bagram airfield, and Obama was whisked by helicopter to Hamid Karzai’s palace in Kabul, where he was greeted by the Afghan president and …
Washington Post · March 29, 2010, 1:04 PM (PST)
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MOSCOW – Female suicide bombers blew themselves up Monday in twin attacks on Moscow subway stations packed with rush-hour passengers, killing at least 38 people and wounding more than 60, officials said. The carnage blamed on rebels from the Caucasus region follows the killings of several high …
Cleveland Plain Dealer · March 29, 2010, 12:42 PM (PST)
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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. says the Haitian government will be seeking around $3.8 billion at a donors conference on Wednesday to start rebuilding the country after January’s devastating earthquake. Helen Clark, head of the U.N. Development Program, said this initial amount would enable the country …
Sacramento Bee · March 29, 2010, 1:04 PM (PST)
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(AP) BOSTON – A former Boston University medical student charged with killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist has turned over a DNA sample to prosecutors. Philip Markoff has pleaded not guilty in the April 14 fatal shooting of Julissa Brisman, of New York City, and the armed robbery four days later …
WNYT · March 29, 2010, 12:57 PM (PST)
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In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, a rescuer is seen at the entrance to the Wangjialing coal mine in China’s Shanxi province on Sunday. ???China has dramatically improved safety even as it rapidly ramped up mining of coal, which fuels about 70 percent of the country’s …
The Spokesman-Review · March 29, 2010, 9:15 AM (PST)
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LONDON (AP) – The British government said Monday it will criminalize mephedrone, after the drug known by party revelers as "meow meow" or "MCAT" was linked to several deaths. Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he would ban the drug
after receiving advice from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of …
Los Angeles Times · March 29, 2010, 12:28 PM (PST)
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexican soldiers have arrested a suspect in the killings of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state police said Monday. Police spokesman Enrique Torres said the suspect arrested on Friday was a member of the Barrio Azteca gang. Mr …
Washington Times · March 29, 2010, 12:57 PM (PST)
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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) – Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi suggested Monday that Nigeria be split along ethnic lines, like Yugoslavia, into several mini-states as a way of resolving violence in Africa’s most populous nation. Gadhafi drew Nigeria’s anger last week by saying the oil-rich nation should be …
WTVF · March 29, 2010, 12:42 PM (PST)
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LONDON – Rare antiques from the ancestral home of Diana, Princess of Wales – including a 12 million pound ($18 million) Rubens portrait from the 17th Century – will be offered for sale this summer, an auction house said Monday. Christie’s auction house said it will sell about 20 million pounds ($30 …
WJLA · March 29, 2010, 12:42 PM (PST)
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The White House says the two leaders spoke Monday and that Obama conveyed the condolences of the United States. The White House is calling the attack an "outrageous terrorist act." Obama told the Russian leader that the United States is ready to cooperate with Russia to bring to justice the …
San Francisco Chronicle · March 29, 2010, 12:42 PM (PST)
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