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Unit made up of soldiers from many states
The 1st Brigade Combat Team/34th Infantry Division of the Minnesota National Guard consisted of about 5,000 soldiers, about half of them from the Minnesota unit and the rest from states across the nation. Supplementing them were an Iowa Army National...Tags: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Dakota, New York
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
Eleven people, including a U.S. Secret Service informant, have been charged in connection with the hacking of nine major retailers and the theft and sale of more than 41 million credit and debit card numbers, the Justice Department said yesterday. The...Tags: Space Programs, Cults and Sects, Prosecution, NASA, Texas
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Storm Edouard leaves little damage
GALVESTON, Texas Surfers and joggers hit the beach yesterday after Tropical Storm Edouard brushed past and caused little damage, while inland farmers hoped the storm's remnants would help ease drought conditions. Forecasters had feared Edouard could...Tags: Disasters, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, Texas
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People: Celebrity news items
Compiled by Phoebe Flowers A week after Us Weekly staked its claim on the story, Entertainment Tonight gets an actual confirmation that Lisa Marie Presley, 40, will give birth to twins on an undisclosed date this fall. "She wanted it really to be...Tags: Chace Crawford, Amber Tamblyn, New York, Heart Disease, Celebrity
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Possible picks
No one who really knows is saying, but these are some of the names most commonly mentioned as possible running mates for Barack Obama and John McCain: For Obama Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana: A popular former governor from a Republican-leaning state, Bayh...Tags: Pennsylvania, Political Candidates, John McCain, Michigan, Delaware
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A look at Indiana deaths during Iraqi war
Since February 2003, 99 Indiana military personnel have died after being sent to the Mideast for the war in Iraq. They are: 2008 Aug. 4 -- Indiana National Guard Sgt. Gary Henry, 34, Indianapolis, and Spc. Jonathan Menke, 22, Madison, killed by a...Tags: Weaponry, Defense, Joe Montgomery, Transportation Accidents, James Brown
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Edouard wimps out and everyone hits the beach
Surfers and joggers hit the beach Tuesday after Tropical Storm Edouard brushed past and caused little damage, while inland farmers hoped the storm's remnants would help ease drought conditions. "Galveston is open for business, and we certainly welcome...Tags: Disasters, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Tropical Weather, Texas
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With judge dismissed, Jena 6 backers now target prosecutor
Tribune CorrespondentHOUSTON—Fresh from their successful effort to remove a local judge on the grounds that he was biased against them, the defendants in the racially charged Jena 6 case in Louisiana are now seeking the recusal of the local prosecutor for similar...Tags: Racism, Ethics, Prosecution, Justice System, Judges
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UPDATE: Tropical Storm Edouard Makes Landfall
The Associated PressTropical Storm Edouard is hitting the Texas Gulf coast east of Galveston with strong winds and rain. It's expected to weaken as it makes its way inland during the day. The National Hurricane Center says the storm came ashore this morning over a...Tags: Disasters, Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Texas, Weather Warnings
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Tropical storm Edouard heads to Texas-Louisiana coast
GALVESTON, Texas - Beth Bronson said yesterday she's determined not to have her trip ruined as the second severe storm in two weeks approached a Texas Gulf Coast vacation hot spot at the height of tourist season. Tropical Storm Edouard was expected to...Tags: Natural Disasters, Government, Texas, Rick Perry, Disasters
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Obama puts new emphasis on help for automakers
Barack Obama put forward a broad energy plan Monday designed to end U.S. reliance on imported oil within 10 years and shore up his standing amid a tightening White House race and high-anxiety over gas prices.
Obama's proposal, though, includes two...Tags: Pennsylvania, Hybrid and Green Vehicles, Political Candidates, John McCain, Michigan
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Man compiles history of all of Freeport's war dead
martin.evans@newsday.comAS DON SCHULTZ prepares for bed, he often weeps for the veterans of Freeport who were killed in war, then forgotten by history. Their stories have become an emotional issue for him, now that tidbits of their lives are arrayed on his desk at his...Tags: Georgia, Freeport, Tourism and Leisure, Missing in Action, New York
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