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Army apology: 'John Doe' notes for dead
The Swampby Julian E. Barnes The Army issued a formal apology to the families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after it sent them letters with the salutation "Dear John Doe." In December, the Army sent out 7,000 letters to......Tags: California, Death and Dying, Google Inc., Armed Forces, Facebook
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Bush: Read more than you watch TV
The Swampby Mark Silva We've seen President Bush in classrooms before - we saw him there on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, at Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., listening to second-graders reading. And we saw him there again......Tags: Society, George Bush, David Cook, Arlen Specter, Laura Bush
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2 local men caught after S.C. car chase
Authorities have arrested two Virginia men after they drove off from a traffic stop on Interstate 85, wrecked their car at an apartment complex and attempted to escape on foot. Sid Gaulden of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety said 19-year-...Tags: Vehicles, Police Arrests, Police, Firearms, Virginia
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Cheney says he has no reason to believe CIA did anything illegal in harsh interrogations
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that he sees no reason for President George W. Bush to pre-emptively pardon anyone at the CIA involved in harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists. "I don't have any reason to believe...Tags: Terrorism, Heads of State, George Bush, Dick Cheney, Idaho
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Oliver resigns as ND defensive line coach
Jappy Oliver has resigned as defensive line coach at Notre Dame after four seasons. Oliver resigned "to pursue other opportunities," Brian Hardin, the school's director of football media relations, said Thursday. The Associated Press left a telephone...Tags: Armed Forces, Football
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Study: Wis. needs more prison beds
Associated Press WriterWisconsin's aging prisons need thousands more beds and more than $1.2 billion in upgrades over the next decade, according to a consultant's study released Thursday. Prisons across the state have decayed over the last 12 to 15 years, largely due to a...Tags: Therapies, State Budgets, Crimes, Public Finance, People
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Ind. Legion opposes plan to close children's home
The Indiana department of the American Legion is urging state officials to reconsider their decision to close a 143-year-old home for troubled children. Indiana Legion spokesman Stephen Short said Thursday the 125,000-member organization is nearly...Tags: Indianapolis, Metal and Mineral, Building Material, American Legion, Veterans Affairs
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Foes sigh when Scifres booms punts for Chargers
AP Sports WriterPeyton Manning's biggest nemesis in Saturday night's wild-card loss to the Chargers wasn't a defender eager to pound him into the ground or pick off a pass. It was punter Mike Scifres, San Diego's secret weapon who stuck six punts inside the 20-yard...Tags: Australian Rules Football, Firearms, Pittsburgh Steelers, Football, History
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US to lead international naval force to confront growing pirate menace off Somalia
Associated Press WriterDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A new international naval force under American command will soon begin patrols to confront escalating attacks by Somali pirates after more than 100 ships came under siege in the past year, the U.S. Navy said...Tags: New Year's Day, Local Authority, Piracy, Aerospace Manufacturing, Crimes
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Authorities investigating Sanford shooting that injured 2
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Seminole County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting in Sanford that left two people injured, one with a gunshot wound to the leg and another victim who was struck by a car while trying to escape the gunfire. Authorities said the incident...Tags: Injuries, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Crimes, Firearms, Police
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Gaza war claims 257 children, leaves many more injured or psychologically scarred
Associated Press WriterGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tiny bodies lying side by side wrapped in white burial shrouds. The cherubic face of a dead preschooler sticking up from the rubble of her home. A man cradling a wounded boy in a chaotic emergency room after Israel...Tags: Family, Bombings, Terrorism, Demographics, Religious Conflicts
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Woman charged with robbery in Hampton hotel parking lot
247-7838Police have arrested a woman wanted for the armed robbery of a 33-year-old man in a hotel parking lot in Hampton last year. Patricia Taylor, 21, from Long Creek Lane, Hampton, was arrested Tuesday. She has been charged with robbery, use of a firearm...Tags: Police Arrests, Theft, Crimes, Police, Firearms
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