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FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Among the smiles and hugs shared by three American hostages freed last week from rebels in Colombia and their families, one of the men on Monday angrily denounced their captors as ''terrorists with a capital 'T.'''
July 23, 2008
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By ELIZABETH WHITE
Associated Press Writer
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National
VIENNA, Austria - The price for a barrel of oil fell nearly $5 Tuesday, a two-day swing of more than $8 as traders took profits and fears of a supply disruptions eased.
July 23, 2008
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By GEORGE JAHN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
BAGHDAD - Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces.
July 23, 2008
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By SALLY BUZBEE
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
Studio Statesboro Vodcast - Tuesday July 08, 2008
July 23, 2008
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mbankhead@statesboroherald.com
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Local
(Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.)
July 23, 2008
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From Staff Reports
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Crime Report
English poet and politician Ambrose Philips, who died in 1749, wrote, "The flowers anew, returning seasons bring! / But beauty faded has no second spring."
July 23, 2008
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By PHILLIP ALDER
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Coffee Break
You'll get plenty of opportunities in the year ahead, but they are apt to come in pairs. When this occurs, things could get quite tricky, especially if you are pulled in opposite directions at the same time. Be prepared to drop one if necessary.
July 23, 2008
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By BERNICE BEDE OSOL
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Coffee Break
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that he sees no possibility of a war between his country and the United States or Israel.
July 23, 2008
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By VIJAY JOSHI
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The United States and the Czech Republic on Tuesday signed an initial agreement to base a U.S. missile shield in Eastern Europe, saying the system will help protect U.S. allies from a bellicose and unpredictable Iran.
July 23, 2008
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By ANNE GEARAN
AP Diplomatic Writer
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Associated Press
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Christie Brinkley should get custody of her two youngest children - but she and her narcissistic husband both need therapy, a court-appointed psychologist said Tuesday at their divorce trial.
July 23, 2008
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By FRANK ELTMAN
Associated Press Writer
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National
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - Demonstrations on the town square show how divided people are over the school board's decision to fire a science teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs in the classroom and burning crosses on students' arms.
July 23, 2008
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By MATT REED
Associated Press Writer
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National
RALEIGH, N.C. - Jesse Helms' family prepared Tuesday to lay the five-term U.S. senator to rest, gathering with a group of mourners that was expected to include national figures and home-state admirers.
July 23, 2008
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By MIKE BAKER
Associated Press Writer
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National
What do you get when you mix an interior designer, an artist, paint, wood and some creative juice? Yard Whimzees. The new Statesboro business was started by Liz Marsh and Donna Purvis.
July 23, 2008
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By JENNY LYNN ANDERSON
Special to the Herald
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Business
TOYAKO, Japan - Sorry about that, Silvio.
July 23, 2008
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By DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney's office pushed for major deletions in congressional testimony on the public health consequences of climate change, fearing the presentation by a leading health official might make it harder to avoid regulating greenhouse gases, a former EPA officials maintains.
July 23, 2008
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By H. JOSEF HEBERT
Associated Press Writer
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Washington
