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GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks said he welcomed martyrdom at U.S. hands, as he and four codefendants faced trial for war crimes without the benefit of lawyers.
June 21, 2008
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By ANDREW O. SELSKY
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
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June 21, 2008
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mbankhead@statesboroherald.com
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Local
June 21, 2008
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By SCOTT BRYANT
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Local
ATLANTA - Very few of the students who fail a state exam required for promotion to the next grade are held back by schools, according to data released by the state Friday.
June 21, 2008
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By DORIE TURNER
Associated Press Writer
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National
ST. MARIES, Idaho - More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty can finally live up to her name - with the help of volunteers.
June 21, 2008
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By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS
Associated Press Writer
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National
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.
June 21, 2008
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From Staff Reports
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Crime Report
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A suspect in the 1975 slaying of a 9-year-old Girl Scout, who disappeared while delivering Girl Scout cookies, has been indicted by a grand jury, prosecutors announced Friday.
June 21, 2008
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By ERIK SCHELZIG
Associated Press Writer
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National
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The newest space station addition, a giant Japanese science lab, is about to get bigger.
June 21, 2008
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By MARCIA DUNN
AP Aerospace Writer
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National
YANGON, Myanmar - The waiter looks down at the streets of Yangon from the panoramic rooftop restaurant. He remembers how diners used to be shielded from the noise and bustle of the city below by a thick green cushion of leaves.
June 21, 2008
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The Associated Press
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Associated Press
NEW YORK - Wall Street plunged Friday on two troubling economic developments: oil prices that surged more than $9 a barrel to a fresh record and a jump in unemployment that was much larger than the market anticipated. The Dow Jones industrial average at times lost more than 300 points.
June 21, 2008
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By TIM PARADIS
AP Business Writer
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National
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Bombs ripped through two buses in Sri Lanka on Friday, including one packed with morning commuters near the country's heavily fortified capital, officials said. At least 23 people were killed and 67 wounded.
June 21, 2008
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By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Five European scuba divers were missing Friday after being swept away in strong currents off eastern Indonesia, police said.
June 21, 2008
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The Associated Press
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Associated Press
BAGHDAD - Two suspected Shiite militia leaders surrendered Friday during raids by U.S. forces, while tens of thousands of Shiite faithful streamed out of mosques to join protests against a security agreement with the United States.
June 21, 2008
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By LAUREN FRAYER
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
NEW YORK - A cordon of police officers and private security stood guard Friday in front of The New York Times building after two daredevils scaled the skyscraper in midtown Manhattan within hours of each other.
June 21, 2008
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By MARCUS FRANKLIN
Associated Press Writer
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National
HARARE, Zimbabwe - The opposition said Friday that its rallies had been banned indefinitely three weeks before the presidential runoff, while the U.S. ambassador accused President Robert Mugabe's regime of using food as a weapon to stay in power.
June 21, 2008
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By ANGUS SHAW
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
