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YANGON, Myanmar - The leader of Myanmar's ruling junta made his first visit to a refugee camp Sunday, patting the heads of babies and shaking hands with cyclone survivors, amid growing international criticism over the government's handling of the crisis.
June 02, 2008
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The Associated Press
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Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS - A.J. Foyt IV had already had a difficult day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway - and it was only half over.
June 02, 2008
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By MIKE HARRIS
AP Auto Racing Writer
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Sports
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Drug cartels are sending a brutal message to police and soldiers in cities across Mexico: Join us or die.
June 02, 2008
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By MARK STEVENSON
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Global warming isn't to blame for the recent jump in hurricanes in the Atlantic, concludes a study by a prominent federal scientist whose position has shifted on the subject.
June 02, 2008
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By SETH BORENSTEIN
AP Science Writer
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Washington
LAFAYETTE, La. - Thousands of residents were allowed to return to their homes Sunday night as crews continue to clean up hydrochloric acid that spilled when six train cars derailed a day earlier.
June 02, 2008
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By DOUG SIMPSON
Associated Press Writer
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National
Doug and Neely Collins of Statesboro and Jeff and Patrice Malphus of Guyton announce the engagement of their daughter, Carly Collins of Statesboro, to Tyler Deal, son of George and Pamela Deal Blanchette of Statesboro.
June 01, 2008
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Wedding Planner
The name Allen is very old. To the Irish, the old family name Ailin means hard and inflexible; while to the Scots the old family name Aluinn means handsome. It extends directly back to the McDonalds of Clan Ranald, named after one of the sons of King Somerled, who ruled all of Argyll and the Great Hebrides Islands.
June 01, 2008
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By ROGER ALLEN
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Lifestyles Columnists
According to family columnist Dolores Curran, a good family used to be one "That was self-sufficient, didn't ask for help from others, supported its institutions, was never tainted with failure, starved before it went on welfare and met all the criteria of good families as determined by community and church."
June 01, 2008
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By DIANE MILLER
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Lifestyles Columnists
YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's junta kept a French navy ship laden with aid waiting outside its maritime border on Saturday, and showed off neatly laid out state relief camps to diplomats.
June 01, 2008
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The Associated Press
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Associated Press
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Tremble of Brooklet are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Sherrel Tremble, to Orrin Michael Hamer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael and Veronica Hamer of Orlando, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis and Sherry Aviles of Richmond, Va.
June 01, 2008
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Wedding Planner
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Islamic insurgents in Somalia seized a major agricultural center overnight, sending hundreds of people fleeing, a human rights leader said Saturday.
June 01, 2008
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By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
Plans have been finalized for the wedding of Mary Elizabeth Wallace and Lawson Newman Deal.
June 01, 2008
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Wedding Planner
DETROIT - American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. boosted its wage offer and increased the payments it will give workers to take a wage cut as part of a tentative agreement that could settle an 11-week strike by the United Auto Workers union, a person briefed on the deal said Saturday.
June 01, 2008
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By TOM KRISHER
AP Auto Writer
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National
DENVER - Picking a winner of the presidential contest is front and center at what's being billed as the largest astrologers' convention in years.
June 01, 2008
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By P. SOLOMON BANDA
Associated Press Writer
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National
DONGHEKOU, China - Two rivers blocked by landslides threatened to flood towns shattered by China's massive earthquake, sending thousands of survivors fleeing Saturday in a region still staggering from the country's worst disaster in 30 years.
June 01, 2008
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By TINI TRAN
Associated Press Writer
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Associated Press
