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Pa. widow sues US over Iraq vet-husband's suicide; faults VA care after suicide attempts
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ The widow of a 23-year-old Iraq war veteran from Pennsylvania is suing the U.S. government over her husband's suicide. Tiera Woodward blames the Veterans Administration for failing to provide her husband, Donald, with adequate mental-...Tags: Pennsylvania, International Military Interventions, Suicide, Trials
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Military seeks to improve electrical systems in Iraq
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The U.S. military is creating an electrical code for U.S. facilities in Iraq as part of an effort to prevent future electrocutions in Iraq. The deaths of at least 18 U.S. service members and contractors in Iraq are under investigation as...Tags: David Petraeus
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Iraq's foreign minister says 'bold' decisions needed to finalize bases deal with US
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ The Iraqi foreign minister said Tuesday it will require "bold political decisions" to resolve the major issue standing in the way of a deal allowing American troops to remain here next year — who would try U.S. troops accused of...Tags: Injuries, Parliament, Television Industry, Armed Conflicts, Prosecution
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Iran says it forced down Western aircraft in its airspace, then let it continue to Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ Iranian news reports claimed Tuesday that Iran forced down a Western aircraft that accidentally entered its airspace, then allowed the plane to continue to Afghanistan after questioning its passengers. The state-owned Al-Alam, Iran'...Tags: The White House, Newspapers, Television Industry, News Agency, Armed Forces
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Turkish warplanes bomb more Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq and Turkey
Associated Press WriterANKARA, Turkey (AP) _ Turkish warplanes bombed suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey early Tuesday in retaliation for an attack that killed 17 soldiers, the Turkish military said. Turkey's prime minister indicated that...Tags: European Union, Parliament, Human Rights, Government
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Colombian official says Mexican drug gangs buying directly from Colombia rebels
Associated Press WriterMEXICO CITY (AP) _ Mexico's powerful drug cartels are buying drugs directly from Colombia's main rebel group, a senior Colombian defense official said Tuesday at a hemispheric meeting on crime. The finance chief of the FARC rebel unit along the Ecuador-...Tags: Felipe Calderon, Gang Activity, Corporate Crime, Defense, Michael Mukasey
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Iran says it forced down Western plane
Iranian news reports claimed Tuesday that Iran forced down a Western aircraft that accidentally entered its airspace, then allowed the plane to continue to Afghanistan after questioning its passengers. The state-owned Al-Alam, Iran's official Arabic-...Tags: The White House, Newspapers, News Agency, Television Industry, Armed Forces
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Gates: U.S. to remain in Kosovo through late 2009
The United States will continue its troop presence in Kosovo until at least late next year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said just before he arrived here Tuesday, reaffirming U.S. support for the newly declared nation in the face of stern opposition...Tags: European Union, International Law, National Government, International Court or Tribunal, Robert Gates
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McCain link to group in Iran-Contra scandal resurfaces as Obama-radical connection cited
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama has his William Ayers connection. Now John McCain may have an Iran-Contra connection. In the 1980s, McCain served on the advisory board to the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in...Tags: Barack Obama, Weather Underground, Periodicals, National Government, John McCain
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UN: at least 5,000 flee rebel attacks in Congo and head to Sudan over the last 2 weeks
GENEVA (AP) _ The U.N. refugee agency says at least 5,000 people have fled violence in northeastern Congo and sought shelter in neighboring Sudan over the last two weeks. A spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says the Congolese fled...Tags: Refugee
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US mil: American soldier fatally shot by al-Qaida in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) _ The U.S. military says an American soldier has been fatally shot by an al-Qaida in Iraq extremist. An Iraqi policeman was also killed in the fighting. The military says the fatalities occurred in the early hours of the morning Tuesday in...Tags: Murder, Guerrilla Activity, Armed Forces, Armed Conflicts, Defense
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U.S. kills 43 militants in southern Afghanistan
From the Assocoaited PressU.S. and Afghan troops clashed and called airstrikes on a group of insurgents in southern Afghanistan, killing 43 militants, the U.S. military said today. The militants ambushed the U.S.-Afghan force with sniper fire and rocket-propelled grenades in...
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