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Palin appears on gun rights radio talk show - The Associated Press border=

Palin appears on gun rights radio talk show - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gun rights enthusiasts welcomed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as she made an appearance Friday on a radio talk show, whose callers included rock n' roller turned avid hunter Ted Nugent. Palin spoke on the Michael Dukes' "Firearms …
Kansas City Star
Newsweek
Washington Post
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Strife shows ethnic tension China hopes to ignore - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
URUMQI, China (AP) — Ethnic strife in China is hardly unique to the western region of Xinjiang, where 156 were killed in recent unrest. Communal and ethnic suspicions simmer across much of China, even though 91 percent of the population are from one …
Bloomberg
AFP
Xinhua
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2 NATO soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
KABUL (AP) — NATO says a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan has killed two of its soldiers. The military alliance gave no further details about Wednesday's attack or the nationalities of the victims. NATO forces in the south include US Marines …
AFP
Telegraph.co.uk
Voice of America
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Family, friends focus on McNair's life, not end - The Associated Press border=

Family, friends focus on McNair's life, not end - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair planned to focus on his incredible career and life with a memorial service on Thursday, not his sudden and tragic death. McNair, 36, was a married man shot four times in his sleep on the …
San Diego Union Tribune
The Tennessean
Washington Post
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FBI tried in vain to stop 'Deep Throat' film - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
The FBI documents newly released to The Associated Press reveal the bureau's sprawling and ultimately vain attempt to stop the spread of a movie some saw as the victory of a cultural and sexual revolution and others saw as simply decadent. …
Daily Mail - Charleston
Arizona Daily Star
XBIZ Newswire

Air France searchers struggle in worsening weather - The Associated Press border=

Air France searchers struggle in worsening weather - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
RECIFE, Brazil (AP) - Military ships and planes struggled in worsening weather Friday to find more bodies and debris from the Air France jet that likely cracked apart over the Atlantic Ocean.
Christian Science Monitor
United Press International
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It's the weekend, so Obama becomes a soccer dad - The Associated Press border=

It's the weekend, so Obama becomes a soccer dad - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's a busy Saturday for Barack Obama. First he named a new ambassador to China and then he switched from being president to being a soccer dad.
The Associated Press
Politico
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Former NC gov. confident FBI probe will clear him - The Associated Press border=

Former NC gov. confident FBI probe will clear him - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
RALEIGH, NC (AP) - Former Gov. Mike Easley publicly acknowledged Saturday the FBI was reviewing records of his private air travel and that of his family, saying in a statement that he was certain the investigation would show he did nothing wrong.
News & Observer
MiamiHerald.com
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Sri Lanka military cuts off rebel sea escape - The Associated Press border=

Sri Lanka military cuts off rebel sea escape - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Sri Lankan forces took control of the island's entire coastline Saturday for the first time in decades, sealing the Tamil Tigers in a tiny pocket of territory and cutting off the possibility of a sea escape by the rebels' top …
guardian.co.uk
Aljazeera.net
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Dem Sestak considers challenge to Specter in Pa. - The Associated Press border=

Dem Sestak considers challenge to Specter in Pa. - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Joe Sestak, a former Navy vice admiral, says he's seriously considering challenging newest Democrat Arlen Specter in next year's Pennsylvania Senate primary.
USA Today
Politico
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