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Clinton honors victims of African embassy bombings
Clinton honors victims of African embassy bombings

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Last 2 victims in Afghan murders identified
A Christian charity said Monday that it had no plans to leave Afghanistan despite the murders of 10 members of its medical aid team and repeated that the organization does not attempt to convert Muslims to Christianity.

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Senators Unveil Plans to Help Spill Victims
Libby Casey, APRN – Washington DC As President Obama lays out the ongoing federal response to the B-P oil spill blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska’s senators are unveiling their own plans to help victims. Senator Lisa Murkowski wants to see an office established to deal with claims quickly and says attorneys should be capped at [...]

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Friends, family recall shooting victim’s sense of humor, duty
Former Marine, killed in altercation with off-duty city officer, ‘took care of us’ As a Marine reservist, Tyrone A. Brown committed to six years of active drilling, which he fulfilled in 2004, followed by two years in which he would be available for call-up if necessary. But just after he left its active ranks, his unit learned it was going to Iraq.

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Victims of the 1980 eruption
If Mount St. Helens hadn’t erupted May 18, 1980, 57 people, mostfrom the Lower Columbia region and Pacific Northwest, would nothave perished from the immediate effects or their injuries.Alphabetically, the victims were:

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Memorial held for 29 victims of deadly explosion
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Scotty Earnest entered the Upper Big Branch mine as a rescuer. Sunday afternoon, he turned on a mining light as its helmet rested atop one of 29 crosses — each representing a life lost in the April 5 explosion in Montcoal, W.Va.

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Memorial held for 29 mine victims
Thousands of people crowded into the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center on Sunday to honor the fallen and hear from several dignitaries, top among them President Barack Obama.

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