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Libya rebels in Tripoli, Gadhafi defenses collapse
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Libyan rebels claimed to be in control of most of the Libyan capital on Monday after their lightning advance on Tripoli heralded the fall of Moammar Gadhafi's nearly 42-year regime. Scattered battles erupted, and the mercurial...Tags: Libya, Barack Obama, Africa, Politics, Libyan Civil War (2011)
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Lasting Imprint: Danville man trained soldiers to protect the homeland
Staff WriterSgt. Major Jack Tussey proves the saying that “those who can’t, teach” is both wrong and dangerous. Tussey, 60, a Danville resident originally from Berea, has been in the armed forces since 1970 when he volunteered and became a...Tags: Terrorism, U.S. Army, Kentucky, Career and Workplace, Army National Guard
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Breaking News: Libya officials say Gadhafi captured, possibly killed
Associated PressSIRTE, Libya (AP) - Libyan transitional government officials said Moammar Gadhafi was captured and possibly killed when revolutionary forces overwhelmed the ousted leader's hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after his...Tags: Libya, Saddam Hussein, Al Jazeera (tv network), Politics, The Associated Press
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Conway: Beshear leading from behind
Kentucky is now surrounded on three sides by neighbor states that are making dynamic conservative changes to their economic policy and experiencing dynamic results.
Recently we learned that the conservative leadership of Indiana has led to a $1.2 billion...Tags: Steve Beshear, Personal Income, Politics, Taxation, California
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Military briefs for July 28
news@jessaminejournal.comKlingshirn completes pre-deployment training Marine Corps James M. Klingshirn, son of Shelia R. Klingshirn of Wilmore and James H. Klingshirn of Orlando, Fla., and fellow Marines assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics,...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Steve Beshear, Connecticut, Maryland, Politics
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U.S. helicopter shot down, killing 30 US troops, 8 Afghans
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter during fighting in eastern Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans, most of them belonging to the same elite Navy SEALs unit that killed Osama bin Laden, as well as seven Afghan...Tags: Politics, Guerrilla Activity, U.S. Military, Elections, U.S. Army
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To not respond would scar our nation's soul
Everyone knows someone like Muammar Gaddafi; he’s the guy who always gets a little too liquored up and starts picking fights. Everyone usually ignores him, but occasionally he goes too far and someone will give him a whooping. Usually, guys like...Tags: Libya, Africa, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Guerrilla Activity
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Suicide bomb blast kills Afghan provincial leader, 12 others
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomb blast killed a top leader of a northern Afghan province and at least 12 other people Monday, the latest in a step-up of attacks by Taliban insurgents ahead of Washington’s planned troop withdrawal at the end of...
Tags: Taliban, Pakistan, Landforms, Explosions, Bombings
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12 killed as suicide car bomber hits NATO convoy in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A powerful suicide car bomb rocked Kabul on Thursday, killing six foreigners and at least six Afghan civilians, according to local officials. The attack took place around 8 a.m., a time when many people in the Afghan capital were...
Tags: Taliban, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Explosions, Bombings
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: Politics, National Government, Taliban, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Russia defends weapons shipments to Syria
MOSCOW -- Russian officials on Friday defended the country’s weapons sales to Syria, saying the country is primarily providing defense systems that are in line with international treaties. Responding to news reports that Russia has sent advanced...
Tags: Barack Obama, Ban Ki-moon, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bashar Assad, Pakistan
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CPS gets $1 million for arts education
A push to bring more arts instruction to Chicago Public Schools got a boost Wednesday when Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced an additional $500,000 in funding for the CPS Arts Education Plan for the coming school year. The new money brings total funding...
Tags: Chicago Public Schools, Rahm Emanuel, Education, NATO Summit, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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