Bush to Bring Home Tens of Thousands of U.S. Troops
President Bush plans a major troop realignment delivering about 70 000 uniformed personnel from Europe and Asia home while maintainingforces in Iraq and Afghanistan. The move includes 100 000 family members and support staff and aims to strengthen overseas response and ease burden on service members.
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Referendum shapes Venezuela's democracy after coup bid
In Caracas, amid a failed coup, Hugo Chavez faces a recall vote seen as a test of democracy. Chavez credits constitution and people, while mediators Carter and Gaviria hail the referendum as the product of negotiations and signatures, hoping for an outcome acceptable to all sides.
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Unemployed Palestinian grads storm Gaza Authority building
About 100 unemployed graduates stormed a Palestinian Authority building in a Khan Younis refugee camp demanding jobs. Police negotiations continued as protests follow turmoil in Gaza and the West Bank amid plans for Israeli withdrawal.
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Najaf talks collapse as fighting looms in Iraq crisis
Negotiations in Najaf between Shiite militants and a U.S. Iraqi force broke down delaying a national conference set to start soon. Muqtada al Sadr's aides say a deal nearly reached was quashed by Prime Minister Allawi. Demonstrations grow as 10 000 join to shield the Imam Ali shrine amid stalled talks and a pending army assault.
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Border Gateways to Iraq Face Sharp Tightening Efforts
US led coalition and Iraqi forces push to seal a 360 mile Syrian border and other frontier crossings amid a surge of militants entering Iraq. Officials say volunteers use fake passports or bribes to slip through while borders with six neighboring countries are fortified and 15000 new guards planned within six weeks.
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Vermont police block roads to Phish farewell amid rain
Vermont State Police turn back traffic to the two day Phish farewell festival at Newport airport as heavy rains flood campgrounds. About 70,000 ticketholders are promised refunds but denied entry and urged to seek alternatives, with cars abandoned on Interstate 91.
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Homeless man hailed as hero after purse snatch arrest
In Upper Darby Loretta Ferraro 68 says a man grabbed her handbag from her lap. Kevin Runkle 38 chased the suspect Lee Hyo and wrestled him to the ground until police arrived. Runkle says he walked 80 miles to Philadelphia from York and has battled addiction and mental illness while helping his caseworker turn his life around. Ferraro calls him an angel.
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