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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 2008
Page
8
National groups report 2008 police line of duty deaths at 140, down from 181 in 2007. Gunfire fatalities fell to 41 versus 68 a year earlier, with improved training and tactics cited as factors in the drop.
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn says on CBS Face the Nation that Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be impeached and convicted by the Illinois Legislature before Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial on February 12. He cites Blagojevich's arrest on December 9 and charges of using his office to swap Obama’s Senate seat for profit.
Israel intensifies its Gaza campaign with air strikes on tunnels and a central prison, plus a reserves call up for a possible ground invasion. Death toll nears 300 as Gazans stream toward Egypt and Hamas rockets reach toward Ashdod.
A concise chronology covers Israel's 1967 Gaza capture, population shifts, the 1987 1993 uprising, 2005 withdrawal yet control of borders, Hamas taking Gaza in 2007, 2008 ceasefire and renewed fighting, and the December 2008 air offensive that killed over 200 Palestinians.
Thousands of Thaksin Shinawatra supporters converge on Parliament in Bangkok vowing protests until elections are held. They pledge not to block MPs entering Parliament, signaling a calmer stance than past city-wide shutdowns.
A U S military security camera records a bomb attack at a Kabul checkpoint. A truck with explosives drives toward a line of schoolchildren, many in white caps, and explodes, killing 14 students and scattering bloodied textbooks and shoes.
The Marriott Islamabad partially reopens three months after a truck bomb killed 54 and damaged the hotel. Renovations included a security overhaul and a bomb proof wall. Owner Saddaruddin Hashwani vows resilience against Pakistan's enemies.
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