Naval Academy quarterback acquitted in dorm rape case
A military jury acquitted former Naval Academy quarterback Lamar Owens Jr. of raping a midshipman in her dorm room. He was convicted on conduct unbecoming an officer and disobeying a lawful order. The punishment phase begins Friday with prosecutors seeking two years for conduct unbecoming.
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Washington, D.C
Naval Academy
Lamar S.owens Jr
Cmdr
John Maksym
Naval
Owens
Killer of child apologizes before Texas execution
In Huntsville Texas AP report Rob ert Anderson a 40 year old child sex offender apologized in a choking voice before execution for abducting and killing Audra Reeves in Amarillo 14 years ago He admitted the slaying and asked no new appeals while muttering a prayer as the lethal drugs took effect.
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Huntsville
Texas
Amarillo
Robert Anderson
Anderson
Audra Reeves
Oklahoma
Rls
Defendants in game slaying deny charges
Two men charged with murdering six people in a revenge slaying over an Xbox video game system testified they hit some victims with baseball bats but denied delivering fatal blows. Jerone Hunter and Michael Salas said they participated but did not strike in the head, while Troy Victorino denied culpability, claiming he was at a bar during the August 2004 killings. A DNA expert testified blood on Victorino's boots came from victims, and Salas said he was intimidated and would have been hurt if he resisted.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Jerone Hunter
Michael Salas
Troy Victorino
Victorino
Salas
Hunter
Battles rage on border as Israel, Hezbollah clash
Pitched fighting intensified along the Lebanon border with Israel warning residents to flee southward and a likely ground offensive looming. UN chief Annan urged an immediate cease fire amid mounting casualties and a widening humanitarian crisis as U S Marines returned to Lebanon and talks of a buffer zone grew.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Hezbollah
Israel
Kofi Annan
Annan
Thursdday
World Food Program
St Louis Evacuated as Guard Moves in After Storm
The governor ordered nearly 300 National Guard troops to evacuate residents from sweltering homes as storms knocked out power to over 500000 meters and businesses amid a deadly heat wave. Crews race to restore electricity as cooling centers open and debris cleared.
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National Guard
St. Louis
Matt Blunt
Fran Aid
Uslity
Ethiopian Troops Enter Somalia to Back Fragile Government
Ethiopian forces with armored vehicles rolled into Baidoa Somalia to back the U N backed transitional government against Islamic militants who control Mogadishu. The move raises questions about regional stability and United States restraint as Washington and allies monitor the volatile situation.
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Mogadishu
Somalia
Ethiopia
Sheik Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
Associated Press
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
United States
U.S
European Union
African Union
Arab ‘League
State Department
Sean McCormack
Washington
Indonesian boy collects cutlery from tsunami wreckage
An Indonesian boy combs the rubble of a Pangandaran hotel for cutlery after a tsunami struck the area. He searches amid debris as rescue efforts continue and survivors are accounted for.
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Pangandaran
Indonesia
Rescue workers search for tsunami survivors in Pangandaran
Rescue workers dug through debris from ruined homes and hotels in Pangandaran as a mass burial was held for 531 victims. President Yudhoyono pledged a nationwide tsunami warning system by mid-2008 amid criticism of late alerts. Survivors scavenged debris along the beach for salvageable materials. An Afghan security officer stood guard at a Kabul explosion site.
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Pangandakan
Indonesia
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Pangandaran
Kabul
Afghanistan
NATO mission in Afghanistan vows no-fail effort
NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says troops cannot fail in defeating the Taliban and advancing reconstruction in southern Afghanistan. He warns Taliban holdouts and opium dealers that they will be prevented from spoiling the process as the alliance expands its southward role.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
NATO
Alliance
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Taliban
Ces
Hamid Karzai
de Hoop Scheffer
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