Fosset remains positively identified in California crash
Two large bones found a half mile from Steve Fossett’s crash site in the Sierra Nevada were positively identified as his remains by DNA tests conducted for the state Department of Justice. Sheriff John Anderson confirmed the identification of the millionaire aviator who disappeared last year.
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Calif
Steve Fossett
California
Sierra Nevada
John Anderson
State Department of Justice
Juror admits lie about father's death in Stevens trial
Marian Hinnant, a juror from Washington, D.C., admitted she lied about her father’s death to justify leaving town for a horse race. Judge Emmet Sullivan dismissed her from the Ted Stevens trial but did not sanction her, noting her impaired state of mind during deliberations.
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Ted Stevens
Alaska
U.S
Emmet Sullivan
Marian Hinnant
D.C
A.J. Kramer
Hinnant
Gazette News Services
Congo refugees face hunger as first aid arrives
In Kibati Congo refugees cheered a first convoy with medical supplies but grew angry when no food appeared and aid workers sped past rebel lines. Officials said hospitals north of Goma were looted and the Rutshuru hospital remained the region's only functioning facility.
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Congo
U.N
Boniface Ndayumujinya
Goma
Rutshuru
Laurent Nkunda
Gloria Fernandez
U.N. Office For the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Jean Bizy
Jaya Murthy
U.N. Children’s Fund
Indian United Nations
Sudden Attacks Shake Baghdad Amid Shock and Injuries
A spate of sudden incidents in Baghdad and nearby province injures at least 40 and kills six. Deputy oil minister Abdul-Sahib Salman Qutub is among those hurt when a device exploded outside his home as he left for work. Police report multiple blasts wound 21 people, including 10 policemen, with damage to storefronts in Karradah and surrounding districts.
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Baghdad
U.S
Tahariyat Square
Karradah
Abdul-Sahib Salman Qutub
Assem Jihad
Qutub
Jihad
Car Bomb Kills Officers and Child Near Diyala Council
In Baquba, about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad, a car bomb exploded opposite the Diyala provincial council. Two policemen and a 10-year-old girl died, nine others were wounded. U.S. officials report Baghdad attacks averaging four daily, a drop of about 90 percent since late 2006.
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Baghdad
Provincial Council
Diyala
U.S
Baqouba
Diyala Provincial Council
Guantanamo video maker sentenced to life in prison
Ali Hamza al Bahlul, a Yemeni captured at Guantanamo Bay, was convicted on 35 counts for conspiracy and providing material support to extremist violence in the second war crimes trial. He admitted joining al Qaeda and volunteered to be the 20th hijacker, though prosecutors say he only produced propaganda for bin Laden. The jury acquitted two counts and imposed a life sentence.
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Cuba
Guantanamo
Osama bin Laden
U.S
Ali Hamza al-Bahlul
Al-Bahlul
al-Qaida
United States
America
bin Laden
Afghanistan
Khost
Pakistanis warn Petraeus to stop strikes
Pakistanis demand restraint as Gen. David Petraeus visits Islamabad and meets President Zardari and army chief Kayani. U S missile strikes on suspected militants near Pakistan's northwest border spark anti American sentiment and complicate cooperation in the war on terror.
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Pakistan
Washington
U.S
David Petraeus
Petraeus
U.S Central Command Last Week. He Has Met With President Asif Ali Zardari
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
United States
Afghanistan
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