U S Troops in Iraq Mark Independence Day with Barbecues
In blistering heat and sandstorms U S troops observed Independence Day with barbecues volleyball and pool dips as gunfire and sirens reminded them of the danger. Pfc Stephen Tschiderer from Mendon N Y was wounded on patrol in Baghdad when a bullet hit his flak vest. He treated an insurgent after the shooting and expressed pride in serving while hoping to return home.
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Mendon
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Guantanamo Prison Closure Debate Sparks U S Discussion
The OSCE report urges possible closure of Guantanamo Bay jail. In Washington, Rep. Hastings and Rep. Hoyer call for further hearings while Bush cites ongoing judicial review of trials. The report says transfers were security justified but procedures sometimes failed. it finds interrogations not torture.
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Senate
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D-Fla
Parliamentary Assembly
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White House
Reservist rights and employer responses in Ohio and beyond
Reservists face varied employer reactions with larger firms more accommodating and smaller ones testing the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Ohio officials urge education on the law while disputes often move to mediation or court. The article documents cases involving Mason City Schools, Cassano's, and the 356th Airlift Squadron with pilots assisting wounded soldiers from Iraq and Ramstein.
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National Committee For
Guard and Reserve
Dayton
U.S. Air Force
Anthony “Chip” Augello
Ohio Committee
Columbus
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Augello
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David Foster
David Banks
Foster
Mason City
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Warren County Common Pleas
Mason
Iraq
Kuwait
Fairfield
Middle East
Cassano
Vietnam
U.S. Department of Labor
Angello
Stroud
Brian Dominguez
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dominguez
445Th Wing
Wright- Pat
Ramstein Air Force Base
Germany
Delta
356Th
Franklin Fourth of July parades showcase local history and volunteers
About 2,000 residents filled Main Street in Franklin for the Fourth of July parade with Dave Millar's patriotic mini concert before the march. The event featured Marilee Levey driving Bar ry Levey's campaign car, Mar ty Meyer portraying A D Eldridge on a highboy bicycle, and a welcome to new Police Chief Gordon Ellis while thanking outgoing chief Bob Rockwood. Parade float winners were announced by the Special Events Commission.
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Marilee Levey
Barry Levey
Marty Meyer
Kettering
A.D. Eldridge
Eldridge
New Franklin
Gordon Ellis
Bob Rockwood
Rockwood
Ann Buckingham
Special Events Commission
Haley Sue Reedy
Warren County
Democratic Party
Franklin Ridge Nursing Home
Middletown
Sharpton Leads NYC Protest Over Bat Attack in Howard Beach
Rev Al Sharpton led a Monday protest in Queens near Howard Beach denouncing last week's white-on-black battering of a 22 year old man with skull fractures. Police arrested a 19 year old man and an alleged accomplice for robbery and assault as a hate crime, in a neighborhood with a history of racially charged violence.
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New York
al Sharpton
Sharpton
Michael Griffith
Queens
Howard Beach
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