Army study says US stretched thin by sustained wars
RAND led assessment warns Army faces profound strain from Iraq and Afghanistan missions and broader crises. It notes units spend about half their time deployed, risking recruiting and training, while Pentagon reviews options to expand Guard use and raise regular and reserve brigades.
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82Nd Airborne
United Way Focuses on Individual Givers Amid Decline
The United Way concentrates on individual leadership gifts as industry bases falter. AK Steel remains Middletown’s top donor at 35 percent of the campaign, despite 350 to 400 Middletown Works layoffs since January 2004 and an arbitrator ordering rehiring over 100 workers by September 30.
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United Way
Ferrara
AK Steel
Middletown Works
Middletown Area
SOS Metals
Ginger Bruggeman
Lawmakers Push Life Prison for Sex Offenders Predators
Combs and Jones urge tougher sentencing for sexually violent predators citing repeat offenses and child safety. The draft bill proposes life in prison without parole for offenders classified under the Sexually Violent Predator Law, defining predators as those who commit homicide, assault or kidnapping with sexual motivation.
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Combs
Jones
Neereeeer
BTK killer house sells at auction for 90 000 dollars
The suburban Park City home where Dennis Rader raised his family while terrorizing Wichita sold at auction for 90 000 dollars, well above assessed value. Buyer Michelle Boren, a real estate investor, said proceeds should go to Rader’s wife and two grown children after bidding started at 40 000 dollars and ended in 15 minutes.
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Dennis Rader
Wichita
BTK
Michelle Boren
Rader
Dennis Flood Devastates Neighborhood and Strands Gas Belts
Heavy rain drenches Dennis area as flooding fills a kitchen and basement, submerges cars, and swamps streets while 1.8 million evacuees return home facing gas shortages along an 80 mile stretch. Gov. Bush notes Dennis was a Category 2 storm, causing deaths in Caribbean and U S. areas and up to 2.5 billion in insured damage. Residents are evacuated from Navarre Beach as roads wash away and local landmarks suffer.
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Lunsford
Florida
Alabama
Pensacola
Panhandle
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Navarre Beach
Ivan
South
Jeb Bush
Caribbean
United States
DeFuniak Springs
Fort Lauderdale
Georgia
AIR Worldwide Corp
Boston
London bomb attacks toll and ongoing manhunt
The Sept 11 style London bombings killed Susan Levy and Gladys Wundowa among others, injuring about 700 with 56 hospitalized in critical condition. Authorities in Poland and Britain pursued suspects including Mustafa Setmar Nasar while Londoners resume routines with heightened security. Memorials rise at Victoria Embankment Gardens as police warn of further threats.
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Susan Levy
Hertfordshire
London
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University College
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Wundowa
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Ted Wright
Mustafa Setmaran Nasar
al-Qaida
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Morocco
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