Soldier Refuses Iraq Duty Surrenders at Hanscom Air Base
Florida soldier Staff Sgt Camilo Mejia turned himself in at Hanscom Air Base in Massachusetts after refusing to return to Iraq He seeks conscientious objector status Mejia left Iraq in October and says he will become an instrument of peace His lawyer says the act may be first of its kind and that Mejia will pursue an administrative discharge The base commander will decide if charges are filed and Mejia could be released on personal recognizance
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Hanscom Air Force Base
Mass
Florida
Iraq
Camilo Mejia
Mejia
Sherborn
Ron Tittle
Florida National Guard
Tittle
Louis Font
Kevin Gilmartin
Font
Concord
Sharpton backs Kerry while pushing urban agenda
Al Sharpton endorsed John Kerry for president after a face to face meeting but said he will continue his own urban agenda campaign to pick up delegates. He plans talks with black business leaders on Kerry's appeal to minority voters. Kerry welcomed the endorsement praising Sharpton’s critique of administration double talk.
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Washington
al Sharpton
New York
John Kerry
Sharpton
Associated Press
Kerry
Black
Massachusetts
Transplant Baby Thrives After Marine Father’s Iraq Deployment
Maj Hal Sellers deployed with the Marines as his infant son Dillon, diagnosed with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, received a life saving heart transplant. Dillon, now 16 months old, weighs 26 pounds and is in the 90th percentile. He spent 172 days in hospital before returning home on Father’s Day weekend.
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Twentynine Palms
Calif
Iraq
Hal Sellers
Sellers
Dillon Sellers
Dillon
8Rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
Middle East
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Hall Sellers
Sharon Robie
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital
Fresno slaying probe centers on nine family murder charges
Fresno authorities say at least six of nine family members were shot to death in a Fresno home. Marcus Wesson, 57, was jailed on nine counts of murder after walking from the scene covered in blood. Autopsies, motive questions, and possible aid in the shootings were under investigation. The victims include a 24 year old woman and eight children aged 1 to 17.
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Fresno
Calif
Marcus Wesson
Wesson
Loralee Cervantes
Fresno Bee
Herman Silva
Accouaintances
Ohio highway shooting suspect named in 24 attacks
Charles A McCoy Jr., 28, of Columbus, is identified as a armed and dangerous suspect in two dozen highway sniper shootings around Interstate 270. One woman, Gail Kinsley, 62, died in November. last Valentine’s Day attack was latest. Bullets hit homes, a school, buses, vans, trucks, and cars. Investigators seek warrant but have not yet arrested him. Police say witness descriptions match suspect and car.
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Martin
Interstate 270
Gail Kinsley
Sheriff's Office
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