Rice mocks Shiite cleric as war threats flare in Iraq
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice condemned Muqtada al Sadr as a coward amid his vow to declare open war if crackdowns continue. Al Sadr, based in Iran, leads a Mahdi Army faction blamed for Basra fighting while Maliki presses disbandment or election bans.
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Condoleezza Rice
Muqtada al-Sadr
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Iran
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Iraq
Muqtada al- Sadr
Nouri al- Maliki
Robert H. Reid
Associated Press
Al-Maliki
Sadr City
Shula
Debate over Colt Defense M4 rifle amid military funding
The AP reports criticism of Colt Defense of Hartford as Congress considers more funding for the M4 carbine used by U S troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senator Coburn calls the arrangement costly and faulty while U S officials defend the M4 as an excellent weapon with no current superior substitute.
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Conn
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Colt Defense of
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Tom Coburn
R-Okla
Coburn
Col
Robert Radcliffe
Army Infantry Center
Fort Benning
Colt Faces End of Exclusive M4 Contract June 2009
The Army may open M4 production to other makers after Colt's exclusive agreement ends in June 2009. Colt CEO William Keys defends the M4 amid battlefield praise while critics, including Coburn, cite rising costs and potential rivals like FN Herstal SCAR and HK HK416 as viable options. Special operations use SCAR funded by its own budget, and battlefield satisfaction with the M4 is contrasted by reports of jams in some engagements.
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Army
Military
Jeffrey Sorenson
Coburn
FN Herstal
Germany
Heckler & Koch
U.S
Jack Keane
FLDS opens gates in media blitz after Texas raid
After authorities removed 416 children from the FLDS ranch in West Texas the sect launched a rapid public relations push. Rod Parker says the push aimed to humanize the church while cameras toured the grounds and residents spoke publicly about family separations and abuse claims.
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Texas
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Oprah
FLDS
Rod Parker
Salt Lake City
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Parker
Dick Amme
Winston-Salem
N.C
Amme
China urges calm as shooting investigation continues
Authorities press for calm while probing a gunman’s possible role in a sequence of shootings that included a 22 year old Rutgers student Gary Farrar Jr. and a Bridgeport man as a driver observed near a police car.
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Spain
Benalmadena
Finland
Hilario Lopez Luna
Interior Ministry
Lopez Luna
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