Roundup of church fund drive and various crime reports
A four day church fundraiser in Lake Forest raised 2.4 million dollars to cover a 900000 deficit at Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren announced. Also reported are Demetrius Stewart held on murder charges in Georgia. a meth case in Murfreesboro. and Nick Rizzuto funeral in Montreal with heavy police presence and quiet mourners.
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Lake Forest
Calif
Rick Warren
Southern California
Warren
Saddleback Church
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Tennessee
Nashville
Allen Snader
Daily News Journal
Nathan E. Beasley
Montreal
Canada
Little Italy
Nick Rizzuto
Vito Rizzuto
Notre-Dame-de-la Defense Church
Ricardo Padulo
Rizzuto
Padulo
Karzai Faces Cabinet Rejection By Afghan Parliament
Afghan president Hamid Karzai must submit new Cabinet picks after parliament rejected 17 of 24 nominees including a top warlord and the lone woman minister. Lawmakers accused picks of cronyism and unqualification, while some analysts said the setback could let Karzai appoint more qualified professionals.
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Kabul
Hamid Karzai
Karzai
Fawzia Kufi
Mohammad Qasim Akhgar
Brazil mudslides kill dozens in Ilha Grande and Angra dos Reis
Rescue workers scoured mud and rubble for survivors as at least 64 people died across Rio de Janeiro state. A New Year’s Day landslide buried the Pousada Sankay on Ilha Grande and a nearby slum in Angra dos Reis, with 39 confirmed dead on the island and in Angra and 22 in other areas.
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Angra Dos Reis
Brazil
Ilha Grande
Fernanda de Oliveira
O Globo
Oliveira
Pousada Sankay
Pousada
Yumi Faraci
Antonio Faraci
Rio de Janeiro
Troop drawdown in Iraq on track says top commander
Gen. Ray Odierno says the planned U S troop withdrawal remains on schedule despite a nearly two month election delay. By end of August all combat troops are to leave, with about 100000 troops by March 7 and 12500 monthly reductions thereafter. Noncombat duties will continue post withdrawal.
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Iraq
Cobra
U.S
Associated Press
Ray Odierno
Diyala
Odierno
Somali charged in attack on Danish cartoonist
A 28 year old Somali with alleged al Qaida links was charged with two counts of attempted murder after breaking into the home of Danish artist Kurt Westergaard in Aarhus armed with an ax and knife. He was shot by police and held for four weeks.
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Mcdonough
Demetrius Lee Stewart
Shanty Redd
Atlanta
Henry County
Jason Bolton
Stewart
Damon A. Martin
Detroit
Hampton
Young Jeezy
Snoop Dogg
Copenhagen
al-Qaida
Kurt Westergaard
Aarhus
Denmark
Jakob Scharf
Iran Threatens to Produce Nuclear Fuel If West Rebuffs Plan
Iran sets a one month deadline for Western acceptance of its counterproposal to a U N draft nuclear plan and warns it will enrich uranium at higher levels to fuel a medical research reactor. Foreign Minister Mottaki says the ultimatum ends January with Iran ready to act. The move increases global tension as powers seek to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions.
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Tehran
Iran
U.N
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Lashkar Gah
Helmand Province
Afghanistan
Peru
Pacific Ocean
Brasilia
Antic Ne
ESRI
Baghdad
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