Body of slain airman arrives back home
A small group of friends and relatives greet Airman 1st Class Eric Barnes at Lorain County Regional Airport as his body returns from Iraq. Law enforcement and Air Force honor guards salute the jet, and Barnes is moved to a hearse for funeral services at Boyer and Cool Funeral Home.
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Baghdad
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Boyer and Cool Funeral Home
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Airman Barnes Dies in IED Attack During Convoy Duty
Airman First Class Eric Barnes was killed on June 10 in an improvised explosive device attack while on convoy duty. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lorain Admiral King High School. Citizens are asked to line Oberlin Avenue from Meister Road to Cooper Foster Park Road to honor the procession.
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Lorain Admiral King High School
Oberlin Avenue
Meister Road
Cooper Foster Park Road
Family and friends remember sergeant
More than 200 friends and family filled St Colman Church on West 65th Street to memorialize Army Sgt Bruce Horner 43 of Lorain who was killed by a sniper on June 1 in Iraq while searching for three missing soldiers. Horner was buried last week in Newport News Virginia after moving from Lorain. Horner’s father Ed urged an end to bloodshed in Iraq saying for every American soldier killed 25 to 30 Iraqis die and that must stop.
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West 65Th Street
Army
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Iraq
Horner
Lorain
Newport News
St. Colman Church
Army Sergeant Bruce Horner Killed by Sniper in Baghdad Search
Army Sgt. Bruce Horner, 43, died June 1 in Baghdad after being struck by a sniper while seeking three missing U.S. soldiers. The curfew in Baghdad ends as officials announce the soldiers’ deaths.
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Baghdad
U.S
First manta ray birth reported at Japanese aquatic zoo
Officials at a Japanese aquatic zoo announce the first captive birth of a manta ray. The milestone highlights ongoing ex marine life care and breeding efforts.
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Japan
Why Oberlin Thriving and Antioch Facing Cutbacks
Oberlin College thrives due to a strong endowment near 700 million dollars and a renowned music program, while Antioch College in Yellow Springs plans a four year undergraduate suspension beginning July 2008 due to deficits and a 32 million endowment. Analysts cite money as the main differentiator in a weak Ohio economic climate.
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Ohio
Oberlin College
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Antioch
Paul Fain
Chronicle of Higher Education
Fain
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Abbas swears in new Palestinian cabinet in split government
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a new government in the West Bank excluding Hamas amid Gaza clashes. Independent Salam Fayyad, retaining finance and serving as foreign minister, leads a cabinet of independents focusing on security and restoring aid. Fayyad vows to represent both Gaza and the West Bank.
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West Bank
Hamas
Mahmoud Abbas
Gaza
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Abbas
Fatah
Fayyad
Palestine
Abbas swears in Fayad as Palestinian premier at ceremony
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hosts a ceremony at his headquarters appointing Salam Fayad as the new prime minister with Interior Minister Abdel Razak Yehiyeh present. The event marks a key leadership change in the Palestinian Authority.
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Salam Fayad
Abdel Razak Yehiyeh
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