Sheriff Fires Captain After Election Victory In North Carolina
In Shelby North Carolina Sheriff Raymond Hamrick fired Capt Alan Norman and three deputies after Norman won the sheriff election. The fired group had driven department cars to interview employees for the incoming administration and the sheriff cited department policy. Norman takes over as sheriff December 6.
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North Carolina
Cleveland County
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Alan Norman
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Auction sells off Madoff's lavish loot in New York
Thousands of Bernard Madoff belongings from his NYC penthouse went to auction. A 10.5 carat diamond engagement ring belonging to Ruth Madoff sold for $550,000, far above the $300,000 estimate. Rolex Moon Phase watches and a leather bull foot stool also fetched high sums as bidders crowded the Sheraton New York.
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Ruth Madoff
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Sheraton
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Suu Kyi Freed After More Than Seven Years Under House Arrest
Aung San Suu Kyi walked free in Yangon after seven plus years of detention, greeted by thousands of supporters. Crowds surged outside the lakefront villa as she spoke briefly in Burmese and urged unity for democracy, while observers questioned junta timing. European officials urged no movement restrictions and full political participation.
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Yangon
Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi
Burma
Jose Manuel Barroso
Sunnis Return to Parliament End Eight Month Deadlock
Iraqi lawmakers from the Sunni Iraqiya bloc returned to the chamber to vote on a broad power-sharing agreement that ends eight months of stalemate and keeps Nouri al Maliki in power. They apologized for walking out amid disputes over lifting bans on four Iraqiya members tied to Baathist links. The plan, enshrined in nine documents, aims at reconciliation, cabinet empowerment, and a timeline to purge Baath affiliations. The session produced a fragile kumbaya with future storms likely over the agreement’s vague language and interpretations.
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Nouri al-Maliki
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Saddam Hussein
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Obama vows quick Senate vote on START treaty in Japan
President Obama told Dmitri Medvedev at the APEC summit in Yokohama that the new START pact should be taken up by the U.S. Senate when Congress returns, calling it a top priority. He said he aims to complete the treaty during the lame duck session amid GOP resistance and noted Medvedev’s reforms and WTO pursuit.
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Dimitri Medvedev
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