Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:08:21 GMT
AP - Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. U.S. officials, however, insisted no dates had been agreed.
Gitmo jury gives bin Laden driver 5 1/2 years
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:03:38 GMT
AP - A military jury sentenced Osama bin Laden's former driver to 5 1/2 years in prison for aiding terrorism Thursday, making him eligible for release in just six months, despite prosecutors' pleas to give him no less than 30 years.
McCain says Obama wants to forfeit war in Iraq
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:06:28 GMT
AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has contended that Barack Obama is willing to lose in Iraq to win the election, on Thursday said his rival would forfeit the war as part of an agenda that also promotes big government and high taxes.
Flight attendant: Osteen's wife pushed co-worker
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:06:24 GMT
AP - The wife of renowned evangelical pastor Joel Osteen got physical when her demands that a small spill on her seat be cleaned up were not immediately met, a flight attendant testified Thursday at a civil trial over the incident.
Remote-control warriors suffer war stress
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:18:48 GMT
AP - The Air National Guardsmen who operate Predator drones over Iraq via remote control, launching deadly missile attacks from the safety of Southern California 7,000 miles away, are suffering some of the same psychological stresses as their comrades on the battlefield.
Detroit mayor ordered jailed after bond violation
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:37:31 GMT
AP - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, charged with perjury and other felonies for his testimony in a civil trial, was ordered to jail Thursday because he violated his bond by taking a quick trip to Canada without notifying authorities.
Bulgarian archaeologists discover ancient chariot
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:15:24 GMT
AP - Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Thursday.
Elvis' peacock jumpsuit sells for $300K
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:27:45 GMT
AP - Elvis Presley's favorite performance costume, the peacock jumpsuit, sold for $300,000 Thursday, making it the most expensive piece of Elvis memorabilia sold at auction.
Two arrested after using barbecue pit as a weapon
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:11:29 GMT
AP - A man and a woman found a new use for a barbecue pit one that landed them in jail. An argument over whether a third guest should stay in the house got so heated that the woman picked up the barbecue pit and hit the man over the head with it, police said.
Brett Favre joins Jets after trade from Packers
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Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:12:11 GMT
AP - Off the couch and out of the cold, Brett Favre is slipping on a new jersey. Favre's summertime soap opera ended Wednesday night when the Green Bay Packers traded their iconic quarterback to the New York Jets, who haven't had a star of No. 4's stature since the days Joe Namath was slinging passes and strolling down Broadway.
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