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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Guard shot at Family Research Council HQ

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- A security guard at the Washington headquarters of the right-wing Family Research Council was wounded by a gunman, police said Wednesday. Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier said the shooting occurred in the lobby just before 11 a.m., The Washington Post reported. She... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Father: Texas gunman was 'crazy as hell'

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The man who opened fire in a College Station, Texas, neighborhood, killing two people and wounding four others, had severe mental problems, his parents said. Thomas Alton Caffall III, 35, who was killed by a responding police officer, was having... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Rwandan aid hinges on DRC, London says

LONDON, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Rwandan government needs to uphold its obligations regarding conflict in DRC as a precondition to British financial aid, an official suggested. Rwanda is suspected of supporting the M23 rebel faction in Democratic Republic of Congo, which waged mutiny in April. Rebel... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Romney names Ryan as VP running mate

NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney Saturday introduced Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. "Today we take a step forward... with my announcement of Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as my running mate," said Romney in front of the decommissioned... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 10, 2012

ISAF arrests a Taliban leader in Helmand

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Afghan and coalition forces arrested a Taliban leader who allegedly planned and directed several attacks in Helmand province, military officials said. The arrest was made Wednesday but not announced until Friday. It came during a series of operations Afghan and... Sign in to see full entry.

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