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Friday, June 16, 2006

White Youths Charged in Racial Attack on Mexican Immigrants in New York

Thursday, June 15, 2006 ROCKY POINT, N.Y. — Two Mexican immigrants fishing off a Long Island jetty were set upon by a group of four white youths who beat them and stole their money while using racial and ethnic slurs, police said. The young men have been charged with robbery and assault as hate... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 13, 2006

Iraq Contractors Make Billions On The Front Line

'Our job is to be a bullet sponge' From Nic Robertson CNN Tuesday, June 13, 2006 BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Private military contractors are earning billions of dollars in Iraq -- much of it from U.S. taxpayers. Business is booming for those willing to tackle one of the most dangerous jobs on Earth.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 12, 2006

Al-Rubaie: Most troops out by mid-2008

Violence leaves at least 13 dead around Iraq Monday, June 12, 2006 (CNN) -- The majority of the U.S.-led multinational forces will most likely have left Iraq by mid-2008, and a gradual reduction in forces will begin at the end of this year, Iraq's national security adviser predicted Sunday. But U.S.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 11, 2006

Alberto Becomes First Storm of 2006 Hurricane Season

Sunday, June 11, 2006 MIAMI — Tropical Storm Alberto, the first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season, developed Sunday from a poorly organized tropical depression in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and appeared likely to carry heavy rain to Florida, forecasters said. By midday, the storm had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 10, 2006

'MySpace' Teen Returns From Middle East

Saturday, June 10, 2006 DETROIT — A 16-year-old girl who tricked her parents into getting her a passport and then flew to the Mideast to be with a man she met on MySpace.com has returned to Michigan. U.S. officials in Jordan persuaded Katherine R. Lester to turn around and go home before she reached... Sign in to see full entry.

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