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Monday, June 5, 2006

First National Guard Troops Prepare on Arizona-Mexico Border

Monday, June 05, 2006 PHOENIX — The first National Guard troops sent to assist immigration agents Monday are to work on projects near a fortified stretch of desert along the U.S.-Mexico border. The 55 Utah National Guard members plan to begin extending fences, improving gravel roads and working on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Gas Prices Fall 2.5 Cents to Six-Week Low

Wednesday, May 31, 2006 WASHINGTON — U.S. retail gas prices declined 2.5 cents over the last week to $2.87 a gallon, the lowest level in six weeks, the U.S. government said on Wednesday. The pump price for regular unleaded gasoline is still 77 cents higher than a year ago, based on the Energy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 29, 2006

No Clues, Note in Death of Father Who Threw Sons Off Miami Hotel Balcony

Monday, May 29, 2006 GODFREY, Ill. — Neighbors said Monday they had never seen anything to explain why Edward Van Dyk would have tossed his two sons, ages 4 and 8, from the 15th floor of a Florida hotel and jump to his own death. In fact, a year after the cancer specialist and his family moved into... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 28, 2006

Man Throws Children, Himself From Florida Hotel Balcony

Sunday, May 28, 2006 MIAMI BEACH, Florida — A man killed his two young children by throwing them off the 15th floor of a landmark South Beach hotel and then jumped to his own death Saturday, police said. Edward Van Dyk, 43, tossed his two sons, ages 4 and 8, to their deaths around 8:20 a.m., Miami... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 27, 2006

Federal Agents Tracking Down Illegal Immigrants in Minnesota

Saturday, May 27, 2006 BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota — Federal agents are aggressively tracking down and deporting illegal immigrants in Minnesota as part of a national crackdown on aliens who have disobeyed their deportation orders, according to a media report. Agents are now showing up each day on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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