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Gunman might have warned of attack

Published December 12, 2007
Matthew Murray apparently posted an online threat between the two shootings.

Iranian president: U.S. intelligence on Iran nuclear program a ‘step forward’

Published December 12, 2007

>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday called a U.S. intelligence report concluding Iran stopped its nuclear weapons program four years ago a "step forward" in comments that marked...

Holiday mail ban placed on ‘any wounded soldier’ letters

Published December 12, 2007

>BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of holiday cards and letters thanking wounded American troops for their sacrifice and wishing them well never reach their destination. They are returned...

Maine shoe baron leaves $500 college savings to each child born in the state

Published December 12, 2007

.AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Every child born in Maine will be eligible for a $500 college savings nest egg, thanks to the generosity of a shoe company founder who never attended college himself. A foundation...

Guatemala approves law allowing pending adoptions to be finalized

Published December 12, 2007

>GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - Guatemalan legislators approved a new law Tuesday to tighten adoptions, while allowing pending adoptions - mostly to U.S. couples - to go through without meeting the stricter...

Argentinian president leaves office, wife elected first female president

Published December 11, 2007

>BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Cristina Fernandez was sworn in Monday as Argentina's first elected female president, completing a rare husband-wife transfer of power that the nation hopes will ensure...

Taiwan president delays declaration of independence

Published December 11, 2007

.TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwan's president pledged Monday he will not declare formal independence for the self-ruled island before his term ends, but he added that a contentious referendum on U.N. membership...

Jason Bonham kicks off Led Zeppelin reunion on Monday night

Published December 11, 2007

.LONDON (AP) - The newest member of Led Zeppelin was given the honor of kicking off the band's reunion Monday night, pounding out the beat before the surviving founders joined in on a near-perfect "Good...

Firefighters go to academy to learn to use fire as a preventitive tool

Published December 10, 2007

.CERRO GRANDE PEAK, N.M. (AP) - Wildland firefighters come here to the Southwest Fire Use Training Academy to learn not how to stop fires but how to start them, using prescribed burns to clean out overgrown...

Chavez’s bank began as alternative to U.S. lenders

Published December 10, 2007
The "Bank of the South" was founded by Chavez and six of his allies.

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