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59 ships stopped from traversing Mississippi
The Coast Guard has stopped 59 ships from traversing a closed stretch of the Mississippi River from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico Thursday while hundreds of workers tackled the difficult task of cleaning up about 400,000 gallons of heavy oil that spilled when a barge and tanker collided. doc...
StarTribune: Nation/World -
July 24, 2008 - 3:34 pm
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A New Cold War in the Caribbean?
Analysis: Russia, China and even Iran are asserting their presence in a region once considered America's "backyard." Are we headed back to the days of the Cuban missile crisis?
TIME Magazine: World -
July 24, 2008 - 2:37 pm
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Russia denies reported Cuba base plans
Russian news agencies say the Defense Ministry is denying a newspaper report that Russia was considering basing nuclear-capable ...
USATODAY: Top Stories -
July 24, 2008 - 1:34 pm
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Castro to speak at birthplace of Cuba revolution
HAVANA (Reuters) - President Raul Castro returns to the birthplace of the Cuban revolution this week for a speech that will be watched for news on what some consider another, quieter revolution now taking place on the socialist island.
Reuters: World News -
July 24, 2008 - 12:13 pm
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World Briefing | The Americas: Argentina: Cabinet Chief Replaced
Argentina’s embattled president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, replaced her cabinet chief after a crushing defeat last week over farm policy.
New York Times: International News -
July 24, 2008 - 2:57 am
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Bin Laden driver trial shows interrogation video
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A black-and-white interrogation video of Osama bin Laden's driver showed Salim Hamdan denying under questioning in a dark cell that he worked for al Qaeda.
Reuters: Top News -
July 24, 2008 - 3:00 am
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Colombia admits rescuers posed as journalists
Two people who helped rescue 15 hostages from Colombian rebels posed as journalists from a real Colombian television news organization, Colombia's defense minister said Wednesday.
CNN: World -
July 24, 2008 - 3:52 am
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UN urges Guinea-Bissau to deal 'properly' with drug plane
The United Nations has urged Guinea-Bissau to deal "properly" with the seizure of a jet and its Latin American crew suspected of trafficking drugs, adding that it was monitoring the case closely.
ABC Australia -
July 24, 2008 - 2:59 am
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Hurricane Dolly Approaching Texas
The Category 1 hurricane was expected to strengthen slightly before making landfall on the Texas-Mexico border Wednesday.
New York Times: NYT HomePage -
July 23, 2008 - 9:11 am
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Supreme Inca' gang leader convicted
He lived with his mom, but Fernando "Ace" King was the "Supreme Inca" of the Latin Kings, prosecutors say.
Chicago Sun-Times -
July 23, 2008 - 6:43 am
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