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    Terrorist Attacks in Iraq and Afghanistan Rose Sharply Last Year, State Department Says (New York Times)

    30th April 2007

    Terrorist attacks against noncombatants in Iraq and Afghanistan accounted for a 29 percent increase in terrorism worldwide.

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    Iraq Policy and Presidential Politics Top the News (Journalism.org)

    30th April 2007

    On April 24, the eve of his official announcement for president, Senator John McCain made one of his frequent appearances on Comedy Central’s “Late Show with John Stewart.” But if McCain expected a jovial chuckle fest, he was wrong. Stewart immediately needled him for his support of the Iraq war.

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    Band Of Bloggers Promises Uncensored Iraq Footage On History.com (InformationWeek)

    30th April 2007

    The History Channel promises that soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan will provide the site with ‘uncensored news’ and a ‘perspective on war never before seen in history.’

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    Monday, April 30 (CNN.com)

    30th April 2007

    Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert acknowledged “faults” in last summer’s war with Lebanon after reviewing an independent investigative commission’s report on the war that found israel’s leadership, including Olmert, responsible for “severe failures.”

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    The Heat of Battles: Ken Burns Finds Himself In … (HispanicBusiness.com)

    30th April 2007

    Well before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, before the toppling of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the current war in Iraq, filmmaker Ken Burns embarked on another epic public-television documentary about a war — this time, World War II.

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    Local News Crime Stoppers- armed robbery (Thunder Bay Post)

    30th April 2007

    An armed robbery at a local Zellers pharmacy remains unsolved and Crime Stoppers is looking for the public’s help in this bold incident. It occurred about six weeks ago and the motive was to acquire prescription drugs.

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    Band Of Bloggers Promises Uncensored Iraq Footage On History.com (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

    30th April 2007

    The History Channel promises that soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan will provide the site with ‘uncensored news’ and a ‘perspective on war never before seen in history.’

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    Tories promise 350 new ‘crime fighters’ (CBC Manitoba)

    30th April 2007

    A Progressive Conservative government would add 350 “crime fighters” to Manitoba’s justice system, leader Hugh McFadyen told a news conference in Winnipeg Monday.

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    Bush Plans to Veto Iraq War Spending Bill on Tuesday (Fox News)

    30th April 2007

    President Bush says he wants to work with Democrats to find a compromise on legislation that would fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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    Bush calls on Democrats to compromise on war funding (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul)

    30th April 2007

    President Bush said Monday he wants to work with Democrats on compromise legislation to fund the Iraq war even though he’ll veto a

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