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South Korean Workers Protest Gov't Labor Policy

Tens Of Thousands Of South Korean Workers Protest Government Labor Policy (AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Tens of thousands of South Korean workers rallied Saturday to protest the government's plan to begin implementing...

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Russell Seager, 51

Saturday, November 7, 2009 Russell Seager, 51, a nurse practitioner from Mount Pleasant, Wis., was among those killed in Thursday's violence. Seager, like others at Fort Hood, was preparing to deploy to Iraq, according to the...

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Pakistan offensive kills 12 Taliban militants

Pakistan's military said Saturday it had killed 12 Taliban militants as government troops pressed a major offensive in the South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan. Some 30,000 troops backed by fighter jets and...

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Inquiry begins into motive of shootings suspect Hasan

Investigators on Friday bore down on the possible motives of Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, the alleged Fort Hood gunman, to determine whether his actions were driven by stress related to his upcoming deployment to Afghanistan or to an...

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THE FALLEN AT FORT HOOD: Amy Krueger joined Army in aftermath of Sept. 11 attacks

In Kiel, Wis., a rural community of 3,200, feeling for the military runs so strong that, every Veterans Day, the high school invites local vets to lunch. So it was not entirely surprising that the week after Amy Krueger, a...

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Minister gets televised flu jab to allay fears

Health officials concerned about spread of swine flu from millions visiting country for this year's Hajj Some Saudis have expressed fears about the safety of the H1N1 vaccination prompting Abdullah Al-Rabeeah's action Health...

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NATO probes possible Afghan 'friendly fire' deaths

Afghan Defense Ministry: Seven Afghan security forces died, Afghan and international forces hurt Occurred in Badghis province in western Afghanistan which borders Turkmenistan NATO forces launched a search in the region for two...

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Song leads at LPGA's Mizuno Classic

Published: Nov. 7, 2009 at 8:50 AM SHIMA-SHI, Japan, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Song Bo-bae had a 6-under-par 30 on the front nine Saturday and owns a 1-stroke lead after two rounds of the LPGA's Mizuno Classic in Japan. Song, looking for...

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Asean Urges Restraint in Thai-Cambodia Spat

Associated Press BANGKOK -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations expressed concern Saturday over a worsening diplomatic feud between Cambodia and Thailand and urged the neighboring countries to exercise restraint. Already...

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Pakistani army enters last Taliban bastion in S. Waziristan

The Pakistani army on Friday entered Makeen, the last of three insurgent strongholds targeted by a major offensive in the northwest, as gunmen wounded a senior army officer and a soldier in the capital, Islamabad.

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