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Obama to reveal war plan new
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
The US president formally ends a 92-day review of the war in Afghanistan today with a nationally broadcast address.
Police kill coffee shop massacre suspect new
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Maurice Clemmons was wanted for gunning down four police officers as they sat in a coffee shop in Seattle.
Former Miss Argentina dies after cosmetic surgery on buttocks
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Former Miss Argentina, Solange Magnano, has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks.
Woods out of golf contest as 'other woman' flies in to LA
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
Tiger Woods won't be coming to Hollywood any time soon, but the "other woman" linked to his mysterious late-night car crash is already there – holed up with one of America's most headline-prone celebrity lawyers.
Former first family gains a son as Chelsea Clinton gets engaged
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
The suspense, such as it was, is over. Chelsea Clinton, the 29-year old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, will marry her long-time boyfriend, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky.
Man hunted after fatal shooting of four police officers
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
A man suspected of shooting to death four police officers in a coffee shop was not found yesterday in the Seattle home where he was thought to have been holed up overnight. He is likely to be wounded after the bloody encounter.
Police draw blank in hunt for killings suspect
Monday, 30 November 2009
Police had spent hours surrounding the home of the suspect in the slayings of four police officers at a suburban coffee shop.
Four police officers killed in coffee shop 'execution'
Monday, 30 November 2009
Gunman burst into US coffee shop and shot dead four police officers as they caught up on paperwork.
Mystery of Tiger Woods and the golf club 'rescue'
Monday, 30 November 2009
"I'm asked why people don't often see me and Elin in gossip magazines or tabloids," Tiger Woods wrote on his Facebook page a few weeks ago. "I think we've avoided a lot of media attention because we're kind of boring."
Obama set to send in 30,000 extra troops
Monday, 30 November 2009
Barack Obama's aides are putting the finishing touches to a speech expected to announce more than 30,000 additional troops for Afghanistan, which they hope will shore up popular support for the war.
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