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US military deaths in Iraq at 3,972 (AP)
Posted: February 24th, 2008, 11:25pm EST
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AP - As of Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, at least 3,972 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,228 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. -
A look at Raul Castro's life (AP)
Posted: February 24th, 2008, 9:18pm EST
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AP - NAME: Raul Castro Ruz -
7 re-charged in Israeli Embassy attack (AP)
Posted: February 24th, 2008, 8:05pm EST
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AP - Seven men face new charges after being released from jail earlier this month for lack of evidence linking them to an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Mauritania, a judge said Sunday. -
ANALYSIS: Cubans used to Raul Castro (AP)
Posted: February 24th, 2008, 6:22pm EST
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AP - Cuba's new President Raul Castro shuns the spotlight and often looks uncomfortable when he has to appear in public. Friends call him "the Prussian" for his cold, efficient style and describe his leadership as businesslike even boring.
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Shiite pilgrims targeted in attacks (AP)
Posted: February 24th, 2008, 4:23pm EST
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AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up among Shiite pilgrims taking a break Sunday during their days-long march to a shrine for a major religious gathering. The blast killed at least 40 people and wounded 60, making it one of the deadliest this year.
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Pakistan militants call for dialogue (AP)
Posted: February 24th, 2008, 3:26pm EST
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AP - Taliban-style militants battling government forces in northwest Pakistan said Sunday they wanted dialogue with the winners of parliamentary elections and urged the new leadership to abandon President Pervez Musharraf's war on terror.