AP - President Cristina Fernandez surveyed more than 200 raging brush fires by air, vowing to prosecute anyone who lit the blazes that have sent smoke billowing across the capital, clouding highways and grounding jetliners.
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Argentine leader vows penalty for fires (AP)
Posted: April 19th, 2008, 11:49pm EDT
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Hamas suicide bombers attack Israel-Gaza crossing; 13 hurt (AP)
Posted: April 19th, 2008, 4:15pm EDT
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AP - Hamas bombers attacked an Israeli-Gaza border crossing under the cover of fog Saturday, detonating two jeeps made to look like Israeli military vehicles and packed with hundreds of pounds of explosives.
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Israel at 60: A vibrant nation still in search of itself (AP)
Posted: April 19th, 2008, 12:47pm EDT
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AP - The story of Israel at 60 is the tale of a little town named Sderot whose children play indoors because of Palestinian rockets, of a world-class tech industry that pioneered Wi-Fi and instant messaging, of a nation filled with pride and fierce patriotism, yet living in fear of annihilation from abroad and of a demographic time bomb at home.