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Kidnapped U.S. Journalist Pleads for Help

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Kidnapped American journalist Jill Carroll appeared in a video aired Thursday on a private Kuwaiti TV station, appealing in a calm, composed voice for her supporters to do whatever it takes to win her release “as quickly as possible.” Carroll, wearing traditional Arab attire, said the date …

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Md. Lawmaker Demands Hand-Washing Units in Porta-Potties

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Portable toilets are a fact of life. And Maryland Delegate John G. Trueschler has nothing against them. “By the time you get to be an adult you have probably been in half a dozen portable toilets,” Trueschler said. What gets under his skin is not having a …

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Pakistan, India Seek to Prevent Accidental Nuclear Conflict

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan and India agreed to work on a pact that would avert the risk of an accident triggering a nuclear conflict between the South Asian rivals, a joint statement said on Wednesday. Senior officials rounded off two days of talks in Islamabad on confidence building measures related …

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