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Posted: 31 May 2011 12:58 AM PDT

Afghan president warns NATO against airstrikes
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai warned Tuesday that any future NATO airstrikes that kill civilians will be considered attacks against the Afghan people. The statement came three days after an airstrike ...
Karzai seeks to limit NATO airstrikesUSA Today
Afghan leader tells NATO attacks on homes "not allowed"Reuters
Afghanistan's Karzai bans NATO strikes on homesCBS News
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Posted: 31 May 2011 12:58 AM PDT

Terrorism can't be fought selectively, says Indian PM
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Terrorism has to be fought on all fronts and not selectively, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday. The prime minister told a news conference also addressed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel here that terrorism posed "a serious ...
Merkel's flight to India delayed by IranThe Associated Press
Merkel in India to press trade linksAFP
Germany's Merkel on high-profile visit to IndiaeTaiwan News
Wall Street Journal (blog) -ABC Online -Montreal Gazette
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Posted: 30 May 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Rental homes, trailers an option for Missouri residents, FEMA says
Detroit Free Press
AP JOPLIN, Mo. -- Some of the people left homeless by the Joplin tornado could be placed in rental homes nearly an hour's drive away, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday it will consider bringing in trailers, ...
Conversations: Rich Serino, FEMA official on the ground in JoplinWashington Post
Spring Disasters Bring Out FEMA's Best ResponseNPR
Amid ruins, resilienceBoston Globe
Joplin Globe -NWAOnline (subscription)
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Posted: 30 May 2011 11:18 PM PDT

House OKs ComEd rate plan, veto possible
Chicago Sun-Times
Efforts to make government workers pay more toward their pensions were pushed off the Legislature's spring agenda and onto its fall calendar Monday, handing public-employee unions an important, though potentially temporary, victory. ...
House bets on gambling boom, Chicago casinoChicago Tribune
Casino Bill Passes Major HurdleNBC Chicago (blog)
Six GOP seats hit by new Illinois mapPolitico
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Posted: 31 May 2011 12:30 AM PDT

Egyptian businessman Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar accused of sexually abusing ...
New York Daily News
Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar is led by NYPD detectives from the 19th Precinct early Tuesday. An Egyptian businessman has followed in the footsteps of pervy Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn - sexually ...
Egyptian Businessman Arrested in Alleged Assault on Hotel MaidWall Street Journal
Egyptian exec accused in attack on NY hotel maidThe Associated Press
Assault Charges for Hotel GuestNew York Times
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Posted: 30 May 2011 04:20 PM PDT

Police: Sheriff's deputy kills ex-wife, shoots Virginia state trooper
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A county sheriff's deputy killed his ex-wife in a convenience store parking lot Monday, then shot a Virginia state trooper before being gunned down himself, police said. Roanoke Police Chief Chris Perkins told reporters ...
One dead, two injured after Virginia sheriff's deputy goes on bloody rampageNew York Daily News
Va. state trooper shot; deputy sheriff is suspectWashington Post (blog)
State police sergeant woundedRichmond Times Dispatch
NBC 29 News -Roanoke Times -Franklin News Post
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