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100914-F-6350L-496       U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division walk out to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prior to a parachute drop during a joint forcible entry exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Sept. 14, 2010.  A joint forcible entry training event is held six times a year in order to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and the Army.  DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence, U.S. Air Force.  (Released)
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US military to cut troop numbers, invest in future
The Pentagon proposed taking some 100,000 troops off active duty as the debt-ridden United States winds down a decade of war, but vowed new investments to exert power in Asia and the Middle East. With... (photo: AP / Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence, U.S. Air Force)
In this image made available Sunday Nov. 22 2009 and taken from Al Alam TV, a missile is fired in an unspecified location in Iran. Iran on Sunday Nov. 22 2009 began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting the country's nuclear facilities against any possible attack, state television reported. It said the five-day drill will cover an area a third of the size of Iran and spread across the central, western and southern parts of the country.
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Obama renews anti-Iran war rhetoric
Share US President Barack Obama has once again renewed threats against Iran, saying that Washington will maintain pressure on the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program. “America is... (photo: AP / Al Alam TV)
File - An Egyptian Pyramids, Sphinx and other ancient cultural heritage.  Al Jazeera 
Who should save Egypt's archives?
- It has sometimes been claimed that, like human rights and democracy, the protection of Egypt's cultural heritage cannot be left to the Egyptians. Corruption, poverty and ignorance, Egypt's critics... (photo: WN / Noha)
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Elephant at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. E2ride bike tours opened in 2009 and is the area's only historical bicycle tour company in Riverside-Avondale, San Marco, Olde Mandarin, Springfield and Jacksonville Beach  The Guardian 
How China is driving the grim rise in illegal ivory
Demand from Asia is driving the killing of Africa's elephants for their tusks, with seizures hitting a record high in 2011 following a ban in 1989 2011 saw the highest amount of illegally-traded ivory... (photo: Creative Commons / Excel23)
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor argues with a photographer as he awaits the start of the prosecution's closing arguments during his trial at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam February 8, 2011. Al Jazeera
Accused war criminal Taylor 'worked with CIA'
He stands accused of funding rebels who hacked the arms off small children, smuggling blood diamonds, keeping sex slaves and torturing his opponents, but former Liberian... (photo: AP / Jerry Lampen)
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 A view of Israel´s Sorek nuclear reactor center near the central Israeli town of Yavne is seen in this July 5, 2004 file photo. Israeli soldiers will begin distributing pills against radiation sickness in cities near Israel´s two nuclear reac Pakalert Press
Pressure Israel, Not Iran. Israel has an Arsenal of 200-300 Nuclear Weapons…
Share Prof. Marjorie Cohn Global Research Neocons in Israel and the United States are escalating their rhetoric to prepare us for war with Iran. Even the infamous John... (photo: AP/str)
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A lawn mower is covered with snow Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After cold night, 3-6 inches of snow expected Friday
Another three to six inches of snow is expected Friday, but at least it will be light and fluffy and easy to shovel. Highs will be in the teens but winds will be light,... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
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With the skyline of Youngstown, Ohio in the distance, a brine injection well owned by Northstar Disposal Services LLC is seen in Youngstown on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2011. WorldNews.com
Fracking Education, the Earth and Each Other
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Turning around, I knew I had recognized the voice that just came through the doorway. It was from a former student who had... (photo: AP / Amy Sancetta)
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Atlanta Airport                              Atlanta Journal
Despite wrangling, city sees no terminal delay
The opening of the Atlanta airport's new international terminal will not be delayed, despite legal wrangling over the awarding of restaurant and bar contracts at the... (photo: Public Domain)
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Vehicle refueling at Pertamina petrol stations,Batam, Indonesia Star Tribune
Rumors fuel long lines, gasoline shortages across Egypt with fears of impending price hike
CAIRO - It's not clear which came first — the rumors or the fuel shortages — but for several days this week drivers had to wait in long lines only to find key... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi)
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