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UN says bandits attack aid workers in eastern Chad over 120 times so far this year
GENEVA (AP) _ The U.N. humanitarian office says aid workers in eastern Chad have been attacked by bandits over 120 times this year, hampering efforts to bring food and other relief to tens of thousands of displaced people. A spokeswoman for the U.N....Tags: Employees
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Officials discount report that U.S. jet forced to land in Iran
Special to the TimesTEHRAN -- Iranian and U.S. officials today quickly discounted a news report that Iranian warplanes forced an American aircraft to land after it violated Iran's airspace in recent days. The Fars News Agency, in a report published today, said an American...Tags: Emergency Planning, Wars and Interventions, Air Transportation, Defense, Newspapers
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NYC exhibit documents historic humanitarian effort
An exhibition being held in New York City's Grand Central Terminal documents one of the most massive humanitarian efforts in European history. After an earthquake set off a tidal wave that struck Italy in 1908, an estimated 20,000 people died. The U.S....Tags: Grand Central Terminal
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HARTFORD: Laundry Fire Displaces Eight Residents
Friday night's fire at the Sunshine Laundry on Maple Avenue displaced three families whose apartments were next to the laundry, and the American Red Cross provided temporary housing. Volunteers from the Charter Oak Chapter of the American Red Cross...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations
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Women's Group In Middletown Celebrates 200 Years Of Outreach
mpionzio@courant.comA load of wood, a petticoat, $3 to help with rent, a wool cloak. Just the basics, but for those who received them in the early 1800s from the Middletown Female Charitable Society, they provided much needed comfort and relief. The charity was formed in...Tags: Society, Middletown
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Sarah Palin wows 1,000 at private party in Boca Raton
South Florida Sun-SentinelSarah Palin led a glitzy, private reception and fundraising dinner here Monday night, raising an estimated $1 million amid a crucial, two-day Florida campaign swing. Dozens of starry-eyed Republican faithful and some of South Florida's wealthiest...Tags: Barack Obama, Charlie Crist, Republican National Conventions, Ronald Reagan, Joe Lieberman
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McCain calls Obama a liar and criticizes his ties to Chicago in harshest criticism yet
Associated Press WriterALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ Behind in the polls, Republican John McCain on Monday called Democratic rival Barack Obama a liar as he leveled his harshest criticism yet, and said the campaign boils down to one basic question: Who is Obama really? Adopting...Tags: Barack Obama, Government, Fraud, John McCain, Polls
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Mich. justice has financial edge over opponent
Associated Press WriterMichigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Clifford Taylor has a big financial advantage over his opponent heading into the November election. Taylor, a Republican-nominated incumbent, has raised more than $1.5 million this year -- 10 times as much as the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Campaign Finance, Trials, Judges, Democratic Party
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GOP complaint questions Obama's campaign donations from foreign addresses
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Republican National Committee filed a complaint Monday alleging that Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign has received illegal contributions from foreigners and donations that exceed federal limits. The complaint filed with...Tags: Barack Obama, Puerto Rico, Primaries
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$18M deal struck for Dick Cavett's Montauk property
rick.brand@newsday.comComedian and talk show host Dick Cavett is selling the bulk of his Montauk estate - 76.8 acres including 1,000 feet of oceanfront and towering 60-foot high bluffs - to state and local governments for $18 million. "It's a kingdom lot, a trophy lot,"...Tags: East Hampton, Sales, East Hampton, Local Authority, Property
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Charlie's web
Originally published Jan. 14, 1990. First of two parts.Charlie Keating just might be the greediest man in America. Greedy to the tune of $2.5 billion. He's been accused of using his Lincoln Savings and Loan like a personal cash machine. In 3 1/2 years, he and his family took $34 million out of it in...Tags: Government, Fraud, House Building, Internal Revenue Service, Clubs and Associations
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McCain stretches T-shirt story to suggest money was a shady foreign contribution
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican John McCain on Monday raised the specter of illegal foreign contributions to rival Democrat Barack Obama by suggesting that a bulk purchase of T-shirts was sinister. McCain said at a campaign rally that Obama had to return...Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Campaign Finance, Political Campaigns
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