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  • WORLD NOTES

    WORLD NOTES

    June 30, 2006

    Afghanistan: U.S. air strikes rise sharply As part of a major military offensive against revived Taliban resistance in southern Afghanistan, as of mid-June U.S. forces had launched 240 air strikes there over a three-month period, more...

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  • U.S.-Europe summit draws protests

    U.S.-Europe summit draws protests

    June 30, 2006

    Developing a common stance on dealing with Iran, North Korea and Cuba topped the foreign policy agenda at the annual U.S.-European Union summit June 21 in Vienna, Austria, where President George Bush met with Jose Manuel...

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  • N. Korea to White House: talk to us

    N. Korea to White House: talk to us

    June 30, 2006

    As the Bush administration steps up its accusations that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) is planning to test a long-range missile that could reach the United States, North Korean officials are...

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  • WHAT’S REALLY GOOD

    WHAT’S REALLY GOOD

    June 30, 2006

    Youth rally against big tobacco On June 21, in Sacramento, Calif., kids came from all over the northern part of the state to rally outside the downtown offices of Altria, the parent company of cigarette giant...

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  • N.J. public workers stand up to looting

    N.J. public workers stand up to looting

    June 30, 2006

    TRENTON, N.J. — Thousands strong, they swarmed across the New Jersey Capitol Complex. Public workers from all corners of the state came to voice their concerns and demands. They came by chartered buses, trains and cars,...

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