Archive for July 5th, 2009

Nashville, Tenn. — Shot twice in the head and two more times in the chest, former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was the victim of a homicide, police said Sunday. But authorities wouldn’t say it was a murder-suicide — even with his 20-year-old girlfriend dead at his feet from a single bullet. McNair …

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BEIJING (AP) - Chinese state media says that 140 people have been killed and more than 800 hurt in violence in the country’s western Xinjiang region. The official Xinhua News Agency did not immediately give any other details Monday on the number of deaths, but said the death toll “was still climbing …

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya was kept from landing at the main Honduras airport Sunday because the runway was blocked by military vehicles and groups of soldiers, some of them clashing with a crowd of thousands outside. His Venezuelan pilots circled around the airport and …

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The bomber blew himself up near the gates of Kandahar Airfield, border police commander Gen. Saifullah Hakim said. Those wounded included four civilians and four Afghan soldiers, he said. The attack came as thousands of U.S. Marines in neighboring Helmand province mounted a major offensive against …

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - The ousted Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya, swept over Honduras Sunday evening as crowds of his supporters clashed with soldiers and riot police at the airport. But after his plane swooped in low over the airport and cheers erupted from the crowds below, it veered away …

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair rolls out of the pocket during the second quarter against the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV in Atlanta. McNair, who led the Tennessee Titans within a yard of forcing overtime in the 2000 Superbowl and led the Baltimore Ravens to the playoffs, has been …

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (July 5) - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya was kept from landing at the main Honduras airport Sunday because the runway was blocked by military vehicles and groups of soldiers, some of them clashing with a crowd of thousands outside. His Venezuelan pilots circled around the …

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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Roger Federer was playing for history. Andy Roddick was playing the match of his life. On and on they dueled, Federer trying for a record-breaking 15th major championship, Roddick striving for his second, in a Wimbledon final that required more games than any Grand Slam …

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WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick 5-7, 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 16-14 to win a sixth Wimbledon title and a record 15th Grand Slam crown on Sunday. The world number two, who also owns five US Open, three Australian Open and a French Open trophy, went past Pete Sampras’s mark …

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MOSCOW, June 5 — President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will try to break a deadlock in talks to replace a vital nuclear-arms-control treaty when they meet here Monday, with U.S. missile defense plans and Russian demands for sharper cuts in launchers presenting the key obstacles …

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