Two U.S. soldiers were killed in Baghdad on Thursday, a day after another U.S. soldier died in fighting to capture “foreign terrorists,” the U.S. military said. One soldier was killed on Thursday afternoon in the capital when his patrol was attacked by gunmen using small arms fire, the U.S. military command said in a statement. Earlier in the day, another soldier was killed when an improvised explosive device, the Army’s term for a roadside bomb, hit the vehicle in which he was traveling, the military said. Another soldier died on Wednesday south of Baghdad “when his unit came in contact with enemy forces,” said an earlier statement by the U.S. command. It said two terrorists were killed during the fire fight. “The unit was conducting operations to rid Iraq of foreign terrorists known to be operating in the area,” the statement said. It gave no other details. ...
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 U.S. OKs wider access for Barr "morning-after" pill |
Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. won U.S. approval to sell its Plan B "morning-after" contraceptive without a prescription to women 18 and older, the company said on Thursday. Younger girls still need a prescription for Plan B, Barr said in a statement. The Plan B pills may prevent pregnancy when taken within 72 hours of sexual intercourse. The Food and Drug Administration approval follows more than three years of controversy. Backers and opponents of wider access had fiercely lobbied the agency, and the feud stalled the nominations of two FDA commissioners. Plan B will be kept behind pharmacy counters, Barr said. The pills should be available in a dual nonprescription and prescription package by the end of the year....
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| Sudan rejects Darfur peace plan |
Sudan's ruling party has rejected a draft United Nations resolution on sending peacekeepers to Darfur. The plan would "impose complete tutelage" on Sudan, said National Congress Party chairman Ghazi Salah Eldin Atabani. The US and the UK have circulated the draft, calling for 17,000 well-equipped peacekeepers, at the Security Council. The UN and the African Union (AU) agree that the UN should take over the peace mission from the cash-strapped AU. On Sunday, two AU peacekeepers were shot and killed in Darfur, the AU says. "The draft resolution is worse than previous ones as it is an attempt to impose complete tutelage on the Sudan," Mr Atabani was quoted as saying after a meeting chaired by President Omar al-Bashir. ...
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| Kentucky AG, Governor's Office in Settlement Talks Over Charges in State Hiring Scandal |
Kentucky's indicted governor and the state attorney general are negotiating a potential settlement to charges filed in a state hiring scandal, Attorney General Greg Stumbo said Thursday. Stumbo said he had been involved in productive negotiations with Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher's attorney for the last two days and was optimistic that a settlement was close. "I would suspect that something may be submitted to the judge today," Stumbo said in an interview at the annual Country Ham Breakfast at the Kentucky State Fair. "I think that it's moved beyond the point of being likely to probable." Asked if he wanted an admission of guilt as part of any settlement, Stumbo said he wanted a recognition that the state's personnel law was important and that there were "serious violations" of the law. Stumbo also said he wanted to make sure that the alleged abuses of the law will stop and that "someone takes responsibility." ...
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| Blast rocks bomb recycling plant |
An explosion Thursday rocked a plant where military bombs are disassembled and recycled, forcing the evacuation of at least 600 students from two schools, authorities said.The blast at the Explo Systems Inc. site resulted in authorities asking residents of the eastern section of Doyline, which has about 800 people, to leave voluntarily.There were no reports of deaths or injuries. The students from Doyline High School and Union Elementary School were taken to a school in nearby Sibley, the Webster Parish sheriff's office said.The blast occurred about 8:30 a.m., said Col. Carl Thompson, assistant camp commander at Camp Minden, the former Army ammunition plant that is home to Explo and other businesses....
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| Israel's military chief acknowledges failings in Lebanon war |
In a letter to the troops, Israel's military chief acknowledged publicly for the first time Thursday that there were shortcomings in the military's performance during the recent fighting with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.Israel went into the monthlong war as a united front against Hezbollah, but since the fighting ended last week, the country has splintered into a cacophony of reproachful voices.Criticism of the military's preparedness and tactics swelled after the battles ended without a clear-cut victory for Israel. Questions about the wisdom of 11th-hour battles and reports of food and water shortages have fueled demands for a state inquiry into the war's conduct and the resignation of Israel's wartime leaders. In a letter to Israeli fighters, military chief Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz wrote: "Alongside the achievements, the fighting uncovered shortcomings in various areas — ...
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