A Packwood, Wash., man is wounded, but alive, after an evening of entertaining visitors turned into a gunfight when one of his guests opened fire on him while attempting to steal his gun collection. The homeowner, whose name was not released by authorities, told Lewis County Chief Criminal Deputy Joe Doench that a male friend from nearby Morton, Wash., had arrived Wednesday morning for a visit, bringing with him two women and and a man from Las Vegas who he did not know. The homeowner became suspicious, believing he was being distracted by three of the guests, so he retrieved his AR15 semi-automatic rifle and directed the visitors to another part of the house where he discovered that the fourth visitor had broken into his gun safe. According to Seattle's KING-TV, the homeowner found one of the women loading guns from his collection into a truck and he told her to stop. She fired, hitting him in the ear. He said he fired back, killing her instantly. ... http://www.wnd.com censor News |
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U.S.: Saddam Not In Iraqi Custody However, Ex-Iraqi President's Execution Said To Be Imminent By Iraqi Judge |
| The United States denied that Saddam Hussein has been turned over to Iraqi authorities, contradicting a statement by the former Iraqi president's lawyer. "There has been no change in Saddam's status," U.S. Stat.. full News |
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British coast guard says 2 U.S. sailors die after falling off submarine |
| Two US sailors died after waves swept them from the deck of a nuclear submarine off the coast of southwestern England on Friday, British coast guards said. The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul was leaving Plymouth harb.. full News |
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Howard backs nuclear power shift |
| Australian Prime Minister John Howard has backed a controversial report which calls on the country to start building nuclear power stations. Mr Howard said the report, released last month, showed that nuclear p.. full News |
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Trekker claims South Pole record |
| An adventurer from Berkshire has claimed to have made the fastest solo, unsupported trek to the South Pole. Hannah McKeand, 33, from Newbury, set off on the 690-mile (1,110km) trip from the edge of Antarctica t.. full News |
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U.S. Embassy Says Marine Convicted of Rape Moved From Manila Jail to American Custody |
| A U.S. Marine convicted of raping a Filipino woman was whisked away from a Manila jail to the U.S. Embassy Friday, a spokesman said, almost a month after the U.S. and Philippine governments urged a local court .. full News |
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