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Taliban give up Kandahar Afghan Islamic Press reports fighters handing in weapon
KATHY GANNON Associated Press Writer on Friday, December 07
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Taliban forces began handing in their weapons in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar today as part of a surrender deal with opposition forces, according to a Pakistan-based news service close to the Islamic militia.
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AF veteran recalls day of 'infamy'
CALEB WARNOCK The Daily Herald on Friday, December 07
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AMERICAN FORK -- An old hulk of a ship saved Warren Wimmer's life in Pearl Harbor. When Wimmer, 81, of American Fork, joined the Navy in August 1941, he wanted to see the world. He was 21 when he completed boot camp.
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Snide Remarks: Needless lawsuit won't mend family's problems
ERIC D. SNIDER The Daily Herald on Friday, December 07
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I went up in a hot-air balloon with my pet cat, and when we were several hundred feet up, I held the cat by one leg and dangled him over the edge of the basket. He slipped out of my hand and fell to his death.
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Student ministers put on probation by BYU
TARA DUGGAN The Daily Herald on Thursday, December 06
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PROVO -- Three college students cited for violating the city's dance hall ordinance will be in court Dec. 20, according to the city attorney's office. While that case is pending, BYU has recommended that three of its students -- two who were charged and one who was
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Family coping with son's accident Father says 7-year-old run over by school bus
JENNIFER MINNICH The Daily Herald on Thursday, December 06
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LINDON -- Ben Lindow was driving down the street when he heard about a bus accident in Delta that killed one child and injured several others. "I remember when that happened I thought, 'I hate to see accidents anytime, but when it's the kids it's just heartbreaking,'"
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Orem looks to clear off residential streets
DEBRA JANDREAU The Daily Herald on Thursday, December 06
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OREM -- Residents who live in neighborhoods packed with students' cars are pleased with the progress of Orem's new parking permit ordinance. For several years, residential neighborhoods have felt the impact of traffic and parking from students who attend Utah Valley
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Errant bomb kills three U.S. soldiers 2,000 pounds of explosives miss target in
ROBERT BURNS AP Military Writer on Thursday, December 06
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WASHINGTON -- Three U.S. Special Forces soldiers were killed and 20 wounded in Afghanistan on Wednesday when a U.S. bomb missed its Taliban target. The bomb, carrying 2,000 pounds of explosives, landed about 100 yards from the soldiers' position north of Kandahar,
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Update: Soldiers killed, wounded by friendly fire in Afghanistan
PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press Writer on Wednesday, December 05
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two American soldiers were killed and 20 wounded in Afghanistan Wednesday when a B-52 bomber missed its target, the Pentagon said. An unknown number of opposition fighters also died in the incident north of the last Taliban stronghold of Kandahar,
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Olympic torch begins journey across U.S.
JUSTIN BACHMAN Associated Press Writer on Wednesday, December 05
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ATLANTA -- On a hot summer night more than five years ago, Muhammad Ali ended the Olympic torch relay by lighting the big red cauldron that burned above the Atlanta Games. On Tuesday, as a mild late-autumn day caressed the South, Ali was back to the task, this time
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Crowton blasts BCS system
PATRICK RIDGELL The Daily Herald on Wednesday, December 05
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PROVO -- If you looked really closely, you could almost see little puffs of smoke floating from Gary Crowton's ears Tuesday. The BYU football coach, speaking at BYU's weekly media luncheon, didn't want to rant and rave over the BCS's decision Monday to release
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