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In the deadliest insurgent attack of Operation Iraqi Freedom, a suicide bomber exploded a car bomb in Hilla where police recruits were waiting to get physicals. The attack kills 125 and wounds over 150. Consistent with current practice, FOX News reports the incident as a "homicide" bombing with 10 ... |
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The pro-Syrian government of Lebanon resigns after an aggressive session of parliamentary debate. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters had been demanding the action along with the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon. |
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Talks Close on DPRK Weapons Programs With Little Progress |
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Israeli helicopters fire missles in Gaza strip, killing three and wounding nine. |
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Mayor of Nablus, Ghassan Shakaa, resigns in protest at rise of lawlessness. |
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Hindu mobs in India respond to a train firebombing from the day before and kill more than 60 muslims. |
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The U.S. Treasury Department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms bungle a raid on the compound of David Koresh's Branch Dividians, ten miles outside of Waco, Texas. Eighty Davidians including 27 children die in a fire that is set from within. |
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The United States commences the delivery of humanitarian aid and supplies to Bosnia. |
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Col. Alexander Doniphan moving from El Paso, TX defeats Mexican forces at Sacramento Creek, Mexico. |
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The U.S. Senate refuses to seat a duly elected member, Albert Gallatin of Pennsylvania. This is the first contested election in Senate history. |
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