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Bush and Congress at odds over Iraq as war enters fifth year
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WASHINGTON - The Iraq war lumbered into its fifth year Monday with President Bush pleading for patience to let his revised battle plan work and Congress' new Democratic leaders retorting that no patience remains. "The new strategy will need more time to take effect," Bush said in remarks televised from the White House to mark the four years since he ordered the invasion.
Suicide bomber strikes U.S. Embassy convoy, killing Afghan teen and wounding 5 guards
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KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber exploded his car next to a U.S. Embassy convoy Monday, breaking months of relative calm in the Afghan capital with an attack that killed a teenage pedestrian and wounded five security guards on a notoriously dangerous stretch of road.
Pentagon says planner of USS Cole and U.S. Embassy bombings confesses
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WASHINGTON - A Yemeni portrayed as an al-Qaida operative and a member of a terrorist family confessed to plotting the bombings of the USS Cole and two U.S. embassies in Africa, killing hundreds, according to a Pentagon transcript of a Guantanamo Bay hearing.
Colleges join public-private partnership for biofuels research
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DENVER - Colorado's biofuels research coalition announced its first major project on Monday, a public-private partnership that will work to create new transportation fuels and other products from crops. Gov. Bill Ritter said the Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, or C2B2, will create a partnership between businesses and the newly formed Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory.
Bill helps judges to react when parents threaten to abduct kids
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Every time Mike Beadle's four children visit their mother, he gets a sinking feeling in his stomach. During his divorce, Beadle said, his wife said and did things, such as coming by his house unexpectedly, to lead him to believe she might take off with their children.
Senate backs bill allowing foreign flags in schools, airports
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DENVER - The Senate voted Monday to relax an earlier law meant to protect the American flag, giving initial backing to a measure that would allow schools and airports to keep banners of other countries on permanent display indoors. The measure would also allow POW-MIA flags to be displayed along with the Colorado and U.
Iraqis ask Americans for custody of Saddam deputy to hang him at dawn
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BAGHDAD - The Iraqi government asked U.S. authorities for custody of Saddam Hussein's former deputy to hang him at dawn Tuesday, the fourth anniversary of the start of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Taha Yassin Ramadan, who was Saddam's vice president when the regime was ousted, would be the fourth man executed in the killings of 148 Shiites following a 1982 assassination attempt against the former leader in the city of Dujail.
LSC to celebrate 45th anniversary
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It was 45 years ago that a group of students pushed for a student center on campus. It was their efforts that brought to life the Lory Student Center, the student heart of campus. And from today until Thursday, center officials are celebrating the anniversary of the building's creation.
Italian reporter kidnapped in Afghanistan 2 weeks ago is freed
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ROME - An Italian journalist held for two weeks in Afghanistan said after his release Monday that he saw his captors cut off the head of one of the two Afghans kidnapped with him and thought he would be next to die. In an interview with RAI Tg3 News, Daniele Mastrogiacomo described a harrowing experience.
Iditarod works on image
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ANCHORAGE- As the last dog teams trickle across the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, organizers are working to quell the bad publicity generated by the disqualification of a top musher for dog abuse. Ramy Brooks admitted to spanking each of his 10 dogs with a trail marker after two refused to get up and continue running outside the checkpoint of Golovin on the Bering Sea coast.
Nature activist to speak at CSU
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CSU will host world-famous conservationist and nature activist Dr. Jane Goodall in Moby Arena, as part of its Monfort Lecture Series in April. Goodall's lecture, titled "A Reason to Hope," will address the scientist's life and work. "I think individuals who attend her lecture will be inspired by her words: that we can all make a difference in the world," said Jennifer Dimas, a CSU spokeswoman.
Community remembers lost soldiers
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After learning that his friend had been killed in Ramadi, Iraq in 2004, CSU student Seth Anthony visited his grave at Arlington National Cemetery.
But the filled graves did not strike him as much as the vast, empty fields: The space reserved to bury American soldiers who have not yet died.
"Half of the soldiers who have died (in Iraq) are younger than I am," said Anthony, a 24-year-old chemistry graduate student.
Anthony, also the chair of CSU's Libertarian student group, was one of several who spoke out on Monday night, at an Iraq vigil held at the CSU Oval, saying it is time for the U.S. to bring its soldiers home.
CSU-Pueblo president talks diversity, cracks jokes
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The University of Colorado-Boulder served Joseph Garcia well. "I got out of CU and did what I always planned to do and became a truck driver," quipped Garcia, the 13th president of CSU-Pueblo. But there was more to Garcia's visit than taking jabs at easy targets.
Director: Athletics needs more cash
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The athletic department proposed a fee increase to the Student Fee Review Board on Monday, requesting an additional $15 per semester - or $30 per year - per student. "We aren't settling for average anymore," said Paul Kowalczyk, athletic director. "We need to invest in our program.
NYPD detectives appear before judge, have first encounter with victims' families
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NEW YORK - Three police officers charged in a 50-bullet barrage that killed an unarmed groom on his wedding day appeared before a judge Monday and had their first encounter since the shooting with the victims and their families. In a packed, tension-filled courtroom, the three officers stood with their hands clasped during the 20-minute hearing as they pleaded not guilty in the shooting that killed 23-year-old Sean Bell and wounded two of his friends.