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Amnesty International condemns police attack on Port Sudan demonstration
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AP Worldstream
02-01-2005
Dateline: CAIRO, Egypt
Human rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned Sudanese police for using deadly force to quell a weekend demonstration and demanded an independent inquiry investigate the incident.
Reports vary on the number of people killed during Saturday's protest by members of the northeastern Beja tribe, with the local governor saying 14 people died and tribal leaders putting the death toll at least 25, with 196 people wounded.
Sudanese officials claim police fired on demonstrators seeking more political and economic rights after some had ...
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A local shelter from the cold
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; ...planning to run it with help from Red Cross volunteers and agency staff. The Red Cross came with 100 cots and blankets, and the San...to find out if the warming center will be open each night. Staff writer Rebekah Gordon can be reached at (650) 306-2428 or...
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Couple charged in business scam
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; ...he added. The couple are being held in Contra Costa County Jail. Rick Powers is being held on $500,000 bail. MediaNews Staff writer Eric Kurhi contributed to this story. Contact Jeanine Benca at jbenca@cctimes.com or at (925) 847- 2125.
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WWII Navy aviator dies at 86
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; ...A memorial service will be held today at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary, 1040 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. Staff writer Aaron Kinney can be reached at (650) 348-4302 or by e-mail at akinney@sanmateocountytimes.com.
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Powering Back Up; Residents Shiver as Pepco Struggles
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ACMC strives to provide quality, safe births
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Sponsor, game designers withdraw from film fest
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; ...families of the victims, or from families of Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, who committed suicide after killing students and staff in 1999. "After much internal conflict and debate, we decided to pull this game," Baxter said. "And we hope a choice...
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Silence on Iraq war is far from endorsement
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; ...War II and then refused to ask anyone but a handful of deceived Americans to fight it, going so far as to fire Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki on Aug. 1, 2003 after he told Congress it would take "several hundred thousand troops" to do the job. Now...
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; ...currently under way will be important. He said he wants the district to look for savings that could then be used to help boost staff pay. "In these days, with the difficulties of getting revenue into the district, you just have to look for ways of trimming...
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FRIENDS IN DEED; Wake, Dudley Are Focused on Each Other, State Title
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; ...little bit more mentally tough when they first came in," said Woodbridge Coach George Washington, who joined the coaching staff the girls' freshman year. "So even if Tamika couldn't play, she made it appear so by how she acted." When they started...
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