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- Carnival group hit by fire cheered in Rio parade March 7, 2011RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Strutting in a rainbow of glittering colors, Rio's samba groups opened two days of Carnival parades with a dazzling show that included a rousing welcome for one of the elite bands that lost most of their elaborate costumes and floats in a fire last month.... […]By JULIANA BARBASSA
- Gates in Afghanistan to evaluate war progress March 7, 2011KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan Monday, beginning a two-day visit with U.S. troops, allied commanders and Afghan leaders to gauge war progress as the Obama administration moves toward crucial decisions on reducing troop levels.... […]By ROBERT BURNS
- Va. firefighter accused of taking drunken joyride March 6, 2011HAMILTON, Va. (AP) -- Authorities in Virginia say a volunteer firefighter is accused of taking a fire truck on a drunken joyride and nearly smashing into a deputy's patrol car.... […]
- Casualties take focus from Gates's Afghan trip March 7, 2011KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Afghanistan on Monday at a time of increased strain between Kabul and its Western backers and with important security transition milestones looming. […]
- China renews objection to U.S. arms sales March 7, 2011BEIJING, March 7 (UPI) -- The United States should stop selling arms to Taiwan in the interest of its relations with Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Monday. […]
- Honor Out Of Memory March 7, 2011Our impermanent age features many broken families. Mine was one of them. My parents divorced when I was ten years old. My mom raised my sister and I, while my father followed a path that led him away from us. He departed with a slightly below average level of rancor, and then faded slowly from our lives, until he became. . . […]
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