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Today's Headlines  |  July 6, 2008
Los Angeles Times
Marines act as paymasters to Afghans
By David Zucchino
In the wake of their offensive against the Taliban in Helmand province, the U.S. troops reimburse civilians for property damage.
Yemen blast just one sign of nation's troubles
Yemen blast just one sign of nation's troubles
By Borzou Daragahi
An insurgency in the north, separatist discontent in the south and Al Qaeda attacks support predictions of a descent into chaos in an area close to a major oil route.
A sanctuary for animals in Arabian desert
By Jeffrey Fleishman
'The animals come first here,' says the South African woman who runs the Abu Dhabi Wildlife Center in the United Arab Emirates.
Iraq to open consulate in San Diego
By Doug Smith
The facility will assist Iraqis with documentation, passports, visas and other consular services.
More scrutiny, secrecy at Justice Department
By Richard B. Schmitt
The Office of Professional Responsibility, which monitors lawyers' conduct, has taken on weighty issues since 9/11, yet it has stopped issuing regular public reports.
Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan A.V. Yelner, 24, Lafayette; killed by a bomb in Afghanistan
By John M. Glionna
Jake Yelner thought he'd pulled a fast one on his mother.
Uranium from Iraq reaches Canada
The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program -- a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium -- reached this Canadian port Saturday, completing a secret U.S. operation that included an airlift from Baghdad and a voyage across two oceans.
'The Boat' by Nam Le
'The Boat' by Nam Le
By Antoine Wilson
The collection of stories traverses the world: Colombia, Japan, Iowa, Australia, Manhattan, Iran and the South China Sea.
MTV's 'True Life' captures fickle young audience
MTV's 'True Life' captures fickle young audience
By Lauren Weber
The show documents youths at turning points, whether they're struggling with meth addiction, coming home from Iraq or undergoing cosmetic surgery.
Gunmen assassinate Shiite official in Iraq
From The Associated Press
Gunmen on a motorcycle assassinated an official of Iraq's biggest Shiite party Friday in the southern city of Basra, police said.
Jerusalem attacker once had Jewish girlfriend
From The Associated Press
The man who went on a deadly rampage on a city street this week had spent years in a romantic relationship with a Jewish Israeli woman.

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