News briefs:July 16, 2010

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Dozens dead in Connecticut school shooting

 Note — August 24, 2015 This article is insufficiently clear on one detail, namely that one victim (the gunman’s mother) was shot and killed in a separate location. The toll of 28 includes her and the gunman.  Friday, December 14, 2012 Before turning the gun on himself, a 20-year-old male opened …

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Schwarzenegger endorses McCain for U.S. Presidency

Thursday, January 31, 2008 California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his support for Arizona Senator John McCain‘s presidential bid Thursday morning. Schwarzenegger called McCain “a great American hero and an extraordinary leader” and praised him for his ability to cross party lines. “I think Senator McCain has proven over and over …

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Libya releases four foreign journalists

Sunday, May 22, 2011 Wednesday saw Libya release four journalists, detained for six weeks and, accused of entering the country illegally. The two Americans, one British, and Spanish correspondents were taken to Tripoli’s Rixo hotel upon their release. James Foley, Clare Morgana Gillis, Nigel Chandler and Spanish photographer Manu Brabo …

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