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PhoenixHerald.com Saturday 4th September 2010 Volume 2010/0904
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"This historic moment comes at a time of great uncertainty for many Americans. We have now been through nearly a decade of war. We have endured a long and painful recession. And sometimes in the midst of these storms, the future that we are trying to build for our nation - a future of lasting peace and long-term prosperity - may seem beyond our reach"
Barack Obama
US President Obama was making a national address Tuesday to mark the end of the combat mission in Iraq

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Mexico, Peso 0.077 0.059 0.080 - 6.519
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Legislator seeks amendment to protect hunters' rights
Santa Cruz supervisors name office for sheriff
Column: How to deal with your bank during tough times
Arizona governor stumbles during debate

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US service sector figures show weakening recovery
US delegates to visit China to 'reduce military and economic tensions'

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Osteoporosis drug doubles risk of caner, UK study finds
Non-professional beauticians in Pak using homemade low quality creams
Preventive mastectomies pay off for some women
US nurse discovers terminal cancer patient is her long-lost father

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'Machete' has immigration subtheme. How will it play in Arizona?
'Machete,' which opened in theaters this weekend, is full of R-rated violence and goof-ball characters. But immigration – a hot political topic – is a subtheme to this end-of-summer...

Officers recognized in fugitive arrests
SPRINGERVILLE, AZ - A crowd of 60 or more gave a standing ovation to the men and women behind the capture of escaped inmate, John McCluskey, and his accomplice, Casslyn Welch. The two were taken into...
Amtech continues growth in solar orders
continues to report high interest in its solar manufacturing products, and this time its about $37 million in orders from Asia. Te Tempe-based Amtech (Nasdaq: ASYS) has been a semiconductor...
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Food shortage crisis building in many developing countriesFood shortage crisis building in many developing countries
As natural disaster batter the world's agricultural industry, fears are growing that we may be heading into the dark food crisis days of 2007 and...

UN struggling to protect women and children in DRC from rapeUN struggling to protect women and children in DRC from rape
Over 200 women and children have been raped by rebels in the Congo in recent weeks, according to UN...
Mexico offended by US cartoonistMexico offended by US cartoonist
A US cartoonist's attempt to make a statement about the violence in Mexico backfired with his use of the Mexican flag and its national symbol, the Mexican...
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Greece risks civil war if it does not leave Eurozone, German economist warnsGreece risks civil war if it does not leave Eurozone, German economist warns
An influential German economist, Hans-Werner Sinn, has argued Greece should leave the Eurozone or risk a civil...

Employment figures for August reveal different economy for Obama and RepublicansEmployment figures for August reveal different economy for Obama and Republicans
Obama and Republicans are divided over what the new unemployment data from the Department of Labor means to the economic...
Prices for food soar in Russia Prices for food soar in Russia
Russia's government is holding out on freezing the price of certain food goods as prices continue to...
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A gunman shot dead four people, including his wife, in an Arizona community of the US early Sunday, authorities said.

According to a police report, the gunman entered a home in Lake Havasu City of Arizona and started shooting people inside, Xinhua said.

The attacker fled with two of his children in a truck after the shooting, the report said.

Those killed were the children's mother and three others. Two survived in the shooting, police said.

The gunman had been fighting with his wife over custody of their young children, police said, adding the suspect was found dead later Sunday in California of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

The two young children were found safe with their relatives.

Police identified the alleged gunman as Brian Diez, 26.


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