Acrimony Leads Closure in West Virginia Conflict
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In the aftermath of the Rich Rodriguez era at West Virginia, Bill Stewart, the head coach for about two weeks, is looking for closure, which does not seem to be in reach.
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SWAT, Pakistan - Hundreds of civilians used a cease-fire yesterday between government forces and militant supporters of a pro-Taliban cleric to flee a scenic valley where fighting has killed more than 100 people.
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Talks are raising hopes that a central African conflict involving the Lord's Resistance Army is winding down.
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Georgia&#39;s withdrawal of its soldiers after an advance into the breakaway region of South Ossetia sends the ``right signal&#39;&#39; toward ending their standoff peacefully, the US State Department said.
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A standoff between rival Palestinian factions shut down a West Bank university on Monday, reflecting the growing state of chaos plaguing the Palestinian territories.
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In the final hours of British General David Richards' command of NATO forces in Afghanistan, a much-vaunted and equally criticized truce with tribal elders fell apart as the Taliban overran a key southern town.
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. - A pair of shackles. That's all that stood between a Potomac Highlands Regional Jail inmate and potential freedom.  Edward E.
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Officer Andrew Barnett of the Anne Arundel County police allegedly told his superiors last year that his nation needed him -- that his Army reserves unit had been activated and that he was headed to Iraq. With that, police say, Barnett was granted a leave from his job while continuing to collect his salary.
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A lengthy fight, in the courts and on Capitol Hill, has come to an end.
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The handover is part of a deal to disband the insurgent force and end weeks of fighting with American forces.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Aug. 23 -- Robbie Catterton, a sophomore safety expected to play an important reserve role this season, quit the Virginia football team Saturday night, unhappy with the amount of playing time he was told to expect this season.
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"The dissidents are not a worthy target for a military force"  The final British troops withdrew Monday from the Northern Ireland borderland long known as 'bandit country,' ending a 37-year mission to keep watch over the Irish Republican Army's most dangerous power base.Soldiers from the second battalion of the Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment left Bessbrook Mill in what their commander, Col. Wayne Harber, called a final act in 'the longest military campaign in the army's history.''We are pleased to be going and that the peace process is progressing. Soldiers know the importance of peace more than anybody else,' Harber said. Read more
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL West Virginia is investigating the disappearance of records associated with the school's football program. Citing anonymous sources, The Charleston Gazette reported that files kept in the private office of former coach Rich Rodriguez disappeared between Dec. 16 and Jan. 3, along with strength and conditioning records from the weight room. Assistant athletic director Mike Fragale told the Associated ...
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22 -- The Utah coal mine where three rescuers were killed and six men remained trapped will cease operations when the flagging effort to locate the missing is finally called off, mine operator Robert E. Murray said Wednesday. The statement by the combative chief executive of Mur...
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By Tara Tuckwiller  tara@wvgazette.com  A few farmers along the Ohio River are resorting to a 1930s Dust Bowl tactic - cutting down trees so their cattle can eat the leaves - as most of West Virginia is now in a drought.
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TBILISI, Georgia  - A gun battle between rival  forces meant to be keeping the peace in Georgia's separatist  province of South Ossetia killed two Georgian soldiers Monday  and dashed a short-lived cease-fire.
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[World News]: Islamabad, Nov 27 : Pakistani security forces are to withdraw from a tribal area near the western borders, reportedly after a deal with militants.