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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Death Toll Rises in Iraq... & Other AM Headlines

AP photo  taken from video shows an injured child hospitalized in Dahuk, Iraq. Four simultaneous bombings aimed at a small Kurdish sect killed at least 250 and perhaps as many as 500.

US law enforcement is getting new access to secret imagery -- "some of the most powerful tools of 21st-century spycraft."

Domestic Use of Spy Satellites to Widen -- washingtonpost.com

400 Dead In Iraq War's Worst Attack, PM Announces New Unity Government, But No Sunnis Aboard; New Blast Hits Baghdad - CBS News

A magnitude-7.9 earthquake topples buildings, shatters roads, kills hundreds of people, and wounds hundreds more.

At Least 337 Die in Strong Peru Quake - Forbes.com

Watch out, New York - and if you're looking at Al-Qaeda, you may want to look closer to home.

NYPD Warns of Homegrown Terror Threat - AP

Officials have words of warning for parents of kids with colds.

FDA Warns Against Giving Cough Medicine to Toddlers - washingtonpost.com

The world is remembering Elvis Presley on the 30th anniversary of his passing. (By the way, GDPR will feature some of the artist's music during GDread Midday, 1pm-4pm Eastern.)



Scotsman.com: Elvis - He's always on my mind

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