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Fatah's Preventive Security headquarters is captured after a fierce gun battle.
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby must go to prison while waiting appeal, a federal judge has ruled.
June 14, 2007 · A federal jury in Jackson, Miss., has convicted a reputed Klansman of kidnapping and conspiracy in connection with a murder case dating back to the Civil Rights era. The defendant, James Ford Seale, is now 71.
June 14, 2007 · Mike Nifong, the district attorney of Durham County, N.C., is in a fight for his professional life and his reputation. Nifong was at the center of the rape allegations against Duke lacrosse players last year. He faces ethics charges in connection with the case.
June 14, 2007 · African nations have broken an 18-year impasse on rules governing the sale of ivory. At an international meeting Thursday, they agreed to let nations conduct a one-time sale of ivory seized from poachers and dead elephants. Proceeds will aid recovery efforts.
June 14, 2007 · Kurt Waldheim, the former U.N. secretary-general and Austrian president, has died at 88. His tenure as Austria's president was tainted by revelations that he had concealed his service in the German army in Greece during World War II, at a time when the Nazis committed numerous war crimes.
June 14, 2007 · Sgt. Lawrence Sprader's body was found at Fort Hood, Texas, late Tuesday. He became lost during a training exercise and died of heat stroke. His brother, Chris Sprader, is still looking for answers.
June 14, 2007 · Mission managers in Russia on Thursday have partially restored the computers that control the international space station's guidance and oxygen and water supplies that failed completely Wednesday.
June 14, 2007 · Several Sunni mosques are attacked in retaliation for Wednesday's bombing of a Shiite mosque in Iraq. Sunni insurgents were blamed for the initial attack, which toppled two minarets at the Askariya shrine in Samarra.
June 14, 2007 · The Federal Reserve holds a hearing to gather information from the public before deciding whether to use its authority to curb abusive lending practices in the mortgage industry.
June 14, 2007 · The White House has no official response to subpoenas issued by congressional panels probing the firing of eight U.S. attorneys. Testimony is sought from former White House counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara Taylor.
June 14, 2007 · The Pentagon's quarterly report on Iraq shows overall situation, as measured by U.S., Iraqi and civilian casualties, violence hit a three-year high between February and May.
June 14, 2007 · Abortion rights advocates cheered when Democrats took control of Congress. But hopes that their agenda would become a legislative priority have since faded. proposed increase to fund abstinence-only sex education programs.
June 14, 2007 · Hundreds of law enforcement officials from nearly 30 countries gathered in Miami this week to compare notes on how to best combat what many fear is the next step in global terrorism: a nuclear weapon.
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