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DR Congo: Lord’s Resistance Army Rampage Kills 321

(Kampala) – The rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) killed at least 321 civilians and abducted 250 others, including at least 80 children, during a previously unreported four-day rampage in the Makombo area of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo in December 2009, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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DR Congo: Lord’s Resistance Army Rampage Kills 321

(Kampala) – The rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) killed at least 321 civilians and abducted 250 others, including at least 80 children, during a previously unreported four-day rampage in the Makombo area of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo in December 2009, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Harding withdraws from consideration as TSA chief

Maj. Gen. Robert Harding said Friday that, “with deep regret,” he has withdrawn his name from nomination to lead the Transportation Security Administration.

Obama’s health insurance rule: It was a GOP idea

In this April 12, 2006 file photo, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, shakes hands with Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary Timothy Murphy after signing into law a landmark bill designed to guarantee that virtually all Massachusetts residents have health insurance, at Faneuil Hall in Boston, as Sen.

Showdown in Searchlight: tea party targets Reid

Sarah Palin and thousands of tea party activists plan to descend on Sen. Harry Reid’s hometown in the Nevada desert Saturday to call for the ouster of Democrats who supported the health care overhaul.

Weekend Open Thread

Hello Saturday.

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden high-five after watching Sasha Obama and Maisy Biden, the Vice President’s granddaughter, play in a basketball game in Chevy Chase, Md., Feb. 27, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza.

Israel and Hamas urged to co-operate with UN committee on Gaza conflict

Independent experts will monitor domestic investigations into war crimes and other violations of international humanitarian and human rights law.

Boy killed and dozens of injured detained after Kurds clash with security forces in Syria

Police opened fire with live ammunition in the city of Ar Raqqah, as an estimated 5,000 people gathered to celebrate the Kurdish New Year.

Bahrain medics detained for aiding man after anti-government protest

The men were arrested after they helped Hussain ‘Ali Hassan al-Sahlawi, who had been shot and left unconscious by a Bahraini security official in Karzakan.

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