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Officials: Paramedic Failed to Check Pulse of Car-Wreck Victim Who Was Still Alive

SAN ANTONIO – A paramedic failed to check the pulse of a car-wreck victim who was presumed dead and left untreated before a medical examiner discovered she was breathing, officials said. Erica N. Smith, 23, remained in the car’s wreckage with a tarp over her body for more than an …

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Gunmen Attack L.A.-Area Parties Leaving 2 Dead, 11 Wounded

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Two people were killed in a spate of shootings at two separate parties in the Los Angeles area, authorities said Sunday. The first shooting happened late Saturday at a Long Beach Masonic temple that had been rented out for a birthday party, said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, …

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Bush Says 'Hope Is Returning' to Iraq Due to Surge

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Facing another decision about U.S. troop numbers in Iraq by spring, President George W. Bush said Saturday it is “fine with me” if generals recommend no more cuts than those planned to drop the force level to about 130,000. Bush said the addition of troops to …

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