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Kremlin-Backed Party to Nominate Putin as Party Head

MOSCOW – The leader of Russia’s lower house of parliament says the dominant United Russia political party will nominate President Vladimir Putin as its chief. State Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov says officials will make the nomination during United Russia party’s congress that begins April 14. The party dominates the Duma. …

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Gas Explosion in Chinese Coal Mine Kills 14

BEIJING – A gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China has killed 14 miners, a government official said Sunday. The spokeswoman for the district propaganda department said the blast occurred Saturday morning at a mine in Huludao City in Liaoning province when miners were digging more coal than …

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Ariz. Man on Roof With Gun in Police Standoff

At least three schools are on lockdown Friday afternoon in Arizona after a bail bondsman tried to collect money from a man who then fled to his roof with a gun. The man took to his roof in Phoenix, KSAZ-TV reports. The station said the man was strung out on …

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