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The Star Tribune (http://www.startribune.com/722/story/1559545.html) said: The U.S. military said that weekly attacks in Iraq is at a low. It hasnt been this low since Feb. 2006. The military also indicated that civilian deahts have dropped also. Last week there were 575 attacks, in June attacks were at 1,600.

The Chicago Tribune (http://www.chicagotribune.com/services/newspaper/printedition/monday/chi-iraq_slynov19,0,4327007.story) said: The U.S. is urging Iraq to take advantage of the decrease in attacks. a military spokesman attributes the fall in attacks to the "surge" of US troops in Baghdad.
Attacks have fallen 55% and the number of civilian casualties has fallen 65%.

The articles were essentially identical.

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The Star Tribune (http://www.startribune.com/722/story/1543958.html) said: A taxi driver in Iraq was shot and killed by a guard Sat. A DynCorp International guard, hired to protect U.S. diplomats shot the driver. Eyewitnesses say the shooting was unprovoked.

The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/world/middleeast/12contractor.html?hp): A DynCorp International guard shot a taxi driver Sat. The Interior Ministry has opened an investigation.

The articles were almost identical.

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The Star Tribune (http://www.startribune.com/722/story/1526449.html) said: Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan. The chief justice was replaced and the constitution suspended. Musharraf said in an address on Saturday that "Pakistan was at a 'dangerous' juncture, its government threatented by Islamic extremists.

The International Herald Tribune (http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/03/asia/AS-GEN-Pakistan-World-View.php) said: The US and Great Britain are concerned after Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency. The Bush administration is "deeply disturbed" by the move. While many agree that it is a political crisis, they don't see this as the solution.

The two articles were almost identical.

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The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/world/africa/22safrica.html?ref=world) said: Five men were arrested early Sunday under supspicion of the murder of Lucky Dube, a South African reggae star. Dube was shot when he dropped of his two teenage children in Johannesburg. Some beleive it was a botched attempt to steal his car.

Sunday Vision www.sundayvision.co.ugdetail.phpmainNewsCategoryId=7&newsCategoryId=123&n
ewsId=593004) said: Dube was "shot dead" in a botched car robbery in Johannesburg. His music insired them for two decades. In Kampala fans mourn his death. “Today we Rastas express our grief over the death of Lucky Dube, the father of Rastas in Africa. We believed he was our hero after (Jamaican artiste) Bob Marley,� said Rastafarian Agaba Kaija at the Nsambya wake.

The articles were two of few about the death of Lucky Dube. They both revealed the impact that Dube's music had on his fans, but the Sunday Vision was based more on the mourning of the event, and the New York Times article was about the facts about the investigation.

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WashingtonPost.com (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/22/AR2007092200260.html) said: Fidel Castro, 81, had an interview that aired on Cuban Television Friday. They report that he remained seated and "had bags under his eyes, sunken cheeks and his thin gray beard..." Casto said that he is recovering, the location and of what, is unknown.

The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Cuba-Castro.html?ref=world) said: Castro made his first appearance since he fell ill over a year ago on Cuban Television. Castro and Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez videotaped a meeting over the weekend. The program was dedicated to Che Guevara. The tape was broadcast on the 40th anniversary of Guevara's death.

The New York Times report heavily commemorated the meaning of the meeting, and that it was in honor of Che Guevara. The Washington Post didn't even mention it.

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The United Nations announced Sun. that Iran will allow family members of the missing FBI agent to travel there to find him. Christine Levinson, the wife of Robert Levinson, the missing agent, wrote Manochehr Mottaki, the Iranian Foreign Minister, requesting permission to travel to Iran. Levinson disappeared on March 8th. He was flying from Dubai to Kish, a resort island off of Iran. The Levinson's have 7 children, he retired after 20 years in the FBI in 1998.
Cnn.com has a similar report. Sunday the Iranian government announced that they would allow Levinson's family to travel to Iran. Levinson was last seen on Kish Island. Christin Levinson, Robert's wife, wrote Iran's foreign minister. The Iranian government has tried to find Mr. Levinson, and no progress has been made. Mrs. Levinson said "We believe the Iranian government has the power to assist us, and we are praying desperately that Iranian officials will help us end the nightmare we have been living since Bob disappeared over six months ago."
The two articles were very similar in information and quotes alike.

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The Herald Tribune describes a scene of "skittish" people in Bengkulu, Indonesia three days after an 8.4 magnitude earthquake. Tsunami warnings were announced, but the events of 2004 do not look likely. In the region, the death toll is around 13, and most injuries are minor. This article also references the village of Agra Makmur, very close to Bengkulu. No one was killed or seriously injured in Agra Makmur, but 400 houses (in a town of 2000) were destroyed.
The Jakarta Post reports on the help being sent to Bengkulu and the island of Sumatra. The United Nations sent a team to assess and Australia was the ffirst to announce a donationl of AUD$50,000 to the Indonesian Red Cross. The Catholic Relief Services has contributed $50,000.
The Herald Tribune's report was of the quakes was on a much more personal level, while the Jakarta Post addresses only financial efforts followed by quotes.

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