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Reported in the press
"All efforts of the Afghan government to avoid civilian casualties have not yielded any positive results and our innocent countrymen are still killed in anti-terrorism operations."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai
Karzai was condemning the killing of 76 civilians, mostly children, by a US airstrike in western Afghanistan.

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  • George Michael makes acting debut on TV
  • Biden takes vice presidential nod; Obama shows up on stage
  • Sandy Baruah takes over as US Small Business Administrator
  • Arts and culture pump $84.6 billion into Canada
  • Liverpool on to group stage in Champions League

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  • Russian media backs Medvedev, wary of reaction from West
  • Headlines in major Indian newspapers
  • Dems take a cue from Tinseltown
  • Stereo converting 3-D masses
  • DOJ Denies Sale of CBS

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