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Military attache in Armenia told the Georgian TV that the top Georgian regional missions’ officials might be in the recently crashed airbus bounded from Beshkek (Kyrgystan)to Tehran (Iran).
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A sign advertising lots for sale is seen in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Friday, Feb. 20, 2009. Port St. Lucie County Commissioner Doug Coward has proposed declaring the county a disaster area. The disaster declaration would act like a mini-stimulus plan,...
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