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Muslim separatist strike shuts down Indian Kashmir
Sep 6 2008, AP

Shops and businesses were closed and public buses stayed off the roads across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday in response to a strike called by Muslim separatist groups protesting Indian rule in the disputed region.

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Tom Nordberg, a retired pastor from Columbia, Mo., shops for pint glasses and other glassware at a Goodwill store, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, in Columbia, Mo.

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