By SCHUYLER DIXON, Associated Press Writer
SHERMAN, Texas – The Army sergeant accused of killing five fellow soldiers in Iraq was typically not a violent person, but counselors “broke” him before the gunfire erupted in a military stress center, his father said Tuesday. Wilburn Russell, 73, told reporters that his son, Sgt. John M. Russell, was [...]

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by Alistair Watson 
GLASGOW (AFP) – Georgios Samaras believes Celtic can handle a tense Scottish Premier League finish after the Hoops piled the pressure on to rivals Rangers by beating Dundee United 2-1.
The Greek striker pounced seven minutes after the break to make it 2-0 after Dutchman Glenn Loovens had headed Celtic into a first-half lead.
But [...]

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By KENNETH OGOSIA and OLIVER MATHENGE
In Summary
What Museveni said:
The island is in Kenya but the water is in Uganda
The Wajaluos (Kenyan Luo community) are mad, they want to fish here but this is Uganda … hii nchi huru (this is a sovereign country).
Mpaka inazunguka kisiwa (The border surrounds the island)… one foot into the water [...]

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By Peter Orengo
US President Barack Obama has issued a stern warning to President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga to lower the political tension and ensure none of them goes against the spirit of the National Accord as crafted by former UN chief Kofi Annan.
In a strongly worded statement relayed through new US Assistant Secretary [...]

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Written by John Cheruiyot    
The funeral of James Kirop Bett over the weekend, [the chairman of: Emo Foundation, Emo Felowship, Emo Investments Ltd and Emo Community Development Society;] was a burial befitting a king. He was truly the king of the Kalenjin community. His funeral service was relayed live by the Kass FM radio. The proceeding [...]

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By Charles Onyango Obbo
If you know Uganda, you can smell the 2011 election coming: President Yoweri Museveni is penning missives attacking his main rival, Dr Kizza Besigye. The newspapers are doing their bit heating up the political waters, with several stories on opinion polls (the latest one predicting Museveni is likely to lose).
Then, as happened [...]

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