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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82414716&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday thanked U.S. troops in Iraq as they formally close down their combat mission.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82414684&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Police killed five villagers as dozens of people ransacked a station in central Indonesia to protest a person's death in custody.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82414681&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK As President Obama spoke, Violeta Sifuentes snuggled with her 6-year-old twins on the suede sofa — Samuel beside her, Selena sprawled across her legs. When the 29-year-old Army captain explained what the president meant by combat operations in Iraq being over, "Nina" let out a loud, "Woo-hoo!" then asked, "Can we go play [...]

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82414680&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israeli settlers in the West Bank said Wednesday that they will break a government freeze on construction in their communities to protest a Palestinian shooting attack that killed four Israelis on the eve of new peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians in Washington.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82414676&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Michael Douglas says he faces an "eight-week struggle" against throat cancer but is optimistic about his chances for recovery.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82414675&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski's stunning defeat in the Alaska primary ends a 30-year family legacy of holding that seat, an era that spanned a majority of Alaska's statehood.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82414674&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Not even skinny jeans for $20 are pulling Americans into stores.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82414663&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Tourists on a North Carolina vacation destination island were ordered to board the ferries and head for the mainland Wednesday and more evacuations could be on the way as powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe the East Coast.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82414662&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Rabbit breeder Rob Usakowski typically spends the week before Labor Day helping his daughters show their Jersey Woolies and Holland Lops at the Michigan State Fair.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82414661&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK California lawmakers have rejected a bill that would have made it illegal to carry unloaded guns in public.