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Kansas Elementary Principal Prepares for Iraq Tour Last Updated: 8:07 PM 08/27/08 - Lansing Elementary School Principal Tim Newton reports Wednesday to train for a tour in Iraq. He's encouraging teachers and students to send him school supplies which he can take to the children there. Guard to Shoot Rockets at Fort Riley, Public Invited to Watch Last Updated: 7:54 PM 08/27/08 - The 2nd Battalion, 130th Field Artillery unit of the Kansas National Guard is inviting people to watch its Sept. 13th rocket firing exercise at Fort Riley.	US, Russia Anchor Military Ships in Georgian Ports Last Updated: 11:26 AM 08/27/08 - Former Cold War opponents face off over Georgian provinces a day after Russia recognizes the independence of the two rebel territories. (Full Story) Fewer Marines Needed in Iraq's Western Province Last Updated: 11:16 AM 08/27/08 - General tells Pentagon newspaper that only two Marine regimental units were needed to secure the once volatile Anbar province. All troop-level decisions begin with Gen. Petreaus, though (Full Story) Fort Riley Hosts Observance Honoring Women Last Updated: 11:28 PM 08/26/08 - The 1st Infantry Division and the Fort Riley Equal Opportunity Office hosted an observance honoring the history of women's voting rights Tuesday. (Full Story) Fort Riley Retirees to be Honored in Ceremony Last Updated: 10:56 PM 08/26/08 - Fort Riley will honor 18 soldiers retiring from active service on August 27th. (Full Story) "Dagger" Brigade Packing Up to Move Out Last Updated: 10:37 AM 08/25/08 - The 2nd Heavy Brigade Combat Team is loading Abrams tanks and artillery guns onto rail cars as they prepare to head to Iraq (Full Story) US, Iraq close in on deal for pullout of US troops Last Updated: 10:10 PM 08/21/08 - Iraq and the U.S. pushed close to a deal Thursday setting a course for American combat troops to pull out of major Iraqi cities by next June, with a broader withdrawal from the long and costly war by 2011. (Full Story)
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Where Do Pets Go while their Owners are Homeless? Last Updated: 5:30 PM 08/28/08 - A new, non-profit organization aims to ease the troubles of pets belonging to people who are temporarily homeless. - (Full Story) Topeka Red Cross Headed South for Hurricane. Last Updated: 3:03 PM 08/28/08 - The Emergency Response Vehicle from the Red Cross is on its way down south to Baton Rouge. - (Full Story) Obama Set To Woo Country WIth Historic Speech Last Updated: 5:12 AM 08/28/08 - Barack Obama stands before delegates and the nation Thursday — the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "I Have a Dream" speech — to accept the Democratic presidential nomination, the first black man to claim such a prize. (Full Story) Officials May Evacuate New Orleans as Gustav Nears Last Updated: 8:11 AM 08/28/08 - On the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary, New Orleans braces Gustav, which forecasters predict could grow into a powerful hurricane by the time it reaches American shores. (Full Story) Georgia: S. Ossetia Ethnic Cleansing Nearly Done Last Updated: 8:16 AM 08/28/08 - At a European conference in Vienna, Georgia's foreign minister says that Georgians have been almost completely wiped out of the separatist province of S. Ossentia, does not say who's to blame. (Full Story) Lawrence Schools Superintendent to Retire Last Updated: 6:34 PM 08/28/08 - Lawrence Schools Superintendent Randy Weseman will retire after the current school year. This is his ninth year as Lawrence Superintendent, and 33rd year with the district. The school board will discuss launching a nation-wide search to find his replacement in September. (Full Story) More Headlines...

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