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NYC fireworks highlight US Independence Day events »
AP News | 2009-07-05 04:11:50
Fireworks burst into the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet into the air on an Independence Day that began with the Statue of Liberty's crown opening to the public for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001. It was the nation's biggest fireworks display, with more than 22 tons of pyrotechnics exploding Saturday over a mile-and-a-half of the Hudson River, a new vantage ...
US celebrates Independence Day »
AFP Global Edition | 2009-07-05 04:00:20
Fireworks lit up the skies across the United States, as Americans commemorated the nation's 233rd anniversary with barbecues, live music and other festivities. In Washington, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle invited some 1,200 military families for evening Independence Day celebrations at the White House. "Just imagine the extraordinary audacity it took, 233 years ago, for a group of patriots to cast off the title of 'subject' for 'citizen'," Obama said. The first family's backyard bash, complete with red, white and blue celebratory bunting, was also ...
US Marines in fierce battle during Afghan offensive »
AFP Asian Edition | 2009-07-05 04:00:18
Since 4,000 US Marines pushed into Taliban-controlled areas of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, one company has been in a constant firefight with the insurgents, the military said. Troops from Echo company of the 2/8 infantry battalion flew in by helicopter to Mian Poshteh, a key canal and road junction in Helmand province, as part of President Barack Obama's efforts to finally defeat the Islamist militants. The 200 Marines fighting to hold the position arrived at dawn on Thursday, and they were still engaged in fierce combat ...
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