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MAFFS units set records this wildfire season, full of highs and low

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Air crews in two C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, follow a U.S. Forest Service lead plane during Modular Airborne Firefighting System training April 16, 2012, over Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, Wyo. Air National Guard air crews recently wrapped up a near record breaking wildfire season, dropping more than 2.4 million gallons of fire retardant and water while battling wildfires in the western U.S.

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Florida Soldiers hit the waves for Key West exercise

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A member of the Florida Army National Guard's Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an airborne training exercise in Key West, Fla., Sept. 27, 2012.

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UN atomic agency praises Belarus’ progress on nuclear power programme

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IAEA Deputy Director General Alexander Bychkov.

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Car Bomb Kills One in Syrian Capital

A powerful car bomb has killed at least one person near police headquarters in Syria's capital.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Wins Re-Election Bid

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez won his re-election bid Sunday with 54 percent of the vote, defeating former state governor Henrique Capriles.

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South Korea to Extend Range of Ballistic Missiles

South Korea has announced a deal with the United States to nearly triple the range of Seoul's missile systems to cover all of North Korea.

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Philippines, Muslim Rebels Agree to Forge Pact

The Philippine government says it has reached a preliminary peace deal with the nation's largest Muslim rebel group in the country's south, intended to end a decades-long separatist insurgency that has killed more than 120,000 people.

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Syria: UN Security Council condemns terrorist attacks in Aleppo

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A busy thoroughfare in the ancient Syrian city of Aleppo.

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Afghan Resort Struggles to Recover from Taliban Attack


Afghan Lakeside Resort Struggles to Recover from June Attack

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Pentagon Officials Confirm Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay Deadline

Pentagon officials have confirmed the Oct. 21 deadline to apply for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay has not been extended by the recently enacted Continuing Resolution.