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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,077
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As of Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at least 4,077 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
Updated: 07:18 PM
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Israel Museum puts Dead Sea scroll on rare display
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One of the most important Dead Sea scrolls is going on display in Jerusalem this week _ more than four decades after it was last seen by the public. The 24-foot scroll with the text of the Bible’s Book of Isaiah had been in a dark, temperature-controlled room at the Israel Museum since 1967. It went on display two years earlier, but curators replaced it with a facsimile after noticing new cracks in the calfskin parchment.
Updated: 06:47 PM
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Emir who briefly ruled Kuwait dies at age 78
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Sheik Saad Al Abdullah Al Sabah, who ruled this small oil-rich ally of Washington for just nine days before being removed for ill health, died Tuesday. He was 78.
Updated: 06:17 PM
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Palestinian PM criticizes Israel’s celebrations
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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad reprimanded Israel on Tuesday for triumphantly celebrating its 60th birthday before having reached a peace deal with the Palestinians.
Updated: 05:46 PM
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