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Article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) Article date: November 05, 2008

Byline: NEW MEXICAN WIRE SERVICES

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Pakistan: U.S. must end border raids

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The next U.S. president must halt missile strikes on insurgent targets in northwest Pakistan or risk failure in its efforts to end militancy in the Muslim country, the prime minister warned Tuesday.

Yousuf Raza Gilani said visiting U.S. Gen. David Petraeus "looked convinced" when he warned him the strikes were inflaming anti-American sentiment but that he got no guarantee the attacks would end.

20 dead in Germany tour-bus wreck

HANOVER, Germany -- A ...

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Hudson Launches Victims' Fund

Posted Oct 31, 08 3:49 AM CDT in US,  Crime & Courts 

Hudson Launches Victims' Fund
Source: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

(Newser) – Singer Jennifer Hudson, whose mother, brother and nephew were brutally murdered last weekend, has set up a foundation in honor of her three slain family members. The Hudson-King foundation will offer food, shelter, and clothing, as well as counseling for families who have lost relatives to a violent crime, People reports. The announcement came after a prayer vigil in a Chicago church.

Source: People

More about:  murder • Chicago • Jennifer Hudson • Julian King • South Side • Jason Hudson • Dreamgirls

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Test Confirms Hudson Murder Weapon

Handgun was reported stolen by owner in Michigan

Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Sun-Times Nov 1, 08 3:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police have confirmed that a gun found in a vacant lot was used to kill Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Investigators are now working to tie the .45 caliber handgun and other evidence to suspect William Balfour and to trace how the gun, reported stolen in Michigan, made its way to Chicago. More »

More about:  murder • Chicago • Jennifer Hudson • handgun • Julian King • William Balfour • South Side

 Cops Find 
 Gun Linked 
 to Hudson 
 Murders 

Discovery could be major break in case

Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Oct 30, 08 1:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - A .45 caliber handgun, which could be the murder weapon used to kill Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, has been found by police, reports the Chicago Tribune. The gun was discovered in an alley close to the spot where the body of 7-year-old Julian King was discovered in the back of a Chevy Suburban. More »

More about:  murder • Jennifer Hudson • Chicago Bears • handgun • Julian King • William Balfour • South Side • Jason Hudson • Darnell Donerson

 Murder Gun 
 Linked to 
 Hudson's 
 Brother 

Dead brother reported gun stolen months ago

Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Nov 2, 08 9:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Chicago police are investigating the possibility that the gun used to kill Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother, and nephew may have belonged to her murdered sibling, who reported the weapon stolen just months ago. The chrome and black .45-caliber Sig Sauer semiautomatic pistol, found near the body of Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, is identical to the one Jason Hudson reported stolen, reports the Chicago Tribune. More »

More about:  murder • crime • Chicago • Jennifer Hudson • Jason Hudson


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