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  • September 2008

    • Texas Battles Ike Blackouts, Floods, Looting

      Houston Chronicle  |  Sep 15, 08 4:33 AM CDT

      Texas Battles Ike Blackouts, Floods, Looting

      (Newser) - Federal officials were working yesterday to move emergency supplies and fresh water to distribution centers in beleaguered Houston, where residents were struggling to cope with continued flooding, blackouts and looting. Millions are still without power and a curfew is in force, reports the Houston Chronicle . Officials in Galveston, meanwhile, appealed for evacuated resident to stay out of the devastated city. More »

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      Louisiana  • Hurricane Ike  • Department of Homeland Security  • Houston  • FEMA  • Michael Chertoff  • Galveston  • Dallas  • curfew  • looting  • Mayor Bill White

  • August 2008

    • ACLU Blasts Town's 9pm Teen Curfew

      Associated Press  |  Aug 14, 08 5:30 AM CDT

      ACLU Blasts Town's 9pm Teen Curfew

      (Newser) - Connecticut ACLU officials are blasting a blanket 9pm teen curfew in Hartford and are considering challenging the crackdown in court, AP reports. The month-long curfew is due to begin tonight. The city announced the curfew after weekend shootings left one dead and 10 wounded. ACLU lawyers say the move violates minors' civil rights and punishes an entire demographic for the acts of a few people. More »

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      ACLU  • Connecticut  • gangs  • gang violence  • American Civil Liberties Union  • curfew  • Hartford

    • Hartford Tries 30-Day Curfew to Curb Violence

      Hartford Courant (Conn.)  |  Aug 11, 08 4:13 PM CDT

      Hartford Tries 30-Day Curfew to Curb Violence

      (Newser) - The mayor of Hartford, Conn. has declared a 30-day curfew to help police get a handle on spiraling violence, the Courant reports. Starting Thursday, anyone under 18 can't be on the streets after 9pm. The city also is creating a prosecution task force and developing a "most watched list" of 25 top suspects. Three attacks this weekend left one person dead and 10 injured, the latest in a crime wave police attribute largely to gang violence. More »

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      gun violence  • curfew  • Hartford

  • March 2008

    • Baghdad Curfew Lifted; Basra Violence Slows

      AFP  |  Mar 31, 08 8:31 AM CDT

      Baghdad Curfew Lifted; Basra Violence Slows

      (Newser) - Baghdad authorities lifted a 3-day-old curfew today as violence ebbed and soldiers from Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army began to heed his call yesterday to stand down, reports the AFP. The southern city of Basra also eased its curfew as 6 days of violent clashes wound down, although the BBC reported sporadic gunfire and parts of the city that were still under Mahdi Army control. More »

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      Baghdad  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Basra  • ceasefire  • Green Zone  • curfew

  • July 2007

    • Triumphant Iraqis Celebrate Soccer Win

      Reuters  |  Jul 29, 07 3:16 PM CDT

      Triumphant Iraqis Celebrate Soccer Win

      (Newser) - Iraqis celebrated their national soccer team's triumph in the Asian Cup today in an emotional bout of revelry marked by joyful gunfire in the streets of Baghdad. "We achieved the dream. Allahu Akbar!" a crying fan told Iraqiya state television after Iraq defeated Saudi Arabia 1 to 0 in Jakarta. More »

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      Iraq  • Saudi Arabia  • soccer  • suicide bombing  • curfew  • Asian Cup

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