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It’s been 30 years since the ATF-FBI siege on the Branch Davidian Compound in Waco, Texas in 1993. The government siege led to a massacre of 76 people including 25 children. The deadly assault on David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound took place from February 28 through April 19, 1993, over suspected weapons violations. The ATF had attempted to raid the compound and a gun battle ensued, leaving four government agents and six Branch Davidians dead. For the next 50 days, the government would use psychological warfare, such as playing the sound of animals being slaughtered, until ultimately the compound was...

Neighbor shoots attacker who beat woman to death Associated Press Published September 10 2005 BRISTOL, Conn. -- A Bristol man was arrested Saturday in the fatal attack on a city woman. Michael Foster, 37, faces several charges including assault, burglary, assault of a person over 60 and possession of a pistol without a permit. Selina Brewster, 36, died in the attack. Police said Brewster ran screaming into a neighbor's home early Friday morning and was followed by a crow-bar wielding man, later identified as Foster. He allegedly beat Brewster until Victor Ventrello shot him in the head with a .22-caliber...

Abbas: Gaza pullout due to "Palestinian Sacrifices."

August 11, 2004 -- JOHN Kerry finally defined his position on the war in Iraq — or his latest one, anyway. It took a direct challenge from President Bush, who asked if Kerry would still have voted to authorize the use of force against Saddam Hussein if he knew that no weapons of mass destruction would be found. Kerry's reply: "Yes, I would have voted for the authority. I believe it was the right authority for a president to have." Even at that, Kerry could be parsing words here: Stressing his support for "the authority" echoes his bizarre earlier distinction...

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