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'Lady Bird' Johnson, former US first lady, dies
HOUSTON - Lady Bird Johnson, who quietly served as one of the most trusted advisers to her husband President Lyndon Johnson, died of natural causes at the age of 94, family spokeswoman Elizabeth Christian said.
The former first lady died at her Austin, Texas, home with friends and family around her.
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Four jailed for botched 21/7 bomb plot
LONDON - A judge jailed four men for 40 years each for attempting to carry out suicide bombings on London's transport system in a plot he said had clearly been masterminded by al Qaeda.
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US Senate Republicans block troop rest plan
WASHINGTON - US Senate Republicans blocked a proposal to give American troops in Iraq more rest from battle, as Democrats renewed their attempts to change President George W Bush's Iraq policy.
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