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...know what number McClung was in the count of Americans who've died in Iraq, a figure that reached 3,000 New Year's Eve. But she was the first member of the military I've personally known, if only briefly, who's been killed. The shock and sadness I felt upon seeing her dead is nothing more than a splinter of pain compared to what those who loved her must now feel. Still, the moment allowed me to begin to grasp the depth of anguish felt now by so many Americans and Iraqis who've lost loved ones...
...midnight stroke at your New Year's Eve party, between champagne swigs and kisses, you might have glanced at the TV image of Times Square: a million people celebrating in a neon-illuminated swirl of confetti, as if God had sent a pretty blizzard right...
...Year's Eve bombings in Bangkok erupted in two waves. The first series of blasts exploded around 6:30 in the evening, just as revelers were beginning to crowd the streets of this party-loving town. The six targets included a shopping mall, a supermarket and a bus stop at Victory Monument, one of Bangkok's busiest gathering places. "At first, I thought the noise was a flat tire," says waiter Thanapon Prukthara, whose outdoor restaurant is located less than 20 yards from the Victory Monument detonation site. "But then I heard all this screaming and saw people lying...
...around midnight. Two explosions erupted near Central World, one at a flyover and another at a seafood restaurant frequented by tourists. Several foreigners were injured in the midnight attacks. Firework blasts added to the general chaos, with initial reports of further bombs proving instead to be New Year's Eve festivities...
...supporters, as justification for keeping parts of the nation under martial law. Thaksin is currently in exile in China, as the interim government investigates whether corruption charges can be brought against the billionaire ex-premier. On Monday, through his lawyer, Thaksin denied any connection to the New Year's Eve attacks...