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Kenya Set to Reopen Border With Somalia

[Dalsan Radio] Kenya government revealed plans to reopen the Lamu section of the Kenya-Somalia border.

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Tyree Scott was a Seattle civil rights and labor leader who opened the door to women and minority workers in the construction industry. Scott was born in Hearne (Wharton County), Texas and before moving to Seattle in 1966, he served in the U. S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. His father was

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Order for Protection by Publication

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1964

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1944

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1961

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