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8A ®®0 NEWS/Ste CJatlone Thursday, December 28, 2006 Islamic forces reireal in Somalia By Mohamed Olad Hasson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia government soldiers, joined by troops fix)m neighborir^ Ethiopia, advanced toward Somalia’s capital Tuesday as Islamic fighters dug in and promised a “new phase” in tiie war - a chilling pronouncement fiom a movement that has threatened suicide attacks. Somalia called on the Coimdl of Islamic Courts militias, bloodied by a week of artillery and mortar attacks, to surrender and promised amnesty if they lay down their weapons, govern ment spokesman Abdirahman Dinari said. As many as 1,000 people may have been killed and 3,000 woimded in the fighting, many of them foreign radicals, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Meles said about 3,000 to 4,000 Ethiopian forces, which entered Somalia on Saturday may soon wrap up their offensive against the Islamic militiaH that until recent days controlled most of southern part of the coxmtry “As soon as we have accomplished our mission - and about half of our mission is done, and the rest shouldn’t take long - well be out,” Meles told reporters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The U.N. Security Council called an emergency meeting Tuesday for a briefing on the clashes. toefc fefwsfd I© 0(kHng you &nd your family to ours," -■vysj)f.^i?«Ae6«pJ(9d TREATMENT AND CARE THAT P1>TS YOt : IPX ' ALFA NOW OPEN CALL HOW fOR APPO)HTI»BHT8l Obaffg, MO C®RTtFieO 2540 We.«t Arrowood Rd. Suite 110 Chartotte, NC 28273 Ph; (704)588-0907 Fm: (704) 668-0499 www.aifamedicaidinic.cQnD f- Take Advantage of our Holiday Gift & Loan Program Simplify the holidays & give the gift of savings * Open a savings account for the children in your life » Purchase a Certificate of Deposit for long term savings * Buy a holiday card Take advantage of our special holiday loan program * Obtain a loan up to $2>000 • Apply anytime between now and December 22 Why wait? Stop by one of our branches today! b’: FIRST LEGACY CTTT’ ^ )VSBK>»iSt.«KKetTUNieN A legacy of service www.firstlegacyfcu.org MAIN OFFICE \ . FULL-SERVICE BRANCH OFFICES SATEIUTE OFFICES 431 Beatties Ford Rd. Charlotte, NC 28216 704-375-5781 1660 Garnet St. 1400 West Bank St Kannapolis, NC 28083 Salisbury, NC 28144 704-933-1021 704-637-6528 h2i Crnricf?!' Rd. 505 South '■.entei Kirvj^ Mt„ NC 28086 SfevVuvilld, NC 28677 704-/39-6671 704-878-0200 lAccuWeather.com*’ 7-dav forecast for Charlotti NC Thursday Thu. night Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tueaday Wednesday - vl. Qifc. Sunshine and some clouds Mostly cloudy Clouds and sun Chance for rain Mosty cloudy Times of sun and clouds Partly sunny Sunny to partly cloudy 37- 1 Kfmmum ■siaiwiTnii WKimmziM ■aMWcTtOI RsalFeel RmiFmI RealFMl ■;.icaigTyi RealFMl RmIFmI RMiFaal - - RMiFaal & .1^ Ifell'jiO RmIFmI >lsalF9alTemi%r31uie‘ is AccuVUsathsi's sudjsive ir( 10 otiocis ol tompetature, wind, humdity. sunsMne, D'santaticn. and elevalcn cn Weather Trends This Week Temperatures Precipitation Ee E QBl I I I I Forecasts and gratifies provided by AceuWeather, Inc. ®2006 HI Lo W City 63 32 r Memphis, TN 62 34 r Myrte Beach, SC 67 44 r Norfolk, VA 65 39 r Raleigh, NC 62 34 r Richmond, VA 59 39 pc Roanoke, VA 58 36 sh Savannah, GA 51 32 sh Wlmington, NC 55 35 sh Winston-Salem, NC 58 36 pc 55 45 pc Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Hi Lo W Hi Lo W City 53 35 sh Miami 38 31 r Minneapolis Comes with a two-year homaowrer warranty. i KOWJUST Easy to use, weli-balaneed homaowner trimmer, lightweight with fast-cutting double-line AUTOCiTr* TapAction^^ head. Primer bulb and throttle lock for fast, easy starts. KM 55 R KombiSystem 195 1 MAS-a?P BG 55 Handheld Blower w/trimmer attachment h«i Trim Customize ^i Fru«i your Kombi! Buy one powerhead - Thmme then rick your choice of optional attachments. Change the easy-to-switch attachments with a turn of the knob! Makes cleanup work much easier. Primer bulb and throttle lock ensure fast starts. Two-stage air filter is easy to remove and replace. STTHL - 8,000 Servicing Dealers Nationwide! AnHilge itpanxipaBng detlan Charlotte Oakhurst Sales Company 4208 Monrw Road 704-333 5738 Chsriolte CertiSed Lawn Mowe^ 473) Natsjns Crossing ftoad 704-527-1279 ChaifOW S.T.l.Turfcars Equipment 99)8 Albemarle Road 704-573-1005 Kairlsburg Town Center Hardware 42*5 Mam Stteet ?(14455-?900 Charlotte Faulk Bros. Hanlware Inc. 5744 Noftti Tryofi Street 7a4-5K-7474 CharfciRe SJ.I. Turfeare Equipment !334Hiil Road 704-554-0500 Charione Steele Creek Lawn Equipment 13902 ItKk Road 704-504-8838 Mount Holty Mount Holly Farm Supply 1120 South MamStrtet 704-827.4431 VkSattisr (W) ••sunny, po-psrtly doudy, e-doudy »h.sho«ws, t-lhundsrsKirms. Are you readyforaSr/WL'? Mi
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