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6A Daily News – Friday, August 23, 2013 WORLD BRIEFING Mubarak released from jail CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak, wearing a white shirt and loafers while flashing a smile, was released from prison Thursday and transported to a military hospital in a Cairo suburb where he will be held under house arrest. Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi had ordered that Mubarak be put under house arrest as part of the emergency measures imposed this month after a wave of violence sparked by the ouster of Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, who had succeeded Mubarak as Egypt's first freely elected President. Footage on private TV stations showed the helicopter carrying the 85-yearold Mubarak landing at the pad outside the military hospital, which sits on the banks of the Nile. He was immediately transported to an ambulance and moved across the street to the hospital. An Associated Press photo shows Mubarak on a gurney being transported onto an ambulance amid tight security. He was wearing sunglasses and dressed in a white shirt, beige pants AP photo Medics and military policemen escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak into an ambulance. and white loafers. He flashed a smile and held his arms behind his head while medics pushed his gurney into the ambulance. As the ambulance drove across the street and into the main gate of the military hospital, guards, some with their handguns drawn, and soldiers ran after the vehicle, possibly for fear that the expresident could be the target Nor-Cal JR Claybuster's Sporting Clay Tournament @ Clear Creek Sporting Club @ (Rolling Hills) Sunday, August 25TH Signups between 8am-9am starting time 9am $ .00 75 -per shooter (lunch included) $ 15 -lunch non-shooter's .00 Award ceremony following shoot @ Rolling Hill's Casino NOR-CAL JR. CLAYBUSTERS P.O. BOX 8326 RED BLUFF, CA 96080 For info call Tom 530-526-5776 Red Bluff Business Operators: "GET WITH THE PROGRAM!" 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It is an argument that has powerful resonance with the Syrian public as the presence of militants fighting alongside Syria's rebels increases. Rebels blamed the attack on the Syrian military, saying toxic chemicals were used in artillery barrages on the area known as eastern Ghouta on Wednesday. Jamil did not directly acknowledge that toxic gas was used against the eastern suburbs but denied allegations by anti-government activists that President Bashar Assad's forces were behind the assault. The murky nature of the purported attacks, and the difficulty of gaining access to the sites amid the carnage of Syria's war and government restrictions on foreign media, has made it impossible to verify the claims. Soldier convicted in leaks case wants to live as a woman behind bars FORT MEADE, Md. 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Can't wait to get back. Thank you, Houston,'' the younger Biden said earlier Thursday in a Twitter post that included a photo of him with his wife and parents. Beau Biden, 44, was admitted earlier this week to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center after becoming weak and disoriented during a vacation in Indiana last week. His hospitalization came two weeks after emergency dispatchers received a call from the vice president's Delaware home, where Beau Biden is staying, regarding a report of a possible stroke. Beau Biden suffered a minor stroke in 2010. In a statement released Wednesday by the White House, the vice president and his wife, Jill, said their son was returning to Delaware after undergoing ''a successful procedure,'' but they did not provide any details. ''He will follow up with his local physicians in the coming weeks,'' the statement read. The White House declined to answer any questions about what procedure was performed, including whether it was diagnostic or therapeutic in nature. BENNY BROWN'S Red Bluff Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram is pleased to announce that VERN PACKER has joined our sales staff. Vern has fourty+ years experience in New and Used Car Sales, and he invites all his friends and customers to come on in and see him for a great deal on a New Or Used Car 545 Adobe Rd., Red Bluff 530-366-3166 Sponsored by the Downtown Red Bluff Business Association and the Tehama County CattleWomen. the Pentagon by leaking a mountain of secrets, the soldier created a whole new set of potential complications for the military Thursday when he announced he intends to live as a woman named Chelsea and undergo hormone treatment. Manning's gender-identity struggle — his sense that he is a woman trapped in a man's body — was brought up in his defense at his court-martial, and a photo of him in a blond wig and lipstick was submitted as evidence. But the latest twist, announced the morning after Manning was sentenced to 35 years behind bars, surprised many and confronted the Pentagon with questions about where and how he is to be imprisoned. The former Army intelligence analyst disclosed the decision in a statement provided to NBC's ''Today'' show. ''As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible,'' the statement read.