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Boston police, firefighters, and first responders as well as the National Guard responded heroically, and continue to do so as we speak.
BBC: Boston explosions: Obama statement
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On 6 August, Mr Abdallahi, as president, tried to dismiss four senior army officers, including Gen Abdelaziz, the head of the presidential guard, who responded by launching the coup.
BBC: Mauritania frees deposed leader
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Rumsfeld responded that the 6, 000 National Guard troops the president mentioned make up only about 2 percent of Guard and Reserve troops.
NPR: Rumsfeld: Troop Reduction in Iraq Unlikely in 2006