The standoff began last Tuesday after the 66-year-old bus driver, Charles Albert Poland, tried to stop Dykes boarding the bus and seizing two young boys, aged six and eight.

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Mubarak and the U.S. president took no questions from reporters during their brief joint statements in the Egyptian resort area of Sharm el-Sheik -- Bush's final stop before boarding Air Force One and heading back to Washington.

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The kennel is housed in a large red building that looks like a barn and serves as a one-stop shop for grooming, boarding and obedience training.

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LONDON, England (CNN) -- British airlines have put into effect measures to stop people with swine flu boarding flights in a bid to prevent the virus from spreading further.

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