Iraqis celebrate fall of Saddam in Baghdad crowds
Jubilant Iraqis tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein in downtown Baghdad and embraced American troops as liberators. Marines and Army units secured key crossings while looting erupted across the capital. Pentagon figures reported 101 U S troops killed in three weeks of Operation Iraqi Freedom with others missing or captured.
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Yussuf
Abed Kazim
Saddam
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Tigris
Navy
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Marines uncover torture chamber in Iraq amid abuse claims
Marines in Nasiriyah report discovering a one story building that hid a wooden stockade and an electric chair beneath surveillance files. Photos of burned bodies and torture equipment suggest a chamber used for brutal abuse. Residents recount Saddam era brutality and police torture at Basra’s White Lion prison.
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Iraq
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Pete McAleer
Echo Company
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Saddam
Hamed Fattil
Associated Press
Augusta National any female member row intensifies push
Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Hootie Johnson stood firm saying the all male club will not admit a female member while Martha Burk and activists plan a protest. Johnson claimed his stance would not change even if he died that moment, as over 60 members backed him at the pre tournament press conference.
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Augusta National Golf Club
Hootie Johnson
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Martha Burk
National Council of ‘Women’s Organizations
Augusta National
Washington Road
Langley Man Killed in Pine Log Road Crash
Aiken County coroner reports 77 year old Charles Venable of Pine Crest Drive died after his 1998 Ford Ranger veered off Pine Log Road in heavy rain and struck a tree. Venable, unbelted, was pronounced at the scene.
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Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Charles Venible
Pine Crest Drive
Pine Log Road
Townsend
Venable
Robert Haythorn
Pine Log
Beech Island
Dwight Green
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Aiken Post Office ends late tax filing service after 11 years
Aiken Post Office will not stay open late for the tax deadline marking the end of a decade long service. Postmaster James Sizemore cites dwindling last minute turnout and a shift to electronic filings. Two lobby drops will remain for federal and state returns with vending postage and scales, while Augusta remains the nearest alternative.
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James
Augusta
Sizemore
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