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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 2004

Page

9

Pro U S backed government foils Mauritania coup plot

Mauritania says pro U S backed government halted a plot by military officers and radical Islamists to seize power via bombing and assassination. Officials blamed officers civilians and Islamists. government could not verify claims independently.

Nouakchott Mauritania Washington

U S general vows softer tactics in Afghanistan sweeps

Gen David Barne promised President Karzai to curb aggressive door kicking and reduce handcuffing of villagers. Maj Scott Nelson said coalition forces will act with greater sensitivity to Afghan norms while continuing the search for Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar. The aim is better Afghan and coalition cooperation in ridding the country of terrorists.

Kabul Afghanistan U.S Hamid Karzai David Barne Scott Nelson al-Qaida Osama bin Laden Taliban Mullah Mohammed Omar Nelson

DNA evidence frees Louisiana man once sentenced to death

Ryan Matthews, freed by DNA after being sentenced as a teen for a 1997 grocer robbery and murder in Gretna, says he never wavered in his claim of innocence. State District Judge Henry Sullivan dropped the indictment as prosecutors retain a year to revisit the case.

Gretna Ryan Matthews Henry Sullivan

Bush faces test as economy sours and voters doubt recovery

President Bush grapples with rising fuel costs and weak job growth as polls show John Kerry leading on job creation. Democrats travel to Michigan Ohio New Hampshire and Iowa to press the claim America has not yet turned the corner while Bush defends a recovery on track and weighs new economic themes ahead of election day.

Washington, D.C Bush John Kerry Kerry Michigan Ohio New Hampshire Iowa America George Bush P.T. Barnum Terry McAuliffe Fed Alan Greenspan Mark Zandi Economy.com Iraq

Clashing Shiite Militias Halt Basra Exports Amid Uprising

Radical cleric Muqtada al Sadr vows ongoing fight in Iraq as Basra's oil exports grind to a halt. British and Iraqi forces clash with militants near Najaf and Basra killing and wounding several. a U.S. Marine dies in Anbar as violence rises across the country.

Najaf Iraq Muatada al-Sadr U.S Iraq al Sadr Basra South Oil Company Turkey Imam Ali Shrine Najaf Baghdad Anbar Iia

Julie Andrews to Direct Boy Friend Revival Tour

Julie Andrews will direct a revival of The Boy Friend opening next summer at Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam Connecticut. After Connecticut run July 15 to Sept 24 2005 the production will tour to Wilmington Delaware Boston Greenville She grew in the New York production as Polly Browne and will reprise the role.

New York Julie Andrews Sandy Wilson Andrews Goodspeed Opera House East Haddam Goodspeed Connecticut Wilmington Del Boston Greenville S.C Hershey

Sri Lankan runner eyes treadmill record in Paris feat

Suresh Joachim completed 346.75 miles in 168 hours on a Paris gym treadmill to set a new distance record. He took 20 minute breaks every eight hours and aims for world peace messaging with 200 signatures collected for a United Nations petition.

Paris Suresh Joachim Joachim David Taylor United Nations

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