U.S. troops round up 14 in Saddam pillar family raid
In Iraq near Baghdad, American soldiers detained 14 members of a family tied to Saddam Hussein including a Republican Guard officer and a bodyguard. Guerrillas attacked a convoy with three roadside bombs, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding two as Lt Gen Sanchez urged perseverance in pacifying Iraq. The Bush administration pressed Mahmoud Abbas to dismantle terror networks amid Palestinian violence.
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Ricardo Sanchez
Washington
Bush
Mahmoud Abbas
West Bank
Gaza
Abbas
White House
Claire Buchan
ABA calls for Pentagon rule changes to protect fair tribunals
The American Bar Association urged the Bush administration to drop eavesdropping plans on conversations between terrorism suspects and defense lawyers and to ease restrictions for military tribunals. Neal Sennett urged defense of all parties as ABA delegates voted to press for rule changes while another group warned representation under current rules could be unethical.
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San Francisco
Miami
Neal Sennett
American Bar Association
ABA
House of Delegates
Rebels lift siege and allow aid to flow into Monrovia
Liberia's main rebel movement agreed to lift its siege of the capital and port within two days, permitting food to reach hundreds of thousands as a second rebel faction advances toward Monrovia. Warlord Charles Taylor has resigned and fled, sparking renewed fighting near the airport.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Charles Taylor
Liberians United For Reconciliation and Democracy
British suspect tied to international missile smuggling plot
Federal authorities arrested three people in a bid to smuggle a Russian SA-18 Igla shoulder fired missile into the United States. A British man was seized in Newark after agreeing to sell the weapon to an undercover agent while two others were detained in Manhattan.
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United States
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N.J
FBI
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Russia
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Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Secret Service
Jersey
Star-Ledger
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Bergen County
Justice Department
Osama bin Laden
Mombasa
Kenya
Death by own action bombings shake fragile truce in Israel
Two 17 year old Palestinians killed two Israelis in separate self detonations near Rosh Haayin and Ariel, triggering alarms over the U S backed peace plan. Hamas and Al Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility with threats of further attacks as Israel warns of possible policy changes if violence abates. Security forces sealed Nablus, a curfew was imposed, and 76 prisoners were delayed release. Abbas condemned violence while blaming Israeli actions for the escalation.
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Yasser Arafat
Fatah Movement
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Ariel
West Bank
Juliet Tiav
Nablus
Fatah
Palestinian Authority
Ariel Sharon
U.S
Sharon
State Department
William Burns
Washington
Colin Powell
Abbas
Qatar
Amman
Burns
Israel TV
Elias Zananiri
Dahlan
Timberlake Aguilera tour adds three more postponements
Promoters delay three Justin Timberlake Christina Aguilera tour dates after a stage collapse at Boardwalk Hall three stagehands injured. Shows in Albany East Rutherford and Hartford rescheduled as 30 workers stood beneath a 100 by 100 foot lighting grid when it buckled.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Justin Timberlake
Christina Aguilera
Albany
N.Y
East Rutherford
Hartford
Salad on a stick at Iowa State Fair promoted by dairy group
The Midwest Dairy Association will hand out 90 000 samples of salad-on-a-stick at the Iowa State Fair through August 17. The snack pairs baby spinach with a cheese cube on a skewer and a honey mustard yogurt dip to encourage home salads with dairy and produce.
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Iowa
Midwest Dairy Association
Shellique Thompson
Makita Bolden
Bolden
Nichole Stahr
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