Biden visits Iraq for citizenship ceremony at Saddam lodge
Fireworks across the United States mark the Fourth of July weekend with festivals in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Vice President Biden arrives in Iraq for a second trip this year and attends a citizenship ceremony at a former Saddam hunting lodge. Rose Bowl hosts a large Pasadena display as Chicago cancels its big show to save money. Durango relies on BP for a $15,000 local show amid Gulf spill fallout. Seattle locals fund a $500,000 20 minute Lake Union display with 3 tons of explosives.
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Parkway repairs push ahead amid wet weather delays
Morris says dry weather is crucial as parkways lag, with repaving using porous asphalt concrete and brick to drain water. Clemson will study effectiveness while Richard Pearce notes late August completion and gradual depth fills from 6 inches to 2 feet. Bridges may span some sections funded by a 3.3 million federal grant to curb flood waters into Hitchcock Woods.
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Truth at last in 1990s Newport death case
Karen Hull waited 20 years for answers about Walter Ackerson Jr. who vanished in 1990. Troy Culver confessed to killing the 16 year old at a Job Corps site and tossing him from Newport's Yaquina Bay Bridge. Co-defendants Forsgren and Calligan admitted helping dispose of the body as immunity deals were arranged.
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