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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 2004
Page
7
Attackers ambushed a Pakistan army convoy en route to a counterterrorism offensive against al Qaida near the Afghan border in South Waziristan. At least 12 soldiers were killed and 15 injured as rockets hit six army trucks near Sarwakai, about 30 miles east of Wana. Some fuel trucks were destroyed by fire.
Prosecutors in Terry Nichols' state murder case begin presentation linking him to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing from Kansas, noting a receipt for 2000 pounds of ammonium nitrate found at Nichols' home and alleging stolen blasting caps connected to the 168 fatalities.
Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian, battered but public after a near fatal shooting, urged a recount he says he will accept. Protesters camp outside the presidential office while rival Lien Chan alleges irregularities without solid proof and questions surrounding the shooting persist.
In Cap-Haïtien, Haiti rebels hide in a hotel lobby with rifles while a lone, convicted assassin presides over petty crimes and Aristide supporters. The city, Haiti's second largest port, relies on French troops and a fragile truce as bodies surface amid the unrest.
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States found that lack of detailed intelligence impeded direct strikes on Osama bin Laden. Officials pursued diplomacy before military action, delaying a plan to topple the Taliban and potentially extending the hunt for years.
Elvis Costello agrees to a two book deal with Simon & Schuster. The first will be a memoir style narrative drawn from his lyrics and to be published fall 2005. The second is a comic philosophy work titled How to Play the Guitar Sing Loudly and Impress Girls or Boys.
In Tokyo thousands watch the eight year old mare Haru urara lose her 106th straight race as top jockeys and a hopeful crowd follow the underdog story. A fan says a loss keeps the drama alive, while others bet on her next showing. In Alaska Valdez plans free pink salmon to lure tourists.
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