Violence spreads as insurgents target Westerners in Iraq
In Baghdad a British freelance cameraman was shot dead on a street and a grenade attack hit a UN office as insurgents widen attacks beyond coalition troops. A US soldier was killed at Baghdad University, with similar assaults continuing amid calls for retaliation and safety concerns.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Baghdad University
Ramadi
US. Army
William Thurmond
Thurmond
Richard Wild
Wild
U.S
Army
1St Armored Division
Associated Press
Wally Santana
Congress returns to work with daunting agenda
Congress plans a heavy summer with 2004 election stakes as they tackle a $785 billion mix of budget bills for the year starting Oct 1. Key battles center on Medicare drug benefits, private sector competition, tax relief, and allocations for education health care and homeland security amid slim majorities.
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Washington
Congress
GOP
House
Senate
Dennis Hastert
A-Hs
Preservation plea for fragile Texas historical documents
Document preservation efforts focus on fragile items from Harris County and beyond. Donations, including $2,500 from Judge Caroline Baker, support climate controlled storage and acid free boxes to save 1800s lawsuits and papers tied to Rice founder William Marsh Rice and Texas leaders.
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William Marsh Rice
Rice Universit
Davidson
Houston
Texas
Austin
Caroline Baker
James A. Baker
Baker Batts Law Firm
George Bush
Treasury
Reagan
Baker
Louisiana Binding Company
United States
Williams
Chris LaPlante
Harris County
LaPlante
Firecrews Evacuate Ventana Canyon Above Tucson
Officials urged voluntary evacuation of Ventana Canyon an upscale desert enclave above Tucson as a wind driven wildfire scorched into the foothills. The blaze started June 17 and has burned at least 70,000 acres threatening 300 homes and the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort while helicopters dropped water and lines holding around cabins camps observatory and FAA towers.
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Tucson
Ariz
Ventana Canyon
Santa Catalina Mountains
George Heaney
Pima County Sheriff's Department
Swofford
Washington D.C
Federal Aviation Administration
Sabine Canyon
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International Organization For Migration
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Hamid Abdel-Jabar
NATO
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Dick Cheney
Sulaymaniyah
Kirkuk
Gui
Bush
Clinton
Mylar
Ron Tyler
Texas State Historical Association
Tyler
Mark Farris
Hwy
Ste. D
Baytown
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Columbus
Sharon Swofford
Ekin
Coffey
Conventional & V.A
Garth
Ste D
Conain Ae
America
Meg
Phifer
Aluminum
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