Noose tightens around Saddam as raids strike Iraq
In Baghdad and Tikrit, US forces raid suspected safehouses as Saddam Hussein is described as unable to resist while trying to save his skin. A grenade attack on a convoy in downtown Baghdad kills one soldier and wounds three, raising US deaths in the Iraqi guerrilla war to 49 since May 1, with 163 total in action. Witness accounts varied about the day's events.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Tikrit
Bush
Say
U S soldiers capture Saddam bodyguard in Tikrit raid
U S forces raided Saddam Hussein bodyguard's Tikrit home pre dawn and detained the suspect alongside two others. Witnesses and reporters observed bloodied guard, guarded by Lt Col Steve Russell. A separate incident reported a soldier killed in a Nasiriyah vehicle crash as insurgents attacked a bridge with a palm log bomb.
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Ferrit
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Tikrit
Saddam
Steve Russell
Russell
Associated Press
Baghdad
U.S
Nasiriyah
Central Command
Baqouba
Liberian rebels capture major city and Iraqi clashes surge
Reports detail US forces in the Sunni Triangle with battles near Baqueba and Tikrit. A bridge over the Diala River linking Baqueba and Tikrit is cited as strategic. US troops uncover weapons cache in Tikrit, possibly enabling a month of guerrilla attacks. Iraqi contractors demolish Mosul house tied to Saddam’s sons. Riots and raids shake Baghdad Mansour district amid search for Saddam.
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Diala
Tigris
Baqueba
Tikrit
Baghdad
Saddam
Fedayeen
Bryan Luke
Mobile
Ala
Luke
U.S
101St Airborne Division
Mosul
Odai
Qusai
Mansour
Rabiah Muhammed al-Habib
Iraq
Associated Press
Baylor Mourns Death of Patrick Dennehy basketball player
Baylor University grieves the death of Patrick Dennehy a 6 foot 10 center found murdered near Waco after a six week disappearance. Former Baylor teammate Carlton Dotson 21 is jailed in Maryland on a murder charge awaiting extradition. Investigators recovered a pistol shell casings and Dennehy shoes near the body. Funeral plans set for San Jose California.
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Waco
Baylor University
Patrick Dennehy
Dennehy
Baylor
Dave Bliss
Carlton Dotson
Maryland
Texas
Dotson
Dallas Morning News
McLennan County
Waco Tribune Herald
Duane A Laverty
Bliss
Texas Democrats flee to block redistricting vote
The Texas Senate and House failed to reach a quorum as 51 Democrats fled to Oklahoma to block a redistricting bill. Lt. Gov. Dewhurst urged their return, warning business would stall if they stayed away. Governor Perry called a new session as Republicans push for more U.S. House seats and a revised map.
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State House
Oklahoma
David Dewhurst
Chamber
Senate Democrats
Dewhurst
Senate
Texas
Albuquerque
Capitol
House
Tom Craddick
Austin
Office
Tom DeLay
Federal Aviation
U.S. House
Rick Perry
Zaffirin
Leticia van de Putte
San Antonio
Juan Hinojosa
McAllen
Zaffirini
Perry
State
Florence Shapiro
R-Plane
Ken Armbrister
Victoria
City easement rules tweak to protect private improvements
City adopts an amendment requiring reasonable care to avoid damaging private improvements during utility work on public easements. The ordinance empowers removal of items interfering with construction. Council debates balancing homeowner rights with easement needs and sets a 30 day council action limit on plats. The meeting also approved 5912.21 in invoices for engineering and legal services.
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Brian Easum
Chris Bear
Mike Pormykal
Chambers County Department of Parks and Recreation
Corrections to Baytown Sun Armistice and Pet Services Errors
The DoD clarifies the Korean War armistice was signed July 27 1953 at Panmunjom. Sgt Harold R Cross was the last American KIA. Lifestyle note corrects pet sitting options. Ferry Road petition seeks one lane to Highway 146 and reclassifies Ferry Road to collector street.
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Baytown Sun
Department of Defense
Korea
Panmunjom
Harold R. Cross
5Th Regimental Combat Team
Ferry Road
Goose Creek weighs Chapter 41 options for funding shift
Assistant Superintendent Paul McLarty notes Goose Creek may leave Chapter 41 next September and could buy attendance credits from the state or contract with other districts. Board members discuss wealth per student, property tax values, and outreach as Barbers Hill and others describe their blended credit purchases. Voter registration for the Oct. 11 election closes Sept. 11.
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Paul McLarty
McLarty
Katie Bowman
Bowman
Texas City
la Porte
Deer Park
Barbers Hill
Barbara Sullis
Goose Creek
Laredo
Tim Sonnenberg
Anahuac
East Chambers
Waller
Sonnenberg
Sultis
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Alim Naati
Shihab Ahmed
Palestine Street
Itary
Euphrates
Bill Adamson
4Th Infantry Division
Kelley Shannon
Richard Benke
Albuquerque, NM
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