Baghdad parents keep children home as terror fears rise
Nervous Baghdad residents pull children from schools while warnings of a general strike circulate. U.S. and Iraqi authorities push to train and deploy security forces, with Bremer noting progress but uncertainty about who leads the attacks.
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L. Paul Bremer
Bremer
Saddam
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Karima Dawth
Basra
Mosul
al Rasheed
Coalition Provisional Authority
Snow aids Big Bear fire cleanup in California
In the San Bernardino Mountains cooler weather and light snow slowed the blaze that scorched over 90000 acres, killed four, and destroyed about 850 homes. About 15000 evacuees began returning as containment rose to 45 percent while crews burn debris and clear roads for safe reentry. Road closures and falling trees from the fire and beetle infestations challenged recovery efforts.
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Anne Westling
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Westling
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Forest Service
Steve Ritchie
Afghan battle leaves 10 dead as US forces intervene
In Gemesh district near Kandahar, Afghan soldiers and police clashed for five hours leaving 10 dead before U.S. troops intervened. Insurgents abducted a Turkish highway engineer and demanded release of six Taliban prisoners. Hundreds fired rockets in a residential area. two soldiers and up to eight police were killed. Officials say rival loyalties reflect Karzai's government but fighting occurs across areas under warlords influence.
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Afghanistan
U.S
Hamid Karzai
Karzai
Gemesh
Kandahar
Hajimir Mohammed
Medicare drug benefit splits aid by income limits
The AP reports that older Americans face varied help from a proposed Medicare prescription drug plan. Benefits hinge on income and annual drug costs with officials touting savings for low earners, while critics warn many still receive little support and the overall $400 billion cost may not close gaps.
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John Rother
AARP
Marilyn Moon
American Institutes For Research
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