Iraqi PM calls Syria to halt cross border fighters
Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari urged Damascus to stop foreign fighters slipping into Iraq from Syria. The day saw U S and Iraqi casualties as operations near the Syrian border continued. Bush, in a Veterans Day speech, defended the war and pressed critics.
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Bush rebukes critics of activity in Iraq
President Bush sharply rebuked congressional critics of the Iraq war arguing their charges are irresponsible and undermine troops and the nation. He defended the invasion, noting bipartisan support then and saying the stakes in the war on terror are too high for politicizing the issue.
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Iowa towns move to ban sex offenders near schools
Iowa cities and counties rush to restrict where convicted sex offenders may live following a 2002 state law upheld by a federal appeals court. Buffer zones around parks, pools, libraries and bus stops render entire small towns off limits, displacing offenders as authorities cite safety concerns and legal precedent.
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Reed alleges Cornyn pushed Texas casino shutdown
A 2001 email from Ralph Reed to lobbyist Jack Abramoff claims Reed orchestrated efforts by John Cornyn then Texas attorney general to shut down the Alabama Coushatta casino near Livingston. Abramoff and Michael Scanlon face federal probes over about 80 million dollars defrauded from six tribes between 2001 and 2004.
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FEMA awards Houston 101 million to aid Katrina evacuees
Federal officials announced 101 million to reimburse Houston for housing and sheltering victims who fled the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina. Senator John Cornyn disclosed the funds, part of prior 37.2 million for temporary evacuee housing. Landlords warn many Texas refugees may face eviction as charitable and government rent money dwindles.
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Married couple among four Iraqis blamed for Amman hotel attacks
The Iraqi branch of Al Qaida claimed four Iraqis carried out the Amman hotel incidents using bombs and hazardous belts after a month of staking out Radisson SAS Grand Hyatt and Days Inn. Twelve suspects were questioned. authorities noted it may be the first case of a wife joining her husband in a suicide attack.
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