Iowa State Fair Centennial Horse Caravan Rolls On
Gary Bennett rode in the 1960 Iowa State Fair caravan from Fairfield to Des Moines. Now 65 he repeats the 112 mile trek with family as the 150th fair year honors 400 riders 250 horses and 45 wagons. The caravan leaves Fairfield on Sunday and arrives Thursday for the fair opening ceremonies at 10 a.m. in Des Moines.
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Trevor Stains
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Brookeville Road
Gary Blaylock
North English
Blaylock
Kody Blaylock
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Monroe
Pleasant Hill
Mariene Lucas
Gary Bennett
Iowa
Bennett
Palm City
Fla
Libertyville
Jeff Bennett
Jeff
Compentine Road
Wapello County
Koko the gorilla undergoes first full medical exam in 20 years
In Woodside California Koko a 33 year old 300 plus pound gorilla signaled pain and pointed to her mouth prompting a 12 member team including three dentists to perform a four hour evaluation. The procedures covered colonoscopy gynecological exam dental work X rays and ultrasounds with a clean bill of health issued.
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Woodside
Calif
Koko
Iraq seeks arrest warrants against Chalabi family in corruption case
Iraq issues arrest warrants for Ahmad Chalabi a former Governing Council member linked to the U S in counterfeiting and for his nephew Salem Chalabi head of the tribunal trying Saddam Hussein on murder charges. Judge says action follows Chalabi's fall from power and exile.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Ahmad Chalabi
Governing Council
U.S
Salem Chalabi
Saddam Hussein
Pentagon
Ahmad Chalabi Faces Counterfeiting Allegations
Ahmad Chalabi is accused of counterfeiting currency in a case that also involves allegations against Salem Chalabi who is accused of murder. The report notes both individuals linked to separate criminal charges.
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Ahmad Chalabi
Salem Chalabi
Allawi Visits Najaf Amid Shiite Clashes
Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, protected by about 100 guards, visited Najaf to urge Shiite militants to surrender public safety items. Militants later seized Faridoun Jihani the Iranian consul in Karbala.
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Iraq
Ayad Allawi
Najaf
Faridoun Jihani
Karbala
Senior al Qaeda trainer captured as Pakistan and UAE cooperate
UAE authorities captured Qari Saifullah Akhtar a senior al Qaeda operative who trained thousands of militants in Afghanistan and handed him to Pakistan. He previously ran a large camp near Kabul visited by Osama bin Laden and Mullah Omar, training about 3500 men in combat skills including assassination and coercive seizures.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
al-Qaida
United Arab Emirates
Osama bin Laden
Qari Saifullah Akhtar
Lahore
United States
Britain
Rae Akhtar
Bishkhor
Afghanistan
bin Laden
Taliban
Mullah Mohammed Omar
Kabul
Akhtar
United
Grassley demands protection for Detroit terror prosecutors
Sen. Chuck Grassley in private letters to Attorney General John Ashcroft accuses the Justice Department of retaliation against Detroit terrorism prosecutors who cooperated with Congress. Grassley, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, seeks remedies for prosecutors led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino and rejects the department’s excuses as bureaucratic spin.
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Chuck Grassley
Alowa
John Ashcroft
Justice Department
Detroit
Congress
Grassley
Senate Finance Committee
Ashcroft
Department
U.S
Richard Convertino
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