Najaf pause in fighting as al-Sadr seeks amnesty deal
U S forces halt a major Najaf offensive as Muqtada al Sadr’s aides negotiate a truce offering disarmament in exchange for a withdrawal from Najaf, amnesty for his Mahdi Army fighters, and other demands while al Sadr urges Iraqis to resist occupation.
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Najaf
Iraq
U.S
Muqtada al-Sadr
Holy
al-Sadr
Mahdi Army
Imam Ali Shrine
Colin Powell
al- Sadr
Washington
Powell
Abdul Maid al-Kheel
Baghdad
Mouwaffaq al-Rubaie
Hazem Shalan
Ahmed al-Shaibany
United States
Kufa
McGreevey harassment accusation rocks New Jersey
Governor James McGreevey faces new harassment claims from his former homeland security adviser Golan Cipel. Cipel alleges repeated sexual advances and accuses the governor of a smear campaign while officials call for his immediate resignation amid ongoing federal investigation. Cipel was named to a $110,000 post in 2002, later reassigned amid opposition from lawmakers.
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Trenton
N.J
James McGreevey
Homeland Security
New Jersey
McGreevey
Golan Cipel
New York
Cipel
Four Guantanamo detainees kept as enemy combatants
Washington reports that four detainees at Guantanamo Bay were properly classified as enemy combatants after hastily arranged review hearings. Seventeen others completed the process with decisions pending, while initial rulings kept the detainees at the base.
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Miami Herald
Washington
Navy
Gordon England
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
England
Adm
Jim McGarrah
Man Who Used Billboards Gets Donated Liver
Todd Krampitz thirty two years old received a donated liver after a media campaign that included two billboards on a Houston freeway and a website. The Methodist Hospital reported he was recovering in intensive care following surgery overnight.
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Houston
Methodist Hospital
Todd Krampitz
Krampitz
Julie
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