Violence erupts across Iraq as attacks kill dozens
A wave of bombings and shootings in Baghdad and across Iraq leaves more than 50 dead. Attacks hit Khalis, Palestine Hotel area, Basra, Kirkuk, Mosul, and Mahmoudiya as Iraqi forces expand a major security operation. Prime Minister al Maliki vows progress and rejects civil war claims.
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Iowa Soldier Killed in Iraq Denied Leave
U S Army Pfc. William Thorne 26 of Hospers Iowa was killed in Baghdad when a vehicle hit an improvised explosive device Thorne who had hoped to take a brief leave later this month with his wife Cor ey Jasper also in Iraq had her leave approved while his was denied The couple rarely saw each other and had no children Hospers is 60 miles northeast of Sioux City
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Journalists Freed After Two-Week Gaza Ordeal
Two Fox News journalists Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig were freed in Gaza City after a 14 day captivity. They described being blindfolded tied and forced at gunpoint to appear on video declaring conversion to Islam, and they appealed for continued foreign press access to Gaza.
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Iran tests underwater launched anti ship missile during war games
Iran fired a submarine to surface missile during war games as Tehran faces UN pressure to suspend uranium enrichment. President Ahmadinejad asserted nuclear pursuit is irreversible while Tehran resists the UN deadline and highlights new anti ship capability alongside torpedoes and existing missiles.
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Bayh to Host Fundraiser With Lynch and Culver in New York
Sen. Evan Bayh plans a September 18 luncheon fundraiser in New York for Gov. John Lynch and Iowa candidate Chet Culver, with Richard Holbrooke delivering a foreign policy briefing. Donors are asked for $1,000 to each campaign. Bayh promotes Camp Bayh to recruit volunteers and staff for 2008 races.
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