Roadside bomb kills four Americans in Iraq election day
On the last day of campaigning a roadside bomb killed four American soldiers in Iraq while gunmen assassinated a parliamentary candidate. Shiite politician escaped injury south of Baghdad amid reports of abuse in Interior Ministry jails.
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Iraqi election debates highlight key candidates across regions
Iraqi candidates from Barzani's Kurdish region Allawi's secular Shiite ticket and Al Hashimi's Sunni coalition defended positions on U.S. withdrawal and Iraq's future governance. Four U S soldiers died in a northwest Baghdad blast raising war casualties to about 2150. Sunni candidate Mezher al Dulaimi was killed at a Ramadi gas station, and Shiite Jalal Eddin al Sagheer survived a convoy bombing near Latifiyah.
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Investigator links illegal U S detentions in Europe to North Africa
Swiss senator Dick Marty told the Council of Europe that the United States moved detainees from Europe to North Africa about a month ago after word leaked. He cited Poland and Romania as possible but denied involvement by governments. Morocco denied connections. The Washington Post and Human Rights Watch cited evidence of transfers and prison programs. European officials say such prisons would breach human rights principles.
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Viper teams to surveil transportation hubs nationwide
Washington Post reports undercover air marshals and uniformed officers will form Visible Intermodal Protection and Response teams to monitor Amtrak corridors, ferries, and mass transit in cities including Washington state Los Angeles Atlanta Philadelphia and Baltimore. The program blends plainclothes and visible personnel at seven locations to detect threats while training screeners in behavior recognition.
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Cancer Genome Atlas aims to map all cancer genetic errors
Federal health officials launch the Cancer Genome Atlas, a $1 billion to $1+ billion project from NIH to catalog genetic glitches driving cancer. The effort seeks to redefine diagnosis and treatment by classifying cancers by molecular hallmarks and guiding targeted therapies nationwide.
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Congress Won't Finish AMT Fix This Year Amid Rising Burden
Senate leaders say action on the alternative minimum tax won’t occur this year leaving over 15 million taxpayers exposed next year. The AMT is set to climb to about 19 million filers in 2006, with retroactive relief possible in 2007 but not guaranteed. The House and Senate have debated temporary fixes tied to broader tax-cut debates and expire December 31.
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