Eyewitnesses to history as Saddam captured
Dick Hogan reports on how Saddam Hussein was found after a two hour search by U S troops led by the 4th Infantry. Aaron Helmrich, a wrestler from North Linn High School, helped in the capture near Adwar while his father Tony recounted the moment Saddam emerged from a ground hole.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette
Saddam Hussein
4Th Infantry
Tony Helmrich
Masonville
Aaron Helmrich
Saddam
Jeader
Adwar
Tikrit
Iraq
Aaron
Charlie
Helmrich
North Linn High School
Daniel Saffeels
Truro
Julie Saffeels
Kcci-Tv
Des Moines
Myers
Iraqi insurgent financier captured in high‑profile raid
U S troops arrested Qais Hattam described as a major insurgent financier and No 5 on a list of high‑value targets. A substantial weapons cache was seized and the raid involved a single room where attackers planned future operations.
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U.S
Qais Hattam
4Th Infantry
Gaven Gregory
Josslyn_ Aberle
Hattam
Myers
Iraq
Pentagon
Leach denies Saddam capture used for Bush gain
Rep. Jim Leach of Iowa rejects claims the Saddam Hussein capture was timed for political advantage to President Bush. He praises U S military professionalism and says no American president or military would politicize national security. Leach defended the capture as a professional operation.
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Iowa
Washington
Jim Leach
House
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Leach
Saddam
McDermott
Iraq
U.S
Why U S ran out of vaccine
Knight Ridder reports the U S faced a vaccine shortage amid a flu season driven by the Fujian strain. Officials cite bad luck and production limits, while critics blame decisions on strain selection and demand forecasting that left millions without shots.
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U.S
Knight Ridder
Miami
World Health Organization
CDC
Food and Drug Administration
Fujian
Asia
Gerberding
Len Lavenda
Aventis Pasteur
Aventis
Murder suspect tied to multiple hospital firings in NJ
Former nurse Charles Cullen allegedly killed 30 to 40 patients across nine hospitals and a nursing home while facing murder charges at Somerset Medical Center. Officials say reporting gaps and a nursing shortage allowed his repeated hiring after firings, highlighting flaws in hospital reference practices and calls for stronger mandatory disclosures.
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Newark
N.J
Charles Cullen
William Cors
Somerset Medical Center
Cullen
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Somerset
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Manchester
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Aaron Helmrich Maennuill
Widd
Saddam Huseein
Samarra
Baghdad
Fallujah
82Nd Airborne Division
Ramadi
Ahmed Kadhem
Al-Adhamiya
Jim McDermott
Seattle
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Paul Offit
Children’s Hospital of
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Colorado
Julie Gerberding
Centers For Disease Preven
Barbara Lee Fisher
National Vaccine Information Center
FDA
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State Department of Health and Senior Services
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