Sharon calls for crackdown on Palestinian rocket attacks
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urged the army to do whatever is needed to end Palestinian rocket and mortar assaults as the government rejected a PLO call for a halt to violence. A Gaza refugee camp home near an Israeli settlement was struck after nightfall, killing a 28 year old man and his 59 year old mother and wounding their father. The PLO led by Abbas urged militants to stop actions harming national goals, while Israel pressed military preparations.
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U.S. raids in Mosul ahead of Iraq elections
U.S. troops conducted raids across Mosul and other Iraqi areas arresting dozens as insurgents ramp up activity two weeks before the January 30 vote. Deputy Defense Secretary Wolfowitz warned that violence may outpace security efforts. A female candidate, Sala ma al Khafaji, was ambushed in central Baghdad but escaped unharmed. this marked another attack since May.
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Bush says troops will leave Iraq as quickly as possible
President Bush says U S troops will exit Iraq as fast as possible but not before mission completion. Powell suggested steps could begin this year as Iraqis assume more security duties. Insurgents hit Mosul with attacks near a polling site and damaged a Bradley vehicle.
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Journalist Wins Freedom After 44 Years In Louisiana Case
Wilbert Rideau, an award winning black journalist, was found guilty of manslaughter in the 1961 death of Julia Ferguson by a racially mixed jury in Lake Charles Louisiana. His fourth trial resulted in a manslaughter verdict and release for time served.
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Wilbert Rideau
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Julian Murray
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Mesic wins second term as Croatia president
Incumbent Stipe Mesic captured a second term with 66 percent of the vote in the runoff, defeating Jadranka Kosor who won 34 percent. The 70 year old leader secures a mandate into 2009 as Croatia moves toward joining the European Union with about 4.5 million citizens.
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Stipe Mesic
Mesic
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