Rallies Support Troops Across Cities Sunday
In Times Square and other cities hundreds gathered to back the Iraq war. About 600 waved flags and chanted U S A as speakers praised the president. Police reported arrests and a few injuries after a disrupted event. other supportive crowds appeared near Richmond Virginia with several thousand attendees.
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New York
Broadway
Times Square
Iraq
Michael Benjamin
U.S. Senate
Charles Schumer
Saddam Hussein
Jersey City
Bret Schindler
United States
Coalition of the Willing
Jong
Richmond
Terry Steer
Vietnam
Red Cross seeks access as wartime prisoners questioned on TV
CBS reports show captured soldiers being questioned while the Red Cross seeks access to verify their safety. Geneva Conventions protections are cited as violated by public display, with prisoners identified from Texas New Jersey Kansas El Paso and Iraq locations. Marines won a battle near An Nasiriyah amid ambushes and 12 soldiers reported missing.
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CBS
Donald H. Rumsfeld
International Committee of the Red Cross
Nada Doumani
Texas
507Th
el Paso
New Jersey
Sory
Kansas
Iragi TV
An Nasiriyah
Aneeita Hudson
Joseph Hudson
Alamogordo
N.M
Hudson
Fort Bliss
Iraq
Nasiriyah
War draws mixed news as prisoners and battles unfold
Abizaid cites prisoners from Texas and Kansas amid Iraqi morgue reports and captures. U.S. and British forces battle Fedayeen Saddam and Hussein loyalists while Bush says Saddam is losing control. Allied gains near Baghdad with the 3rd Infantry Division showing rapid progress.
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Abizaid
Kansas
Fort Bliss
Texas
Jean Offutt
U.S
Fedayeen
Saddam
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Peter Wall
Bush
Camp David
Maryland
Los Angeles
Michael Moore
Mr. Bush
United Arab Front
Taha Yassin Ramadan
Board discusses Finch buyout amid early retirement talk
Finch faces a potential contract buyout with an estimated 85 000 severance over four years from the general fund. Board members say the retirement idea originated with colleagues and Finch now favors it as a justified step. A special March 21 meeting will decide, with discussion at the March 19 board session.
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Finch
Susan McDet
Mets the Gazette
Bradford
Meistersing
Cedar Rapids school board weighs buyout and budget
The Cedar Rapids school board holds a 4:30 p.m. meeting at the Educational Services Center to discuss buying out the superintendent’s contract and a public hearing on the proposed 2003 04 budget of 167 6 million. The plan includes 37 full time teachers and 48 5 staff positions while public discussion weighs pros and cons.
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Cedar Rapids
Searces Center
Second Ave
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