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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 2005
Page
3
Hundreds of U S Marines moved into a lawless border zone on the Syrian frontier amid intense fighting along the Euphrates. Insurgents and militants faced air and ground assaults as the first 48 hours of Operation Matador left scores dead and the provincial governor missing.
A car bomb exploded in a Tikrit market near a police station early today wounding 70 and killing 24, including a police officer. Marines reported three fatally wounded and 20 injured during the broader offensive linked to Abu Musab al Zarqawi's followers.
Congress authorized an additional 82 billion dollars for Iraq, Afghanistan, and global terrorism effort. The Senate backed the measure 100 to 0 after House passage. Bush expected to sign it. The bill also requires states to issue more uniform driver's licenses and verify citizenship or legal status for recipients.
President Bush addressed a large crowd in Freedom Square Georgia as authorities investigated a report that a hand grenade was thrown toward the stage within 100 feet of him. The device reportedly did not explode and was removed.
President Bush drew a large crowd in Tbilisi with estimates ranging from 150,000 to 250,000 as he backed Saakashvili’s drive to restore Georgia’s sovereignty. He urged restraint on Abkhazia and South Ossetia while urging Saakashvili to pursue peaceful reunion and autonomy rights for minorities. Russia protested the U S backing and warned Georgia to protect Abkhaz and Ossetian minorities.
Acambis says early tests of a West Nile vaccine produced antibodies in 59 of 60 volunteers. The study, presented at an infectious diseases conference in Baltimore, notes a three year path to market but marks a hopeful start for a single dose protection pending larger trials.
GOP Senator Len Lamar Alexander led criticism of White House supported driver license standards tucked into an $82 billion military spending bill. Democrats and state officials joined in railing against the plan which requires verification of citizenship or legal residency within three years to curb illegal immigration.
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