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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 2011

Page

3

Tropical Storm Lee stalls and pummels Gulf Coast

Lee stalled off the Louisiana Mississippi coast dumping heavy rain and gusts that knocked out power to thousands. Flooding appeared in bayou towns like Jean Lafitte while 60 percent of Gulf oil output and 55 percent of gas production were shut in as evacuations spread.

Jean Lafitte Lee Louisiana Mississippi Bayou Gulf Coast Eva Alexie Alexie National Weather Service Slidell Mike Shields Entergy Utility Company Cleco Corp New Orleans Lake Pontchartrain Robert Ricks Ricks Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Gulf Bayou Barataria

Rebels close on Bani Walid stronghold amid calls for surrender

Libyan rebels push toward Bani Walid as tribal elders are urged to surrender without a fight. Rebel commander Abdel Razak al-Nathori says the town has until today to capitulate and that Muammar Gadhafi's son Muatassim was in the city to press leaders to stay loyal. Seif al Islam reportedly fled. NATO airstrikes constrain moves.

Mozambique Cairo Muammar Gadhafi Tarhouna Libya Bani Walid Abdel Razak al-Nathori Al-Nathori Gaddafi Muatassim Gadhafi Seif al-Islam al-Nathari Tripoli NATO Sirte Sabha Misrata

NATO strikes kill ex Gitmo detainee in Afghanistan rescue

NATO and Afghan forces fatally wounded Saber Lal Melma, a former Guantanamo detainee turned al Qaeda ally, during a U S operation in Jalalabad district, Kunar Province. The attack followed surrounding his house and detaining three others. Melma reportedly organized insurgent operations.

NATO Gitmo Afghanistan Kabul Guantanamo al-Qaida Saber Lal Melma Kunar Justin Brockhoff Melma Pakistan al- Qaida Yemen U.S Melia Jalalabad Mohammad Gul Gul

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