Unseasonably mild forecast for Garden City area
An agriculture report details a mild night with increasing clouds as a strong low pressure area moves over western Kansas. A southerly breeze shifts to northwest by Tuesday morning and increases to gusts over 45 mph. A cold front brings periods of rain totaling 0.20 to 0.50 inches. Soil temperatures noted yesterday.
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National forecast noon weather positions and temps
National forecast shows noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Highs for the day indicate temperature bands. Forecast notes a warming trend with high and low ranges for selected cities and includes the Kansas road condition hotline.
Insurgents wounded as Abu Ghraib attack continues
About 50 insurgents were wounded and at least one killed in last week's Abu Ghraib prison attack west of Baghdad. The U.S. military would not say if any militants were captured. Separately, Sunni Arab Hasim al Hassani was elected parliament speaker amid Iraq's protracted government formation.
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Kyrgyz President Akayev resigns in Moscow
Askar Akayev signed a resignation agreement at the Kyrgyz Embassy in Moscow, effective Tuesday, after fleeing Bishkek amid protests on March 24. Lawmakers said his step aims to restore stability and pave way for presidential elections scheduled for June 26, with riot turmoil and a brief seizure of the presidency in recent days.
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Kuwaiti Lawmakers Probing Fuel Contract Complaints
Kuwaiti lawmakers leading a five member committee allege retaliation for lack of cooperation from the U S military and Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown and Root in an inquiry into fuel deliveries to Iraq. They accuse Altanmia Marketing Co. of high profits and target contract details amid support questions.
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Karzai urges donors to speed Afghanistan's recovery
President Hamid Karzai urged foreign backers at a Kabul donor conference to accelerate the country's economic recovery as the United States pledged to double aid from 2.5 billion dollars in 2004 to about 5 billion. He warned of immense challenges including drug trafficking and corruption while stressing poverty reduction and regional stability. The conference focuses on development strategy rather than new pledges.
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