Mass grave exhumations begin in Iraqi desert sites
An AP investigation finds forensic teams set to start digging in January at four secret desert grave sites across Iraq to preserve evidence of mass killings. They confirm 41 mass graves so far, with eight to twenty four mass graves slated for full exhumation under international standards amid safety delays.
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Associated Press
Baghdad
Barrie Simpson
Min
Iraq
France
Sandra Hodgkinson
Occupation Authority
Coalition
Hodgkinson
Carnival: Children Enjoy Annual Fun and Games
Washington notes the carnival runs a yearly $6,000 budget with about a $2,000 loss, or 50 to 60 cents per child, and hopes for a major corporate sponsor after Southwestern Bell paused donations. Local businesses and groups have kept it going with smaller gifts. A 6-year-old, Derick Arellano, recalls Santa Claus as the best part after rides and cotton candy.
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Washington
Commission
Southwestern Bell Communications
Peo
Derick Arellano
Santa Claus
Holcomb
City of
Kansas
Garden City Telegram
Neighbors: Garden City man wears kilts as comfort
Joy, a Garden City resident, began wearing kilts in the late 1980s after tendonitis made jeans painful. He explains the kilt saves dressing time, shares gun and antique collections, U.S. Army memories, and his view that clothing does not define gender. He owns several jeeps and notes kilts date back 3,000 years.
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Curtis Machine Co. Inc
Dodge City
Joy
Bush signs Medicare overhaul to expand senior coverage
President Bush touted a bipartisan overhaul of Medicare as the nation’s seniors gain improved health care. He cited support from Sens Max Baucus and John Breaux and praised AARP chief William Novelli. House Leader DeLay backed the measure, arguing it secures the program’s future and fiscal health. the package includes prescription drug provisions and pilots costing at least 500 million for six states.
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America
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Max Baucus
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John Breaux
D-La
William Novelli
AARP
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