Najaf confronts clashes as Shiite leaders push for reform
In Najaf, intense fighting around the Imam Ali Shrine continues amid faltering cease-fire talks. U.S. troops move into the Old City as Muqtada al Sadr's Mahdi Army clashes with forces, while protesters gather to back the militants and pressure for a U.S. withdrawal and amnesty offers.
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Muqtada al-Sadr
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al-Sadr
Ahmed al-Shaibany
Allawi
Baghdad
U.N
Ashraf Jehangir Qazi
Najaf
Nadim al Jadari
Saad Qindeel
Supreme Council For the Islamic Revolution of
Imam Ali Shrine
Mahdi Army
Old City
al- Sadr
Charley Strikes Florida Assailing Punta Gorda and Beyond
Florida faces widespread destruction from Hurricane Charley with Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte among the hardest hit. FEMA mobilizes medical teams, supplies, and thousands of beds as authorities assess damages, evacuations, price gouging, and searches for the missing across multiple counties.
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Port Charlotte
Andrew
Charlotte County
Marine One
Bush
George Nichols
Charlotte
Florida Agriculture & Consumer Services
Charles Bronson
Charley
Danielle
Earl
Grenada
Charles Charapas
Afghan Army Moves to Quell West Afghanistan Clashes
Afghan National Army units flew from Kabul to Shindand in Herat to retake the contested airbase amid fighting between Gov Ismail Khan loyalists and Amanullah’s militias. Taliban militants killed a community leader urging voting as authorities warn militias will not be tolerated ahead of the October presidential election.
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Herat
Ismail Khan
Amanullah
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Hamid Karzai
Karzai
Mohammed Zahir Azimi
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U.N
United Nations
Bush Campaign Lands Veterans as Kerry War Record Counter
In Cincinnati Bush aides defend the war on terror before about 100 veterans while aiming to spotlight Kerry's Iraq policy. The event follows the Democratic National Convention in Boston where Kerry highlighted his Vietnam service and swift boat command history.
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P.X. Kelly
Gene Watts
Ohio Veterans For
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Kerry
Iraq
Boston
Vietnam
Brock seeks writ to compel water main access for office
Middletown attorney James Papakirik, representing Brock, says the water main location is part of a mandamus bid to force the city to issue an occupancy permit for Brock’s business. Brock aims for a grand opening, with a five-person firm and 105 owner operated trucks previously based on Yankee Road, now renting space in Lemon Township.
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James Papakirk
Brock
Papakirk
Yankee Road
Lemon Township
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