Veterans care strained as deployments thin medical staff at Wright Patterson and Camp Pendleton
Medics warn shortages at Wright Patterson and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton amid Iraq deployments. Officials say clinics for family, internal medicine and pediatrics have lost about half their staff, affecting 30 000 dependents and retirees who rely on these facilities and prompting postponement of routine appointments to focus on serious cases.
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Tackett
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California
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton
Iraq
Doug Allen
Iraq crisis Najaf shrine stalls as talks seek peace
Iraq pressure eases as Ayad Allawi backs off assault threats and calls for al Sadr to join politics while security adviser Mouaffaq al Rubaie says dialogue with extremists is possible. Mahdi Army remains near the golden shrine amid sporadic gunfire and shifting control.
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al-Sadr
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Interior Ministry
Sabah Kadhim
Associated Press
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Iraq
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Mouaffaq al-Rubaie
CNN
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al-Rubaie
Mahdi Army
al- Sistani
Ahmed al-Shaibany
Kufa
Old City
Campaign spending and financing in the presidential race
Nonparty groups pile tens of millions into ads and GOTV. Bush and Kerry run major ad campaigns with Bush at least 116 million and Kerry at least 93 million in spending. Bush’s July ads dominate, plus mailings and staff costs. Bush began August with 32.5 million cash, 458 thousand in bills, and aims to breach 250 million by September. Both likely to take 75 million in public financing after convention.
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Kerry
New York
Boston
National Party
Charley Relief Efforts Surge Across Florida
State officials report faster insurance claims and quicker search and rescue wrap up in three days. Satellite links and portable cell towers aid recovery as schools suffer more damage than in 1992. Seven Charlotte County schools destroyed but reopen plans pushed forward. Kerry tours emergency center in Punta Gorda and Charlotte Regional Medical Center reopens. Damage tops 10,000 homes destroyed and 16,000 damaged beyond simple repairs. Power loss affects 188,000 customers across 25 counties with Charlotte County power restored gradually. Death toll rises to 25 during recovery.
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Charlotte County
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Punta Gorda
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Charlotte Regional Medical Center
Paul Popper
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