Iraqi clashes shatter Najaf Old City as U S warplanes strike
Heavy fighting continued in Najaf's Old City as U S and Iraqi forces pressed assaults for a fourth night. Airstrikes shook the area while militants loyal to Muqtada al Sadr battled security forces. In Kufa gunfire and mortar attacks killed civilians and wounded others near a peaceful demonstration. A video released by Al Jazeera claimed the Divine Wrath Brigades abducted Maj Gen Salah Hassan Lami, brother-in-law of Defense Minister Hazem Shaalan, demanding an end to operations.
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Ex Senator Kerry Ad Ads Stir Veteran Backlash
Veterans confronted John Kerry after Viet Nam claims saying he accused fellow vets of atrocities and never apologized. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth funded by Bush supporters sparked the debate. Bush denounced not the ads but campaign finance reform. Ben Ginsberg resigned after acknowledging legal advice to the anti Kerry group, while Democratic lawyers defended similar outside support. A letter signed by seven Democratic senators urged Bush to halt the ads and deem them slanderous attacks on veterans.
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Moscow crashes prompt terrorism probes and two investigations
Televised briefing notes criminal proceedings into both crashes led by deputy heads as investigators search the sites. Officials across Moscow and Washington respond with caution while security tightens at airports. Witnesses report explosions and two separate jetliners went down near Domodedovo.
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Poll split over proposed ballot issue in Ohio background
A Cox News Service report notes that Bush supporters back the amendment 74 to 25 while Kerry backers oppose it 56 to 40, from a statewide August poll of 812 likely voters with a 3.4 point margin. Voters heard of the proposal at 64 percent. 34 percent had not.
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Boedicker receives concurrent sentences after pleading
Michelle Boedicker told the court she would accept responsibility for her actions during Wednesday's sentencing. Tiffany Balon, the victim's daughter, condemned her behavior as endangering both the victim and Boedicker's own children. Sage imposed three years on the complicity charge and 180 days on the child endangering count, to run concurrently, noting Ohio law required the minimum sentence despite a maximum of 10 years.
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