Fallujah Marines Assess Damage After Heavy Assault
U S Marines and Iraqi troops surveyed Fallujah on Monday, amid explosions and machine gun fire, as engineers began evaluating reconstruction needs. Only about 200 of 17 000 buildings sustained major damage, with widespread lesser damage and many civilians displaced.
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Fallujah
Iraq
U.S. Marine Engineers
U.S
Todd Bowers
5Th Marine Regiment
Euphrates River Bridge
Ayad Allawi
Baghdad
Leonard de Francisci
Melbourne
Fla
State Department
Richard Boucher
Boucher
Foreign travelers fingerprinted at three border crossings
Foreign travelers entering the United States in Laredo Texas and at Douglas Arizona and Port Huron Michigan were fingerprinted photographed and checked under a border security test linked to post Sept 11 2001 plans. The system pairs digital fingerprints and photos with databases to flag immigration or criminal concerns while exemptions limit checks for Mexicans with Border Crossing Cards and travelers under 14 or over 79.
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Laredo
Texas
United States
U.S
Mexico
Central America
Douglas
Ariz
Port Huron
Mich
Stefano Spaggiari
Modena
Italy
Canada
Alfonso Martinez-Fonts
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Betty Flores
Homeland Security Department
Israel opens path to Gaza pullout with PA under condition
Jerusalem may coordinate next year’s Gaza withdrawal with the Palestinian Authority if militants are crushed. Foreign Minister Shalom signaled a shift from unilateral disengagement, urging a new leadership to take control, disarm militants, curb incitement, and pursue talks on the road map.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Gaza Strip
Palestinian Authority
Ariel Sharon
Yasser Arafat
Silvan Shalom
Sharon
Gaza
West Bank
Arafat
Shalom
Cleveland
Saeb Erekat
Erekat
Associated Press
Bush
United Nations
European Union
Russia
U S births to youngest teens drop to 1946 lows
Atlanta report summarizes CDC data showing births to girls aged 10 to 14 fell 38 percent from 1994 to 2002 despite a 16 percent rise in potential mothers in that age group. The rate, about 0.7 per 1000, remains higher for black and Hispanic girls.
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Atlanta
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Fay Menacker
National Center For Health Statistics
Maine
Washington, D.C
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