Bush thanks troops amid Somalia aid visit in harsh conditions
President Bush visited Somalia greeting Marines at the old embassy grounds and praising the humanitarian mission. He called Desert Storm a testament to American military might and toured a refugee center housing about 4,000 people, with 1,500 to 1,800 receiving two meals daily.
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Mr. Bush
Bush
Horst Hamburg
ABC
Fred Peck
Washington
Indian Ocean
Somalia
Tripoli
Baidoa
U.S. 10Th Mountain Division
Bell Doyle
Saudi Arabia
King Fahd
Heavy PAC spending in 6th District race noted
In a continued A-1 analysis the 6th District contest shows challengers Hattery and Bartlett among top fund raisers with Hattery at 164th overall receipts and 13th among challengers, Bartlett 340th overall with limited ranking among challengers. Debt and cash on hand details reveal Hattery $60,184 owed $44,158 cash on hand, while Bartlett trails in spending and nationwide debt among non incumbents.
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Mr. Hattery
Dr. Bartlett
FEC
Hattery
Michael Huffington
R-Calif
Carroll County Tax Assessments Rise for Most Homes
In Carroll County 17,000 properties were reassessed with most homes in the 75 000 to 150 000 range gaining value while higher priced homes held or fell. Anne Arundel up 18 percent Harford up 17 percent Baltimore 0 7 percent Montgomery down 2 6 percent Talbot down 1 6 percent Baltimore County 57 percent flat or lower. Charles County leads Maryland with 7 percent average increase and 13 000 more properties qualify for 5 percent tax credits. Local opponents call for fairness as overassessment concerns persist.
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Carroll County
Saltzman
Anne Arundel County
Harford County
Baltimore
Montgomery County
Talbot County
Baltimore County
David E. Boyd
Charles County
Maryland
County considers new revenue tools for school funding
County officials weighing transfer tax to fund new schools amid growing student population. Some business leaders push for broader real estate tax while paying staff to administer. officials warn current debt and large projects like Urbana High School demand swift action and revenue.
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Yingling
Bruce Reeder
Gail Bowerman
Urbana
Velvet Divorce ends Czechoslovakia creating Czech Republic and Slovakia
Czechoslovakia dissolves at midnight after six months of talks with no referendum. The split leaves Slovakia and the Czech Republic as separate nations amid hopes to avoid bloodshed unlike Yugoslavia. Diplomats plan formal relations as leaders pursue autonomy and economic reforms.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Anna Cervenkova
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Josef Zieleniec
Red Cross asks Israel to let aid reach deportees
The Red Cross urged Israel to allow food and medical supplies to reach 415 Palestinians deported to Lebanon after a failed U N mission. Israel gave no decision. The men remain trapped in a freezing no man’s land between Lebanese-held territory and Israeli-controlled areas.
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Israel
Jerusalem
U.N
International Committee of the Red Cross
Lebanon
Yohanan Bein
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Beirut
James Jonah
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