U S forces seize Saddam palaces in Baghdad assault
American troops drove into Baghdad with tanks and aircraft and seized two Saddam Hussein palaces while bombing a leadership target. A B 1B bomber hit the facility believed to host Saddam and top regime officials, with the fate of the leader unclear. Iraqi troops suffered heavy losses as U S forces claimed control of key areas and toppled statues, with reports of dozens captured and thousands killed.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Tigris
David Perkins
U.S
3Rd Batallion Yell
Baghdad Highway
Hussein
Memorial service set for Mata and seven others
Memorial planned for Johnny Mata and six others reported killed in action. Iraqi war coverage notes a chemical weapons site believed found and exiles returning to aid as volunteers. U S troops capture a Saddam palace, converting it into a base as reporters from Evens High School cover the conflict.
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Johnny Mata
Fed officials refine emergency actions
Washington awaits a refined rescue plan as fears of recession grow. The Federal Reserve considers deeper rate cuts and billions more in liquidity to banks, including potential direct purchases of longer term securities to boost money supply and lower long term rates.
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Federal Reserve
Fed
David Jones
Alan Greenspan
Central Bank
Treasury
Red Cross halts Operation Shoebox amid excess donations
The American Red Cross of the Southwest suspends Operation Shoebox due to overwhelming donor support from Permian Basin residents and nationwide. James Parks says shipments will continue with existing stock while the program awaits Department of Defense authorization. Tonya Hancock notes Pentagon estimates cover four months of troop needs.
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Red Cross
James Parks
American Red Cross of the
Southwest
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American Red Cross
Tonya Hancock
Odessa
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Hancock
Parks
UT buys Watergate papers from Woodward and Bernstein
The University of Texas at Austin will pay five million dollars for the Watergate notes of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. The Woodward Bernstein collection will be archived at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center for study, with most documents public within a year. Deep Throat files will be kept.
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