Fighting in Fallujah intensifies as U S planes bomb city
U S warplanes hit Fallujah with 500 pound bombs while Marines clash with insurgents near a train station and in quieted neighborhoods. Officials say operations are paused to pursue negotiations. Brig. Gen. Kimmitt cites a cease-fire aim amid guerrilla attacks as Rumsfeld testifies to Congress.
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Fallujah
Iraq
U.S
United States
Baghdad
Mark Kimmitt
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Washington
Wal-Mart steps up national expansion push in 10 months
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. adopts aggressive electioneering to overturn local bans on big box expansion. In Contra Costa County the firm spent over a half million dollars to gather signatures and defeat a county ban, while its Alameda County lawsuit led officials to repeal a similar restriction. In Inglewood voters rejected a ballot measure to allow a Wal-Mart anchored center.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc
San Francisco Bay Area
Contra Costa
Wal-Mart
Alameda County
Inglewood
Bentonville
Wal Mart faces opposition over local impact nationwide
Communities challenge Wal Mart citing threats to local merchants and low wages as major concerns. The company reported 2003 revenue of 258.6 billion with 1 448 stores and 1 506 supercenters and 538 SAMS Clubs and more than 1.3 million employees.
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Wal-Mart
Sam's Clubs
Army and Marine Corps Receive More Tanks and Armor
The Army and Marines announce a surge of heavy armor including tanks as part of force expansion. Officials acknowledge potential difficulty sourcing additional combat troops if operations rise in Iraq. Iraqi leaders unveil a revised national flag. Saddam's birthday passes quietly in his hometown.
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Iraqi Civil Defense Corps
Fallujah
Iraq
5Th Marines
Army
Marine Corps
Saddam
Summit addresses menacing sinkhole near Winkler County
About 70 oil and gas company officials and state and local government members met to discuss a 900 foot wide sinkhole in Winkler County. Attendees included UT Bureau of Economic Geology researchers, hydro geologists, landowners, officials from Winkler County and the Colorado River Municipal Water District, and Odessa State Rep Buddy West's chief of staff. Steven Seni led the meeting and noted the sinkholes’ impact on people.
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Midland
Oil and Gas Company
Winkler County
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Ut-Ceed
Texas Department of Highways
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Odessa
Buddy West
Steven Seni
Commission
Money and candy flow over border
An excerpt from the final section of the Toxic Treats investigation describes Tijuanas candy market. The piece notes the dense candy supply in La Tapatia Mega Dulces in a factory district and a store sponsored TV show featuring a man dressed as a giant mouse.
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Tijuana
Mexico
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