Sectarian Tensions Rise in Iraq as Insurgents Vow Deaths
In Iraq, Sunni insurgents allied under the Mujahedeen Shura Council call for al-Zarqawi’s death and threaten Shiites and US forces. The country’s sectarian rift widens, turning Baghdad into a divided city with the Tigris River as a crude fault line.
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al-Zarqawi
al-Qaida
Slaves of the Cross
Ibn al-Alqami
Council
Abdullah bin Rashid Aldadi
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
al- Zarqawi
Baghdad
Tigris
Khaled al-Attiyah
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Atypical mad cow strains echo across nations and research
Scientists note an atypical mad cow strain found in about a dozen cows across France Italy and other European nations and in two U S cases where brain damage patterns differ from classic CJD link. The theory of spontaneous origin and mutation remains debated with experts citing feed related spread and possible sheep disease connections.
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France
Italy
European
Japan
U.S
Texas
Alabama
United States
Europe
Linda Detwiler
Agriculture Department
Detwiler
Iran Accepts Parts of Western Nuclear Offer
Iran said it would accept some elements of a Western package to curb its nuclear program but rejected others citing ambiguity. The central issue is uranium enrichment and clarification is demanded. Top negotiator Ali Larijani warned of outright rejection if Western sanctions were threatened. The package offers incentives including nuclear technology and direct talks with Tehran.
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Tehran
Iran
Ali Larijani
Islamic Republic
United States
Europe
Washington
Sectarian Shifts Narrow Baghdad's Social Fault Lines
Senior Shiite politician notes Iraq's army and police sit in western Sunni and eastern Shiite zones respectively. Mass movements unfold as Sunnis flee Shiite neighborhoods and Basra, while Shiites retreat from insurgent areas and avoid cross sect prayer. Names and clans mark identities as universities report sectarian campus splits and analysts warn of looming civil war.
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Iraq
Defense Ministry
Interior Ministry
Dora
Amriyah
Basra
Baghdad
Anbar
Abu Bakr
Omar
Uthman
Muhammad
Imam Ali
Sheik Gamal Abdul-Rahman
al-Jama
Abdul-Rahman
Abu
Ali
Othman
Mustafa al- Ani
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Mudbug party aids Meals on Wheels in Odessa
Odessa residents gather for Mudbug with two drink passes and all you can eat on the patio. The fundraiser aims to feed 1,100 to 1,200 plates and raise about $95,000 while supporting Meals on Wheels relocation to Fifth Street.
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Odessa
Suzanne Bobo
Meals On Wheels
Bobo
Big Spring Man Dies In Sunday Crash
A Big Spring man died of injuries from a one vehicle crash Sunday morning on Simler Avenue. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene by Judge Kathryn Wiseman after his 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue collided with a tree. next of kin notification pending.
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Simler Avenue
Kathryn Wiseman
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