U.S. assault targets Saddam loyalists in Duluiyah
U.S. fighter jets bombed a suspected terrorist camp and troops conducted door-to-door sweeps in Sunni towns north and west of Baghdad as Operation Peninsula Strike pressed on. Ten to fifteen Iraqis were reported killed, while a US helicopter and an F-16 were downed but crews uninjured.
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Dulaiyah
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Baghdad
Tikrit
Ba’ath
David McKiernan
Duluiyah
Abid Ali Jassem al-Jubari
U.S
First Odessa triplets born at MCH in Alpine
Sonya and Marco Martinez welcomed the first Odessa year triplets at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. The three babies, delivered by cesarean at 10:06, 10:07 and 10:08 p.m., weigh 4 pounds 2 ounces to 4 pounds 12 ounces and remain in neonatal care. Family and town celebrate the arrival as twins run in the families. parents plan for the future with hopes the boys become athletes and the girl joins cheerleading. The couple’s first children are premature but healthy, with homecoming likely after their original due dates.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Sonya
Marco Martinez
Alpine
Sonya Martinez
Marco Aurelio Jr
Ernesto Martin
Angela Victoria
Martinezes
Donna Meador
MCH
States Increase Taxes and Fees Across US Budget Crunch
States facing budget gaps turn to higher taxes and fees to balance budgets. An AP analysis finds many target income tax and broad tax hikes while others raise user fees. Texas lets universities set tuition after deregulation, aiming to save hundreds of millions, with outcomes varying by school.
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Associated Press
Texas
Elder statesman of TV news dies at age 82
New York AP reports David Brinkley, a pioneering TV journalist and half of the Huntley Brinkley duo, died at 82 in Houston after a fall complications. He worked at NBC and later ABC News, leaving a lasting TV news legacy with the Good night catchphrase.
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Elder Statesman
TV News
New York
David Brinkley
Brinkley
NBC
Chet Huntley
Chet
David
Huntley-Brinkley
ABC News
Houston
NBC News
Reuven Frank
Oscar winner Gregory Peck dies at 87 in Los Angeles
Gregory Peck, famed for playing Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, died at 87 at his Los Angeles home with wife Veronique by his side. The four time nominee and 1962 best actor winner had a long career portraying varied real life figures and left a lasting legacy in film.
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Gregory Peck
Atticus Finch
Peck
Los Angeles
Abraham Lincoln
Josef Mengele
Veronique
Monroe Friedman
Harper Lee
Kirk Douglas
Friedman
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As'ad
Houston Texans
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Bermudez
Meador
Ernesto Martin Martinez
Ernesto
Marco Aurelio Martinez Jr
Gary Payne
Angela Victoria Martinez
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