Congress Nears End Approves Homeland Security Push
Congress edged toward creating a homeland security department as the Senate cleared a procedural hurdle and the House moved to finish its work for the year. A terrorism insurance measure passed, with White House backing, while a bankruptcy reform faced abortion dispute. Pelosi became House leader, first woman to head a party in Congress.
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Indian bones to be reunited in Montana
Black Horse, a Cheyenne warrior linked to Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, will see bone shards buried at his grave site in Montana this weekend. The interment marks a homecoming after he fought alongside Crazy Horse at Little Big Horn and fled to Montana. The ceremony spans three days with prayers and sweatlodge rites culminating in the burial of the bone fragments.
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Coalitions Strike Iraqi Air Defense Site After Iraqi Firing
Iraq fired on U.S. and British warplanes patrolling northern and southern no fly zones, a breach of a U.N. resolution. Coalition aircraft bombed an Iraqi air defense site in retaliation. U.S. officials weigh reporting the incident to the Security Council as a potential trigger for broader action. Iraqi firing came from near An Najaf as Pentagon confirms surface to air missiles and anti aircraft fire.
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