Republican Guard press advance amid sandstorms in Iraq
A massive 1000-vehicle Republican Guard convoy moved south toward central Iraq under blinding sandstorms. Iraqi officials reported two cruise missiles hit Baghdad killing 14, while Basra faced clashes with militiamen as British forces fought on the city’s outskirts. Relief convoys reached Umm Qasr despite weather. U.S. Marines say they will hunt pockets of resistance as flights remain grounded.
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Navy
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U.S. Central Command
Qatar
Thorp
Sebelius budget faces GOP doubt over debt plan
Topeka Republicans dismiss Gov. Kathleen Sebelius plan to balance the 2004 budget with bonds and accelerated property tax collection. The package aims to sustain a 10.2 billion dollar budget and avoid tax increases, but critics say it defers problems, not fixes, and rely on gambling provisions and early tax payments.
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Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
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Doug Mays
Dave Kerr
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Kansas
Controversial drug treatment bill advances in Kansas House
A House committee advanced a plan to place drug offenders in treatment programs and raise alcohol taxes to fund it. The measure, supported by Corrections Chair Ward Loyd, would require a 9.2 million dollar tax hike, while some fear a 14.4 million dollar prison expansion cost. Tax Chairman John Edmonds argued against mixing tax policy with sentencing. If approved, beer, wine, and alcohol taxes would rise significantly. Lawmakers urged further work before primetime consideration.
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Great Bend
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Corrections
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Edmonds
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Bush says Iraq war far from over as coalition fights toward Baghdad
President Bush urged troops and the public that victory remains distant as U S and British forces push on Baghdad. He warned of the most desperate elements of a doomed regime while noting rising casualties and fierce resistance from Republican Guard units.
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Stockholder to Sell First Bank Shares in Ottawa
A major holder of a bank group that owns First Bank of Ottawa will divest 20 percent of First Medicine Lodge Bancs to an Oklahoma City group led by Aubrey McClendon Tom Ward Marcus Rowland Shannon Self and C Ray Lees. Regulators require the buyers be listed as an ownership group. The sale does not affect bank operations or status.
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