Insurgents step up attacks in Iraq killing civilians
Insurgents opened fire on two civilian cars in Baghdad killing three municipal workers and a passer-by as violence surged. The toll across Iraq rose with at least 44 Iraqis killed in two days while a Marine with the 2nd Marine Division died in Ramadi bringing US deaths near 2,000. Police found eight kidnapped Iraqis shot in Baghdad. A car bomber killed two more Iraqis and wounded five in Shaab. Attacks hit a police patrol, an Iraqi army checkpoint, and a roadside bombing wounded soldiers and a girl. In Kirkuk a roadside blast wounded a Kurdish Democratic Party official and killed a bodyguard. Mosul gunfire killed a policeman. Across Iraq more than 33 died in Hillah violence. Several Saddam defense lawyers faced threats amid a mass murder trial in Dujail. Four American contractors were killed in Dulaiyah in September when their convoy was attacked.
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Malik Sultan
Thaeir Mahmod
Kirkuk
Ibrahim Zangana
Kurdish Democratic Party
Sarhat Qadir
Mosul
Hillah
Hussein Ghadban al Ubaidi
Beiji
Saadoun Sughaiyer al-Janabi
Saddam
al Janabi
Awad Hamed al-Bandar
Revolutionary Court
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Interior Ministry
Dujail
Wadah Ismail al-Sheik
Mukhabarat
Al-Sheik
Barnett courts middle ground in Kansas GOP race
Kansas politics frame Barnett as an Eisenhower Republican seeking bridge building between liberal and conservative wings. He opposes abortion to please conservatives yet backs more public school funding with moderates. Analysts say winning the primary and uniting the party will be a tough task amid division. Possible running mate speculation with Sen. Susan Wagle noted.
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Kansas
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Wichita
Wilma Lashes Florida With Floods and Power Loss
Wilma struck Florida at 5 30 am near Cape Romano 22 miles south of Naples driving 18 foot surge and tornado risk. It flooded Key West and poured rain up to 10 inches while knocking out power to about 2 5 million homes and businesses and threatening Miami Dade Broward and Palm Beach counties. Florida Governor Jeb Bush mobilized 3000 National Guards and 3000 on alert as shelter totals topped 33000. Key West faced extensive flooding with US 1 flooded and airport unusable.
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Jay Gewin
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Bill Mauldin
West Palm Beach
Marco Island
Canada
David Paulison
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