Official outlines plans for American troops
A senior U.S. official said warships off Liberia are prepared to assist West African troops with logistics and communications, and some American forces may ashore to cooperate. Nigerian troops arrive as part of a broader 3,250-troop deployment. air transport and planning help are possible. President Bush demands Taylor’s exit and a ceasefire before any invasion. The USS Iwo Jima and USS Carter Hall wait offshore, with USS Nashville approaching Liberia in days.
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First peacekeeping troops arrive in Liberia for rescue mission
Nigerian soldiers arrive near Monrovia as the U N backed force begins a 3 250 strong intervention to end 14 years of war. Liberians cheer the arrival while fighting continues at the capital's Old Bridge with rebels and Taylor loyalists exchanging fire and smoke rising from fires set over the weekend.
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Russia mourns victims of hospital attack in Mozdok
In Mozdok mourners laid flowers at a wooden cross beside a black memorial stone after a truck bombing killed about 50. flags half staff and a moment of silence marked the day as North Caucasus leaders vowed revenge, amid claims the attack was masterminded by Chechen rebel Shamil Basayev.
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Panel urges sweeping changes to national vaccination program
A panel of Institute of Medicine experts calls for requiring private and government health plans to cover vaccines and for subsidies and vouchers to aid those without insurance. They aim to close the access gap and spur private vaccine investment, noting only 75 percent of toddlers are on schedule for nine federally required diseases.
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First recruits head to training for Iraqi army
Forty hundred volunteers chosen to form the first Iraqi army units were transported to Kirkuk for two months of basic training under U.S. instruction. No U.S. soldier was reported killed in action for a third straight day, as insurgent attacks continued nationwide.
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Powell dismisses report he won’t stay in Bush second term
Secretary of State Colin Powell calls the Washington Post report gossip and nonsense saying he serves at the president’s pleasure and has not discussed any second term. White House backs Powell as Deputy Armitage and Rice dispute any such meeting.
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