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Column One Inside Nation links Nichols to alias per prosecutors. World reports Madrid bombing suspects prints found in rural house. Southern Illinois notes towns choosing home rule. Pinckneyville district 204 rebids building project. Hickory Ridge Golf opens new clubhouse. Harrisburg woman wins first Sweetheart pageant. Astronomical events promise good viewing year. Secretary of State Jesse White reflects on politics. Weather: Today showers and storms with cool spell and mild winds through tonight and into Monday.
Poshard named SIU board chair with new trustees
Poshard accepted a nomination to chair the SIU board of trustees after the governor’s staff asked him to fill a vacancy from 2003. He is a three degree SIU Carbondale alum and former vice chancellor of administration. New trustees Marilyn Jackson Roger Tedrick and John Simmons joined the board alongside Poshard.
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SIU
Poshard
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Marilyn Jackson
Chicago
Roger Tedrick
Mount Vernon
John Simmons
East Alton
SIU Board of Trustees
SIUC graduate played role in Jessica Lynch rescue
Doy Gorton, a former Southern Illinois University Carbondale history major and Marine lieutenant, helped command a platoon during the Iraq war and was cited for heroic achievement in aiding the rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch. He credits SIUC studies with shaping his ethics and leadership as he nears retirement.
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Marine Corps
Army
Jessica Lynch
Elizabeth
W.va
SIUC
Iraq
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University At
Doy Gorton
Gorton
SIAC
Southern Illinois
15Th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Camp Pendleton
San Diego
D. Gorton
Jane Adams
United States
Lynch
Rule Against Intelligence Sharing Impedes War On Terrorism
The Associated Press reports that more than two years after Bush era pledges, Washington and allies still tightly guard intelligence sharing essential to disrupt al Qaida. Officials acknowledge ongoing sharing rules hinder cooperation despite renewed Atlantic resolve after Spain bombings, with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld noting cooperation exists but rules complicate transfers. Page 3A.
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Washington
al- Qaida
Atlantic
Spain
Bipartisan Commission
New York
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Iraq sees 21 killed in two days amid Mosul attack and Baghdad blasts
Rebels struck Mosul government buildings killing two civilians and wounding 14. A roadside bomb in central Baghdad wounded five on a convoy. The two days of violence left 21 dead countrywide. A separate attack hit a truck carrying Japan's supplies to troops in Samawah. Marines fought long hours in Fallujah. one Marine died and seven wounded.
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Iraq
Mosul
Jassim Mohammed
Japan
Kyodo
Defense Agency
Samawah
Tokyo
U.S. Army
Peter Jones
U.S
Fallujah
Saddam Hussein
1St Marine Expeditionary Force
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