U S plans to impose sanctions on Syria
President Bush will order economic sanctions against Syria this week for backing terrorism and failing to curb militants entering Iraq. White House officials say the move targets Syria’s support for terror and border issues, while Syria’s Foreign Minister rejects the charges amid an Arab League meeting in Cairo.
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Pipeline blast cuts Iraqi oil exports
Insurgents blew a pipeline causing a massive blaze and cutting Iraq oil exports about 25 percent to 1.2 million barrels per day. U S troops clashed with al Sadr loyalists in Karbala and Marines entered Fallujah briefly. Several American and Iraqi fatalities reported.
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Kerry: Bush ignores health costs and crisis in health care
Democratic candidate John Kerry in Edinboro Pa argues Bush has left health care “badly broken” with rising family premiums surpassing 2700 over four years and nearly 10000 per year for many policies. He says insurers profit while costs burden families and employers, and urges his plan to cut waste and fraud and reform the system.
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Judge orders attorneys to keep defendant awake
At Fort Bragg Army sergeant Hasan Akbar, charged with a wartime murder plot against 101st Airborne soldiers, slept twice during a pretrial hearing. Col. Parrish scolded defense lawyers to address the sleep disorder and urged treatment for sleep apnea if possible. Jury pool concerns and possible death-penalty trial timing were raised for the July 12 court martial.
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