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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 2002

Page

6

War authority gains momentum in House and Senate

Democrats and Republicans close ranks behind a resolution giving President Bush broad authority to use military force against Iraq. Bush hails a likely passage next week as he seeks U.N. support and a regime change. The plan requires 60 day reports to Congress and certifies peaceful options first whenever feasible.

House Senate Washington Congress Bush Iraq Baghdad Saddam Hussein U.N. Security Council Rose Garden Sen John Warner Virginia Senate Armed Services Committee Kuwait Dick Gephardt D-Mo United Nations Security Council U.N Associated Press Russia China France Ohio White House U.S Saddam

Alamo Sweep launches large US troop hunt in Afghanistan

Up to 2,000 U.S. Army troops from the 82nd Airborne joined a new strategy in southeastern Afghanistan’s Paktia province to pursue Taliban and al Qaida holdouts. The operation, called Alamo Sweep, targets a border area with Pakistan and aims to relieve special forces for potential Iraq deployment. Soldiers have so far questioned suspects and found weapon caches as the mission continues for weeks.

Washington Afghanistan U.S. Army al-Qaida 82Nd Airborne Iraq Paktia Pakistan U.S Hamid Karzai Qatar Mullah Mohammed Omar Martin Schweitzer

Hurricane Lili Threatens Gulf Coast With 140 MPH Winds

Hundreds of thousands urged to flee as Hurricane Lili strengthens to Category 4. Lifethreatening surge up to 20 feet and heavy rainfall possible. Louisiana and Texas authorities order evacuations, Mission Control halts operations, and Tabasco bottling plant shuts down.

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