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| More troops join Marines at Fallujah |
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Hundreds of reinforcements joined Marines besieging Fallujah yesterday, and the U.S. military said it would move to take the city if cease-fire talks fail. Fighting raged through the center of the country, killing 40 Iraqis and an American airman.
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| White House releases memo |
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The Bush administration last night released the declassified contents of a presidential briefing document that contains mostly historical information about Osama bin Laden's terrorist plans — almost all of it compiled from open sources, including television and news reports. |
| Taking up the cross |
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Special Report: The Shrine of the Sacred Heart, a 102-year-old Catholic parish in Columbia Heights, held its 19th annual Passion play Friday night to commemorate the suffering of Jesus, and an hourlong candlelight procession followed the performance. |
U.S. hostage threatened with death
Militants yesterday threatened to kill and mutilate Thomas Hamill, an American civilian captured during the ambush of a convoy west of Baghdad. |
Police, protesters clash over Taiwan vote
Thousands of angry Taiwanese demonstrators protesting last month's election results clashed with police yesterday as they tried to storm the barbed-wire barriers protecting President Chen Shui-bian's office. |
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