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Iraqi prime minister asks fighters in Najaf to put down weapons

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Aug. 8,2004 9:36 p.m.

NAJAF, Iraq -- Protected by 100 guards, Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi visited the war-shattered city of Najaf Sunday, calling on Shiite militants to lay down their weapons after days of fierce clashes with U.S. forces. But even as Allawi met with Najaf's governor, police and the Mahdi Army militia loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr battled nearby. Gunfire and explosions could be heard as U.S. helicopter gunships circled overhead. Two Iraqi national guardsmen were killed, and 13 people wounded.

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Focus changes from Kerry to Bush in close race

By Alyson Brodsy and Ron Fournier · Sunday, Aug. 8,2004 9:34 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- With the spotlight on his candidacy, John Kerry improved public perception of his character and qualifications but failed to shake-up the presidential race. Now, the focus shifts to President Bush -- and all his hurdles to re-election. The Iraq war, which most voters think was a mistake. The economy, which most voters don't trust with the Republican. The direction of the country, which most voters think is headed south. The tough job of changing those perceptions began the moment Kerry left his nominating convention.

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High hopes bowl over DiNardo

By Kevin A Switaj and Kevin Switaj · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:53 p.m.

CHICAGO -- It has been 11 years since IU football fans watched the Hoosiers play in a bowl game. Coach Gerry DiNardo's goal for 2004 is to not make the fans wait any longer. "You want to play in the postseason," DiNardo stated at Big Ten Media Day in Chicago. "Our goals will never change -- have a winning season and win a bowl."

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Athens boosts Olympic troop numbers

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:12 p.m.

ATHENS, Greece -- Athens ordered a major boost in military involvement in security for the Summer Games, and Greece's public order minister denied reports Wednesday of problems with its Olympic surveillance system. An additional 35,000 military personnel have been assigned for "secondary" duties to help the 70,000 police and soldiers who will guard Olympic sites in Athens and three other Greek cities.

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Crude oil futures reach record high

By Alyson Brodsy and Michael McDonough · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:11 p.m.

LONDON -- Crude oil futures Wednesday jumped to a new record high, riding upward on continuing concern about threats to supplies from Iraq and Russia. U.S. light crude for September delivery briefly hit an intraday high of $44.30 a barrel in electronic pre-session trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. That price was the highest on record since oil futures began trading on the Nymex 21 years ago.

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British police arrest 13 suspects in anti-terror operation

By Alyson Brodsy and Beth Gardiner · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:10 p.m.

LONDON -- Police conducted anti-terrorism raids in London and several towns Tuesday, arresting 13 people believed involved in preparing terrorist acts. London's Metropolitan Police said the afternoon and evening arrests were "part of a pre-planned, ongoing intelligence-led operation." The men were detained "on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism," the police statement said, without elaborating.

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Sudanese warn against foreign intervention in Darfur

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:10 p.m.

KHARTOUM, Sudan - More than 100,000 people staged a state-organized protest Wednesday against a U.N. Security Council resolution giving Sudan 30 days to stop Arab militia violence in the western region of Darfur or face economic and diplomatic penalties. Protesters also warned that Sudan could become a battlefield like Afghanistan or Iraq if foreign military forces enter this African country to try to end the 17-month Darfur conflict, which has killed 30,000 people, forced a million from their homes and left an estimated 2.2 million in urgent need of food, medicine and other basics.

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FAA seeks to curb flight delays at O'Hare

By Alyson Brodsy · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:09 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- The head of the Federal Aviation Administration told airline executives Wednesday that if they won't voluntarily reduce flight schedules at Chicago's congested O'Hare International Airport, the government will do it for them. "We cannot let schedules at O'Hare hold the whole system hostage," FAA Administrator Marion Blakey told the executives. "You can't control the weather, but you can control your schedule."

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Investigators say soliders acted independently at Abu Ghraib

By Alyson Brodsy and Estes Thompson · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:08 p.m.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Pfc. Lynndie England was "having some fun," not following orders, when she posed in photos pointing, smiling and giving the thumbs-up to naked Iraqi detainees, investigators told a military court. The testimony in a pretrial hearing Tuesday was part of a government strategy to portray England as one of a handful of rogue Army reservists who took it upon themselves to abuse detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison.

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Kobe Bryant accuser reconsiders rape lawsuit with lawyers

By Alyson Brodsy and Colleen Slevin · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:07 p.m.

DENVER -- The woman who accused Kobe Bryant of rape will have to discuss with prosecutors whether she will go ahead with the criminal case because she fears the release of court documents about her sex life threatens her chance of getting a fair hearing, one of her lawyers said Wednesday. John Clune said his 20-year-old client will have to talk to prosecutors soon about that and will also consider whether to file a civil suit against the NBA star.

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Bush, Kerry campaigns converge in same Iowa city

By Alyson Brodsy and Pete Yost · Wednesday, Aug. 4,2004 9:07 p.m.

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- President Bush and rival John Kerry campaigned Wednesday in the same crucially important Iowa town, with the president predicting he will win in November because his administration has improved the economy and bolstered national security. "The other folks talk a good game. We deliver," the president told thousands of cheering supporters on the banks of the Mississippi River in a state he narrowly lost four years ago. "This time we're going to carry it," Bush said.

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Kerry, Edwards hit the road

By Tony Sams · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 10:11 p.m.

BOSTON -- Presidential candidate John Kerry and vice presidential candidate John Edwards left Boston Friday to hit the road campaigning after the conclusion of the four-day Democratic National Convention, where Kerry told an overflowing crowd that "there is nothing more pessimistic than saying America can't do better." The Democratic duo left for Scranton, Pa., Friday and was scheduled to end in Flint, Mich., Sunday in a three-day tour through four Rust Belt swing states.

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Bostonians get their 'Daily' dose of politics, laughter

By Tony Sams · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 10:07 p.m.

BOSTON -- Jon Stewart wants everyone to sit down. The 42-year-old walks onto the stage at the Tsai Performance Center on the campus of Boston University for the third night of "The Daily Show's" coverage of the Democratic National Convention, and the crowd is giving him a standing ovation. Stewart, though, demurs to their applause.

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Blasts target Iraq's Christian churches

By Alyson Brodsy and Omar Sinan · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 9:57 p.m.

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Assailants triggered a coordinated series of explosions outside five churches in Baghdad and Mosul during Sunday evening services, killing 11 people and wounding more than 50 in the first major assault on Iraq's Christian minority since the 15-month-old insurgency began. Two explosions, just minutes apart, shook separate Baghdad churches in a largely Christian neighborhood during Sunday evening services, followed shortly by two more explosions at churches in other areas of the capital.

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Afghanistan nears first-ever direct vote elections

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 9:45 p.m.

KABUL, Afghanistan - Nine out of 10 eligible Afghans have signed up for landmark October elections, the United Nations said Sunday, a resounding endorsement of a democratic experiment supposed to help Afghanistan turn its back on years of debilitating war. Women and ethnic minorities are strongly represented among those registered for the first-ever direct vote for president. But parts of the south risk being left behind because of stepped-up attacks on election workers and Afghan and U.S. security forces.

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274 dead in Paraguayan supermarket fire

By Alyson Brodsy · Sunday, Aug. 1,2004 9:44 p.m.

ASUNCION, Paraguay - Fire roared through a supermarket on the outskirts of the Paraguayan capital Sunday, and a television station reported that at least 274 people died and dozens more were injured. The fire broke out at the Ycua Bolanos supermarket while it was crowded with Sunday midday shoppers, sweeping through the multilevel complex that houses a food court, supermarket and parking garage. A Paraguay television station reported 274 bodies had been recovered, citing rescue workers and police accounts.

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Kerry seals Democratic nomination

By Tony Sams · Thursday, July 29,2004 2:48 a.m.

BOSTON -- Invoking emotional images of hope and optimism for ordinary Americans while using his skills as a former trial lawyer to sell Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry, John Edwards accepted his party's nomination for the vice presidency Wednesday night.

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Kerry to deliver acceptance speech tonight

By Tony Sams · Thursday, July 29,2004 2:26 a.m.

BOSTON -- Presidential hopeful John Kerry will deliver his acceptance speech tonight as the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the FleetCenter in Boston concludes. The junior senator from Massachusetts is scheduled to deliver his speech in primetime.

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