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Militants Tied to Saddam Aide Arrested, Judge Killed: "American soldiers arrested Muslimmilitants with ties to an Iraqi fugitive near the top of theirmost wanted list, but the assassination of a senior Iraqi judgehighlighted continuing instability in postwar Iraq. (Reuters)"
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Siblings separated by Holocaust reunited: "For nearly 60 years, Binyamin Shilon believed his sister was among the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Now he holds her in his arms and cries with joy."
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Saddam 'destroyed WMD after first Gulf War': "Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein almost certainly destroyed his weapons of mass destruction after the first Gulf War in 1991, according to the United Nations' former chief weapons inspector Dr Hans Blix."
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Egyptian minister undaunted after attack: "Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said Tuesday he was undaunted after Islamic extremists attacked him in Jerusalem a day earlier, saying it would only strengthen his country's resolve to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
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Gunmen Kill Top Judge in North Iraq City: "A leading judge in the northernIraqi city of Mosul was assassinated Monday night, a policeofficial said Tuesday. (Reuters)"
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Iran protests US decision to send People's Mujahedeen to other countries: "The Iranian foreign ministry summoned the Swiss ambassador, who heads the US interest section here, to protest remarks by US Iraq overseer Paul Bremer that People's Mujahedeen members would not be expelled to Iran but sent to third countries. (AFP)"
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U.S. Troops Arrest Militants Tied to Saddam Aide: "U.S. troops have detained threeMuslim militants with ties to fugitive Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri,a former top aide to toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, asenior U.S. military official said on Tuesday. (Reuters)"
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Deaths of two US troops push US toll past 200; Russia to cut Iraq debt: "Two US soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter died as Russia signaled readiness to forgive much of Iraq's debt in exchange for favorable treatment of Russia's oil and other businesses. (AFP)"
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Iraq's New Army Battles Its Own Problems: "The day before their recent deployment, some troops in Iraq's new army excitedly sounded the siren of their new ambulance. Two tightened bolts on a cargo truck. One meticulously wiped dirt off his assault rifle. (AP)"
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US Troops Arrest Militants Linked to Saddam Aide: "U.S. troops have detained threeMuslim militants with ties to fugitive Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri,a former top aide to captured Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, theU.S. military said Tuesday. (Reuters)"
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Iraq's new army battles its own problems: "The day before their recent deployment, some troops in Iraq's new army excitedly sounded the siren of their new ambulance. Two tightened bolts on a cargo truck. One meticulously wiped dirt off his assault rifle."
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Egyptian minister shoved by Palestinians: "Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher returned home after his one-day peace mission to Israel deteriorated into a shoving match with Palestinian extremists that landed him in the hospital."
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Economy, Saddam Boost Bush in Opinion Poll: "Signs of an improving economy andthe capture of Saddam Hussein gave President Bush a boostheading into the 2004 election campaign, according to an ABCNews/Washington Post poll released on Monday. (Reuters)"
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U.S. extends Israeli-Syrian mission: "The Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the U.N. peacekeeping mission along the Israeli-Syrian border."
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Diplomatic Language: "Part of discussion over Iraq between U.S. Ambassador in Egypt David Welch and some Al-Ahram Weekly journalists, as reported via FrontPage Magazine :
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Nevine Khalil : And what if there is democracy in the region and the people decide to elect governments that are not friendly to the US? What would you do about that?
Welch : You mean like France?
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X-Mas Grudge Match: Santa Claus vs. George W. Bush (22 Dec 03) in Radio Free USA
3 Killed by Bomb: "From the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) :
A roadside bomb killed two United States soldiers in Baghdad on Monday, hours after troops captured a former general in Saddam Hussein's once-feared security services on charges of recruiting ex-soldiers to attack Americans."
The blast that ripped through a military convoy in the late morning also killed an Iraqi interpreter and wounded two other soldiers, the US military said in a statement.
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The US military said eight soldiers were wounded during raids in the mainly Sunni Muslim al-Anbar province which netted 40 "enemy personnel".
It did not say how the soldiers were hurt but added that one was evacuated to a combat support hospital.
A military convoy was hit with an explosive device near the town of Habbaniyah, seriously wounding one soldier.
Another three soldiers had minor wounds, a military statement said.
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A US soldier was wounded by small arms fire in an attack in the northern town of Mosul on Monday morning, the US military said.
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Two U.S. Soldiers and Iraqi Killed Amid Economic Push: "Two U.S. soldiers and an Iraqiinterpreter were killed in Baghdad, but Washington pressed Asiato join an international drive to reduce Iraq's debt andofficials hoped to restart a key oil export pipeline soon. (Reuters)"
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U.S. Iraq Debt Envoy to Hold New Talks in Asia: "The U.S. special envoy on Iraqidebt, James Baker, is to meet the leaders of Japan, South Koreaand China in Asia next week for a new round of debt-reductiontalks, the White House said. (Reuters)"
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N.H. Guardsman Heads to Iraq After Pardon: "A New Hampshire National Guardsman was pardoned Monday for an assault conviction involving his wife and son so he could be deployed to Iraq. (AP)"
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Soldiers patrol city streets as Americans are warned of imminent terrorist threat (23 Dec 03) in Radio Free USA
