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Friday, June 11, 2004

Iraq War News
Nation bids final farewell to Reagan: "Mustering its most magnificent tributes for America's 40th president, the nation bid a final farewell to Ronald Reagan on Friday in a funeral praising the former president for his lifelong optimism and certainty about America and its place in the world."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Poll: Voters say Iraq didn't merit war: "A majority of American registered voters now say conditions in Iraq did not merit war, but most are reluctant to abandon efforts there, according to a new Los Angeles Times poll."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Boston police officers march on City Hall: "Picketing police officers marched to City Hall from the site of the Democratic National Convention on Friday after federal marshals began monitoring whether they were impeding efforts to convert the sports arena into a staging ground for John Kerry's nomination."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Gunmen raid police station near Baghdad: "Gunmen stormed a police station south of Baghdad, drove off the poorly armed police and blew up the building Friday in the fourth such attack against Iraqi security installations over the last week, officials and witnesses said."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Coup attempt in Congo put down by troops: "Congolese troops put down a coup attempt by a small band of dissidents within the presidential guard Friday, the government said, after heavy gunfire and tank shelling echoed across the central African nation's capital for several hours."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Ray Charles remembered as an innovator: "Ray Charles is being remembered as a musical innovator who blended genres of music to create a new style. Charles died on Thursday of acute liver disease at age 73."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Britons Punish Blair Over Iraq in Election: "Britons angry over the Iraq war handedPrime Minister Tony Blair a humiliating electoral reverse, withlocal poll results on Friday showing his ruling Labour Partycoming third behind the main opposition parties. (Reuters)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



Shiite Gunmen Raid Najaf Police Station: "Shiite gunmen loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ransacked an Iraqi police station Thursday in the holy city of Najaf, threatening a truce that had held for nearly a week. U.S. troops refused to intervene in the fighting, in which six Iraqis died. (AP)"

In Yahoo! News: War with Iraq



U.N. crews halt West Bank reconstruction: "The United Nations suspended a construction project in this refugee camp after Palestinian gunmen threatened crews rebuilding houses destroyed by Israeli forces, a U.N. official said Thursday."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Iraq tribal chiefs try to restore order: "For centuries, tribal chiefs have held together the social fabric of Iraq through diplomacy and mediation - skills Iraqi leaders will need as they try to unite the country's ethnic and sectarian groups and stop the bloodshed of the past year."

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq



Polish man home after Iraq kidnapping: "Blinking through the blinding dust kicked up by helicopter rotors, Jerzy Kos saw soldiers bursting through the iron door of the house where he was held captive in Iraq. Then, he recalled Thursday, they reassured him: "Don't worry, we are Americans.""

In Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq

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