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Freed Iraq hostage now supports coalition
Jun 20 2005 4:48AM (CT)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An Australian engineer held hostage in Iraq for nearly seven weeks arrived in his home country Monday and apologized for his televised plea for coalition forces to withdraw from Iraq. Douglas Wood, 64, who lives in Alamo, Calif., told reporters at Melbourne's airport he supported the coalition forces' role in Iraq.
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Lawyer:'Dr. Death' being used as scapegoat
Jun 20 2005 2:39AM (CT)
BUNDABERG, Australia (AP) - The lawyer of an Indian-trained surgeon dubbed "Dr. Death" said Monday his client _ a suspect in the deaths of 87 patients _ is being used as a scapegoat for an ailing health system in Australia's Queensland state.
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