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Water taps run dry in Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 11:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Much of the Iraqi capital was without running water Thursday and had been for at least 24 hours, compounding the urban misery in a war zone and the blistering heat at the height of the Baghdad summer.
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Water taps run dry in Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 11:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Much of the Iraqi capital was without running water Thursday and had been for at least 24 hours, compounding the urban misery in a war zone and the blistering heat at the height of the Baghdad summer.
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Water taps run dry in Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 11:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Much of the Iraqi capital was without running water Thursday and had been for at least 24 hours, compounding the urban misery in a war zone and the blistering heat at the height of the Baghdad summer.
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Water taps run dry in Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 11:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Much of the Iraqi capital was without running water Thursday and had been for at least 24 hours, compounding the urban misery in a war zone and the blistering heat at the height of the Baghdad summer.
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Water taps run dry in Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 11:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Much of the Iraqi capital was without running water Thursday and had been for at least 24 hours, compounding the urban misery in a war zone and the blistering heat at the height of the Baghdad summer.
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Water taps run dry in Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 11:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Much of the Iraqi capital was without running water Thursday and had been for at least 24 hours, compounding the urban misery in a war zone and the blistering heat at the height of the Baghdad summer.
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Water taps run dry in Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 11:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Much of the Iraqi capital was without running water Thursday and had been for at least 24 hours, compounding the urban misery in a war zone and the blistering heat at the height of the Baghdad summer.
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Water taps run dry in Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 11:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - Much of the Iraqi capital was without running water Thursday and had been for at least 24 hours, compounding the urban misery in a war zone and the blistering heat at the height of the Baghdad summer.
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UK expects expanded UN mandate in Iraq
Aug 2 2007 10:17PM (CT)
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Britain said Thursday that it expects quick approval of a resolution that would expand the U.N. mandate in Iraq to promote political reconciliation, settle disputed internal boundaries, and plan for a national census.
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Official: Libya to get French missiles
Aug 2 2007 6:30PM (CT)
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - A Libyan official said Thursday that Moammar Gadhafi's long-isolated country has signed contracts worth $405 million with French companies for missiles and communications equipment.
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Yemeni suicide bomber identified
Aug 2 2007 4:00PM (CT)
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) - Security authorities have identified the body of the suicide bomber who plowed his car into a convoy of Spanish tourists in July, killing eight of them and two Yemenis, state media reported Thursday.
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4 Lebanese soldiers killed
Aug 2 2007 3:26PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Four Lebanese soldiers were killed in heavy fighting with al-Qaida-inspired militants holed up in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon, a senior military official said Thursday.
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New U.S. air campaign south of Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 3:17PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military has launched a new air campaign against militant safe havens and weapons smugglers south of Baghdad as it seeks to choke the flow of bombs and weapons reaching Baghdad, a top commander said Thursday.
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New U.S. air campaign south of Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 3:17PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military has launched a new air campaign against militant safe havens and weapons smugglers south of Baghdad as it seeks to choke the flow of bombs and weapons reaching Baghdad, a top commander said Thursday.
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New U.S. air campaign south of Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 3:17PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military has launched a new air campaign against militant safe havens and weapons smugglers south of Baghdad as it seeks to choke the flow of bombs and weapons reaching Baghdad, a top commander said Thursday.
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New U.S. air campaign south of Baghdad
Aug 2 2007 3:17PM (CT)
BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military has launched a new air campaign against militant safe havens and weapons smugglers south of Baghdad as it seeks to choke the flow of bombs and weapons reaching Baghdad, a top commander said Thursday.
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Lebanon cleric bans honor killings
Aug 2 2007 3:14PM (CT)
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Lebanon's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric issued a religious edict Thursday banning honor killings, calling the custom of murdering a female relative for sexual misconduct "a repulsive act."
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Rice: Israel ready for Palestinian talks
Aug 2 2007 1:39PM (CT)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that Israel is ready to discuss "fundamental issues" with Palestinians who are now governed by leaders accepted by the Jewish state and the West.
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Rice: Israel ready for Palestinian talks
Aug 2 2007 1:39PM (CT)
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that Israel is ready to discuss "fundamental issues" with Palestinians who are now governed by leaders accepted by the Jewish state and the West.
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Gates: Iraq political reform difficult
Aug 2 2007 1:35PM (CT)
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. officials underestimated how difficult it would be for the Iraqi government to pass political reforms, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, saying the "depth of mistrust" among factions is greater than anticipated.
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Arabs ambivalent on policy toward Iraq
Aug 2 2007 12:19PM (CT)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - America's Arab allies fear a quick U.S. departure would plunge Iraq into chaos. But despite U.S. appeals for help this week, the Arabs are reluctant to boost support for Iraq's Shiite-led government, fearing it would increase the influence of their regional rival, Iran.
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Percentage of Israelis in military drops
Aug 2 2007 3:02AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - A drop in the percentage of Israelis serving in the military has Israel's leaders warning that the Jewish state is losing touch with its most admired institution.
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