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Monday, January 10, 2005

In Today's News - Monday, January 10, 2005

JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Abbas elected Palestinian president
Mahmoud Abbas was elected Palestinian Authority president by a landslide, partial results showed Monday, giving the pragmatist a mandate to resume peace talks with Israel — but also leaving him with the tough task of reining in powerful armed groups.

U.S. relief copter crashes in Banda Aceh
A U.S. helicopter on a relief mission crashed in a rice paddy 500 yards from the Banda Aceh airport Monday, injuring all 10 servicemen aboard. Workers struggled to recover 50,000 bodies the government said were scattered throughout the region.

Video shows tsunami roar through Indonesia
A videotape shot as a tsunami swept through Indonesia's Aceh province aired for the first time Sunday and showed a roiling torrent of dark brown water engulfing a busy street, picking up cars and minivans and sending people scrambling up the sides of buildings.

Baghdad deputy police chief assassinated
The deputy police chief of Baghdad and his son, also a police officer, were shot dead Monday, and a suicide car bomb detonated inside a police station courtyard, killing at least four policemen, the latest violence ahead of the country's landmark election.

At least 8 deaths blamed on Calif. storms
Areas of the Sierra Nevada, famous for paralyzing amounts of snowfall, have been hit with a dumping like they haven't seen in generations, with steep drifts stranding an Amtrak train, knocking out the Reno airport and shutting down major highways across the mountains.

Oil-for-Food audits uncover mismanagement
Over 50 internal U.N. audits of the Iraq oil-for-food program flesh out a picture of widespread mismanagement of the program, adding a new dimension to a scandal that has shaken the United Nations.

Cheney's focus may change in 2nd term
Like the man behind the curtain working the levers in the "Wizard of Oz," Dick Cheney has been called the real power in President Bush's administration, perhaps the strongest vice president in U.S. history.


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Yahoo! News: War with Iraq
Jordanian authorities ban protest by US anti-war group
Jordanian police banned relatives of US servicemen killed in Iraq and members of anti-war groups from holding a candlelit vigil outside UN headquarters, an AFP correspondent reported.


Seattle Post-Intelligencer: War on Iraq
U.S., owner dispute house bombing deaths
The United States military said it dropped a 500-pound bomb on the wrong house outside the northern city of Mosul on Saturday, killing five people. The man who owned the house said the bomb killed 14 people, and an Associated Press photographer said seven of them were children.


Feeding the survivors...Storms hit U.S., Europe...Palestinians voting
Katu.com: Iraq & Terror


Latest Headlines from Fox News:
Deputy Police Chief of Baghdad Assassinated- Sunni Group Asks for Timetable

Prisoner Abuse Trial Opens

Ukraine Court Nixes Appeals

Crashed Sub Returns to Port

Cheney's Focus May Change

Storm Slams Sierra Nevada- Deadly Storm Kills Four

Roemer Sets Sights on DNC

Oil-for-Food Audits Ignite Debate Over U.N. Oversight

Sudan Peace Deal Signed

Judge Denies Pregnant Woman Divorce

POLITICS HEADLINES
Bush: Palestinian Vote a Key Step

WAR ON TERROR
background information on the War on Terror.


News From the Department of Defense (http://www.defendamerica.mil/):
IN IRAQ
Airstrike Hits Wrong Target

Key Talha Leaders Captured

Security Detainee Dies

Iraqi Soldiers Get U.S. Army Medal

Army Day Focus: Service, Sacrifice

Units Merge to Form Iraqi Army

Police Graduate 269 from Training

Iraq Daily Update

Iraq Reconstruction

Maps

Weekly Progress Report (pdf)

IRAQ ELECTIONS
Forces Seek to Facilitate Sunni Vote

Terrorists Afraid of Vote in Iraq

Bush Optimistic About Elections

Candidates Launch Campaigns

U.S. Military Enhances Security

14 Nations to Host Voting Sites

IN AFGHANISTAN
Missing Aircraft Search Continues

Weapons Find Protects Innocents

Enduring Freedom Marks 3 Years

Afghanistan Daily Update

Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Waging and Winning the War on Terror

Terrorism Timeline

Terrorism Knowledge Base

MILITARY NEWS
National Guard, Reserve Update
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