Wednesday, July 23, 2003
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U.S. captures senior Iraq Guard official: "U.S. forces captured a senior Republican Guard official Wednesday, a day after killing Saddam Hussein's sons Odai and Qusai in a four-hour gunbattle. But the bloody insurgency showed no signs of letting up, as attacks claimed the lives of two more American soldiers."
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Mass. reports 1,000 church abuse victims: "Clergy members and others in the Boston Archdiocese probably sexually abused more than 1,000 people over a period of six decades, Massachusetts' attorney general said Wednesday, calling the scandal so massive it "borders on the unbelievable.""
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Iran says it holds al-Qaida operatives: "Iran is holding top members of the al-Qaida terror network, the intelligence minister said Wednesday, days after President Bush accused the country of harboring terrorists."
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Abbas' future may rest on D.C. visit: "Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas could be ousted by the Palestinian parliament unless he returns from Washington with substantial concessions from Israel, the Palestinian information minister said Wednesday."
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Rebels in Liberia battle on key bridge: "Rebels shelled Liberia's refugee-crowded capital and fought for control of a key bridge Wednesday, despite announcing a cease-fire considered essential for deployment of a multinational peacekeeping force to the West African nation."
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FBI wanted al-Qaida cells tracked in 2000: "Agents in charge of FBI offices across the country were instructed early in 2000 to scour their communities for al-Qaida operatives but they made only spotty progress before the Sept. 11 attacks, according to officials familiar with a congressional report on terrorism intelligence failures."
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James Brown announces breakup of marriage: ""Godfather of Soul" James Brown has announced his breakup from his wife, Tomi Rea Brown, with a full-page ad in the show-business trade newspaper Variety."
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Dow down 43, Nasdaq slips 8: "A sluggish outlook from Boeing pressured Wall Street Wednesday as investors searched in vain for strong evidence of a resurging economy by year's end."
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American Hamilton wins first Tour stage: "Riding with a broken collarbone, veteran American racer Tyler Hamilton won his first ever stage in the Tour de France on Wednesday."
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