Input: The British said they had enough control over the area to begin sending in ships

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Input: A British ship, the Sir Galahad, moved into position at the mouth of the Khor Abdallah river Tuesday night with 211 tons of food and 101 tons of bottled water

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A British ship

British

the mouth of the Khor Abdallah river

Tuesday night


Input: It was to begin the six-hour journey into Umm Qasr on Wednesday, according to a pool report

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Wednesday


Input: The airdrop  _	one of the biggest paratroop drops in decades  _ was a dramatic entry for ground troops into a region where only small groups of U.S. special forces have been operating

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ground troops

a region where only small groups of U.S. special forces have been operating


Input: Later Thursday, Kurdish troops in Chamchamal advanced their positions between government-controlled and rebel-controlled areas, taking over a Iraqi check point on their front with no fighting at this point, witnesses said

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Later Thursday

Kurdish troops in Chamchamal

government-controlled and rebel-controlled areas

government-controlled and rebel-controlled areas

a Iraqi check point on their front

a Iraqi check point on their front


Input: Early Thursday, Kurdish fighters closed off a highway and roads near the airstrip where troops were said to be arriving, outside the town of Bashur, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of the Kurd-controlled city of Irbil and 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of the Turkish border

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Early Thursday

the airstrip where troops were said to be arriving, outside the town of Bashur, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of the Kurd-controlled city of Irbil and 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of the Turkish border

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Input: Future airlifts into the area will include supplies and support personnel for the 173rd's fighters, defense officials said

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Future

the area

support personnel for the 173rd's fighters


Input: Lt. Col. Thomas Collins, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's Southern European Task Force, refused to say whether the paratroopers deployed directly from Italy into Iraq or had taken a different route

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Italy

Iraq


Input: The vast majority of the coalition ground troops in Iraq are moving toward Baghdad from the south after entering from Kuwait

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the coalition ground troops in Iraq

Baghdad

the south


Input: The vast majority of the coalition ground troops in Iraq are moving toward Baghdad from the south after entering from Kuwait

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the coalition ground troops in Iraq

Kuwait


Input: Pentagon officials had hoped to have the Army's 4th Infantry Division invade Iraq from the north, but Turkey balked at allowing up to 62,000 U.S. troops on its soil to prepare for that option

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Pentagon officials

Iraq

the north

up to 62,000 U.S. troops


Input: Most of the Adnan Division of the Republican Guard relocated from the Mosul area to the Tikrit area shortly before the war began

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Most of the Adnan Division of the Republican Guard

the Mosul area

the Tikrit area

shortly before the war began


Input: Turkey has said it may send more troops into northern Iraq to prevent refugees from moving north, while U.S. officials have said they advised Turkey against sending large additional forces into northern Iraq

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Turkey

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northern Iraq


Input: Turkey has said it may send more troops into northern Iraq to prevent refugees from moving north, while U.S. officials have said they advised Turkey against sending large additional forces into northern Iraq

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Turkey

large additional forces

northern Iraq


Input: U.S. soldiers moved to capture Baghdad's Saddam International Airport early Friday and fought running battles with Iraqi defenders along the city's southern fringes

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U.S. soldiers

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early Friday


Input: Capture of the airport would give American and British troops a facility for airlifting equipment and troops to Baghdad

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Baghdad


Input: The overall toll of American troops dead passed 50, and Bush visited a Marine camp, which has lost 13  _  more than any other installation

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a Marine camp, which has lost 13  _  more than any other installation


Input: In the country's southern region, British forces penetrated closer to the center of Basra, and warplanes dropped 500-pound (225-kilogram) and 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) laser-guided bombs on an Iraqi intelligence complex

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British forces

the center of Basra


Input: A small group of Iraqi defenders has been holding out inside the city in a mosque, considered a Shiite holy site, and local clerics said one religious leader had recently arrived in hopes of arranging for their safe passage out of the shrine

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A small group of Iraqi defenders

a mosque, considered a Shiite holy site


Input: Ground forces closed in on Baghdad from separate southern approaches, the Army from the southeast and Marines from the southwest, in advances begun Tuesday night

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Baghdad


Input: Ground forces closed in on Baghdad from separate southern approaches, the Army from the southeast and Marines from the southwest, in advances begun Tuesday night

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Tuesday night


Input: Army forces rolled past dozens of dead Iraqi soldiers and bombed-out hulks of Iraqi military equipment as they made their way toward Baghdad from the area around Karbala

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the area around Karbala


Input: American troops stormed a presidential palace and other key buildings in Baghdad as U.S. tanks rumbled into the heart of the battered Iraqi capital on Monday amid the thunder of gunfire and explosions

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the heart of the battered Iraqi capital

Monday


Input: Reporters saw the tanks roll into the heart of Baghdad on the western side of the Tigris River, which divides the city

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the heart of Baghdad


Input: As U.S. columns moved northeast along the Tigris river, Iraqis fled along its banks and some jumped in the water

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U.S. columns

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Input: As U.S. columns moved northeast along the Tigris river, Iraqis fled along its banks and some jumped in the water

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its banks


Input: Col. David Perkins, a brigade commander of the 3rd Infantry, told his troops before the operation that the mission was intended to be ``a dramatic show of force'' to demonstrate that U.S. forces can enter Baghdad at any time, anywhere

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U.S. forces

Baghdad

any time


Input: In a move weighted with symbolism and tactical importance, a hulking U.S. C-130 transport plane flew into Baghdad's airport

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a hulking U.S. C-130 transport plane

Baghdad's airport


Input: Monday's advances came one day after British forces in the south made their deepest push into Iraq's second largest city

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Monday


Input: Monday's advances came one day after British forces in the south made their deepest push into Iraq's second largest city

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one day after British forces in the south made their deepest push into Iraq's second largest city

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Iraq's second largest city


Input: Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, told CNN that U.S. forces drove though portions of the Iraqi capital, seizing Iraqi tanks and armored personnel carriers

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U.S. forces

the Iraqi capital


Input: On another vital front, British troops thrust to the center of Basra, Iraq's second largest city, with a sense they were finally shaking Saddam loyalists loose

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British troops

the center of Basra, Iraq's second largest city


Input: British Desert Rats went into the city of 1.3 million with more than three dozen tanks and armored cars, a column similar in size to the American unit that probed suburban Baghdad

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the city of 1.3 million

more than three dozen tanks and armored cars

more than three dozen tanks and armored cars


Input: British Desert Rats went into the city of 1.3 million with more than three dozen tanks and armored cars, a column similar in size to the American unit that probed suburban Baghdad

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the American unit that probed suburban Baghdad

suburban Baghdad


Input: The United States is deploying some of Iraq's exiles and internal dissidents around the country to help root out pro-Saddam elements, keep order and distribute aid, according to one such organization, the Iraq National Congress

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The United States

Iraq's exiles and internal dissidents

Iraq's exiles and internal dissidents

the country


Input: The group said several hundred of its members were flown to an area near the city of Nasiriyah

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several hundred of its members

an area near the city of Nasiriyah


Input: The attack damaged Tunisia's tourist trade, with visits down 35 percent in 2002

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Tunisia


Input: Schily called for efforts to encourage German tourism to Tunisia

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German

Tunisia


Input: Members of the U.S. Army's V Corps opened up a new front by entering Baghdad from the north

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Members of the U.S. Army's V Corps

Baghdad


Input: The toll on Iraqi civilians four days after Americans first penetrated the Baghdad outskirts is unknown

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four days after Americans first penetrated the Baghdad outskirts

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the Baghdad outskirts


Input: U.N. envoy Maurice Strong, who just returned from Pyongyang, said Tuesday ``sufficient progress'' has been made in bridging the gap between the sides and there is now no reason to delay talks

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U.N. envoy Maurice Strong, who just returned from Pyongyang

Pyongyang

Tuesday


Input: The North retaliated for the fuel cutoff  _ critical to its heating and electricity supply  _  by expelling U.N. nuclear monitors

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The North

U.N. nuclear monitors


Input: Iraq's U.N. Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri, the first Iraqi official to concede defeat in the U.S.-led war, met privately with Secretary-General Kofi Annan, but refused to talk about rumors that he was planning to leave New York

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Iraq's U.N. Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri

New York


Input: Separately, lawyers who claim that Iraq helped plan the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people asked a judge at a federal court in New York to force Al-Douri to testify in the case and hold the envoy in contempt, saying they worry that he would flee the country

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the country


Input: Later this month Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri travels to Moscow to seek the Kremlin's help in modernizing her increasingly obsolete 300,000-member armed forces

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this month

Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri

Moscow


Input: Kurdish groups appear unwilling to compromise on their demand to expand the border of their autonomous area to include the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and Kurdish parts of the city of Mosul

Kurdish groups appear unwilling to compromise on their demand to expand the border of their autonomous area to include the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and Kurdish parts of the city of Mosul

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their autonomous area

the oil-rich city of Kirkuk

Kurdish parts of the city of Mosul


Input: U.S. officials said Chalabi was brought in because he offered forces to the coalition

U.S. officials said Chalabi was brought in because he offered forces to the coalition

Chalabi


Input: With the fighting all but over, the USS Constellation steamed from the Persian Gulf for its home port, carrying dozens of warplanes no longer needed

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the USS Constellation

the Persian Gulf

its home port


Input: Gen. Tommy Franks, the commander of Operation Iraqi Freedom, told reporters during a visit to Kuwait that ``the looting goes down every day and I think you will continue to see it go down because the Iraqis are now stepping up and controlling the problems for themselves

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Gen. Tommy Franks

Kuwait


Input: A man who spent nearly 26 years in prison on a recently overturned murder conviction walked out of state prison Thursday after Gov. Tom Vilsack signed a reprieve

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A man who spent nearly 26 years in prison on a recently overturned murder conviction

state prison

Thursday


Input: Teammate Kobe Bryant said he would not be surprised if O'Neal had a big game Sunday despite his expected late arrival in Minneapolis

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Input: The Bush administration, which accused Blix of hindering its drive for international support for the war, has already sent its own teams to Iraq to search for illegal weapons

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The Bush administration, which accused Blix of hindering its drive for international support for the war

already

its own teams

Iraq


Input: U.N. inspectors went back to Iraq for the first time in four years in late November and discovered no weapons of mass destruction during 3{ months of searching

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late November

3{ months


Input: Secretary-General Kofi Annan ordered all U.N. international staff, including the inspectors, to leave Iraq just before the war began on March 20

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Secretary-General Kofi Annan

all U.N. international staff

Iraq

March 20


Input: He has said he expects them to return

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them


Input: Jones met with Defense Minister Paulo Portas on Tuesday and will meet Foreign Minister Antonio Martins da Cruz before leaving Portugal Wednesday

leaving

Jones

Portugal

Wednesday


Input: Nine scanners, developed locally for military purposes, were placed at Singapore's Changi Airport last week to check people arriving from SARS-affected countries

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Singapore's Changi Airport

people arriving from SARS-affected countries

SARS-affected countries


Input: Each day about 90,000 people cross the border between Malaysia and Singapore

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Each day

about 90,000 people

Malaysia

Singapore


Input: Any person found to be entering Singapore with a high temperature would be directed to a nearby nurse station for further checks

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Any person found to be entering Singapore with a high temperature

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Input: Any person found to be entering Singapore with a high temperature would be directed to a nearby nurse station for further checks

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Input: Discussions were scheduled to end Friday, when Kelly was to fly to Seoul the same day to meet with South Korean officials

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Input: During a visit Sunday to an unidentified ``front-line unit,'' North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was satisfied that his soldiers were ready to repulse ``any surprise attack of the enemy at one stroke,'' and gave ``guidelines in further increasing the unit's combat capability,'' KCNA said

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Sunday

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il


Input: The vessel already has been towed back to an unidentified port, Xinhua said

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Input: The draft resolution would limit the U.N. role to helping with refugees and displaced people, reconstruction and humanitarian assistance, the official said

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Input: U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld discussed the resolution with Prime Minister Tony Blair and Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon on Friday as Rumsfeld returned from a tour of Iraq, Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf region

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U.S

U.S. Defense Secretary

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the Persian Gulf region

Persian Gulf


Input: International stability forces will be sent to Iraq as soon as possible, the U.S. official said, though it was unclear when that would be

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U.S


Input: The six nations contributing troops are Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Denmark, the Netherlands and Bulgaria, the official said

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Input: Some of the NATO members who agreed to send troops may want NATO authorization for that action, the official said

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Some of the NATO members who agreed to send troops

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Input: Other countries including the Philippines, South Korea, Qatar and Australia agreed to send other help such as field hospitals, engineers, explosive ordnance disposal teams or nuclear, biological and chemical weapons experts

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Other countries

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the Philippines

South Korea

South Korea

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Qatar

Australia

Australia

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nuclear, biological and chemical weapons experts


Input: Some Arab countries also want to play a role in the stability operation in Iraq but are reluctant to send troops because of political, religious and ethnic considerations, the official said

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Some Arab countries

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Input: That would require Israel, at the very least, to withdraw troops from the disconnected Palestinian autonomy zones, and it will also face pressure to expand the zones into a more contiguous and manageable territory

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the disconnected Palestinian autonomy zones


Input: In a separate action against the Monitor, security officials went to its editorial offices on Thursday night and told the management that it was being closed until it paid a fine of 15 million Sudanese pounds (about US$6,000) that was outstanding from a court conviction last year

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security officials

its editorial offices

Thursday night


Input: In last year's trial, the paper was convicted of defaming the government for publishing that trains running to and from southern Sudan were used to transport abducted women and children

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southern Sudan

southern Sudan

abducted women and children

abducted women and children


Input: A U.S. military official in Seoul, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tuesday North Korea is believed to have exported US$580 million worth of missiles to Iran, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Egypt, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates in 2001

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North Korea

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Egypt

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the United Arab Emirates


Input: Where did it happen that a president was forbidden from moving out of his office

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Input: The plan calls for parallel steps in the first stage, including a Palestinian crackdown on militants, an Israeli troop pullback from Palestinian towns and a construction freeze in Jewish settlements

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Palestinian towns


Input: On the eve of a visit to the Saudi capital, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said security at the Australian embassy appeared to be sufficient

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the eve of a visit to the Saudi capital

the Saudi capital

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer


Input: Canberra sent troops to fight in the war on terror in Afghanistan and alongside U.S. and British forces in Iraq

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Canberra

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Afghanistan


Input: Canberra sent troops to fight in the war on terror in Afghanistan and alongside U.S. and British forces in Iraq

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Canberra

troops

Iraq


Input: The bus attacked Friday was en route from the Jewish settlement of Netzarim in central Gaza to Israel, with 15 people on board, when the explosion went off

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The bus attacked Friday

the Jewish settlement of Netzarim in central Gaza

Israel

15 people


Input: The government struggled to respond, moving dozens of ambulances, 3,000 police and security agents and electrical workers into the quake zone

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The government

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3,000 police and security agents and electrical workers

3,000 police and security agents and electrical workers

3,000 police and security agents and electrical workers

the quake zone


Input: The army was helping with tents, ambulances and engineering equipment, and water trucks were making the rounds to stricken villages

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water trucks

stricken villages


Input: Drawn by constant cries, volunteer rescue workers from Spain scrambled to extract Emilie Kaidi from her collapsed ground floor bedroom in Corso, one of the hardest hit areas east of Algiers

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volunteer rescue workers from Spain

Emilie Kaidi

her collapsed ground floor bedroom in Corso, one of the hardest hit areas east of Algiers


Input: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager Monday and another surrendered after infiltrating from Gaza, the military said

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a Palestinian teenager

Monday

another

Gaza


Input: Military sources said the Israeli army had established roadblocks at the entrance to Beit Hanoun to prevent Palestinians militants from leaving the area

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Palestinians militants

the area


Input: Sharon indicated a 180-degree turnaround after decades of warning that an Israeli withdrawal from even small parts of the West Bank could endanger Israel's existence

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the West Bank


Input: Palestinians and their dovish Israeli allies routinely use the word ``occupation'' when demanding that Israel leave the West Bank and Gaza and dismantle Jewish settlements

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the West Bank

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Input: Sharon told party critics he was committed to finding a political solution to the conflict, including an Israeli withdrawal from West Bank population centers

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West Bank population centers


Input: North Korea has told American lawmakers it already has nuclear weapons and intends to build more, a senior U.S. congressman said Monday after returning from a trip to the communist state

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a senior U.S. congressman

Monday

the communist state


Input: North Korea has told American lawmakers it already has nuclear weapons and intends to build more, a senior U.S. congressman said Monday after returning from a trip to the communist state

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a senior U.S. congressman

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the communist state


Input: They flew to Seoul on Sunday to brief South Korean officials on their Northern trip

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Input: They flew to Seoul on Sunday to brief South Korean officials on their Northern trip

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Input: Roh spoke after meeting the U.S. lawmakers and Wolfowitz, who also arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a two-day visit to discuss North Korea

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Input: While not directly linked, the idea for Balkans bases and the possible withdrawal of nearly a quarter of the 80,000 U.S. military personnel in Germany appear connected by shifting strategic and political considerations

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nearly a quarter of the 80,000 U.S. military personnel in Germany

Germany


Input: The idea is for the U.S. troops  _  infantry, artillery, light armor and helicopters  _  to undergo intense training of 30-90 days, then return to bases in western Europe or the United States, the sources said

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the U.S. troops

bases in western Europe or the United States


Input: But the diplomats and officials said the troops would also be ready for quick movement to trouble spots in the Middle East or Central Asia

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the troops

the Middle East

Central Asia


Input: U.S. officials speaking on the record deny there are firm plans to pull troops from Germany

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Input: A ranking diplomat with deep knowledge of U.S. plans said he knew of no firm time frame, but ``a lot of them will be going home

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a lot of them

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Input: A senior Romanian official in regular contact with ranking U.S. officials said he was told 15,000 Americans would be withdrawn from Germany in the foreseeable future

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15,000 Americans

Germany


Input: About 3,000 Americans, including special operations units, were at the base during the Iraq war, flying troops and weapons directly to the front

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About 3,000 Americans, including special operations units

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Input: They'll never go home,'' he said

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Input: Thunderstorms delayed the launch by two days, and launch officials contended with a last-minute communications glitch between stations that will track the spacecraft

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Input: The second rover, named Opportunity, will be launched later this month, and both are expected to arrive at Mars in January

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The second rover, named Opportunity

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Input: The second rover, named Opportunity, will be launched later this month, and both are expected to arrive at Mars in January

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January


Input: NASA revamped its Mars program after the failure of two unmanned missions to Mars four years ago

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Mars

four years ago


Input: Ocalan, being tried in absentia, was indicted for entering the country illegally, a misdemeanor

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Ocalan, being tried in absentia

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Input: Ocalan was moved by the government to its embassy compound in Kenya, where he was captured by Turkish commandos

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the government

its embassy compound in Kenya, where he was captured by Turkish commandos


Input: The retired Greek officer said he had been trying to get Ocalan to The Netherlands, home to a large Kurdish community

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Input: Before going in (with a full assault), you have to decide if it's worth the risks, and ... you have to know who's there in the way of Iraqi forces and the amount of potential damage to civilians,'' he said

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Input: They are likely to mount small probing patrols into the city to determine the level of Iraqi resistance

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small probing patrols

the city


Input: If the Iraqis respond forcefully, the Army and Marine units could withdraw and await the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division, which will soon start moving north from Kuwait

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the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division, which will soon start moving north from Kuwait

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Kuwait


Input: Thousands of refugees have fled the city, apparently providing information to the British that has led to raids on military and Baath Party sites in the city

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Thousands of refugees

the city


Input: United States would also be pressing Israel to support Abbas with further steps beyond the withdrawal from Gaza and Bethlehem, which is expected to be completed in a week or so, an official said

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Bethlehem

a week


Input: Israel will have to carry out wider-scale pullbacks,'' said one American official

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Israel


Input: U.S. satellites have been watching North Korean nuclear activity intently since late last year, when the North evicted international inspectors

U.S. satellites have been watching North Korean nuclear activity intently since late last year, when the North evicted international inspectors

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the North

international inspectors


Input: But others note that trucks were seen carrying the rods out of their normal storage area months ago, and it is unclear where they are _ or even whether the United States is sniffing for the krypton gas in the right place

But others note that trucks were seen carrying the rods out of their normal storage area months ago, and it is unclear where they are _ or even whether the United States is sniffing for the krypton gas in the right place

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their normal storage area

months ago


Input: According to Dun Jidong of the China Travel Service, once war breaks out between the United States and Iraq, not only will Middle East travel routes be frozen but the entire overseas travel business will be affected

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Middle East


Input: Asked about the possible war, he said, if tours were curtailed because of a war emergency, the agency would refund the portion of the costs covering the remainder of the trip

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Input: An 8-day visit to Egypt and Turkey, for instance, has increased to 12,500 Yuan (1,506 US dollars

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Egypt

Turkey


Input: The vehicle was carrying Syrians fleeing the war in Iraq

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The vehicle

Syrians fleeing the war in Iraq

Iraq


Input: Renowned as the world's first woman explorer who has reached the Arctic, the Antarctica and Mount Everest, Lee has made immense contributions toward polar exploration over the past 20 years

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the world's first woman explorer who has reached the Arctic, the Antarctica and Mount Everest

the Arctic

the Antarctica

Mount Everest


Input: The Spanish government has planned to grant an aid package of 20 million euros (21.4 US dollars) to be divided evenly among Iran, Jordan, Syria and Turkey to provide shelters for possible Iraqi refugees flocking to those countries

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possible Iraqi refugees flocking to those countries

Iraqi

those countries


Input: Palacio arrived here Friday night for discussions with Iranian officials on offering aid to Iraqi refugees

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Palacio

here

Friday night


Input: As the US-led coalition troops are reportedly thrusting into Baghdad and the second Iraqi city of Basra, Blair and Bush agreed there would be a "vital role" for the United Nations in post-war Iraq

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the US-led coalition troops

Baghdad

the second Iraqi city of Basra


Input: In order to improve the epidemic control, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Chui Sai On, who has been named director of the SARS task force by the government, has designated representatives from the Health Services and the Center for Disease Prevention and Control to visit neighboring Guangdong Province on Thursday, to learn from Guangdong's experience and know-how in combating SARS, which have been acknowledged by WHO

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Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Chui Sai On, who has been named director of the SARS task force by the government

representatives from the Health Services and the Center for Disease Prevention and Control

neighboring Guangdong Province

Thursday


Input: As early as on Feb. 7, the US State Department issued a travel warning of increased security risks in Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, whereas the White House authorized voluntary departure of dependents and nonessential staff working at US embassies in those countries

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Input: As early as on Feb. 7, the US State Department issued a travel warning of increased security risks in Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, whereas the White House authorized voluntary departure of dependents and nonessential staff working at US embassies in those countries

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Feb

dependents

nonessential staff working at US embassies in those countries

those countries


Input: Late in March, the Jordanian government expelled three Iraqi diplomats alleged to plan to contaminate a water tank used to supply US troops deployed in Jordan

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Late in March

the Jordanian government

three Iraqi diplomats alleged to plan to contaminate a water tank used to supply US troops deployed in Jordan

Jordan


Input: Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo later Wednesday for a three-day visit to the country amid hectic diplomatic moves to get peace negotiations with Tamil Tiger rebels back on track

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Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen

Sri Lanka's capital

later Wednesday


Input: Petersen planned to meet Sri Lankan government leaders and is due to travel to the rebel-held north of for discussions with Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran

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Petersen

the rebel-held north


Input: The U.S. official also planned to travel to the northeastern port city of Trincomalee, which, with its ethnically divided population has been a flashpoint in the civil war

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The U.S. official

the northeastern port city of Trincomalee, which, with its ethnically divided population has been a flashpoint in the civil war


Input: A spokeswoman for Europe's biggest airline said the decision to stop using hotels in Riyadh and Jeddah and instead lodge crew in Larnaca, Cyprus was taken after the British Foreign Office advised on Tuesday against non-essential travel to Saudi Arabia

travel

Tuesday

Saudi Arabia


Input: Our cabin and flight crews will stay overnight in Larnaca as they did during the (Iraq) war," said the spokeswoman, adding that BA would continue direct flights to both Saudi cities from London, but return flights would be via Larnaca

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BA

both Saudi cities

London


Input: Our cabin and flight crews will stay overnight in Larnaca as they did during the (Iraq) war," said the spokeswoman, adding that BA would continue direct flights to both Saudi cities from London, but return flights would be via Larnaca

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both Saudi cities

London

Larnaca


Input: Television footage showed medical teams carting away dozens of wounded victims with fully armed troops on guard

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medical teams

dozens of wounded victims


Input: Several hours later, dozens of Israeli tanks advanced into the northern Gaza Strip backed by helicopters which fired at least three rockets in the Jabaliya area, Palestinian security sources said

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Several hours

dozens of Israeli tanks

the northern Gaza Strip


Input: Several hours later, dozens of Israeli tanks advanced into the northern Gaza Strip backed by helicopters which fired at least three rockets in the Jabaliya area, Palestinian security sources said

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Several hours

helicopters which fired at least three rockets in the Jabaliya area

the Jabaliya area


Input: The bus was ripped to shreds while travelling between a residential area and Haifa university

travelling

The bus

a residential area


Input: Israeli forces moved into Hebron's Al-Sheikh district where his family lived and arrested Qawasmi's brother and father after the bombing, they said

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Israeli forces

Hebron's Al-Sheikh district where his family lived


Input: With marathon talks at the top world body failing late Thursday to reconcile French and Russian opposition to US-British war plans, the United States upped its military presence, deploying more missile-firing warships to the Red Sea

With marathon talks at the top world body failing late Thursday to reconcile French and Russian opposition to US-British war plans, the United States upped its military presence, deploying more missile-firing warships to the Red Sea

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more missile-firing warships

the Red Sea


Input: The United States meanwhile deployed its B-2 stealth bombers to positions closer to Iraq and ordered as many as 15 warships capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Red Sea from the Mediterranean, US officials said

The United States meanwhile deployed its B-2 stealth bombers to positions closer to Iraq and ordered as many as 15 warships capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Red Sea from the Mediterranean, US officials said

The United States

its B-2 stealth bombers

positions closer to Iraq

as many as 15 warships capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles

the Mediterranean


Input: Liana Owen drove 10 hours from Pennsylvania to attend the rally in Manhattan with her parents

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Liana Owen

10 hours

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Manhattan


Input: We support our troops -- bring them home!" read one

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Input: Putin had even secretly invited British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bush's staunchest backer in the war on Iraq, to attend the pow-wow in Saint Petersburg's Grand Hotel Europe, although diplomats said Blair turned the offer down

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair

Saint Petersburg's Grand Hotel Europe


Input: The mob dragged out three members of a family and (killed) them with machetes and spears before fleeing the area," the spokesman said by telephone from Agartala

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The mob


Input: Kelly, the US assistant secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, arrived in Seoul from Beijing Friday to brief Yoon, the foreign minister

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the US assistant secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs

Seoul

Beijing

Friday


Input: Kelly, who declined to talks to reporters here, travels to Tokyo Sunday for talks with Japanese officials

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Kelly

Tokyo

Sunday


Input: Renowned Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss has been flown to Melbourne as guest of honour at Thursday's market debut and, according to Harris, has already played a key role in attracting worldwide media attention to the event

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Renowned Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss

Melbourne


Input: But this is also conditional on police approval

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Input: Afterwards Shalom was to fly on to London for talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw

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Shalom

London


Input: Adnan Pachachi, a onetime foreign minister who returned to Iraq on May 6 after 33 years in exile, told the independent Az-Zaman daily that elections should be held under international supervision

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Iraq

May 6


Input: This upcoming visit to Russia will be my first trip aboard since I became president of China. I plan a thorough exchange of views with President Vladimir Putin on bilateral and important regional and international issues," Hu said in an interview with Russia's Interfax news agency

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president of China

China

Russia


Input: Hu, who was appointed to the top job in March, will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during his three-day state visit from May 26 to 28. He will then stay on for a regional summit before heading to Saint Petersburg for celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of the city's founding

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Hu, who was appointed to the top job in March

Russian

May 26 to 28

Saint Petersburg


Input: Amid a chill in relations over the war in Iraq, which Canada opposed, Bush indefinitely postponed a visit to Canada, instead choosing to host Australian Prime Minster John Howard, who endorsed that military campaign

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Canada


Input: The pair flew to Singapore last year after hearing of the successful surgery on Nepalese babies Ganga and Jamuna Shrestha, who were separated in a 97-hour operation at a hospital here

The pair flew to Singapore last year after hearing of the successful surgery on Nepalese babies Ganga and Jamuna Shrestha, who were separated in a 97-hour operation at a hospital here

The pair

Singapore

last year


Input: Putin last visited Bush at his Texas ranch in November 2001

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Putin

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November 2001


Input: Bush arrived in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, when he also briefly met German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, whose opposition to the Iraq war had soured his relationship with Washington, at a dinner hosted by Putin

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Saturday


Input: Bush and Putin were scheduled to leave straight after their talks for the Group of Eight summit of the largest industrialised nations in Evian, France

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Input: Police arrested her in Abilene, Texas, Saturday where she had moved with a friend June 2

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Input: US envoy meets Palestinians in Israel truce bid ahead of Powell visit

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Input: Washington's Middle East peace monitor held his first meeting with Palestinian leaders Tuesday, hoping to unblock stalled talks on a truce with Israel ahead of a visit this week by US Secretary of State Colin Powell

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US Secretary of State Colin Powell


Input: But while Islamic militants still balked at a ceasefire deal, Israeli and Palestinian officials held a new round of discussions on a withdrawal of Israeli troops from selected occupied areas, Palestinian officials said

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Israeli troops

selected occupied areas


Input: His information minister, Nabil Amr, welcomed the visit as "very important

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Input: Powell, who is currently in Cambodia, was flying here before meeting Sunday in Jordan on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum with the other members of the diplomatic "quartet" that drafted the roadmap: Russia, the United Nations and European Union

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Powell, who is currently in Cambodia

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Input: His travels come as senior US diplomat John Wolf began the task of monitoring implementation of the roadmap, which provides for a series of mutual steps by each side ahead of creation of a Palestinian state by 2005

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His


Input: There was no word on the outcome of the talks, which were held a day after a senior team of Egyptian mediators left here after failing to bring Palestinian militants on board a ceasefire deal

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a senior team of Egyptian mediators

here


Input: Peace prospects had brightened Monday with progress reported on ceasefire talks and an accord near on a withdrawal of Israeli troops from parts of the Gaza Strip and perhaps the West Bank town of Bethlehem

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Israeli troops

parts of the Gaza Strip

the West Bank town of Bethlehem


Input: Despite the sharpening rhetoric, Israel and Palestinian officials met Tuesday on details of an accord for a partial Israeli pullout, Palestinian officials said

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Input: Israeli defence sources quoted by army radio confirmed the two sides discussed an Israeli withdrawal from northern Gaza and a takeover of security responsibility by the Palestinian security forces, and agreed to meet again within the coming days

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northern Gaza


Input: The Palestinians have said they were ready to take charge of security in any areas evacuated by Israeli forces

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any areas evacuated by Israeli forces

Israeli forces


Input: Israel has offered to withdraw in return for a pledge that Palestinian groups would not launch rocket attacks from Gaza

withdraw


Input: They also deployed along the border with Israel

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the border with Israel


Input: It is the first time they have had freedom of movement with cars and weapons since the start of the intifada," the source said

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cars


Input: Traffic was flowing freely through the Netzarim junction, just south of Gaza City, the Kissufim junction by Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, and the Guest House junction just south of Deir al-Balah after the army withdrew

withdrew

the Netzarim junction, just south of Gaza City

the Kissufim junction by Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip

the Guest House junction just south of Deir al-Balah

the army


Input: In another first in the almost three-year intifada, the Israeli army allowed Palestinians free circulation on the trans-Gaza highway as troops abandoned three major checkpoints across the coastal territory

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the Israeli army

Palestinians

the trans-Gaza highway


Input: In another first in the almost three-year intifada, the Israeli army allowed Palestinians free circulation on the trans-Gaza highway as troops abandoned three major checkpoints across the coastal territory

abandoned

the Israeli army

the trans-Gaza highway

troops

three major checkpoints across the coastal territory


Input: Traffic was flowing freely through the Netzarim junction, just south of Gaza City, the Kissufim junction by Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, and the Guest House junction just south of Deir al-Balah after the army withdrew

flowing

Traffic

the Netzarim junction, just south of Gaza City

the Kissufim junction by Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip

the Guest House junction just south of Deir al-Balah


Input: The three military checkpoints on the highway, which runs the entire length of the Gaza Strip, had transformed the trip from north to south, ordinarily a 30-minute ride, into a grinding two or three-hour ordeal and came to symbolise the horrors of occupation

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The three military checkpoints on the highway, which runs the entire length of the Gaza Strip

The three military checkpoints on the highway, which runs the entire length of the Gaza Strip

the highway, which runs the entire length of the Gaza Strip

the highway, which runs the entire length of the Gaza Strip

the entire length of the Gaza Strip

the entire length of the Gaza Strip

the Gaza Strip

the Gaza Strip

two or three-hour


Input: Although there was free movement along the trans-Gaza highway, several other roads remained temporarily closed, he said

movement

the trans-Gaza highway

the trans-Gaza highway


Input: Six Palestinian police officers were allowed to return to the Palestinian section of the border crossing, which had been taken over by Israeli troops shortly after the start of the uprising

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Six Palestinian police officers

the Palestinian section of the border crossing, which had been taken over by Israeli troops shortly after the start of the uprising


Input: Although the crossing has, in principle, been open for movement between the two territories -- while being frequently closed by Israeli for reasons rarely explained -- the Palestinian section has been manned by Israel for more than two years

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the crossing

the crossing

the two territories

more than two years


Input: Israeli troops withdrew overnight from the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanun and Palestinian police took up positions there and in the neighbouring town of Beit Lahiya

withdrew

Israeli troops

overnight

the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanun


Input: Further south, Israeli troops allowed six Palestinian police officers to return to the Palestinian section of the border crossing with Egypt, which had  been taken over by Israeli troops at the start of the intifada

return

six Palestinian police officers

the Palestinian section of the border crossing with Egypt, which had  been taken over by Israeli troops at the start of the intifada


Input: Israeli military army, meanwhile, reported that Israelis and foreign tourists have recently been allowed to visit the Temple Mount compound, or the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, for the first time since the start of the intifada

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Israelis

foreign tourists

the Temple Mount compound

the al-Aqsa Mosque compound


Input: As those discussions were taking place behind the scenes, Fleischer told reporters that Turkey would lose a proposed $15 billion aid package unless it admits troops into the country for the Iraq conflict

As those discussions were taking place behind the scenes, Fleischer told reporters that Turkey would lose a proposed $15 billion aid package unless it admits troops into the country for the Iraq conflict

Turkey

troops


Input: Inspectors also returned to a former helicopter airfield where Iraq buried bombs it says were armed with biological weapons in 1991

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Inspectors

a former helicopter airfield


Input: Ueki said inspectors there took samples from the remainders of stainless steel containers Iraq says it used to transport biological agents

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it


Input: He now also advocates letting in U.S. troops for a war against Iraq even though it is a fellow Muslim state

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U.S

U.S. troops


Input: Ships carrying equipment for U.S. troops are already waiting off the Turkish coast

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Ships carrying equipment for U.S. troops

U.S

the Turkish coast


Input: If the resolution is not passed, Washington would likely want to use the airspace for strikes against Iraq and for airlifting troops to northern Iraq

airlifting

Washington

troops

northern Iraq


Input: Iraqi Kurds fear that Turkish troops could move deep into the autonomous enclave in northern Iraq and have threatened clashes

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Turkish

Turkish

Turkish troops

the autonomous enclave in northern Iraq


Input: Joschka Fischer and Dominique de Villepin, the German and French foreign ministers, were to attend a special United Nations Security Council meeting in New York Wednesday, called to issue a last-minute appeal for a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis

Joschka Fischer and Dominique de Villepin, the German and French foreign ministers, were to attend a special United Nations Security Council meeting in New York Wednesday, called to issue a last-minute appeal for a peaceful solution to the Iraq crisis

Joschka Fischer

Dominique de Villepin

the German and French foreign ministers

New York

Wednesday


Input: The EU foreign ministers met hours after U.S. President George W. Bush gave Saddam 48 hours to leave Iraq or face invasion

The EU foreign ministers met hours after U.S. President George W. Bush gave Saddam 48 hours to leave Iraq or face invasion

Saddam

48 hours

Iraq


Input: Elsewhere in Europe:	 _  Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, overruling his defense minister, said his government would allow the United States use of its territory for military transports

Elsewhere in Europe:	 _  Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, overruling his defense minister, said his government would allow the United States use of its territory for military transports

the United States


Input: In recent weeks, the U.S. military has been transporting military equipment from bases in Germany to the Gulf through the port of Antwerp

In recent weeks, the U.S. military has been transporting military equipment from bases in Germany to the Gulf through the port of Antwerp

recent weeks

U.S. military

bases in Germany

the Gulf


Input: Defense Minister Andre Flahaut said on the weekend Belgium would no longer allow such transits  _  or use of Belgian airspace

Defense Minister Andre Flahaut said on the weekend Belgium would no longer allow such transits  _  or use of Belgian airspace

the weekend

Belgium

Belgian airspace


Input: Greece began evacuating its embassy in Baghdad, saying all its personnel would be out of Iraq within a couple of days

Greece began evacuating its embassy in Baghdad, saying all its personnel would be out of Iraq within a couple of days

Greece

its embassy in Baghdad

its personnel


Input: U.S. and British troops were moving on the strategic southern port city of Basra Saturday after a massive aerial assault pounded Baghdad at dawn

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U.S. and British troops

southern port city of Basra

Saturday


Input: Saturday morning, American Marines and British troops rumbled along the main road from the Kuwaiti border to Basra, Highway 80, nicknamed the ``Highway of Death'' during the 1991 Gulf War, when U.S. airstrikes wiped out an Iraqi military convoy along it

rumbled

Saturday morning

American Marines

British troops

the Kuwaiti border

Basra


Input: Hundreds of tanks, armored personnel carriers, Humvees and trucks were lined up in parallel columns waiting in single-file to cross the Iraqi-Kuwait border

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Hundreds of tanks, armored personnel carriers, Humvees and trucks

the Iraqi-Kuwait border


Input: At the same time, however, Turkey sent 1,000 troops into northern Iraq, and the government said it would send more to prevent Iraqi Kurds from creating an independent state

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the same time

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Turkey

1,000 troops

northern Iraq


Input: At the same time, however, Turkey sent 1,000 troops into northern Iraq, and the government said it would send more to prevent Iraqi Kurds from creating an independent state

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Turkey

northern Iraq

the government

more


Input: The United States strongly opposes any unilateral move by Turkey into northern Iraq

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Turkey

northern Iraq


Input: A Turkish military spokesman on Saturday denied Turkish troops had crossed into Iraq

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Saturday

Turkish

Turkish troops

Iraq


Input: The group, crossing at Al Yarubiyah, Syria, was transferred to the U.N. refugee agency's camp at El Hol, 100 kilometers (60 miles) to the west, agency spokesman Peter Kessler said in Amman

The group, crossing at Al Yarubiyah, Syria, was transferred to the U.N. refugee agency's camp at El Hol, 100 kilometers (60 miles) to the west, agency spokesman Peter Kessler said in Amman

The group

Al Yarubiyah, Syria


Input: The group, crossing at Al Yarubiyah, Syria, was transferred to the U.N. refugee agency's camp at El Hol, 100 kilometers (60 miles) to the west, agency spokesman Peter Kessler said in Amman

The group, crossing at Al Yarubiyah, Syria, was transferred to the U.N. refugee agency's camp at El Hol, 100 kilometers (60 miles) to the west, agency spokesman Peter Kessler said in Amman

The group

Al Yarubiyah, Syria

the U.N. refugee agency

the U.N. refugee agency's camp at El Hol, 100 kilometers (60 miles) to the west


Input: An expected exodus of refugees from Iraq has not yet materialized in the four-day-old war

An expected exodus of refugees from Iraq has not yet materialized in the four-day-old war

refugees from Iraq

Iraq


Input: In the north, particularly, thousands have left embattled cities, but they're not crossing international borders, Kessler said

In the north, particularly, thousands have left embattled cities, but they're not crossing international borders, Kessler said

thousands

embattled cities


Input: In the north, particularly, thousands have left embattled cities, but they're not crossing international borders, Kessler said

In the north, particularly, thousands have left embattled cities, but they're not crossing international borders, Kessler said

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international borders


Input: Hundreds of people from third countries fleeing the fighting, particularly Sudanese, Egyptians and Moroccans, have arrived at the Jordanian border, U.N. officials say

Hundreds of people from third countries fleeing the fighting, particularly Sudanese, Egyptians and Moroccans, have arrived at the Jordanian border, U.N. officials say

Hundreds of people from third countries fleeing the fighting, particularly Sudanese, Egyptians and Moroccans

the Jordanian border


Input: Tens of thousands of apparently better-off Iraqis are reported to have crossed into Syria in recent weeks but have not sought assistance

Tens of thousands of apparently better-off Iraqis are reported to have crossed into Syria in recent weeks but have not sought assistance

Tens of thousands of apparently better-off Iraqis

Syria

recent weeks


Input: The convoy was escorted by U.S. soldiers

escorted

The convoy

U.S

U.S. soldiers


Input: As the trucks lumbered past blasted buildings on the Iraq-Kuwait border, an Iraqi boy of about 10 pointed to his mouth and shouted ``Eat, eat

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the trucks

the Iraq-Kuwait border

the Iraq-Kuwait border


Input: Plans to bring supplies to Iraqi civilians had been on hold for days because of fighting across southern Iraq

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southern Iraq


Input: The British said they had enough control over the area to begin sending in ships

sending

The British

the area

ships


Input: A British ship, the Sir Galahad, moved into position at the mouth of the Khor Abdallah river Tuesday night with 211 tons of food and 101 tons of bottled water

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A British ship

British

the Sir Galahad

the mouth of the Khor Abdallah river

Tuesday night


Input: It was to begin the six-hour journey into Umm Qasr on Wednesday, according to a pool report

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Umm Qasr

Wednesday


Input: Iraqi Trade Minister Mohammed Mehdi Saleh accused the United States and Britain of causing the hardships by launching the war and disrupting shipments of supplies under the oil-for-food program

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Iraqi

the oil-for-food program


Input: Though no hostilities were expected during the deployment, the 173rd decided to parachute in rather then ferry troops in by plane so that a significant combat force could mass almost immediately to protect itself, officers said, according to a U.S. reporter traveling with the 173rd

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the 173rd

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plane


Input: Kurdish militiamen and U.S. special operations troops linked up with more than 1,000 U.S. Army paratroopers Thursday to secure the area around a strategic air strip, as the first large coalition ground force in northern Iraq began opening another front against Saddam Hussein's regime

secure

Kurdish militiamen

U.S. special operations troops

more than 1,000 U.S. Army paratroopers

Thursday

the area around a strategic air strip


Input: The airdrop  _	one of the biggest paratroop drops in decades  _ was a dramatic entry for ground troops into a region where only small groups of U.S. special forces have been operating

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ground troops

a region where only small groups of U.S. special forces have been operating


Input: Later Thursday, Kurdish troops in Chamchamal advanced their positions between government-controlled and rebel-controlled areas, taking over a Iraqi check point on their front with no fighting at this point, witnesses said

advanced

Later Thursday

Kurdish troops in Chamchamal

government-controlled and rebel-controlled areas

government-controlled and rebel-controlled areas


Input: From the highway, dusted from a recent snow, a flashing light from the airstrip's control tower was visible in the distance, and three helicopters could be seen landing, flying with nearly all their lights extinguished

landing

the airstrip

three helicopters


Input: Future airlifts into the area will include supplies and support personnel for the 173rd's fighters, defense officials said

airlifts

Future

the area

support personnel for the 173rd's fighters


Input: Lt. Col. Thomas Collins, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's Southern European Task Force, refused to say whether the paratroopers deployed directly from Italy into Iraq or had taken a different route

deployed

the paratroopers

Italy

Iraq


Input: The vast majority of the coalition ground troops in Iraq are moving toward Baghdad from the south after entering from Kuwait

moving

The vast majority of the coalition ground troops in Iraq

Baghdad

Kuwait


Input: Pentagon officials had hoped to have the Army's 4th Infantry Division invade Iraq from the north, but Turkey balked at allowing up to 62,000 U.S. troops on its soil to prepare for that option

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the Army's 4th Infantry Division

Iraq


Input: Though no hostilities were expected during the deployment, the 173rd decided to parachute in rather then ferry troops in by plane so that a significant combat force could mass almost immediately to protect itself, officers said, according to a U.S. reporter traveling with the 173rd

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troops


Input: Most of the Adnan Division of the Republican Guard relocated from the Mosul area to the Tikrit area shortly before the war began

relocated

Most of the Adnan Division of the Republican Guard

the Mosul area

the Tikrit area


Input: Turkey has said it may send more troops into northern Iraq to prevent refugees from moving north, while U.S. officials have said they advised Turkey against sending large additional forces into northern Iraq

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Turkey

more troops

northern Iraq


Input: Turkey has said it may send more troops into northern Iraq to prevent refugees from moving north, while U.S. officials have said they advised Turkey against sending large additional forces into northern Iraq

sending

Turkey

large additional forces

northern Iraq


Input: The overall toll of American troops dead passed 50, and Bush visited a Marine camp, which has lost 13  _  more than any other installation

The overall toll of American troops dead passed 50, and Bush visited a Marine camp, which has lost 13  _  more than any other installation

Bush

a Marine camp


Input: U.S. soldiers moved to capture Baghdad's Saddam International Airport early Friday and fought running battles with Iraqi defenders along the city's southern fringes

U.S. soldiers moved to capture Baghdad's Saddam International Airport early Friday and fought running battles with Iraqi defenders along the city's southern fringes

U.S. soldiers

Baghdad's Saddam International Airport

early Friday


Input: Two weeks into the war, American commanders reported a string of successes  _  on the battlefield and within an Iraqi population initially reluctant about embracing invading troops

Two weeks into the war, American commanders reported a string of successes  _  on the battlefield and within an Iraqi population initially reluctant about embracing invading troops

within an Iraqi population initially reluctant about embracing invading troops

invading troops


Input: In the country's southern region, British forces penetrated closer to the center of Basra, and warplanes dropped 500-pound (225-kilogram) and 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) laser-guided bombs on an Iraqi intelligence complex

In the country's southern region, British forces penetrated closer to the center of Basra, and warplanes dropped 500-pound (225-kilogram) and 1,000-pound (450-kilogram) laser-guided bombs on an Iraqi intelligence complex

British forces

the center of Basra


Input: A small group of Iraqi defenders has been holding out inside the city in a mosque, considered a Shiite holy site, and local clerics said one religious leader had recently arrived in hopes of arranging for their safe passage out of the shrine

A small group of Iraqi defenders has been holding out inside the city in a mosque, considered a Shiite holy site, and local clerics said one religious leader had recently arrived in hopes of arranging for their safe passage out of the shrine

the city

one religious leader


Input: A small group of Iraqi defenders has been holding out inside the city in a mosque, considered a Shiite holy site, and local clerics said one religious leader had recently arrived in hopes of arranging for their safe passage out of the shrine

A small group of Iraqi defenders has been holding out inside the city in a mosque, considered a Shiite holy site, and local clerics said one religious leader had recently arrived in hopes of arranging for their safe passage out of the shrine

A small group of Iraqi defenders

a mosque


Input: Ground forces closed in on Baghdad from separate southern approaches, the Army from the southeast and Marines from the southwest, in advances begun Tuesday night

Ground forces closed in on Baghdad from separate southern approaches, the Army from the southeast and Marines from the southwest, in advances begun Tuesday night

Ground forces

Baghdad

separate southern approaches

Tuesday night


Input: Ground forces closed in on Baghdad from separate southern approaches, the Army from the southeast and Marines from the southwest, in advances begun Tuesday night

Ground forces closed in on Baghdad from separate southern approaches, the Army from the southeast and Marines from the southwest, in advances begun Tuesday night

Baghdad

the Army

the southeast

Tuesday night


Input: Ground forces closed in on Baghdad from separate southern approaches, the Army from the southeast and Marines from the southwest, in advances begun Tuesday night

Ground forces closed in on Baghdad from separate southern approaches, the Army from the southeast and Marines from the southwest, in advances begun Tuesday night

Baghdad

Marines

the southwest

Tuesday night


Input: Army forces rolled past dozens of dead Iraqi soldiers and bombed-out hulks of Iraqi military equipment as they made their way toward Baghdad from the area around Karbala

Army forces rolled past dozens of dead Iraqi soldiers and bombed-out hulks of Iraqi military equipment as they made their way toward Baghdad from the area around Karbala

Army forces

Baghdad

the area around Karbala


Input: Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, told CNN that U.S. forces drove though portions of the Iraqi capital, seizing Iraqi tanks and armored personnel carriers

drove

U.S. forces

portions of the Iraqi capital


Input: Reporters saw the tanks roll into the heart of Baghdad on the western side of the Tigris River, which divides the city

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the tanks

the heart of Baghdad

the western side of the Tigris River, which divides the city


Input: As U.S. columns moved northeast along the Tigris river, Iraqis fled along its banks and some jumped in the water

jumped

some

the water


Input: Col. David Perkins, a brigade commander of the 3rd Infantry, told his troops before the operation that the mission was intended to be ``a dramatic show of force'' to demonstrate that U.S. forces can enter Baghdad at any time, anywhere

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U.S. forces

Baghdad

any time


Input: The arrival presaged a major resupply effort by air for U.S. troops, dependent until now on a tenuous line stretching 550 kilometers (350 miles) to Kuwait

arrival


Input: Monday's advances came one day after British forces in the south made their deepest push into Iraq's second largest city

push

Monday

one day

British forces in the south

Iraq's second largest city


Input: On another vital front, British troops thrust to the center of Basra, Iraq's second largest city, with a sense they were finally shaking Saddam loyalists loose

thrust

British troops

the center of Basra, Iraq's second largest city


Input: British Desert Rats went into the city of 1.3 million with more than three dozen tanks and armored cars, a column similar in size to the American unit that probed suburban Baghdad

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British Desert Rats

the city of 1.3 million

more than three dozen tanks and armored cars

more than three dozen tanks and armored cars


Input: British Desert Rats went into the city of 1.3 million with more than three dozen tanks and armored cars, a column similar in size to the American unit that probed suburban Baghdad

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the American unit that probed suburban Baghdad

suburban Baghdad


Input: The United States is deploying some of Iraq's exiles and internal dissidents around the country to help root out pro-Saddam elements, keep order and distribute aid, according to one such organization, the Iraq National Congress

deploying

The United States

some of Iraq's exiles and internal dissidents

the country


Input: The group said several hundred of its members were flown to an area near the city of Nasiriyah

flown

several hundred of its members

an area near the city of Nasiriyah


Input: U.S. forces tightened their grip throughout Baghdad, entering the city for the first time from the north, seizing a military airport and battling snipers and Republican Guard fighters

entering

the city


Input: U.S. Marines battled snipers as they fought deeper into the capital from the east

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U.S. Marines

the capital


Input: Some army units routed Iraqi fighters from a Republican Guard headquarters inside the capital

routed

Iraqi fighters

a Republican Guard headquarters inside the capital


Input: Members of the U.S. Army's V Corps opened up a new front by entering Baghdad from the north

entering

Members of the U.S. Army's V Corps

U.S. Army

Baghdad


Input: The toll on Iraqi civilians four days after Americans first penetrated the Baghdad outskirts is unknown

penetrated

Americans

the Baghdad outskirts


Input: Associated Press photographer Jerome Delay said he watched from the top floor of the hotel as American tanks took up positions on the bridge

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American

American tanks

the bridge


Input: Japan's satellite program was prompted by the 1998 launch of a North Korean Taepodong ballistic missile that flew over Japan and crashed into the Pacific Ocean just short of Alaska

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North Korean

North Korean

the Pacific Ocean


Input: Iraq's U.N. Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri, the first Iraqi official to concede defeat in the U.S.-led war, met privately with Secretary-General Kofi Annan, but refused to talk about rumors that he was planning to leave New York

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New York


Input: Separately, lawyers who claim that Iraq helped plan the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people asked a judge at a federal court in New York to force Al-Douri to testify in the case and hold the envoy in contempt, saying they worry that he would flee the country

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the country


Input: The lawyer of former Zambian president Frederick Chiluba was reprimanded by a Lusaka magistrate when his client failed to appear in court on theft charges Friday

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his client

court

Friday


Input: Chiluba, who is accused of stealing millions of dollars while in office, did not appear at the Lusaka magistrates court as scheduled because he has filed an appeal to have case heard at a higher court

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Chiluba, who is accused of stealing millions of dollars while in office

the Lusaka magistrates court


Input: Chiluba's lawyer, Chifumu Banda, told the court he had advised Chiluba not to appear in court Friday, following an agreement with the prosecution that the case be postponed for a month while the appeal is considered

appear

Chiluba

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Input: Shacifwa ordered Chiluba to appear in court on May 16

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Chiluba

court

May 16


Input: Later this month Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri travels to Moscow to seek the Kremlin's help in modernizing her increasingly obsolete 300,000-member armed forces

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Later this month

Indonesian

Indonesian President

Megawati Sukarnoputri

Moscow


Input: U.S. officials said Chalabi was brought in because he offered forces to the coalition

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Chalabi


Input: With the fighting all but over, the USS Constellation steamed from the Persian Gulf for its home port, carrying dozens of warplanes no longer needed

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the USS Constellation

the Persian Gulf

its home port


Input: A man who spent nearly 26 years in prison on a recently overturned murder conviction walked out of state prison Thursday after Gov. Tom Vilsack signed a reprieve

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A man who spent nearly 26 years in prison on a recently overturned murder conviction

state prison

Thursday


Input: Teammate Kobe Bryant said he would not be surprised if O'Neal had a big game Sunday despite his expected late arrival in Minneapolis

arrival

O'Neal

Minneapolis


Input: U.N. inspectors went back to Iraq for the first time in four years in late November and discovered no weapons of mass destruction during 3{ months of searching

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U.N. inspectors

Iraq

late November


Input: Secretary-General Kofi Annan ordered all U.N. international staff, including the inspectors, to leave Iraq just before the war began on March 20

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all U.N. international staff, including the inspectors

Iraq

March 20


Input: Nine scanners, developed locally for military purposes, were placed at Singapore's Changi Airport last week to check people arriving from SARS-affected countries

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Singapore's Changi Airport

people arriving from SARS-affected countries

SARS-affected countries


Input: Each day about 90,000 people cross the border between Malaysia and Singapore

cross

Each day

about 90,000 people

Malaysia

Singapore


Input: Any person found to be entering Singapore with a high temperature would be directed to a nearby nurse station for further checks

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Any person found to be entering Singapore with a high temperature

Singapore


Input: Any person found to be entering Singapore with a high temperature would be directed to a nearby nurse station for further checks

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Any person found to be entering Singapore with a high temperature

a nearby nurse station


Input: Immigration and Checkpoints Authority spokeswoman Ngoon Pei Ling said during the trial period the scanners would be placed at bus checkpoints, where passengers are already required to disembark for immigration purposes

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Immigration and Checkpoints Authority

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passengers


Input: The North retaliated by withdrawing from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, expelling U.N. inspectors and restarting a plutonium-producing reactor

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The North

The North

U.N. inspectors


Input: Giuliani, 58, proposed to Nathan, a former nurse, during a November business trip to Paris	_  five months after he finalized his divorce from Donna Hanover after 20 years of marriage

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Giuliani

Nathan

November

Paris

five months after he finalized his divorce from Donna Hanover after 20 years of marriage


Input: That would require Israel, at the very least, to withdraw troops from the disconnected Palestinian autonomy zones, and it will also face pressure to expand the zones into a more contiguous and manageable territory

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troops

the disconnected Palestinian autonomy zones


Input: Police intercepted 33 African immigrants who came ashore Thursday in southern Spain aboard an overcrowded boat, including several pregnant women and other travelers suffering from hypothermia, police said

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33 African immigrants who came ashore Thursday in southern Spain aboard an overcrowded boat, including several pregnant women and other travelers suffering from hypothermia

Thursday

southern Spain

an overcrowded boat


Input: Police also arrested two Moroccan men suspected of trafficking in human beings and navigating the Zodiac boat across from Africa, Efe said

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two Moroccan men suspected of trafficking in human beings and navigating the Zodiac boat across from Africa

human beings

the Zodiac boat

Africa


Input: Red Cross officials administered first aid on the scene, and the detainees were taken to a processing center for the government to begin expulsion proceedings

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the detainees

a processing center


Input: Tens of thousands of destitute Africans try to enter Spain illegally each year by crossing the perilous Strait of Gibraltar to reach the southern mainland or by sailing northwest to the Canary Islands out in the Atlantic

crossing

Tens of thousands of destitute Africans

Spain

each year

the southern mainland


Input: Tens of thousands of destitute Africans try to enter Spain illegally each year by crossing the perilous Strait of Gibraltar to reach the southern mainland or by sailing northwest to the Canary Islands out in the Atlantic

sailing

Tens of thousands of destitute Africans

each year

the Canary Islands out in the Atlantic


Input: Most are caught trying to sneak in and some die in the attempt

sneak in

Most


Input: In last year's trial, the paper was convicted of defaming the government for publishing that trains running to and from southern Sudan were used to transport abducted women and children

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trains running to and from southern Sudan

southern Sudan

abducted women and children

abducted women and children


Input: In last year's trial, the paper was convicted of defaming the government for publishing that trains running to and from southern Sudan were used to transport abducted women and children

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trains running to and from southern Sudan

southern Sudan

abducted women and children

abducted women and children


Input: A U.S. military official in Seoul, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Tuesday North Korea is believed to have exported US$580 million worth of missiles to Iran, Pakistan, Libya, Syria, Egypt, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates in 2001

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North Korea

Iran

Pakistan

Libya

Syria

Egypt

Yemen

the United Arab Emirates


Input: In December, a shipment of North Korean missiles bound for Yemen was briefly stopped in the Arabian Sea

bound for

December

Yemen


Input: The plan calls for parallel steps in the first stage, including a Palestinian crackdown on militants, an Israeli troop pullback from Palestinian towns and a construction freeze in Jewish settlements

pullback

Israeli troop

Palestinian towns


Input: Ankara police chief Ercument Yilmaz visited the site of the morning blast but refused to say if a bomb had caused the explosion

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Ankara police chief Ercument Yilmaz

the site of the morning blast


Input: On the eve of a visit to the Saudi capital, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said security at the Australian embassy appeared to be sufficient

On the eve of a visit to the Saudi capital, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said security at the Australian embassy appeared to be sufficient

the Saudi capital

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer


Input: Canberra sent troops to fight in the war on terror in Afghanistan and alongside U.S. and British forces in Iraq

Canberra sent troops to fight in the war on terror in Afghanistan and alongside U.S. and British forces in Iraq

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Afghanistan


Input: Canberra sent troops to fight in the war on terror in Afghanistan and alongside U.S. and British forces in Iraq

Canberra sent troops to fight in the war on terror in Afghanistan and alongside U.S. and British forces in Iraq

troops

Iraq


Input: The bus attacked Friday was en route from the Jewish settlement of Netzarim in central Gaza to Israel, with 15 people on board, when the explosion went off

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The bus

Friday

the Jewish settlement of Netzarim in central Gaza

Israel

15 people


Input: Sharon indicated a 180-degree turnaround after decades of warning that an Israeli withdrawal from even small parts of the West Bank could endanger Israel's existence

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Israeli

even small parts of the West Bank


Input: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager Monday and another surrendered after infiltrating from Gaza, the military said

infiltrating

a Palestinian teenager

Monday

Gaza


Input: Palestinians and their dovish Israeli allies routinely use the word ``occupation'' when demanding that Israel leave the West Bank and Gaza and dismantle Jewish settlements

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Israel

the West Bank

Gaza


Input: Military sources said the Israeli army had established roadblocks at the entrance to Beit Hanoun to prevent Palestinians militants from leaving the area

leaving

Palestinians militants

the area


Input: Sharon told party critics he was committed to finding a political solution to the conflict, including an Israeli withdrawal from West Bank population centers

withdrawal

Israeli

West Bank population centers


Input: North Korea has told American lawmakers it already has nuclear weapons and intends to build more, a senior U.S. congressman said Monday after returning from a trip to the communist state

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a senior U.S. congressman

the communist state


Input: North Korea has told American lawmakers it already has nuclear weapons and intends to build more, a senior U.S. congressman said Monday after returning from a trip to the communist state

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a senior U.S. congressman

Monday

the communist state


Input: During their visit to Pyongyang, Weldon's delegation also met Choe Thae Bok, chairman of North Korea's legislature, the Supreme People's Assembly

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Pyongyang


Input: They flew to Seoul on Sunday to brief South Korean officials on their Northern trip

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They

Seoul

Sunday


Input: A senior Romanian official in regular contact with ranking U.S. officials said he was told 15,000 Americans would be withdrawn from Germany in the foreseeable future

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15,000 Americans

Germany

future


Input: as NATO moves east our presence and our participation will have to be where NATO is

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NATO

east


Input: The idea is for the U.S. troops  _  infantry, artillery, light armor and helicopters  _  to undergo intense training of 30-90 days, then return to bases in western Europe or the United States, the sources said

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the U.S. troops

bases in western Europe or the United States


Input: But the diplomats and officials said the troops would also be ready for quick movement to trouble spots in the Middle East or Central Asia

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the troops

trouble spots in the Middle East or Central Asia


Input: A ranking diplomat with deep knowledge of U.S. plans said he knew of no firm time frame, but ``a lot of them will be going home

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a lot of them

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Input: They'll never go home,'' he said

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Input: A rocket holding the first of two Mars rovers blasted off Tuesday on a seven-month voyage to the red planet where the golf-cart-sized vehicles will search for evidence that there was once enough water to support life on Mars

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A rocket holding the first of two Mars rovers

the first of two Mars rovers

Tuesday

seven-month

the red planet where the golf-cart-sized vehicles will search for evidence that there was once enough water to support life on Mars


Input: A rocket holding the first of two Mars rovers blasted off Tuesday on a seven-month voyage to the red planet where the golf-cart-sized vehicles will search for evidence that there was once enough water to support life on Mars

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A rocket holding the first of two Mars rovers

the first of two Mars rovers

Tuesday


Input: The rovers' landing sites, on opposite sides of the planet, were chosen for their likelihood of holding evidence of water

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The rovers

opposite sides of the planet


Input: The police told the worshippers they were there to register the church, but instead took them to Funing detention center where they were held without outside contact until June 13, the group said in a press release

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The police

the worshippers

there

Funing detention center where they were held without outside contact until June 13


Input: Ocalan was moved by the government to its embassy compound in Kenya, where he was captured by Turkish commandos

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Ocalan

the government

its embassy compound in Kenya, where he was captured by Turkish commandos


Input: The retired Greek officer said he had been trying to get Ocalan to The Netherlands, home to a large Kurdish community

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he

Ocalan

The Netherlands


Input: Ocalan, being tried in absentia, was indicted for entering the country illegally, a misdemeanor

entering

Ocalan

the country


Input: Naxakis is one of 13 people on trial for bringing the fugitive guerrilla leader to Greece

bringing

13 people on trial for bringing the fugitive guerrilla leader to Greece

the fugitive guerrilla leader

Greece


Input: Bet`fow Central Command chief Gen. Tommy Franks and his field commanders face a big decision _ whether to rush into the city of 5 million where Hussein's regime has gathered its most-trusted forces or wait and see if the war can be won without paying the price of street-to-street urban fighting

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the city of 5 million


Input: We are not expecting to drive into Baghdad suddenly and seize it

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We

Baghdad


Input: If these patrols meet little opposition, thousands of troops could rush into the city

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thousands of troops

the city


Input: If the Iraqis respond forcefully, the Army and Marine units could withdraw and await the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division, which will soon start moving north from Kuwait

moving

4th Mechanized Infantry Division

Kuwait


Input: Thousands of refugees have fled the city, apparently providing information to the British that has led to raids on military and Baath Party sites in the city

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Thousands of refugees

the city


Input: The aid packages for the Palestinian Authority were discussed at interagency meetings last week and then presented to the Palestinian and Israeli sides over the weekend by a team visiting the Middle East, led by Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser

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a team visiting the Middle East, led by Condoleezza Rice, the national security adviser

the Middle East


Input: But others note that trucks were seen carrying the rods out of their normal storage area months ago, and it is unclear where they are _ or even whether the United States is sniffing for the krypton gas in the right place

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trucks

their normal storage area

months ago


Input: U.S. satellites have been watching North Korean nuclear activity intently since late last year, when the North evicted international inspectors

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late last year, when the North evicted international inspectors

the North

the North

international inspectors


Input: Last Saturday night, rebels in the Central Africa Republic, captured the airport in the capital city of Bangui and the residence of  President Ange-Felix Patasse, who is out of the country

Last Saturday night, rebels in the Central Africa Republic, captured the airport in the capital city of Bangui and the residence of  President Ange-Felix Patasse, who is out of the country

President Ange-Felix Patasse

the country


Input: According to other reports reaching here, five Syrian bus passengers were killed and 10 others were injured on Sunday morning when a US missile hit the bus they were traveling in near the Iraqi border

According to other reports reaching here, five Syrian bus passengers were killed and 10 others were injured on Sunday morning when a US missile hit the bus they were traveling in near the Iraqi border

five Syrian bus passengers

Sunday morning

the bus they were traveling in near the Iraqi border


Input: The vehicle was carrying Syrians fleeing the war in Iraq

The vehicle was carrying Syrians fleeing the war in Iraq

The vehicle

Syrians

Iraq


Input: Renowned as the world's first woman explorer who has reached the Arctic, the Antarctica and Mount Everest, Lee has made immense contributions toward polar exploration over the past 20 years

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the world's first woman explorer

who

the Arctic

the Antarctica

Mount Everest


Input: In order to improve the epidemic control, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Chui Sai On, who has been named director of the SARS task force by the government, has designated representatives from the Health Services and the Center for Disease Prevention and Control to visit neighboring Guangdong Province on Thursday, to learn from Guangdong's experience and know-how in combating SARS, which have been acknowledged by WHO

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representatives from the Health Services and the Center for Disease Prevention and Control

neighboring Guangdong Province

Thursday


Input: Late in March, the Jordanian government expelled three Iraqi diplomats alleged to plan to contaminate a water tank used to supply US troops deployed in Jordan

expelled

Late in March

the Jordanian government

three Iraqi diplomats

Jordan


Input: A spokeswoman for Europe's biggest airline said the decision to stop using hotels in Riyadh and Jeddah and instead lodge crew in Larnaca, Cyprus was taken after the British Foreign Office advised on Tuesday against non-essential travel to Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia


Input: Our cabin and flight crews will stay overnight in Larnaca as they did during the (Iraq) war," said the spokeswoman, adding that BA would continue direct flights to both Saudi cities from London, but return flights would be via Larnaca

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BA

both Saudi cities

London


Input: Television footage showed medical teams carting away dozens of wounded victims with fully armed troops on guard

carting

medical teams

dozens of wounded victims


Input: Several hours later, dozens of Israeli tanks advanced into the northern Gaza Strip backed by helicopters which fired at least three rockets in the Jabaliya area, Palestinian security sources said

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dozens of Israeli tanks

the northern Gaza Strip


Input: The bus was ripped to shreds while travelling between a residential area and Haifa university

travelling

The bus

a residential area

Haifa university


Input: Israeli forces moved into Hebron's Al-Sheikh district where his family lived and arrested Qawasmi's brother and father after the bombing, they said

moved

Israeli forces

Hebron's Al-Sheikh district where his family lived


Input: With marathon talks at the top world body failing late Thursday to reconcile French and Russian opposition to US-British war plans, the United States upped its military presence, deploying more missile-firing warships to the Red Sea

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the United States

more missile-firing warships

the Red Sea


Input: The United States meanwhile deployed its B-2 stealth bombers to positions closer to Iraq and ordered as many as 15 warships capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Red Sea from the Mediterranean, US officials said

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The United States

its B-2 stealth bombers


Input: The United States meanwhile deployed its B-2 stealth bombers to positions closer to Iraq and ordered as many as 15 warships capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles to the Red Sea from the Mediterranean, US officials said

ordered

The United States

the Red Sea

the Mediterranean


Input: Liana Owen drove 10 hours from Pennsylvania to attend the rally in Manhattan with her parents

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Liana Owen

10 hours

Pennsylvania

Manhattan


Input: We support our troops -- bring them home!" read one

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them

home


Input: Some 70 people were arrested Saturday as demonstrators clashed with police at the end of a major peace rally here, as at least 200,000 anti-war protesters took to the streets across the United States and Canada

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Saturday

at least 200,000 anti-war protesters

the streets across the United States and Canada


Input: Thousands of fresh US troops headed for Iraq Thursday as British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush discussed the effort to oust Saddam Hussein, which some senior US military officials warn could last months

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Thousands of fresh US troops

Iraq

Thursday


Input: About 1,000 soldiers from the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade parachuted into an airfield in a Kurdish-controlled area of northern Iraq, establishing a base through which to bring in more troops and tanks, Pentagon officials said

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About 1,000 soldiers from the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade

an airfield in a Kurdish-controlled area of northern Iraq


Input: About 1,000 soldiers from the US Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade parachuted into an airfield in a Kurdish-controlled area of northern Iraq, establishing a base through which to bring in more troops and tanks, Pentagon officials said

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which

more troops and tanks

more troops and tanks


Input: And some 12,000 soldiers from the US Army's 4th Infantry Division, which was supposed to have gone into northern Iraq through Turkey, began flying out of Fort Hood, Texas, Thursday to the region, a military fort spokeswoman told AFP

flying

some 12,000 soldiers from the US Army's 4th Infantry Division, which was supposed to have gone into northern Iraq through Turkey

Fort Hood, Texas

Thursday

the region


Input: Most US army commanders believe it is critical to pause the breakneck advance towards Baghdad to secure the supply lines and make sure weapons are operable and troops resupplied after days of powerful sandstorms and damage inflicted by Iraqi attacks, the Post reports

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US army

Baghdad

weapons

troops


Input: Meanwhile Blair arrived in Washington late Wednesday for two days of talks with Bush at the Camp David presidential retreat

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Blair

Washington

late Wednesday


Input: Putin had even secretly invited British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bush's staunchest backer in the war on Iraq, to attend the pow-wow in Saint Petersburg's Grand Hotel Europe, although diplomats said Blair turned the offer down

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair

Saint Petersburg's Grand Hotel Europe


Input: The mob dragged out three members of a family and (killed) them with machetes and spears before fleeing the area," the spokesman said by telephone from Agartala

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The mob


Input: Kelly, the US assistant secretary for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, arrived in Seoul from Beijing Friday to brief Yoon, the foreign minister

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Kelly

Seoul

Beijing

Friday


Input: Kelly, who declined to talks to reporters here, travels to Tokyo Sunday for talks with Japanese officials

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Kelly

Tokyo

Sunday


Input: Renowned Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss has been flown to Melbourne as guest of honour at Thursday's market debut and, according to Harris, has already played a key role in attracting worldwide media attention to the event

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Renowned Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss

Melbourne


Input: But this is also conditional on police approval

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Input: Afterwards Shalom was to fly on to London for talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw

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Shalom

London


Input: Adnan Pachachi, a onetime foreign minister who returned to Iraq on May 6 after 33 years in exile, told the independent Az-Zaman daily that elections should be held under international supervision

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who

Iraq

on May 6 after 33 years


Input: This upcoming visit to Russia will be my first trip aboard since I became president of China

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Input: He will then stay on for a regional summit before heading to Saint Petersburg for celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of the city's founding

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Saint Petersburg


Input: Putin, who enjoyed a warm relationship with former Chinese president Jiang Zeming, has made efforts to nurture ties with Hu and was the first world leader to go to Beijing to meet him in December when he was president-in-waiting

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Putin

Beijing

December


Input: Amid a chill in relations over the war in Iraq, which Canada opposed, Bush indefinitely postponed a visit to Canada, instead choosing to host Australian Prime Minster John Howard, who endorsed that military campaign

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Bush

Canada


Input: The pair flew to Singapore last year after hearing of the successful surgery on Nepalese babies Ganga and Jamuna Shrestha, who were separated in a 97-hour operation at a hospital here

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The pair

Singapore

last year


Input: Bush arrived in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, when he also briefly met German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, whose opposition to the Iraq war had soured his relationship with Washington, at a dinner hosted by Putin

arrived

Bush

Saint Petersburg

Saturday


Input: Bush and Putin were scheduled to leave straight after their talks for the Group of Eight summit of the largest industrialised nations in Evian, France

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Bush

Putin

Evian, France


Input: Police arrested her in Abilene, Texas, Saturday where she had moved with a friend June 2

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June 2


Input: Scott told investigators she had moved that body around before she moved to Texas, sometimes in the closet at the Byrds Creek house, in the trunk of her car and in the closet of her apartment in Richland Center, the complaint said

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she

that body

the closet at the Byrds Creek house

the closet of her apartment in Richland Center


Input: They also deployed along the border with Israel

deployed

They

the border with Israel


Input: Following the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the northern town of Beit Hanoun late Sunday, police took up positions there and in the neighbouring town of Beit Lahiya, he said

withdrawal

Israeli troops

the northern town of Beit Hanoun

late Sunday


Input: In another first in the almost three-year intifada, the Israeli army allowed Palestinians free circulation on the trans-Gaza highway as troops abandoned three major checkpoints across the coastal territory

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almost three-year

troops

three major checkpoints across the coastal territory


Input: Six Palestinian police officers were allowed to return to the Palestinian section of the border crossing, which had been taken over by Israeli troops shortly after the start of the uprising

return

Six Palestinian police officers

the Palestinian section of the border crossing, which had been taken over by Israeli troops shortly after the start of the uprising


Input: Although the crossing has, in principle, been open for movement between the two territories -- while being frequently closed by Israeli for reasons rarely explained -- the Palestinian section has been manned by Israel for more than two years

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the two territories

the two territories

more than two years


Input: As those discussions were taking place behind the scenes, Fleischer told reporters that Turkey would lose a proposed $15 billion aid package unless it admits troops into the country for the Iraq conflict

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Turkey

troops


Input: Inspectors also returned to a former helicopter airfield where Iraq buried bombs it says were armed with biological weapons in 1991

returned

Inspectors

a former helicopter airfield


Input: Refusing access to the troop deployment would mean Turkey would lose a US$15 billion U.S. aid package that Washington has offered to help cushion the country's economy if there is war

deployment

troop


Input: If the resolution is not passed, Washington would likely want to use the airspace for strikes against Iraq and for airlifting troops to northern Iraq

airlifting

Washington

troops

northern Iraq


Input: Iraqi Kurds fear that Turkish troops could move deep into the autonomous enclave in northern Iraq and have threatened clashes

move

Turkish troops

the autonomous enclave in northern Iraq


Input: Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday there had been talks that Turkish troops could be deployed ``a short distance from their border to try to avoid refugee infiltration

deployed

Turkish

Turkish troops

their border


Input: Greece began evacuating its embassy in Baghdad, saying all its personnel would be out of Iraq within a couple of days

be out

Greece

Iraq

a couple of days


Input: The EU foreign ministers met hours after U.S. President George W. Bush gave Saddam 48 hours to leave Iraq or face invasion

leave

Saddam

48 hours

Iraq


Input: In recent weeks, the U.S. military has been transporting military equipment from bases in Germany to the Gulf through the port of Antwerp

transporting

the U.S. military

bases in Germany

the Gulf


Input: Defense Minister Andre Flahaut said on the weekend Belgium would no longer allow such transits  _  or use of Belgian airspace

transits


Input: Greece began evacuating its embassy in Baghdad, saying all its personnel would be out of Iraq within a couple of days

evacuating

Greece

its embassy in Baghdad

its personnel


Input: U.S. and British troops were moving on the strategic southern port city of Basra Saturday after a massive aerial assault pounded Baghdad at dawn

moving

U.S. and British troops

the strategic southern port city of Basra

Saturday


Input: Saturday morning, American Marines and British troops rumbled along the main road from the Kuwaiti border to Basra, Highway 80, nicknamed the ``Highway of Death'' during the 1991 Gulf War, when U.S. airstrikes wiped out an Iraqi military convoy along it

rumbled

Saturday morning

American Marines

British troops

the Kuwaiti border

Basra


Input: Hundreds of tanks, armored personnel carriers, Humvees and trucks were lined up in parallel columns waiting in single-file to cross the Iraqi-Kuwait border

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Hundreds of tanks, armored personnel carriers, Humvees and trucks

the Iraqi-Kuwait border


Input: At the same time, however, Turkey sent 1,000 troops into northern Iraq, and the government said it would send more to prevent Iraqi Kurds from creating an independent state

sent

the same time

Turkey

1,000 troops

northern Iraq


Input: At the same time, however, Turkey sent 1,000 troops into northern Iraq, and the government said it would send more to prevent Iraqi Kurds from creating an independent state

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northern Iraq

the government

more


Input: The United States strongly opposes any unilateral move by Turkey into northern Iraq

move

Turkey

northern Iraq


Input: A Turkish military spokesman on Saturday denied Turkish troops had crossed into Iraq

crossed

Saturday

Turkish

Turkish troops

Iraq


Input: The premier of the western Canadian province of British Columbia pleaded no contest to driving drunk during a Hawaiian vacation in January

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The premier of the western Canadian province of British Columbia

Hawaiian

January


Input: In a tearful news conference after returning to Vancouver two days later, Campbell apologized to British Columbians, but refused to resign as premier

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Vancouver

two days later

Campbell


Input: The convoy was escorted by U.S. soldiers

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The convoy

U.S

U.S. soldiers


Input: As the trucks lumbered past blasted buildings on the Iraq-Kuwait border, an Iraqi boy of about 10 pointed to his mouth and shouted ``Eat, eat

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the trucks

the Iraq-Kuwait border


Input: Plans to bring supplies to Iraqi civilians had been on hold for days because of fighting across southern Iraq

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days