The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays, for August 26, 2004 - 6:00pm
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A peace deal for the embattled Iraqi city of Najaf -- brokered by the country's most respected Shiite cleric ...under the deal the fighters loyal Muqtada Al-Sadr must leave the sacred Imam Ali shrine by tomorrow morning. ..U.S. forces are to withdraw from the holy city shortly thereafter, and Najaf is to become a weapons free zone
Iraqi Police apparently attempt to intimidate journalists reporting from Najaf.. Iraqi insurgents execute an Italian journalist held hostage after Italy refuses to withdraw its troops from Iraq
Republicans finish work on the draft of their party platform.. .it calls for constitutional amendments banning same sex marriage and abortion...
the start the Republican National Convention still days away but demonstrations are already underway
Demonstrations throughout the state of California calling on the governor to live up to his promise to sign a drivers license bill for undocumented immigrants
And the number of Americans living in poverty and those without health insurance up for the third straight year
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