August 29, 2003

s, Imam Ali Mosque ( Tomb Of Ali ), just as main weekly prayers are ending. More than 125 people are killed, including the influential Cleric Ayatollah Sayed Mohammed Baqir Al-Hakim , the Shiite leader of the Supreme Council For The Islamic Revolution In Iraq (SCIRI). Dozens are injured. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/24/iraq/main541815.shtml [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,95987,00.html [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=V0HR5D2BZPQEOCRBAEKSFFA?type=topNews&storyID=3357653

Israel is alleged to have contingency plans to bomb an Iran ian Nuclear Power plant if it begins producing weapons grade material. {Link without Title}

Tensions flare again over the main Religious site in Jerusalem , the location of both the Temple Mount and the Noble Sanctuary . The Holy Site had been closed to non-Muslims since September 2000. Israel i officials say they are maintaining calm over a site sacred to three religions. But Muslim authorities say the Israeli government is risking a backlash here and throughout the Muslim world. {Link without Title}

in Iraq says more Soldier s are not needed. The American Coalition commander encouraged Muslim allies like Turkey and Pakistan to send peacekeepers and said accelerating the training of a new Iraqi Army should be considered. {Link without Title}

Tony Blair 's communications director, Alastair Campbell , resigns, leaving Blair with none of the three key players he has relied on for the last decade left. [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/labour/story/0,9061,1031837,00.html

The Inuit of Labrador sign an agreement with the Canadian federal government, giving them self-government in a 72,500 Sq.km. region of northern Labrador called Nunatsiavut . - {Link without Title}

Sage may help combat Alzheimer's Disease . Study finds chemical in the herb improves Memory . The study was conducted to verify Herbalist s writings centuries ago. {Link without Title}

Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland remove a woman's Heart , rebuild its upper chambers from Bovine and human tissue, and reinstall it in her body. {Link without Title}

Congressman William J. Janklow , the only Representative from the state of South Dakota , is charged with vehicular Manslaughter for an accident on August 16 in which Janklow's speeding car ran a stop sign and hit and killed a Motorcyclist . {Link without Title}

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