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Iraqi commandos backed by US forces raided a suspected guerrilla training camp and reportedly killed 85 fighters. Insurgents said only 11 were killed. 7 Iraqi commandos were killed.
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In Lebanon a bomb killed three people in a Christian commercial center, the second attack in an anti-Syrian stronghold in five days.
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In Manila a terror suspect said the southern Philippines has become a major training ground for regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, graduating 23 bomb experts just days ago.
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The Bush administration reported that the Medicare Trust Fund would run out of money in 2019
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Colin Powell of-fered a strong defense of the administration's pre-Sept. 11 actions as they testified before a federal commission reviewing the 2001 attacks.
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The US Coast Guard said it had seized over 14.5 tons of cocaine from 3 fishing boats off Mexico and Ecuador over the last 2 months.
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The Rev. Sun Myung Moon declared himself the Messiah during a ceremony at the Dirksen Building in Wash., DC. Over a dozen US lawmakers attended the reception.
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FEB, 9
- Current / Future Events
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1995 –
Jan Lisiecki, Canadian pianist
1990 –
Princess Eugenie of York
1986 –
Andrea Dovizioso, Italian motorcycle racer
1986 –
Steven Strait, American actor
1985 –
Maurice Jones-Drew, American football player
1983 –
Jerome Thomas, English footballer
1982 –
José Raúl Contreras, Chilean footballer
1981 –
Erin Crocker, American race car driver
1981 –
Luciana Carro, Canadian actress
1981 –
Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican baseball player
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March, 23
- Births
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2009,
Raúl Macías, A famous Mexican boxer (b. 1934)
2007,
Paul J. Cohen, American mathematician, Fields Medal winner (b. 1934)
2007,
Eric Medlen, American NHRA drag racer (b. 1973)
2006,
David B. Bleak, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
2006,
Desmond Doss, American soldier and first conscientious objector Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
2006,
Cindy Walker, American singer, songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)
2004,
Rupert Hamer, Australian politician (b. 1916)
2003,
Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-born journalist (b. 1926)
2002,
Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. 1920)
2002,
Ben Hollioake, English cricketer (b. 1977)
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March, 23
- Deaths
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