- October 26, 2003
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October 26 ,2003 =*
California :Wildfire s start to rage inSouthern California . The scheduledNFL "Monday Night Football " game between theSan Diego Chargers andMiami Dolphins is relocated fromSan Diego, California toTempe, Arizona as a consequence of the fires. [http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20031026_1295.html]
*Occupation of Iraq : TheAl-Rashid Hotel inBaghdad where US deputy defense secretaryPaul Wolfowitz was staying has been evacuated after several rockets were fired at it in the morning. 1 US Colonel was killed and 15 individuals wounded (3 seriously) in the attack. [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031026/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_hotel_attacked&cid=540&ncid=716] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3214901.stm] . Two more explosions occurred near Al Rashid hotel later towards the evening. Further investigations confirm that Iraq had no active nuclear program, but did not relinquish nuclear ambitions or technical records. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17707-2003Oct25.html] [http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/7105826.htm]
*Syria : The President of Syria says that Iran and Syria, which are increasingly close allies, are capable of neutralizing conspiracies of foreign powers (implicitly referring to the USA and Israel). [http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=10/26/03&Cat=2&Num=7]
*Russia :Mikhail Khodorkovsky , the country's wealthiest businessman, has been arrested and is being held inMoscow facing charges of fraud and tax evasion. [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2003/10/27/001.html]
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