Sunday, June 18, 2006

Today's Details

-The U.S. troops searched Saturday for two soldiers who went missing after an attack that killed one of their comrades at a traffic checkpoint in the so-called "Triangle of Death" just south of Baghdad, the military said. DETAILS

-In New Orleans, five people ranging in age from 16 to 19 were killed in a street shooting early Saturday, the most violent crime reported in this slowly repopulating city since Hurricane Katrina hit last August. DETAILS

-A majority of Americans -- 53%-- favors setting a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq, with 47% saying the deadline should be in a year or less, according to a CNN poll released on Friday. DETAILS

-A series of explosions struck commercial areas in Baghdad within hours Saturday, killing at least 17 people and dealing a blow to a huge government operation to secure the capital. DETAILS

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