PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post - July 10
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on its front page on July 10. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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Iran test-fired nine missiles -- including at least one capable of striking Israel -- and asserted that thousands more are "ready for launch," but Bush administration officials played down the possibility of military action against the Islamic republic.
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama put himself on the opposite side of his party's leadership in the Senate Wednesday by reversing course to support a compromise intelligence surveillance bill.
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BAGHDAD - Suspected Shiite militiamen have begun using powerful rocket-propelled bombs to attack U.S. military outposts in recent months, broadening the array of weapons used against American troops.
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The largest U.S. medical association is set to issue a formal apology Thursday for its historical antipathy toward African-American doctors, expressing regret for a litany of transgressions.
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