Aids to Iraq's radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr say the cleric has been wounded in fighting Najah but that his injuries are not life threatening.
President Bush says he does not regret his decision to go to war in Iraq as he defended himself against criticism by Democrat challenger John Kerry over the handling of the war.
The 28th Summer Olympiad gets under way in Athens today (Friday), amid the tightest security in the history of the Games.
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