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Coalition Forces handing out toys BAQUBAH, Iraq – Soldiers from Task Force 1-10 handed out donated toys and stuffed animals August 31 to the children that live around the mayor’s office here. The soldiers and the children enjoyed the interaction with one another and the children left with smiles on their faces. Iraqi police basic marksmanship training FORWARD OPERATING BASE Normandy, Iraq – A group of 20 Iraqi police officers gathered to further hone their skills during an intense marksmanship class August 31. Coalition Forces stood by as seven Iraqi instructors trained the police with intense one on one personalized...

Federal changes to Medicaid will mean deep cuts for Pennsylvania’s low-income patients, state welfare secretary says. “This is a year of shared sacrifice. I think most of us have been calling it shared pain.” Estelle Richman Department of Public Welfare secretary PITTSTON TWP. – Medicaid’s glory days are over. So if you’re a Medicaid patient, brace yourself for the pain – both to your body and to your wallet. That was the message Friday from state Department of Public Welfare Secretary Estelle Richman, who painted a grim picture of Pennsylvania’s proposed 2005-06 welfare budget during a public forum at the...