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BAGHDAD (AP) - An American soldier used a Quran, the Islamic holy book, for target practice in a predominantly Sunni area west of Baghdad, prompting an apology from the U.S. military, a spokesman said Sunday. snip Iraqi police found the bullet-riddled Quran with graffiti inside the cover on a small-arms range near a police station in Radwaniyah, a former insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad, U.S. military spokesman Col. Bill Buckner said in an e-mailed response to a query. The shooting, which occurred May 9 and was discovered two days later, threatened to further strain relations between the Americans and Sunni...

QUESTION: What if I REALLY have trouble with all of the "thee's" and "thou's" in the Bible? ANSWER: So what? Read it anyway.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats plan to take one last shot at blocking one of President Bush (news - web sites)'s judicial nominees while they still control the Senate, hoping to defeat the promotion of a former aide to retiring Sen. Strom Thurmond (news, bio, voting record). AP Photo The Senate set aside most of Monday to debate the appeals court nomination of U.S. District Judge Dennis Shedd. While under its current Democratic control, the chamber has only debated an appeals court nomination when party leaders wanted to kill it. Shedd is a former assistant to the 99-year-old Thurmond, who will...