04/28/2002
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"Thanks for serving, and thanks for giving of yourself to secure this country."
"Robert Gideon Howard, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas for the term of four years, vice Ray Elmer Carnahan, resigned."
"NOMINATION WITHDRAWAL: Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, vice Stephen S. Trott, retired."
"Prime Minister Maliki has pledged that political or sectarian interference with security operations will not be tolerated."