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We are moving for the great day
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- A day of triumph in the mind
- [crowd chants] Bob! Bob! Bob!

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We are marching for the Lord
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Of the silent nameless one
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- Working hard for brighter days
- [chanting]

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There's a prophet on the run...
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[radio] Journalist John Alijah Raplin
was shot at 6.30 pm at close range

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by a man calling himself
a member of the Arm of Justice,

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a right-wing group dedicated
to undoing injustices in the criminal system.

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Outside the 3rd Precinct in Philadelphia,
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the as yet unidentified radical
yelled at reporters and police,

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saying he is one of many
throughout the country

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and that his action
is the beginning of a new era for justice.

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Mr Raplin died at 8.30 pm
after a prolonged attempt to revive him failed.

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Raplin, who suffered from cerebral palsy,
was released last month

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and cleared of any connection to the attack
on Senator Bob Roberts.

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Raplin is a self-professed radical
and leaves no surviving family.

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A United Nations delegation led by
Secretary General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

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left Baghdad tonight after a last-minute
attempt at diplomacy in Iraq.

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The Iraqis have refused
to withdraw from Kuwait

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as the UN-mandated deadline
approaches at 12 midnight.

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President Bush said that every attempt
at diplomacy has been exhausted

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and that the job of repelling the aggressor
has reached a crucial stage.

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The Senate voted overwhelmingly to support
the President if force becomes necessary.

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Two weeks ago, 48% of Congress
had been opposed to the use of force.

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The Democratic majority leader said today
that since war appears imminent,

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it is important
that we stand behind the President.

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A poll today shows that the American public
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are now supporting the use of force
in the Persian Gulf.

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Two weeks ago, 58% of the American public
opposed intervention.

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Tonight, on the eve of war, only 40%
oppose the use of force, the poll says.


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