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Baghdad - The void left behind when Spanish soldiers leave Iraq will be filled by U.S. troops, a spokesperson for the coalition forces said on Monday. Spain, Honduras and the Dominican Republic have all said they will recall their soldiers from Iraq. Poland commands a force in five central Iraqi provinces, whose 9,500 troops include 1,300 Spaniards. After the withdrawal, the 8,000 soldiers remaining under Polish command will be responsible for three provinces, said Strzelecki. Australia's Prime Minister John Howard hinted on Monday that his government might send more troops. New York - The cosmetics queen who believed there was no such thing as an ugly woman and who earned billions selling beauty products died on Saturday from cardiac arrest. She was 95. Estee Lauder began selling beauty potions that her uncle created 70 years ago in a laboratory in her parents' stable in New York. London - Britain was handing out national identity cards on Monday for the first time in 50 years as the government published a draft bill that could make the cards compulsory within 10 years. Ten thousand volunteers will receive the high-tech cards which record biometric data including facial and iris scans, and electronic fingerprints. Britain wants to eventually create a national register of biometric info for its 60 million citizens to combat terrorism.
