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U.N. fires first staffer over oil-for-food role (Reuters)
Reuters - Secretary-General Kofi Annan,
himself under attack for mismanagement of the Iraq oil-for-food
program, has dismissed his first U.N. official linked to the
scandal-tainted ...
Rehnquist Is Known As Creature of Habit (AP)
AP - William Rehnquist is a man of simple pleasures. He enjoys playing poker, a rare cheeseburger washed down with a beer, a good book, a movie. And he loves competition, from charades to ...
EPA Rejects Ethanol Waivers From States (AP)
AP - Motorists in California, New York and Connecticut will have to continue using corn-based ethanol in their gasoline to cut air pollution at an extra cost of up to 8 cents a gallon.
Brown Model Jurist for Filibuster Fight (AP)
AP - Janice Rogers Brown, a sharecropper's daughter who became the first black woman and most conservative justice on California's Supreme Court, is a model jurist for U.S. Senate ...
Detroit Mayor Trails in New Poll (AP)
AP - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick slightly trailed former Deputy Mayor Freman Hendrix in a new poll that also showed 57 percent of those questioned had an unfavorable impression of the incumbent.
Bush to Meet Next Month With India's PM (AP)
AP - Terrorism, defense and trade issues are expected to dominate the talks July 18 at the White House between President Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Woodward's 'Deep Throat' book on tap for July release (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - The Secret Man, Bob Woodward's book about "Deep Throat," his key source during the Watergate scandal, will be released next month, his publisher announced Thursday. And ...
Dems Rest Case in Washington Vote Trial (AP)
AP - Democrats defending the disputed 2004 governor's election rested their case Friday in a trial challenging the results of a race won by just 129 votes.
DeLay Supporters to Train for Ballot Drive (AP)
AP - Campaign volunteers for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay were set to begin training Thursday night to gather enough signatures to put DeLay on the March primary ballot.
Edwards Says Fighting for Freedom Not New (AP)
AP - John Edwards told liberal activists Thursday that despite President Bush's frequent speeches about fighting for freedom they should remember that "freedom does not belong to one ...
Who'd Replace Rumsfeld Not So Clear Cut (AP)
AP - Who would act as President Bush's defense secretary if Pentagon chief Donald H. Rumsfeld were to resign, become disabled, die or be temporarily absent due to an overseas trip, such as ...
Ind. Police Rescue Hostage; Suspect Dead (AP)
AP - Police stormed a convenience store Thursday and freed a customer held hostage for 20 hours by a man who had tied a vacuum cleaner cord around her waist, authorities said. The suspect ...
Man Fined After Near-Naked Driving Death (AP)
AP - A man who videotaped a bare-bottomed buddy during a motorcycle stunt that turned deadly was convicted of two misdemeanors and fined $1,000.
Woman, 20, Youngest to Climb Top 7 Summits (AP)
AP - A 20-year-old woman has reached the summit of Mount Everest, making her the youngest person to scale the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
Court: Police Perhaps Erred in WTO Protest (AP)
AP - A federal appeals court found Thursday that police during the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting may have erred by keeping some protesters out of a restricted zone based on their ...
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