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NEWS ARCHIVE - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
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Bush wins backing for terror tribunals 09/29/2006 Travelers to Africa, Asia returning with new virus 09/29/2006 R.I. club owners to plead in fire deaths 09/29/2006 Senate approves tough tests for terrorism suspects 09/29/2006 Adviser to Thailand's monarch chosen as interim PM 09/29/2006 No blackouts in space A former electrician from North London has decided to use his Virgin Atlantic Airways frequent-flier miles for more than a weekend in New York, some new luggage or nights in a hotel. He's going to space... 09/29/2006 Afghan, Pakistani leaders plan visits After days of public sniping, the leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed during dinner with President Bush to meet three times in an attempt to end violence in the region... 09/29/2006 Chess champ plays 'head' games Bulgarian chess grandmaster Veselin Topalov yesterday threatened to pull out of his $1.27 million world championship match if his Russian rival did not stop going to the bathroom so many times during play... 09/29/2006 Student details Colo. school shooting 09/28/2006 Economy grows at a 2.6 percent pace 09/28/2006 Ill. girl dies after dentist treatment 09/28/2006 Iran, EU Fail to Reach a Deal in Berlin 09/28/2006 Russia warns Georgia to free officers 09/28/2006 Owens denies suicide attempt Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens denied a police report that he attempted suicide, saying he became groggy after mixing painkillers with supplements... 09/28/2006 Dirty birds wear out welcome in Southern California The staff at the Schooner or Later restaurant makes sure to seat all customers under umbrellas—not to shade them from the hot California sun but to protect them from industrial-size bird droppings... 09/28/2006 House approves Bush proposal on tribunals for Gitmo suspects The House yesterday approved President Bush's proposal for the handling of terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, bringing the administration one step closer to having the legal authority to interrogate and prosecute the detainees... 09/28/2006 Bush to referee Karzai, Musharraf dinner 09/27/2006 Quality of health care in U.S. improves 09/27/2006 Firm that paid Iraq papers gets new deal 09/27/2006 Bosnian Serb politician jailed 09/27/2006 Two Sago Mine workers commit suicide 09/27/2006 Report: T.O. tried suicide Flamboyant Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens attempted suicide by overdosing on pain medication, even putting two more pills into his mouth after fire rescue personnel arrived... 09/27/2006 Execution sought for two D.C. men Federal prosecutors have filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against two D.C. men charged with running a violent drug gang in Southeast... 09/27/2006 Air travelers make dry runs despite rules Many air travelers, given the opportunity to once again bring toothpaste, shampoo and other toiletries aboard flights, yesterday decided instead it was more convenient to forgo their new rights... 09/27/2006 18 killed in Afghan suicide bombing 09/26/2006 Armstrong prepares for NYC marathon 09/26/2006 Dolphin may get a prosthetic tail 09/26/2006 Saddam thrown out for third time 09/26/2006 Housing Market Slows Further 09/26/2006 Iran close to nuclear suspension Iran is close to an agreement that would include a suspension of uranium enrichment but wants the deal to include a provision that the temporary halt be kept secret, according to Bush administration officials... 09/26/2006 Afghan leader slams Musharraf's policies The political divide between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf became increasingly acerbic yesterday, with the Afghan leader accusing his counterpart of pursuing policies that foster terrorism... 09/26/2006 Pope reaches out in meeting with Muslim envoys Pope Benedict XVI sought to open a new chapter in the Roman Catholic Church's strained dialogue with Islam yesterday by saying it is "imperative" that both Muslims and Christians shun violence and "face up to numerous challenges together..." 09/26/2006 U.S. to relax air travel restrictions 09/25/2006 Women's advocate killed in Afghanistan 09/25/2006 Another early exit from court for Saddam 09/25/2006 Top China leader fired for graft 09/25/2006 High waters harry Midwest and South 09/25/2006 Death penalty sought against D.C. man Federal authorities are seeking the death penalty against a D.C. man charged in five killings, setting up the prospect of just the third capital murder trial in the city over the past 30 years... 09/25/2006 U.S. soldiers see inept output by Iraqi troops The plan was simple: Iraqi troops would block escape routes while U.S. soldiers searched for weapons house by house. But the Iraqi troops didn't show up on time... 09/25/2006 Affirmative action in India flips caste roles Years of affirmative action have upended India's caste system to the point where some upper-caste Brahmins are reduced to working as porters and pedaling rickshaws, while almost half the places in universities will soon be reserved for lower castes and tribal people... 09/25/2006 Skeleton sheds light on ape-man species 09/22/2006 Starbucks raises prices of coffee drinks 09/22/2006 Prince William joins brother in cavalry 09/22/2006 Passengers injured in German maglev accident 09/22/2006 Britain calls for summit on Darfur 09/22/2006 Bush ready to OK border barrier President Bush will sign the bill to construct 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border if it is approved by the Senate, the White House said, as Congress continued yesterday drafting more legislation to combat illegal immigration... 09/22/2006 Pakistan official defends truce Pakistan's point man on a truce with tribal elders along the country's restive border with Afghanistan yesterday rejected charges that the agreement would undermine the fight against Islamic extremists... 09/22/2006 Wal-Mart to offer discount on drugs Retail giant Wal-Mart said yesterday it will start selling nearly 300 generic drugs at a steep discount in Florida with the hope of expanding the discounted drug prices nationwide next year... 09/22/2006 4 members of ousted Thai gov't detained 09/21/2006 Jobless claims climb by 7,000 09/21/2006 Hungary opposition calls off weekend rally 09/21/2006 African Union Troops Staying in Darfur 09/21/2006 Details emerge from Tennessee ballpark killings 09/21/2006 Colorado Police Arrest Suspect In Dragging Death Of Woman 09/21/2006 Lobsters come with a side of frozen veggies Fifteen live lobsters? Those you can take on a plane. But the ice or gel packs to keep the lobsters cold are not allowed under the recent ban on liquids and gels in carry-on luggage... 09/21/2006 House bill to require voter ID The House yesterday passed legislation that would require voters to show a valid photo identification in federal elections over the overwhelming objections of Democrats who compared the bill to segregation-era measures aimed at disenfranchising Southern blacks... 09/21/2006 Regulators hit backloaded mortgages Federal regulators found serious problems with backloaded mortgages that enabled buyers to buy high-priced homes in Washington and other booming markets, after examining the portfolios of six huge banks that make half the mortgage loans in the United States... 09/21/2006 Inside Politics The 'dumbest thing...' 09/21/2006 Mom of Mo. abducted newborn now elated 09/20/2006 Fed expected to keep rates steady 09/20/2006 Bush, Palestinian leader Abbas to meet 09/20/2006 Emotional farewell to 'crocodile hunter' 09/20/2006 Massachusetts Voters to Decide Next Governor in Historic Election 09/20/2006 Thai leader deposed in military coup 09/20/2006 Air marshals ousted over job injuries The size of the federal air marshal force has been cut in half by on-the-job injuries that have sidelined nearly 2,100 marshals, while squabbling prevents health and safety policies from being implemented, government officials say... 09/20/2006 Tough-talking pope has history with Muslims, refuses to give in Known for his toughness on matters of Catholic doctrine, Pope Benedict XVI gives no quarter when it comes to questions about Islam... 09/20/2006 Israel to withdraw all troops by weekend 09/19/2006 Feds seeking source of E. coli outbreak 09/19/2006 Canada falsely accused torture victim 09/19/2006 Muslim anger begins to abate as leaders meet in Rome 09/19/2006 France Now Opposes Iran Punishments As U.N. members gather, the reversal marks a setback for the White House, perhaps on issues beyond the nuclear standoff... 09/19/2006 Angry gunman finally tackled in U.S. Capitol An armed man ran through the U.S. Capitol after crashing a sport utility vehicle on the Capitol grounds yesterday in the worst breach of security since a gunman killed two police officers in 1998... 09/19/2006 Senate set to consider fence bill The Senate, which has been the major obstacle to strict border-security legislation this year, will take up a bill this week that calls for constructing 700 more miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border... 09/19/2006 U.S. war prisons legal vacuum for 14,000 09/18/2006 U.S. holds AP photographer in Iraq 5 mos 09/18/2006 Text message helps rescue S.C. teenager 09/18/2006 Protesters around world plead: Intervene in Darfur 09/18/2006 Somalia Islamists vow to punish Italian nun's killers 09/18/2006 Hurricane Helene strengthens into Category 3 storm 09/18/2006 President relenting on value of U.N. President Bush, who once said the United Nations was teetering on the brink of irrelevancy and demanded it show some backbone, has increasingly turned to the organization for international problem-solving, even as most Americans think the body has outlived its usefulness... 09/18/2006 U.S. airlines sing the blues over Virgin startup Just how American is the proposed startup airline Virgin America? Not American enough, critics say... 09/18/2006 Security probes hold up diplomats Dozens of Foreign Service officers say their careers are in ruins because their security clearances were suspended based on suspicions or unsubstantiated accusations... 09/18/2006 Ford slashes 10,000 more jobs, 2 plants 09/15/2006 30 bodies in Iraq show signs of torture 09/15/2006 Alleged arsonist leaves birth certificate 09/15/2006 Pakistani lawmakers ask Pope to retract remarks on Islam 09/15/2006 Police Stop Wis. School Shooting Attack 09/15/2006 Muslim cleric tells pope to apologize Turkey's top Islamic cleric asked Pope Benedict XVI yesterday to take back recent remarks he made about Islam and unleashed a string of counteraccusations against Christianity, raising tensions before the pontiff's November visit to Turkey—his first to a Muslim majority nation... 09/15/2006 House passes border fence The House yesterday easily approved building 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border in an effort to get major border-security legislation on President Bush's desk before November's elections... 09/15/2006 New York Ave. plans include 2 new hotels A Travelodge hotel at New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road NE is scheduled to be razed by the end of the year and replaced with two hotels, part of a slew of recent redevelopment on New York Avenue... 09/15/2006 2 U.S. soldiers among 17 dead in Iraq 09/14/2006 Shuttle astronauts unfurl solar panels 09/14/2006 Segway recalls scooters for injury risk 09/14/2006 Student shot dead as gunman attacks college 09/14/2006 Robber flees before cops circle bank 09/14/2006 Deal Would Revive San Joaquin River The plan to bring flows and salmon back to 60 miles of dead waterway awaits a judge's OK... 09/14/2006 An apology to slaves—from the catchers Even in the dank and dim corners of Elmina Castle, behind whitewashed walls of stone blocks a foot thick, one can hear the angry sound of the ocean heaving waves to the shore... 09/14/2006 Seoul backs censure of North South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon yesterday said Seoul strongly supports the United Nations' condemnation of North Korea for its recent missile tests... 09/14/2006 'Vanity sizing' a perfect fit for women's egos The sight of all those size-0 models on the Fashion Week runways this week recalls an oft-quoted line from the film "The Devil Wears Prada." Happy to be a size 6, the impressionable young fashion assistant Andy Sachs is soon brought down to size: Six, her mentor declares, "is the new 14..." 09/14/2006 Astronauts lose another bolt to space 09/13/2006 Saudi: Just 18 pct. of world oil tapped 09/13/2006 4th gunman in Syria embassy attack dies 09/13/2006 Turkish police raid houses as bomb toll rises 09/13/2006 Police raids net biggest ever gun haul 09/13/2006 PM spells out Afghan duty to Nato 09/13/2006 Oil, gas prices take a dive Oil prices plunged below $64 a barrel yesterday and settled 19 percent below this summer's record highs, bringing a major dose of inflation relief to hard-pressed consumers and the economy... 09/13/2006 S. Korea, U.S. to revisit alliance Two allies who frequently talk past each other will talk directly this week when South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun meets with President Bush for a White House working visit tomorrow... 09/13/2006 Bush invokes 9/11 to argue for Iraq war 09/12/2006 2 astronauts float out for 1st spacewalk 09/12/2006 Where you live linked to life expectancy 09/12/2006 U.S. Embassy in Damascus attacked 09/12/2006 Steve Irwin attacked by animal rights group 09/12/2006 Silent tribute marks 9/11 anniversary 09/12/2006 Montgomery residents can expect 81 candles Residents of Montgomery, Arlington and Fairfax counties enjoy some of the longest life expectancies of any jurisdiction in the country, according to a recently released study conducted by a Harvard health research group... 09/12/2006 Al Qaeda threatens more terror attacks Al Qaeda yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks with threats of more assaults as the world remembered the day in solemn observances and some expressions of resentment over the U.S. response to the attacks... 09/12/2006 Fatah, Hamas move toward unity Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh announced an agreement in principle yesterday on the formation of a unity government comprising ministers from their rival Fatah and Hamas parties... 09/12/2006 In Pa., mourners remember Flight 93 09/11/2006 Moments of silence mark 9/11 crashes 09/11/2006 Shuttle Atlantis docks with station 09/11/2006 Bermuda braces as Hurricane Florence nears 09/11/2006 Officer who disappeared goes to Germany 09/11/2006 Senate seat on line for GOP in Rhode Island primary Senate Republicans face the prospect of one less seat Wednesday morning, party leaders say, if Sen. Lincoln Chafee, a liberal, loses his primary here tomorrow to conservative challenger Stephen Laffey... 09/11/2006 Pope stresses Gospel over giving Western societies are losing their souls to scientific rationality and frightening believers in the developing world who still fear God, Pope Benedict XVI said yesterday during an open-air Mass in Germany... 09/11/2006 Bush salutes ground zero with silence President Bush and first lady Laura Bush yesterday descended somberly into the rubble-strewn chasm of ground zero to set afloat two wreaths of red, white and blue flowers in reflecting pools at the site where Islamic terrorists killed 2,749 persons five years ago today... 09/11/2006 Blair clings to the wreckage 09/08/2006 2 GIs among bombers' victims in Kabul 09/08/2006 Calif. Redwood May Be Tallest Live Thing 09/08/2006 Cell Phones Found Inside Four Prisoners 09/08/2006 Al-Jazeera Airs Pre-9/11 Bin Laden Tape 09/08/2006 Drug use rises in 50s, dips among teens 09/08/2006 Sheriff Says Marine Disappearance Staged 09/08/2006 McDonald's wins 'McCurry' war in Malaysia 09/08/2006 Lebanon awaits lifting of Israeli blockade 09/07/2006 Sept. 11 Tribute Center opens 09/07/2006 Fire aboard Russian nuclear sub kills 2 09/07/2006 Timing crisis for Blair's retirement 09/07/2006 Nasa hopes to see Atlantis in space on Friday 09/07/2006 Top Iraqi warns of civil collapse Iraq's leaders have just months to mend their differences or see their country collapse, the speaker of parliament told wrangling deputies yesterday after a car bomb caused dozens of casualties during the morning rush hour... 09/07/2006 Bush admits to anti-terror CIA program President Bush yesterday publicly acknowledged the CIA is running a classified program to interrogate top terror suspects, saying it has prevented attacks and demanding that Congress act quickly to give it official status... 09/07/2006 Couple mark 80 years together On Monday, Margaret and Donald Mergler marked their 80th wedding anniversary, and the husband and wife—both 98 years old—are likely the oldest living couple in the United States... 09/07/2006 Bad fuel cell delays shuttle launch 09/06/2006 Finally, it's a boy for Japanese royals 09/06/2006 Maine bed and breakfast slayings a shock 09/06/2006 UK's Blair "to be replaced" within a year 09/06/2006 Florence still out in Atlantic Ocean 09/06/2006 Health of 9/11 rescuers suffers A study finds that breathing problems plagued many of them for years afterward... 09/06/2006 These babes are grown up They gulp chardonnay, eat cheeseburgers and fries, and stay up past 10 p.m. Sometimes they play dress up, and have pajama parties with champagne and strawberries... 09/06/2006 Worst is over, Castro asserts Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he has put the worst of his health crisis behind him and will be able to receive foreign dignitaries in private during a summit of developing nations next week... 09/06/2006 Chevron taps vast oil pool in Gulf A trio of oil companies led by Chevron Corp. has tapped a petroleum pool deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico that has the potential to boost the nation's reserves by more than 50 percent... 09/06/2006 White House: U.S. safer but not yet safe 09/05/2006 Crocodile Hunter's death caught on video 09/05/2006 Scientists map canyon below Atlantic 09/05/2006 Cuba's Castro says worst is over 09/05/2006 European scientists hail successful moon mission 09/05/2006 Rallies fail to energize Hispanic turnout Immigration protests that drew hundreds of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators to the nation's streets in the spring promised a potent political legacy—a surge of new Hispanic voters... 09/05/2006 Beaches draw throngs despite gas prices, storm Last weekend's bout of foul weather failed to send the Mid-Atlantic beaches into a tropical depression. Summer has been good to them, tourism officials say... 09/05/2006 80 reportedly killed in Iranian plane fire 09/01/2006 Escaped convict wanted in N.Y. shootings 09/01/2006 NYC issues 9/11 medical guidelines 09/01/2006 Russia governor say Beslan investigation flawed 09/01/2006 Lonely burial for Baloch leader 09/01/2006 Bush: 'We have resolve' 09/01/2006 Israelis vacate part of Lebanon The Israeli army turned over a small border area in southern Lebanon to Lebanese and foreign troops yesterday, a symbolic move paving the way for U.N. peacekeepers to go into the volatile region... 09/01/2006 Iran welcomes showdown on deadline day 08/31/2006 Feds say air controller slept 2 hours 08/31/2006 Bartender gets $10,000 tip on $26 tab 08/31/2006 A case of mistaken identity 08/31/2006 EU will continue nuclear talks with Tehran 08/31/2006 Irish airline to allow cell phones on flights A European airline plans to let passengers use their cell phones during flights starting next year, but it could be awhile before U.S. carriers get the green light from federal officials... 08/31/2006 Are black Democrats liberal enough for the left? The trend of incumbent Democratic lawmakers facing primary challenges from the left is not sparing black lawmakers, despite their generally being among the party's more liberal representatives and blacks being the party's most loyal constituency... 08/31/2006 U.S. military sees Iran's nuke bomb 5 years away The U.S. military is operating under the assumption that Iran is five to eight years away from being able to build its first nuclear weapon, a time span that explains a general lack of urgency within the Bush administration to use air strikes to disable Tehran's atomic program... 08/31/2006 Lebanon refuses contact with Israel 08/30/2006 Ernesto hits U.S. without big punch 08/30/2006 D.A. defends actions in JonBenet case 08/30/2006 U.K. Suspects in Terror Plot Ordered Held Until Sept. 08/30/2006 U.S. economy grows at a 2.9 per cent pace in spring 08/30/2006 Bush urges Orleanians: 'Come home' President Bush yesterday said New Orleans, a year after being devastated by what he called a disaster of "biblical scale," is rebuilding better than ever and it's now time for displaced residents to return... 08/30/2006 Rumsfeld slams foes of war tack Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday the world faces "a new type of fascism" and warned against repeating the pre-World War II mistake of appeasement... 08/30/2006 Southern states loosen belts another notch Biscuit-loving folks down South won't be too hungry for the news: They're the plumpest in America. The stout South is home to nine of the 10 fattest states in the land, according to a new report released yesterday by the Trust for America's Health... 08/30/2006 Tropical Storm Ernesto takes aim at U.S. 08/29/2006 Iran president rejects nuke suspension 08/29/2006 Mexico candidate rejects court decision 08/29/2006 Annan visits south Lebanon to press case for peace 08/29/2006 Man granted bail after taking dynamite on plane 08/29/2006 Wake Island Residents Evacuated 08/29/2006 Bush offers Gulf states commitment President Bush yesterday toured the Gulf Coast in the run-up to today's Hurricane Katrina anniversary and rebutted charges that his administration had botched relief efforts... 08/29/2006 Obama chides Africa on visit If Africans welcoming home a native son thought that rising Democratic star Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois came only in praise of the continent of his roots, they were mistaken... 08/29/2006 Mexico court rejects claims of vote fraud Mexico's top electoral court yesterday threw out leftists' claims of massive fraud in last month's presidential election, almost certainly handing victory to conservative candidate Felipe Calderon... 08/29/2006 Journalism's Rising Risk Factor Hostage Release Underscores Dilemmas of News Gathering... 08/28/2006 Cause of Deadly Comair Crash Probed 08/28/2006 Former Kentucky baseball player, new wife among crash victims 08/28/2006 Emmy Plane Crash Skit Called Insensitive 08/28/2006 Hezbollah says its war with Israel was a mistake 08/28/2006 Olmert Said Illegally Appointed Allies 08/28/2006 Defying U.N., Iran Opens Nuclear Reactor 08/28/2006 U.S. plans for sanctions on Iran 08/28/2006 Aer Lingus flight evacuated in Ireland 08/25/2006 Judge detains five over ringing phones 08/25/2006 Alaska gov. to push for pipeline deal 08/25/2006 Austria girl 'describes kidnap' 08/25/2006 3 U.S. Soldiers Among Fatalities in Iraq 08/25/2006 Easier access for morning-after pill OK'd 08/25/2006 'Pluto is dead' Pluto, beloved by some as a cosmic underdog but scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet yesterday... 08/25/2006 U.S. eyes Chavez ties to China The visit to China by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez this week is being watched closely by U.S. national security officials who are concerned that Beijing is increasing its backing for the leftist leader... 08/25/2006 Astronomers say Pluto is not a planet 08/24/2006 Austrian escapes captor after 8 years 08/24/2006 Female Citadel cadets report assaults 08/24/2006 Cool response from US to Iran offer as splits loom at UN 08/24/2006 Katrina rebuilding will take longer, Bush says 08/24/2006 New storm system upstaging Debby 08/24/2006 Home prices fall; sales plummet Home prices dropped everywhere in the country except the South, while sales plunged to January 2004 levels last month, in news that triggered a drubbing in the stock market yesterday on worries that a housing free fall could drag down the economy... 08/24/2006 Offer by Iran 'falls short' The Bush administration said yesterday that Iran's proposal for talks on its nuclear programs "falls short of the conditions" demanded by the U.N. Security Council... 08/24/2006 Embryos preserved in stem-cell creation Scientists yesterday reported that they have devised a way to create human embryonic stem cells that does not harm embryos... 08/24/2006 Gaza group claims kidnapping of Fox journalists 08/23/2006 Suicide bomber attacks police HQ in Iraq 08/23/2006 Ramsey suspect agrees to return to Colo. 08/23/2006 US flight turns back to Amsterdam 08/23/2006 Chemical Reaction With Lens Cleaner Caused Eye Infections 08/23/2006 Relatives of 145 air crash victims to fly to site in Ukraine 08/23/2006 Business owners sue firms accused of hiring illegal aliens Business owners frustrated by lax enforcement of immigration laws are taking their fight to court, accusing competitors of hiring illegal workers to achieve an unfair advantage... 08/23/2006 Nearly half of women fear life as a bag lady They may have money in their purses and a decent salary, but many women fear they'll lose their income and end up a bag lady, forgotten and destitute... 08/23/2006 Homeowners feel pinch of mortgage rate ARM rates were lower by one percentage point or more compared with the traditional fixed-rate mortgages until about a year ago. Interest rates on ARMs change with market fluctuations but stay the same on fixed-rate mortgages... 08/23/2006 Russians fear passenger jet has crashed 08/22/2006 Italy provides up to 3,000 troops to UN force 08/22/2006 Indian police say they've foiled attack 08/22/2006 Maths genius declines top prize 08/22/2006 Tropical system brings rain to islands 08/22/2006 Dark matter evidence comes to light in blast Galactic collision provides proof of mystery substance... 08/22/2006 Buchanan warns of illegal overload Pat Buchanan says illegal immigration from poor and developing countries will overwhelm the United States and other Western countries in the next 50 years unless something is done... 08/22/2006 Collegiate ranking looks beyond books The quality of a campus is all in the eye of the beholder, according to a survey of 115,000 students released today... 08/22/2006 Israeli reservists protest Olmert Israeli reservists, fresh from fighting in southern Lebanon, demanded yesterday that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resign over what they describe as the debacle of the monthlong war with Hezbollah... 08/22/2006 Inside Politics A big month... 08/22/2006 Saddam refuses to plead in genocide trial 08/21/2006 Israeli warplanes roar over Lebanon 08/21/2006 JonBenet Ramsey suspect in L.A. jail 08/21/2006 Up to 70 killed in train crash in Egypt 08/21/2006 Man claiming 7 killings in Mo. charged 08/21/2006 Four officers hurt in Texas shootout 08/21/2006 Prosecutor under pressure to make case against Karr Murder suspect John Mark Karr's return to the United States puts Boulder County District Attorney Mary Lacy in the hot seat... 08/21/2006 Hezbollah told not to incite Israel Lebanon's defense minister said yesterday that he is certain Hezbollah will not break the cease-fire, but warned all militant groups of harsh measures and a traitor's fate if they incite Israeli retaliation by firing rockets into the Jewish state... 08/21/2006 Questions arise in JonBenet Ramsey case 08/18/2006 Volcanic eruption in Ecuador kills 1 08/18/1006 Suspicious liquid found at W.Va. airport 08/18/2006 Lebanese soldiers deployed to border 08/18/2006 Probe into Afghan bombing deaths 08/18/2006 Warrantless wiretaps ruled unconstitutional 08/18/2006 U.S. men, women still worlds apart Despite feminists, metrosexuals and gender-neutral language, men, it seems, are still chivalrous and perhaps endearingly stubborn about certain things. And women? They like to shop, they're fastidious, and yes, they will ask for directions... 08/18/2006 Liquid ban prompts upswing in chartered flights A ban on liquids, gels and creams aboard commercial airline flights has led to a boom in business for air charter and air taxi services, company officials say... 08/18/2006 Former teacher claims he killed JonBenet 08/17/2006 Bomb kills 7 in Baghdad Shiite district 08/17/2006 Girl, 10, dies at Six Flags in Illinois 08/17/2006 Plane evacuated after 'threat' 08/17/2006 Bomb-Plot Suspects Detained Another Week 08/17/2006 NY port vacated due to suspicious containers 08/17/2006 Skin test diagnoses Alzheimer's early Scientists have designed a "painless" skin test that they say is the first screening tool to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease in the first one to two years of its progression... 08/17/2006 Dubai Ports seeking U.S. bids Dubai Ports World is moving ahead with a plan to spin off its recently acquired U.S. operations, with preliminary bids from suitors due tomorrow... 08/17/2006 British Seek to Keep Suspects in Custody 08/16/2006 Terrorist Profile Gains Disturbing Features U.K. Arrests Shine Spotlight On Women and University Men, Not Just Disaffected Youths... 08/16/2006 Lebanese return to ruins 08/16/2006 Israeli reservists return from front 08/16/2006 "Star Wars" agency helps Israel on rocket threat 08/16/2006 Ohio cell-phone case not terrorism 08/16/2006 More Snow, Ice In South Africa 08/16/2006 Hatred grows in Mumbai Devastating train bombings have scarred the city where Hindus and Muslims lived in harmony... 08/16/2006 Cuban TV airs first footage of Castro 08/15/2006 Dell recalls fire-risk laptop batteries 08/15/2006 Most fires now under control in Spain 08/15/2006 Road-rage eyed in off-duty cop's death 08/15/2005 Pluto as a Planet on the Chopping Block 08/15/2006 White House: Lesser Bird Flu May Be Here 08/15/2006 Beirut perseveres with daily routines Bombs had begun falling in the capital one evening last week, and Dolly Tomhe wanted to close up and go home... 08/15/2006 Weary Lebanese flocking home Thousands of Lebanese began streaming home yesterday, jamming the roads with cars, buses and trucks in a hopeful gamble that a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah will hold... 08/15/2006 Mutombo to open hospital in Congo Dikembe Mutombo will fulfill a longtime dream soon, opening a hospital in the Congo named for his late mother... 08/15/2006 Oil prices drop on Mideast cease-fire 08/14/2006 Mideast parties meet to discuss pullout 08/14/2006 Camper who died refused food, cadets say 08/14/2006 BA Heathrow flights back to 80 pct 08/14/2006 Fire kills at least six at Michigan City home 08/14/2006 Carroll recalls pleading for quick death 08/14/2006 Support spreads for Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah's face filled the television above the bar, and the upscale, secular crowd at Lina's shushed itself into silence... 08/14/2006 Original moon landing film lost The original film footage of astronaut Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon, one of the most important artifacts of the 20th century, has been lost... 08/14/2006 New Orleans still reeling, but residents make do They said she was too frail, that the mold growing on the warped walls of her flooded house would make her ill. They said she shouldn't bother since her mottled, mud-filled home likely would be bulldozed anyway... 08/14/2006 White House tries to reassure travelers 08/11/2006 Germany alarmed at lack of engineers 08/11/2006 Calif. jury recommends death for trucker 08/11/2006 7 civilians killed in Israeli air strike 08/11/2006 Typhoon lashes southeast China, killing 28 08/11/2006 Greenland's glaciers are melting fast 08/11/2006 U.S. moves aviation to Code Red for 1st time Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff yesterday for the first time put the U.S. aviation industry on its highest alert for a threatened terrorist attack, raising the level to Code Red for all flights from Britain and Code Orange for all domestic flights... 08/11/2006 Scramble starts for political advantage Republicans and Democrats both seized on yesterday's terrorist arrests in Britain as they jockeyed for position in an election year... 08/11/2006 British arrest 21 in airline terror plot 08/10/2006 Israel stopping offensive until weekend 08/10/2006 Robot shopping carts follow you around 08/10/2006 Typhoon Saomai Heads for China; 1.1 Million People Evacuated 08/10/2006 White House calls for escalating Mideast fighting to end 08/10/2006 One by one, penguins begin road to recovery 08/10/2006 Listening to radio a matter of life, death A radio station that broadcasts silence has become popular in Israel since the war with Hezbollah began a month ago... 08/10/2006 District to set up crime cameras D.C. police today will begin installing surveillance cameras in four high-crime neighborhoods, nearly 30 days after officials declared a citywide crime emergency... 08/10/2006 Connecticut results mean little for national direction Liberal anti-war voters and bloggers angry about Iraq widely claimed victory yesterday after the defeat of Sen. Joe Lieberman in Connecticut's Democratic primary, but the state is unpredictable and not indicative of the rest of the country... 08/10/2006 4 Iraqis arrested in Carroll kidnapping 08/09/2006 Iraq agency: U.S. not to blame for blast 08/09/2006 Philippine volcano quiet, causing worry 08/09/2006 Israel Likely to OK Broader Offensive 08/09/2006 New commander, new approach for Israel? 08/09/2006 McKinney Loses in Georgia Runoff 08/09/2006 Cuba eyed for unpaid claims United Fruit Co. lost thousands of acres of land when Fidel Castro's government in 1960 seized its Cuban operations... 08/09/2006 Slow Senate likely to force omnibus bill Fiscal conservatives in Congress fear the Senate's failure to get a handle on appropriation bills will lead to a pork-barrel spending spree this fall, undermining repeated promises for fiscal reform... 08/09/2006 Hezbollah visitors arrive with questions Abou Ali is calm and curious, oblivious to the fact that it's 3 a.m. and he's making small talk with sleepy foreigners, uninvited, in the home of someone he's never met... 08/09/2006 BP shutdown puts pressure on gas prices 08/08/2006 Fed may be finished raising rates 08/08/2006 Doctors separate conjoined Utah twins 08/08/2006 Three killed in explosion in Colombo 08/08/2006 Final order keeps DeLay on ballot 08/08/2006 Cubans in dark on fate of Fidel Cubans have no idea whether dictator Fidel Castro is lying at death's door or sitting up and watching reruns of "Jeopardy..." 08/08/2006 Many Lebanese stay put, despite crossfire Israeli warplanes dropped the leaflets on Sunday, warning residents that they should leave for their own safety... 08/08/2006 Late Lieberman surge makes race a tossup Sen. Joe Lieberman closed his anti-war opponent's double-digit lead yesterday to just six points as both candidates scrambled across the state ahead of today's Democratic primary... 08/08/2006 Inside Politics Jump, Pinch, jump... 08/08/2006 Hezbollah fighters resume Beirut patrols 08/07/2006 Philippine volcano sends ash skyward 08/07/2006 Beams reveal Archimedes' hidden writings 08/07/2006 Suspect in Phoenix serial killings denies involvement 08/07/2006 Aug. 4, 2006, 6:28PM American Indians confront bikers 08/07/2006 US jobs growth weaker than expected 08/07/2006 Mystery cloaks raid on 'empty' hospital Hezbollah militants continue to maintain a tight guard around a hospital they say is empty, days after Israeli commandos stormed it in a dramatic midnight raid into the heart of the militia's territory... 08/07/2006 Security flawed in electronic passports Electronic passports being introduced in the United States and other countries have a major vulnerability that allows criminals to clone embedded secret codes and enter countries illegally, a researcher warned... 08/07/2006 BP shuts down Alaskan oil line In a sudden blow to the nation's oil supply, half the production on Alaska's North Slope was being shut down yesterday after BP Exploration Alaska Inc. discovered severe corrosion in a Prudhoe Bay oil-transit line... 08/07/2006 Spider invasion creeping out Austrians 08/04/2006 Big international banks flock to Dubai 08/04/2006 Evacuation ordered in Texas over dam 08/04/2006 Israeli warplanes pound southern Beirut 08/04/2006 Fed wage plan dead; state measure awful State amendment would be major job killer... 08/04/2006 Generals warn of civil war in Iraq The military's senior leaders acknowledged yesterday that a year ago they did not anticipate the current level of chaos and violence in Baghdad, which is dampening talk of a substantial withdrawal of U.S. troops for late this year... 08/04/2006 Bush urges freedom for Cubans President Bush turned up the heat on the Cuban regime yesterday, saying Washington would "take note" of any leaders who tried to block a push for freedom by the Cuban people... 08/04/2006 Apple slips IPod into many U.S. cars Apple Computer Inc. is teaming with General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. to integrate the IPod portable music players into car audio systems... 08/04/2006 Motorcycle bombing kills 12 in Baghdad 08/03/2006 22 dead in Afghan bomb attacks 08/03/2006 Rumsfeld testifies to Senate about Iraq 08/03/2006 Near 100-Degree Heat Fries Eastern U.S. 08/03/2006 Rare snowfall across South Africa 08/03/2006 More states giving holiday from sales tax 08/03/2006 AOL scraps fees in bid to keep users 08/03/2006 What's the real federal deficit? 08/03/2006 Betting odds not good for Fidel: Report says online gamblers placing wagers on Cuban leader's time of death. 08/03/2006 Starbucks' Sales Slide on Frozen Drinks 08/03/2006 Bush trims this year's Texas stay to 10 days 08/03/2006 Inside Politics Rangel's gamble 08/03/2006 India tries to chase monkeys from trains 08/02/2006 Cuba tries to reassure its citizens 08/02/2006 Immigrants sue over citizenship delays 08/02/2006 Day of unrelenting bombings puts pressure on Iraq peace plan 08/02/2006 Israel, Hezbollah continue air battles 08/02/2006 Castro in 'perfectly good spirits' as US eyes endgame 08/02/2006 Hill fries free to be French again The fries on Capitol Hill are French again. So is the breakfast toast in the congressional cafeterias, with both fries and toast having been liberated from the appellation "freedom..." 08/02/2006 Senate approves drilling in Gulf The Senate yesterday voted to open up 8.3 million acres of ocean floor in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and natural gas exploration, but that sets up a tough negotiation with the House, which wants to expand exploration to an area almost 100 times that size... 08/02/2006 Cities conserve power ahead of heat wave 08/01/2006 Bermuda grapples with gangland-style shootings 08/01/2006 3 British troops killed in Afghanistan 08/01/2006 Israel decides on major expansion of ground offensive in Lebanon 08/01/2006 Repeat Sex Offender Charged in Boy's Death 08/01/2006 Ailing Castro gives up power Fidel Castro temporarily relinquished his presidential powers to his brother Raul last night and told Cubans that he underwent surgery... 08/01/2006 District suspends EMT refresher The D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has suspended its recertification program for emergency medical technicians despite an inspector general's report saying recertification is critical for public safety... 08/01/2006 Lebanese seek shelter Thousands of exhausted and hungry Lebanese streamed over the roads and hilltops yesterday, taking advantage of a pause in Israeli bombing to flee from homes and villages that in many cases had been reduced to rubble... 08/01/2006 |
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Qana raid civilian deaths investigated 07/31/2006 D.C. Moves Up Juvenile Curfew to 10 P.m. 07/31/2006 Blair and Bush hope to revive WTO talks 07/31/2006 Congo goes to polls for first time in decades: Familiar names on crowded ballot to lead strife-torn nation 07/31/2006 Bermuda grapples with gangland-style shootings 07/31/2006 Soldier sentenced to 28 days for refusing to serve in Lebanon 07/31/2006 Doctors urge HPV vaccine for men and women 07/31/2006 Developer's Son Acquires The New York Observer 07/31/2006 Drive-in movies make a comeback in the US 07/31/2006 'Bored' by her kids, she's getting it full-bore 07/31/2006 Police: Gibson arrest 'without incident': Star apologizes for behavior after 'horrific relapse' of alcoholism 07/31/2006 Economy slows sharply, inflation heats up 07/28/2006 Colorado man says he commited 48 murders 07/28/2006 Somalis riot after minister shot to death 07/28/2006 Israel Pounds Southern Lebanon 07/28/2006 Rice fights on two fronts at Asia security meet 07/28/2006 U.S. Hopes of Cutting Iraq Troop Levels Dim 07/28/2006 Tour winner Landis fails doping test Floyd Landis' Tour de France victory was thrown into question yesterday when his team said he tested positive for high testosterone levels during stage 17, when the American champion began his stunning comeback with a charge into the Alps... 07/28/2006 Housing prices at a standstill The housing slump reached a new milestone this spring as home prices that were soaring at double-digit rates only a year ago reached the break-even point and started to decline in many once-booming areas, recent reports show... 07/28/2006 Chertoff hails end of let-go policy The Bush administration said yesterday it has nearly ended catch-and-release on the southern border in the past few weeks, has almost tripled the number of criminal arrests this year of employers who hire illegal aliens, and will gain operational control of the border by 2008... 07/28/2006 Strong earthquake hits Indonesian island 07/27/2006 Final summations given in Saddam trial 07/27/2006 Under fire Mass. highways chief resigns 07/27/2006 Court OKs hearing on Amorello ouster 07/27/2006 Coleman supports bill Gulf of Mexico oil, gas drilling 07/27/2006 Glaxo touts bird flu vaccine Manufacturers race to develop effective virus inoculation... 07/27/2006 Court refuses to define marriage The Washington Supreme Court yesterday narrowly upheld a state law banning same-sex "marriage," saying both the Legislature and the people have the authority to withhold from or grant marital rights to homosexual couples... 07/27/2006 Bolivian cocaine rises with Morales Counternarcotics officials say the number of cocaine laboratories in Bolivia has almost doubled in the seven months since Evo Morales, a former coca grower and organizer of coca-farming syndicates, was elected president... 07/27/2006 14 Israeli troops killed by Hezbollah 07/26/2006 Levee collapse in China threatens village 07/26/2006 Teen faces murder charge in Ind. shootings 07/26/2006 Who are the Mid-East prisoners? 07/26/2006 Senate votes to bar abortion in other states for some minors 07/26/2006 Detectives seek women photographed by a killer 07/26/2006 As bombs hit south, life goes on north of Beirut Every morning, visiting journalists gather at a bombed-out roadside cafe in southern Beirut to be escorted by Hezbollah operatives through a bewildering wasteland that used to house 50,000 people... 07/26/2006 If your lottery ticket tanks, new game may fill it If you don't "Strike It Rich" in the D.C. Lottery, you might get gas—$100 worth, to be exact... 07/26/2006 Rice seeks 'urgent and enduring' peace 07/25/2006 Fighting could harden world's Iran stance 07/25/2006 Israel will allow aid flights to Lebanon 07/25/2006 Beckett dismisses ceasefire calls 07/25/2006 Embattled Dem senator gets primary boost from Clinton 07/25/2006 Decline in ridership costs commuter rail The Virginia Railway Express, after years of strong growth, has suffered about a 2 percent drop in daily ridership that cost the commuter railway more than $1 million in operating revenue... 07/25/2006 Israel targets border town Israeli forces suffered two dead and 20 wounded yesterday in a fierce battle for control of Bint Jbail, a Hezbollah-controlled border town nicknamed the "capital of the resistance" for its legendary support of the anti-Israeli militia... 07/25/2006 Inside Politics Lieberman scenario... 07/25/2006 Heat prompts power emergency in Calif. 07/24/2006 U.S. won't push for immediate cease-fire 07/24/2006 WTO talks collapse over disputes 07/24/2006 Saddam hunger strike won't disrupt trial, says court 07/24/2006 Three 'killed' in Gaza shelling 07/24/2006 Iraqi Shi'ite militia ready to join fight A senior member of Muqtada al-Sadr's Iraqi Shi'ite militia, the Mahdi Army, says the group is forming a squadron of up to 1,500 elite fighters to go to Lebanon... 07/24/2006 Temple looks right on academic rights Temple University responded to complaints about left-wing bias by beefing up its academic-rights policy, handing the academic-freedom movement the biggest victory of its three-year history... 07/24/2006 Again, it's an American in Paris The craziest Tour de France in memory ended yesterday the same way as the past seven, with an American wearing the yellow jersey. Only this time, it was a Landis instead of a Lance... 07/24/2006 Voting Rights Act headed to Bush's desk 07/21/2006 Power Outage Sends Guard to St. Louis 07/21/2006 Feeding homeless outlawed 07/21/2006 Tropical Storm Beryl hits Massachusetts 07/21/2006 Massachusetts waits for Tropical Storm Beryl 07/21/2006 Japan, U.S. to Deploy Missile Interceptors 07/21/2006 Schools juggle holidays for other faiths 07/21/2006 Daughter Who Surprised Mom With Birthday Visit Sues Parents 07/21/2006 Marines in Beirut to pack up Americans 07/20/2006 Yahoo Stock Falls to Biggest One-Day Drop 07/20/2006 Gates Foundation funds AIDS vaccine work 07/20/2006 Millions starving in Kenya after severe drought 07/20/2006 Massachusetts waits for Tropical Storm Beryl 07/20/2006 Stem Cell Bill Gets Bush's First Veto 07/20/2006 Georgia Pair Charged in Plot To Strike Capitol, World Bank 07/20/2006 Indonesia bird flu: 42nd victim dies 07/20/2006 New earthquake sways buildings in Jakarta 07/19/2006 Cruise ship mishap injures dozens 07/19/2006 House rejects gay marriage ban amendment 07/19/2006 Trying to get out as fighting rages 07/19/2006 News Analysis: Stem cell bill seen as boon for research 07/19/2006 Engineers Scrutinize Boston's 'Big Dig' Ceiling Tiles 07/19/2006 Elimination of Hezbollah the ultimate goal Israel's military operation in Lebanon is designed to cripple Hezbollah by destroying its headquarters, weapons stockpiles and supply network, and eventually eliminating the militant group, Israeli officials and analysts said yesterday... 07/19/2006 3 face charges in mercy killings A doctor and two nurses who were among hundreds stranded in a flood-damaged, sweltering New Orleans hospital after Hurricane Katrina hit have been charged with intentionally killing four patients by giving them lethal doses of drugs... 07/19/2006 At least 53 dead in latest Iraq bombing 07/18/2006 Bush vows swift veto of stem cell bill 07/18/2006 Space shuttle Discovery, crew land safely 07/18/2006 Tsunami death toll mounts 07/18/2006 Slow U.S. evacuation plans leave thousands stranded 07/18/2006 TWA Flight 800: Families Reflect On Losses 07/18/2006 Militants seen as able to hit Tel Aviv Israeli officials think Hezbollah has dozens of long-range missiles capable of reaching Israel's largest city, Tel Aviv, but say it needs permission from its chief sponsor, Iran, before firing them... 07/18/2006 Staying cool easy if you're underground The National Weather Service is forecasting high temperatures will reach 98 degrees in the District today and stay in the 90s through the end of the week... 07/18/2006 Hezbollah a bump on 'escalation road'? Israel's clash with Hezbollah in Lebanon may just be the undercard bout... 07/18/2006 Oregon plane crash kills 1, destroys home 07/17/2006 Peru's female traffic cops face backlash 07/17/2006 Indian police expect breakthrough soon 07/17/2006 Tsunami hits Indonesia's Java, at least 5 dead 07/17/2006 Suspect in NYC town house explosion dies 07/17/2006 Oil Falls After 4 Days of Gains on Report Israel May End Attack 07/17/2006 Tel Aviv plans 4-tier, intensifying offensive The fierce Israeli attack in Lebanon is part of a carefully orchestrated plan—not yet half-completed—that calls for four stages of mounting intensity, culminating in the movement of ground troops into Lebanon, according to Israeli reports... 07/17/2006 Military leaders foresee Iraq exit in 2016 U.S. war commanders think some level of American forces will be needed in Iraq until 2016 and those forces will receive continued support from the vast majority of Iraqis... 07/17/2006 Israeli warplanes strike in Beirut again 07/14/2006 Calif. officials fear fires could merge 07/14/2006 Astronauts to conduct shuttle inspection 07/14/2006 India Creates Teams to Probe Mumbai Attack; Singh to Visit City 07/14/2006 Specter: Deal reached with White House on wiretaps 07/14/2006 Markets slide on oil price and war threats 07/14/2006 Injured, alone and mute No one knows who he is. No one knows where he comes from. The small semi-conscious form lies unidentified in a Bombay hospital, fed by a drip, waiting for someone, anyone, to arrive to claim him as their family... 07/14/2006 Chances fade for Barbaro's survival Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro has developed a serious hoof disease, and the veterinarian treating the 3-year-old colt yesterday called his chances of survival a "long shot..." 07/14/2006 Senate denies funds for new border fence Less than two months after voting overwhelmingly to build 370 miles of new fencing along the border with Mexico, the Senate yesterday voted against providing funds to build it... 07/14/2006 Israeli warplanes attack Beirut airport 07/13/2006 Japan seeks vote on N.Korea resolution 07/13/2006 Diabetes and MS linked in Danish study 07/13/2006 Levy arrest 'integral' to probe 07/13/2006 Israel launches sea blockade of Lebanon 07/13/2006 5 van victims had no chance to live 07/13/2006 Christian group to advocate more support for Israel More than 3,000 pro-Israel evangelical Christians will be in town next week for a "Washington/Israel summit" to push the Bush administration toward stronger support for the Jewish state... 07/13/2006 Senate bill seeks more pay for aliens The Senate immigration bill would require that foreign construction laborers here under the guest-worker program be paid well above the minimum wage, even as American workers at the same work site could earn less... 07/13/2006 Tensions in Lebanon test U.S. diplomacy Hezbollah's attack against Israel yesterday left the United States scrambling to ensure the survival of Lebanon's first sovereign government in 30 years and to avert further escalation of tensions in the Middle East... 07/13/2006 Hezbollah captures 2 Israeli soldiers 07/12/2006 Discovery astronauts test repair methods 07/12/2006 Indian police pursue leads in bombings 07/12/2006 Senate Votes to Ease Drug Imports 07/12/2006 Giuliani praises Topinka's emergency plan 07/12/2006 Crew says Discovery flight put NASA back on track 07/12/2006 When 'open' gets a new definition D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp yesterday abruptly ended the council's monthly breakfast meeting because a reporter for The Washington Times was recording the proceedings... 07/12/2006 St. Petersburg gets gussied up for guests St. Petersburg's white nights are one of its main attractions this time of year, but the official spotlight this week is on preparing the former Russian capital for its highest-profile international event ever... 07/12/2006 '06 projected federal deficit falls to $296 billion This year's federal deficit is now projected to be $296 billion, President Bush announced yesterday, $127 billion less than predicted just six months ago and leaving the administration a year ahead of its pledge to cut the deficit in half by 2009... 07/12/2006 Woman killed in Boston Big Dig tunnel fall 07/11/2006 Letters reveal Einstein's personal life 07/11/2006 Illegal immigration bills passed in Colo. 07/11/2006 Torrent of bombings and gunfire kills at least 40 Iraqis 07/11/2006 Suicide Attempt Probed in NYC Collapse 07/11/2006 Oil slips from record 07/11/2006 Senate bill may restrict police State and local police would be prohibited in key ways from helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement combat illegal immigration under Senate legislation, a wall that opponents say would lead to rampant fraud, hamper efforts to deport future illegals and threaten national security... 07/11/2006 Georgetown up in arms over stabbing of activist D.C. police and community leaders yesterday tried to ease the concerns of a hostile crowd of more than 100 Georgetown residents who packed a local church, a day after an aspiring British political activist was stabbed to death outside a home in the affluent area... 07/11/2006 World asks Zidane: Why? With France and Italy tied in extra time of Sunday's World Cup final, Zinedine Zidane head-butted Marco Materazzi in the chest and was ejected. France went on to lose on penalty kicks... 07/11/2006 Gunmen ambush bus in Baghdad, killing 7 07/10/2006 1 of conjoined twin girls dies in China 07/10/2006 Most-wanted Chechen rebel Basayev killed 07/10/2006 Uncompromising message from exiled Hamas leader 07/10/2006 Tornado touches down in Colorado 07/10/2006 Astronauts Begin 2nd Spacewalk 07/10/2006 U.S. warns Iran to halt nukes or face 'action' U.S. officials yesterday accused Iran of stalling negotiations and said the deadline has arrived for the country to halt nuclear production or face sanctions in the United Nations... 07/10/2006 Republican lawmakers cite shells as WMD proof Congressional Republicans are at odds with Democrats—and the Bush administration—over the significance of 500 munitions found in Iraq since 2003 and recently disclosed by the Pentagon... 07/10/2006 FBI disrupts New York City tunnel plot 07/07/2006 North Korea may have another missile ready 07/07/2006 Spain confirms its first case of bird flu 07/07/2006 London Remembers Terrorist Attacks 07/07/2006 Computer hacker to be extradited to America 07/07/2006 New Jersey Casinos Brace for Reopening After Government Shutdown 07/07/2006 Gays cannot 'marry' in N.Y. New York's highest court ruled yesterday that the state's marriage laws are constitutional and that homosexual couples cannot "marry..." 07/07/2006 Democrats divided over Lieberman Democrats have become increasingly divided over whether to support Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who finds himself in a close senatorial primary race against a more liberal opponent... 07/07/2006 Muslims say 'never again' but Britons still fearful Today, one year after London's worst terror attack since World War II, organizers of a large Muslim convention say such an atrocity "must never happen again." But fears of a recurrence lurk just below the surface in the nation's psyche... 07/07/2006 N.Y. top court rules against gay marriage 07/06/2006 Doctors race to save conjoined twin girls 07/06/2006 Mexican leftist vows to challenge results 07/06/2006 Bomb targets Iraq shrine pilgrims 07/06/2006 Pentagon: North Korean Missiles Were Not Threat to US 07/06/2006 Navy seeks to overturn sonar ban 07/06/2006 Navy chaplain's complaint ruled 'without merit' A Navy review has concluded that a complaint from a ship chaplain was "without merit" when he charged that his commanding officer censored and harassed him by discouraging the use of certain Bible quotations... 07/06/2006 Missiles ignite oil-price spiral Oil prices reached a record $75.40 a barrel in New York trading yesterday in response to rising tensions with North Korea, and some traders predicted that crude will hit $80 before the end of the year... 07/06/2006 World condemns North Korean missile tests 07/05/2006 Parades, fireworks mark July 4 festivities 07/05/2006 Air pollution, cramped living in Athens breeding 'super mosquitoes' 07/05/2006 Speed Eyed in Spanish Subway Derailment 07/05/2006 Cadbury bug alert could be widened 07/05/2006 Happy birthday, America Hundreds of thousands of people, undeterred by grueling heat, humidity and strong thunderstorms, converged on the Mall yesterday to show their patriotism and celebrate the country's 230th birthday... 07/05/2006 Jobs key issue for winner in Mexico The nation's leading presidential candidates dug in for a long electoral battle yesterday, but whoever wins will have to address the anger of voters in towns like LaPuerta, who blame economic conditions for the flight of half their residents to the United States... 07/05/2006 Inspector general stresses Iraq spending accountability Stuart W. Bowen Jr. was only out of government work for eight months when he decided he wanted back in, a decision that has made him one of the most important bureaucrats in the war to democratize Iraq... 07/05/2006 Mexico Presidential Race Too Close to Call 07/03/2006 World's highest railway carries first passengers 07/03/2006 Vultures around shuttle cause flap 07/03/2006 Roots of human family tree are shallow 07/03/2006 Saddam's wife on most-wanted list 07/03/2006 Sudan rejects UN peacekeepers for Darfur 07/03/2006 Atlantic City Casinos Ordered to Close 07/03/2006 Apple faces the music as public discord with iPod grows 07/03/2006 NORAD air base on heightened alert No reason given for 'Bravo-Plus' security level 07/03/2006 |
Congressional hearings on Guantanamo set 06/30/2006 Delaware River waters fall; cleanup awaits 06/30/2006 Weather iffy as shuttle countdown proceeds 06/30/2006 Kuwaiti Women Fail to Win Seat in Landmark Parliamentary Election 06/30/2006 Camp trials blocked U.S. Supreme Court declares military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay illegal... 06/30/2006 Florida lawmakers lose bid on offshore drilling 06/30/2006 Costly storm damage persists Cleanup and overtime costs are mounting for local and federal agencies as the Washington region recovers from flooding that resulted from this week's record rainfall... 06/30/2006 GOP eyes U.N. for budget cuts as ill will grows Republicans in Congress moved yesterday to cut U.S. contributions to the United Nations budget just one day before the world body is scheduled to lift a budget cap imposed by the United States and other donors and to resume spending as usual... 06/30/2006 Legislative remedy to create political battle for midterms Republican leaders in Congress said yesterday that they will draft legislation to grant the Bush administration the authority to try prisoners at Guantanamo Bay before a military tribunal... 06/30/2006 Nations want answer from Iran next week 06/29/2006 Vietnamese leader wants closer U.S. ties 06/29/2006 Fed seems set to raise rates again today 06/29/2006 High court refuses to allow execution 06/29/2006 Coastal Drilling to Resume if Bill Passes 06/29/2006 Secondhand smoke classified as lethal Surgeon general says there's no safe level... 06/29/2006 Economic plans to be major factor in Mexico election Designing and implementing policies that will create better jobs and higher wages are two of the major challenges that will face the winner of Mexico's presidential election Sunday... 06/29/2006 Boeing sees Airbus aid ploy to build rival jet The Boeing Co. is anticipating that archrival Airbus soon will seek hundreds of millions of dollars in new aid from European governments despite a pending case at the World Trade Organization challenging such subsidies... 06/29/2006 Area floods kill 12 Flooding from torrential storms this week was blamed for the deaths of at least 12 persons in the Mid-Atlantic region, prompted state-of-emergency declarations in Virginia and the District and forced large-scale evacuations throughout the area yesterday... 06/29/2006 Israeli forces launch attacks in Gaza 06/28/2006 Putin orders 4 hostages' killers found 06/28/2006 22 killed in latest Chinese mine accident 06/28/2006 Court halts executions 06/28/2006 Explosion collapses part of motel roof in Georgia 06/28/2006 Rice reaffirms Washington's firm commitment towards Afghanistan 06/28/2006 Homes condemned after floods Silvia Marchante yesterday led the way through her still-soaked kitchen to the basement of her Huntington home in Fairfax County, where the Washington area's recent rains have wreaked havoc on her family's life... 06/28/2006 Treasures pulled from a briny tomb Spectacular artifacts from two lost cities of ancient Egypt, rescued from the sea after more than 1,300 years, have taken the breath away from more than 1 million visitors to the Martin-Gropius Building in Berlin. They have even ignited religious debate—nonviolent so far—in Egypt... 06/28/2006 Anglican leader ponders a split The Archbishop of Canterbury conceded yesterday for the first time that the worldwide Anglican Communion may have to split... 06/28/2006 1 dies in Mo. building collapse, 9 rescued 06/27/2006 Iranian minister: WMD outlawed in Islam 06/27/2006 Reports of child abuse surge in Japan 06/27/2006 South Korea urges China to persuade North over missile 06/27/2006 Bush, media at odds over disclosure of financial monitoring 06/27/2006 Top court gets case on global warming California's key law on auto emissions at stake in ruling 06/27/2006 Water, water everywhere 06/27/2006 Hamas demands prisoner release After 24 hours of silence, Hamas militants holding an Israeli soldier in the Gaza Strip said they would provide information about his condition in return for the release of all Palestinian women and prisoners under the age of 18 held by Israel... 06/27/2006 Israeli makes threat over captured soldier 06/26/2006 U.S. to retain Anbar presence for now 06/26/2006 Nevada wildfires force highway closures 06/26/2006 Military Official Killed in Bombing Near Capital 06/26/2006 Suicide bomb kills 6 Pakistani soldiers 06/26/2006 Heavy rains cause mid-Atlantic flooding 06/26/2006 Utah race closes to virtual dead heat Rep. Chris Cannon, the five-term Republican facing a stiff primary challenge here over his stance on immigration, has lost a comfortable lead and heads into tomorrow's primary in a statistical tie, according to the latest poll by the Salt Lake City Tribune... 06/26/2006 D.C. lawyer disbarred in bilking of widow A judicial panel has barred D.C. lawyer Reginald J. Rogers from practicing law after an eld |