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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 2003
Page
9
An Indonesian court sentenced Amrozi bin Nurhasyim to death for the Bali bombings. He was found guilty of planning and aiding the attack that killed 202 people. The verdict drew cheers from survivors and supporters as the judge delivered the conviction.
Israeli police pour into the Old City to prevent Jewish Muslim clashes as Jews observe the annual fast and mourn the temples destruction. Security officials increased patrols after ultranationalist groups and two lawmakers pressed for access to the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site.
Officials say the United States will likely deploy no more than 20 troops to Liberia to provide logistical and communications support and assist West Africans in planning their peacekeeping mission. A seven man Marine team arrived in Monrovia, coordinating support for a peacekeeping force stationed near the airport 30 miles from the capital.
Dozens of suspected Taliban fighters attacked a government office in Deshu district 110 miles south of Lashkargah early Thursday, killing six Afghan soldiers and an Afghan driver for an American aid organization. A provincial intelligence chief confirmed the toll.
In Minneapolis the House of Bishops rejected drafting an official liturgy for same sex blessing ceremonies, though such rites are already performed in some parishes. The divide reflects ongoing tensions over homosexuality in the church.
A car bomb exploded outside the Jordanian Embassy in western Baghdad killing at least 11 people including two children and wounding over 50 as violence widens from anti occupation clashes. Iraqi gunmen hit a US patrol in a separate hours long firefight as two US soldiers died.
Berkeley report notes California politics in a carnival mood as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Larry Flynt join the recall bid against Gov. Gray Davis. The Oct. 7 election faces court challenges and a populist, media-fueled spectacle with diverse candidates.
Britney Spears, in British Elle, says she avoided settling with Justin Timberlake and grew as an artist after their breakup. She describes herself as shy and notes she will always have special feelings for him. On the cover she wears minimal clothing in a provocative pose.
In St Louis a Basenji mix dubbed Quentin survives a city euthanasia procedure as an animal-control supervisor contemplates its next moves. Separately in Illinois Gov Blagojevich signs a law restricting tongue splitting to medical professionals with up to a year in jail for violators. Iowa stories note an 80th birthday wake request and a Des Moines spoof site critiqued by the Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary claiming big players in a fake primate running firm.
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