Ex-Interior official pleads guilty in Abramoff probe
A former Department of Interior employee Roger Stillwell pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for failing to report gifts from influence peddler Jack Abramoff. He testified he received hundreds of dollars in football and concert tickets while Abramoff lobbied for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Separately, BetOnSports PLC faces continued prosecutions as its U.S. case proceeds despite shutdown of U.S. betting operations. London firm former CEO David Carruthers may be released under approved conditions.
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Man pleads guilty to killing five older residents
In Baltimore, Raymont Hopewell pleaded guilty to murdering five elderly residents ages 60 to 88 between 1999 and 2005. A plea deal spares him from the death penalty, with four consecutive life sentences without parole to be imposed next month after four of the deaths are resolved. the victims included four women and one man who were raped.
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Olmert Accepts Emerging U N Cease Fire Deal
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert endorses an emerging cease fire plan calling for 30 000 Lebanese and U N troops along the Israel Lebanon border. The draft, while short of Israel demands for a stronger UN mandate against Hezbollah, offers the best path to end more than four weeks of fighting that has killed over 800 people and damaged Lebanon. Both Lebanon and Hezbollah have not publicly objected, with a vote expected after Israel's cabinet meeting.
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BP quotes 170 million to fix Alaska Prudhoe Bay pipelines
BP estimates repair and replacement costs for leaking pipelines at Prudhoe Bay, the largest U S oil field, could reach 170 million dollars. The figure covers current repairs and a March spill, with costs potentially changing as work continues and a share of expenses with ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil remains undecided. BP aims to replace 16 miles of pipeline and keep part of the field pumping if possible.
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South Koreans Rally to Stop Transfer of Wartime Command
Thousands rally in Seoul demanding the president halt moves to retake wartime command from the United States. Former defense ministers in uniform chant against the Korea US alliance as banners show both flags and balloons float above the crowd.
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Heavy fighting flares in Sri Lanka as clashes widen
Sri Lankan troops clashed with Tamil Tigers in the Jaffna Peninsula while the air force bombed rebel camps in Batticaloa district. A Tamil Tiger spokesman said the group was defending its positions as fighting threatened a return to full scale war on the island.
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Bodies of U S service members found near Baghdad
The bodies of two U S soldiers missing since a helicopter crash were found west of Baghdad. The month’s U S deaths in Iraq rise to at least 19, with four more injured when the UH60 Blackhawk went down Tuesday in Anbar province.
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