Harman urges Democrats to focus on Goss questions not fight
Rep. Jane Harman cautioned Senate Democrats on NBC Meet the Press against blocking Porter Goss’s CIA nomination. She said tough questions should be asked at confirmation hearings next month but opposed making the fight this election year. Goss resigned as House Intelligence chairman after Bush nominated him to replace Tenet.
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Pope struggles through Sunday Mass in Lourdes France
Pope John Paul II, aged 84, gasped and trembled as he struggled through a 2 1/2 hour Mass at Lourdes shrine in sizzling heat. More than 300,000 pilgrims watched from wheelchairs and field seating as the frail pope spoke from a wheeled throne amid a red carpeted stage and white tent, greeting the sick with special affection.
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Last American defector in North Korea found in Pyongyang
British film crew met Pvt James Dresnok in Pyongyang in May and plans a documentary. Dresnok, from Richmond Virginia, defected from the U S Army in August 1962 at age 21 and says he enjoys a simple life in the capital.
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Afghan government军 troops retake air base as warlord clashes flare
In Afghanistan government forces arrived by U S and NATO aircraft to seize an air base in the western theater of fighting among warlords amid election tensions. Taliban militants killed a community leader for urging voting and shot six Afghan soldiers at a checkpoint as Karzai seeks to quell regional violence.
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Florida cleans up after Charley siege in Punta Gorda
Residents homeless by Hurricane Charley sweep shattered homes as President Bush pledges rapid disaster aid. In the 90s heat, lines form for ice while supermarkets give water across five cities. More than 1 million without power and 2,400 in shelters as 16 dead and billions in damage noted.
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Explosions Return as Najaf Ceasefire Collapses During Baghdad Talks
Najaf saw renewed fighting as U.S. tanks moved into the city center to clash with Shiite militants just as a Baghdad conference opened. Attacks killed and wounded civilians near the Green Zone while a roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier. The National Conference aims to broaden Iraqi voices but is overshadowed by Najaf violence and Fallujah air strikes.
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Glover and Sanchez Cancel Haiti Commemoration Cruise
Actor Danny Glover and poet Sonia Sanchez pulled out of a Caribbean cruise honoring Haiti’s bicentennial amid political tensions after Aristide’s ouster. About 500 passengers paid 1500 to 2500 dollars for the seven day trip featuring Katherine Dunham and Marc Morial as participants. A US led force arrived in Haiti following a three week rebellion and Aristide left the country on February 29.
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Lee returns home for final Evanescence show of tour
Amy Lee of Evanescence returns to her homeland near Little Rock Arkansas for the band's final show of the current tour at Alltel Arena. She says fame brings unwanted attention and recalls moving often as a child. The group earned two Grammys last year for Fallen and Bring Me to Life.
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Prison inmate and girlfriend glue hands in protest
In Madrid Germany inmate Uwe Dieter Krone and his girlfriend glued their hands together to protest his prison situation. They were hospitalized and will be separated for court appearances after possible extradition proceedings.
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