Supreme Court weighs law school gay rights clash
The Supreme Court will hear whether universities that take federal funds must allow military recruiters despite policies banning them. The case pits the Pentagon against law schools and professors, testing post 9 11 funding leverage and the reach of don t ask don t tell. Senator McCain calls for a ban on torture, insisting no detainee be subjected to cruel or degrading treatment.
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Government to help hurricane victims mortgage relief program
The Federal Housing Administration will pay mortgages of up to 20 000 hurricane victims for up to a year. The aid targets homeowners with FHA insured loans in designated hurricane affected areas Alabama Florida Louisiana Mississippi and Texas. HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson says the measure aims to restore hope and allow families to return home and focus on rebuilding.
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Plot to bomb Saddam trial sparks Najaf clash with Allawi
An angry Najaf crowd pursued Ayad Allawi at Imam Ali mosque as stones and shoes rained down amid threats against his security detail. A judge in Saddam Hussein's trial resigned over a co defendant’s possible link to executions, while police probed a rocket attack plot against the courtroom ahead of Monday sessions.
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Recipient of face transplant thriving a week after surgery
In Lyon a week after the world’s first partial face transplant the 38 year old woman is medically and psychologically stable. Dr Jean Michel Dubernard said she appears relatively normal and is doing very well psychologically. The patient will stay in hospital four to six weeks and must take anti rejection drugs. The operation occurred November 27 in Amiens after the patient was mauled by a dog. Critics warn the procedure was experimental and not standard reconstructive surgery.
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Indonesian Bali bomber Hidayat a devout Muslim turned extremist
Indonesians question death by own action bombing as Hidayat, a 21 year old Bali bomber, is described as a devout Muslim recruited by al Qaida linked terrorists. The Bali attack killed 20, with over 240 dead in related strikes since 2002. Authorities warn ideology persists despite arrests, urging religious leaders to counter recruitment.
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Asia and Central Asia News Digest Report
The dispatch covers a Chinese disaster criticism over a toxic river spill and a pledge of reform, Nazarbayev’s re election in Kazakhstan amid questions of free voting, and tsunami aftermath in Thailand Indonesia and nearby regions with thousands dead and many missing.
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