Texas town bars parolees near churches in religious law case
Grace Christian Fellowship and pastor Rick Barr challenge Linton Texas ordinance barring parolees from living within 1000 feet of churches schools and other zones. Texas Supreme Court will hear whether the zoning rule violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act endorsed by Governor George W Bush.
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Corpus Christ
Grace Christian Fellowship
Texas Supreme Court
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George W. Bush
Rapist prowls Baytown area stirring fear in working class
In Baytown Texas a rapist who has attacked at least five times since April unsettles a working class community. Criminologist Jack Levin notes this crime is rare and underreported while authorities pursue leads in a case drawing national attention.
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Lexas
Jack Levin
Brodnick Center On Violence
Northeastern University
Boston
Iraqs High Court Upholds Saddam Death Sentence
Iraqs Supreme Court of Appeals upholds Saddam Husain death penalty for 1982 killings of 148 Shiites and co defendants also sentenced to death. Ruling must be implemented within 30 days, with president and two vice presidents to ratify. Reaction split. Shiites cheer, Sunnis wary amid sectarian violence.
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Saddam Hussein
Saddam
USS
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Aref Shahin
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Air Force One
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Waco
Texas
U.S
Ali al-Adeeb
Jalal Talabani
Talabani
Adil Abdul-Mahdi
Abdul-Mahdi
Democrats push renewable fund from oil revenue in first 100 hours
House Democrats plan a renewable energy and conservation fund funded by oil company revenues. They also push to roll back subsidies and press for renegotiation of Gulf of Mexico royalty leases, aiming to recover billions and redirect funds to research in ethanol and alternative energy.
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House
Democrats
Congress
Nancy Pelos
Pelosi
California
Interior Department
Interior
Lagos gas pipeline blast kills at least 260 in Abule Egba
A ruptured gasoline pipeline exploded in Lagos Abule Egba as thieves tapped the line for months. Rescue workers counted 260 dead by nightfall and 60 injured were taken to hospitals. Residents reported thieves had long siphoned fuel from the pipeline.
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Lagos
Afri Petroleum
Abule Egba
Suboke Adebayo
Adebayo
Nigerian Red Cross
Ige Oladimeji
Ben
Somalia government forces close on Mogadishu as Ethiopians join attack
Somali government troops backed by Ethiopian forces advanced toward Mogadishu while Islamic Courts militias dug in and warned of a new phase in the war. Government spokesman Abdirahman Dinari urged surrender with amnesty offered, as estimates say up to 1000 killed and 3000 wounded, many foreigners, per Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
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Somalia
Ethiopia
Council of Islamic Courts
Abdirahman Dinari
Meles Zenawi
Tsunami remembrance and regional drills mark anniversary
On the second anniversary of the 2004 disaster survivors like Dorothy Wilkinson recall lost fiancés as Indonesia stages its largest tsunami drill and Asia marks solemn ceremonies. A Taiwan earthquake warning adds to regional fears while Israel approves a West Bank settlement for Gaza evacuees, drawing Palestinian and international criticism.
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Surrey
England
Khao Lak
Thailand
Sali
Indonesia
Asia
Taiwan
Philippines
Sharon Howard
Pakistan to fence border with Afghanistan and plant mines
Pakistan says it will fence parts of the 1510 mile frontier with Afghanistan and plant land mines to curb Taliban and al Qaida cross border activity. Kabul objects, NATO and Afghan officials say militants use Pakistani sanctuaries.
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Pakistan
Afghanistan
Taliban
al-Qaida
U.S
NATO
Islamabad
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