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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 2006
Page
6
In West Virginia six miners including Jerry Groves were buried after the Sago Mine explosion. Alfred Clay recalls Groves as a soul winner while the community mourns with private funeral services for 10 other victims and three more planned.
Senate Judiciary Committee chair asked Attorney General Gonzales to testify publicly on the legality of warrantless eavesdropping. GOP Sen. Brownback questioned the administration’s legal basis while Specter announced February hearings to examine the issue and related questions.
In Richmond investigators seek links to similar crimes after Ray Dandridge and Ricky Gray were arrested in Philadelphia on seven murders in two families. One home was burned and another looted while victims were bound with tape. Police link the pair to the Chesterfield home invasion.
A UH-60 Black Hawk went down near Tal Afar in northern Iraq, killing 12 Americans aboard. Five Marines died in weekend attacks as Iraqi talks toward a coalition government proceed amid a deadly week. The crash occurred during a two helicopter mission for the 101st Airborne Division. weather and unclear causes are noted.
Officials report eight passengers and four crew aboard a helicopter involved in a crash linked to the Iraq war. Marines killed in Fallujah and Baghdad attacks push the U.S. toll beyond two thousand, while a French engineer kidnapped in December was released and handed to the embassy in Paris.
Republican Reps. Roy Blunt and John Boehner launched competing campaigns to succeed Tom DeLay as House majority leader amid scandal. The leaders urged lobbying reforms as they press for a quick, aggressive push on the party's agenda while Democrats prepare for next fall's elections.
Democratic and Republican lawmakers clash over Judge Samuel Alito as he faces a week of questions. Leaders eye a possible committee vote by January 17 with a full Senate decision planned for January 20.
Doctors report brain scan shows improvement but wait one more day before reducing sedation and beginning steps to remove Sharon from a medically induced coma. If he survives the stroke analysts say he cannot return to office. Olmert vows to carry on his political legacy.
Vienna reports ongoing doubt over skull authenticity tied to Mozart after months of DNA testing. Forensic experts from Innsbruck and the U S lab say results are inconclusive and fail to confirm the claim despite extensive analyses.
Mehmet Ali Agca, who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981, will be released from Turkish prison after serving almost 20 years in Italy and completion of his sentence. The court ruling surprised the Vatican. Agca, 47, was to be released on parole and may face military service obligations due to draft avoidance.
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