Sharon seeks Labor join to push Gaza pullout plan
In Jerusalem, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asks the Labor Party to join his fragile coalition, aiming to advance a 2005 Gaza withdrawal. Labor leader Shimon Peres and aides anticipate a quick coalition deal despite Cabinet posts wrangling. Sharon warns Likud hardliners he may call early elections if blocked.
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Radical Shiite movement reconsiders its policies
Iraq's Muqtada al Sadr led movement, once armed against U S troops, begins a quiet shift to political realignment. Officials say the group is distancing from violence and weighing support for January elections as it rebuilds ties with clerics. Aides call this a transitional phase aiming to gain influence with top clerics and voters.
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Muqtada al-Sadr
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Bush plan would open national forests to logging
The Bush administration will propose allowing more logging in national forests. Governors could petition to block road-building in remote areas, replacing Clinton era rules. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman will announce the plan, which officials call a commonsense backcountry protection.
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Bush Administration
Associated Press
Agriculture
Ann Veneman
Clinton
Athens blackout sparks Olympic fears amid heat wave
A major electricity outage hit Athens and southern Greece on Monday halting trains and air conditioning during a heat wave. Officials blamed mismanagement, vowed readiness for the August Games, and noted new substations to prevent recurrences while organizers guaranteed uninterrupted coverage and generators to keep events on schedule.
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Athens
Greece
Mihalis Liapis
Public Power Corp
Olympic
Dimitris Sioufas
Larissa
Kalamata
AIDS conference backs condoms against Bush policy
Scientists activists and policy makers praise condoms as a key weapon against AIDS while criticizing the Bush ABC abstinence policy. Ugandan President Museveni backs abstinence and condoms with caution noting cultural limits. Delegates urge rich nations to increase funding for condoms and HIV programs as debates highlight CNN versus ABC approaches.
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Thailand
Bush
Yoweri Museveni
Washington
Museveni
Lee
California
CNN
ABC
Steven Sinding
International Planned Parenthood Federation
Elton John benefits Juilliard and RAMI concert at Radio City
Elton John and band will perform with a full symphony orchestra conducted by James Newton Howard at Radio City Music Hall for a joint benefit for The Juilliard School and London’s Royal Academy of Music. Proceeds fund scholarships and artist programs with a special appearance by Renee Fleming.
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Elton John
Radio City Music Hall
Juilliard School
London
Royal Academy of Music
John
James Newton Howard
Renee Fleming
Stench at Anchorage airport links to missing halibut case
Airline officials traced a 40 pound stash of halibut to a traveler’s checked cooler after a strong odor led investigators at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to the rotting fish. The man, Ray Bolanos, reported the fish missing from Seattle bound luggage when his cooler opened on the conveyor.
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Alaska
Brenee Davis
Continental Airlines
Ted Stevens
Ray Bolanos
Seattle
Davis
Bolanos
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