Interim Haitian leader assumes helm as Aristide supporters rally
Boniface Alexandre formally takes charge in Port-au-Prince as U S Marines report the weekend killings under their week old mission. Military helicopters hover above the National Palace while Aristide backers shout demands for his return, while Alexandre calls for calm.
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FBI DNA database aids thousands of case identifications
The FBI CODIS database, built from inmate DNA, has helped solve more than 11,000 cases. It aided cold murder probes in Kansas, identified a decades old California child’s remains, and captured a Houston sex predator. Police say it also cleared wrong suspects and freed prisoners.
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FBI
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Civil unions move from radical to routine in Vermont
In Vermont civil unions have become nearly as common as traditional weddings for town clerks and couples. Four years ago civil unions were viewed as radical. Now they appear regularly in newspapers alongside wedding notices, while in some areas civil unions serve as a moderate fallback in the national debate on gay marriage.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Rare Syrian protest broken up in Damascus
In Damascus a small group of activists gathered with banners calling for freedom for political prisoners. Security forces quickly dispersed the demonstration and arrested the activists. A U.S. diplomat was briefly detained and later released after interrogation, prompting a State Department protest and an official apology from Syria.
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Syria
Bashar Assad
U S
U.S
State Department
Richard Boucher
Iraqis Sign Interim Constitution In Unity Show
Iraqi leaders signed a landmark interim constitution amid patriotic songs and Quranic verses praising the document but sectarian tensions resurfaced after the ceremony. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani voiced reservations and called for adoption by an elected assembly, signaling possible amendments with Kurds and Sunnis retaining veto power over a permanent charter. President Bush hailed the 22 page charter as a historic milestone as Shiite leaders seek greater influence in the post Saddam era.
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Iraq
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Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani
al-Sistani
Bush
Muslim Council
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Mohammed Bakr Al-Alloum
Iraqiee Council
Martha Stewart Heads Into Sentencing Discussion With Probation Officials
Martha Stewart met with probation officers in New York as her sentencing approach was outlined. The board of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia gathered amid stock declines and television removal, with estimates placing prison time at 10 to 16 months and a possible half way house or home confinement.
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Martha Stewart
Empire
Stewart
Manhattan
Martha Stewart Living
Omnimedia
U.S
Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum
Peter Bacanovic
ImClone Systems
ImClone
Sam Waksal
Morville
Bacanovic
Bowie Gearing Up For New Experimental Phase On Tour
In Tokyo Bowie signals a stripped down stage and new songwriting focus as he nears 60. He says this world tour marks a simpler, less theatrical approach after decades of changing personas.
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Tokyo
David Bowie
Japan
Ziggy Stardust
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Firefighters trap own station blaze in Florida
Melbourne firefighters caused a station fire after neglecting to shut off a kitchen flyer while responding to calls. All four on duty were out. Cocoa Beach passerby called 911. The blaze caused smoke and fire damage. a live-in trailer was requested for crews. Battalion Chief Apel called it accidental.
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Fla
Cocoa Beach
Robert Apel
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