Rain halts flood relief as Mozambique aids delayed
Heavy rain across southern Mozambique paralyzes aid deliveries to hundreds of thousands of flood victims. U S military boosts relief efforts elsewhere as airlifts of food and clean water are delayed by flooded camps and slick roads. South African Air Force crews await gaps to resume flights, but more rain threatens to lengthen the delay.
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Social Security plan fuels critics in election clash
A Congressional Budget Office report used by Democrats and Republicans to allege that Texas Governor George W. Bush’s proposed five-year 483 billion tax cut would reduce Social Security surpluses. The CBO estimated 2002 through 2006 non Social Security surpluses at 247 billion under a scenario, insufficient to cover Bush plan without dipping into Social Security funds. comments cited by Senator Lautenberg and others.
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Texas
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Enberg
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Frank Laut
Gunmen kill Pakistan lawyer before Sharif trial
Gunmen burst into the Karachi office of Kallad, Sharif's lawyer in a hijacking case, killing him and two others as closing arguments approach. A fourth gunman guarded the scene. no suspects named and no clear link to Sharif's trial established. The incident leaves the ousted Pakistan premier's case unsettled.
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Hynde arrested in Gap protest over animal rights display
Chrissie Hynde and three activists were booked for criminal mischief and trespassing after using a knife to tear leather and suede garments in a Gap store window. Arraignment pending. Also reports David Stone leaves hospital after light aircraft crash. Elizabeth Taylor Timeless Treasures doll portrays Cleopatra in Mattel release priced at 75 dollars.
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Girl Kidnapping Suspect Sought After Florida Return
Ten year old Jessica Rodriguez reappears after three days walking into a Wal Mart 25 miles from home asking for help. Sheriff Turner says she is fine and talking with her mother. Investigators believe she was dropped outside the store by her captor as they search for the suspected abductor.
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Judge weighs challenge to INS decision on Elian case
In Miami a federal judge considers whether courts can compel the INS to grant Elian Gonzalez a political asylum hearing. Lazaro Gonzalez, the boy’s great uncle, seeks relief after INS ordered Elian’s return to his father in Cuba. Demonstrators gathered as Judge K Michael Moore heard three hours of arguments and did not indicate a ruling.
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Georgina Cid Cruz
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States briefs on Spence hospital stay and other cases
Congress member Floyd Spence remains hospitalized in Bethesda after a routine test visit for observation. Spence, 71, a double lung transplant recipient and House Armed Services chair, plans reelection. illness described as not serious. Also, Rhona Thompson acquitted on three charges in a York County video gaming case amid mistrial on another charge. A Sumter man, Mark Antonio Johnson, charged with solicitation to murder a deputy after allegedly offering to pay $10,000 to kill a Berkeley County sheriff's deputy.
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Floyd Spence
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Metz
Bebe Spence
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Rhona Thompson
Summerville
Berkeley County
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Johnson
Arthur Caldwell
Internet romance turns sour for young Brit in Charleston
Trevor Tasker flew to Charleston South Carolina to wed his online fiancée only to face a shocking truth. The 60s age woman matched in emails turned out to be older and the fiancé's roommate, a 70 year old alcoholic, had died and been found in a freezer. Wynema Faye Shumate is jailed on charges of removing a body and desecrating remains with $150000 bail. The story draws intense media attention in England as Tasker becomes a tabloid target.
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David Thomas
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Littering crackdown in South Carolina expands patrols
South Carolina Highway Patrol unveils an aggressive plan using unmarked vehicles with video cameras to catch litterers. The litter task force reports 36 arrests in two weeks, with fines up to 300 dollars and up to 36 days in prison. Local agencies will assist, and citizens are urged to participate.
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