Democrats threaten to slow Senate if rules change
Senate Democrats warned they would slow or stop most business if Republicans alter the rules to confirm President Bush's controversial judicial nominees. Majority Leader Bill Frist urged returning to up or down votes, while Sen. Harry Reid argued the move would be an unprecedented abuse of power.
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D-Nev
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Washington
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Bill Frist
R-Tenn
Reid
Iraqs fragile democracy faces Sunni bargaining and violence
In Baghdad the first freely elected National Assembly since January faces last minute Sunni Arab bargaining over leadership posts while car bombings kill five civilians and an American. Meanwhile Berlusconi signals Italy will start withdrawing troops as Iraqis gain control, complicating peace efforts. President Bush urges Hezbollah to disarm and seek legitimacy.
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Iraq
Silvio Berlusconi
National Assembly
U S Officials Charge 18 In Weapons Smuggling Plot
U S authorities charged 18 people in an alleged scheme to smuggle grenade launchers shoulder fired missiles and other Russian weapons into the United States. The yearlong probe used an FBI informant posing as an arms buyer with ties to al Qaida and included wiretaps on seven phones and more than 15000 calls. The operation spanned South Africa Armenia and the Georgian Republic with an explosives expert behind the informant’s contact.
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United States
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Armenia
Georgian Republic
Soviet Union
Pentagon anthrax scare closes mail buildings
Positive initial tests at two military mailrooms led to closing three mail facilities and treating about 900 postal workers. Officials later confirmed negative results after follow up testing and stressed no threat comparable to 2001.
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Washington
Pentagon
William Winkenwerder
Ebbers Convicted in $11 Billion WorldCom Fraud Case
Bernard Ebbers, once dubbed the Telecom Cowboy, is found guilty on all nine counts in a landmark federal trial. Prosecutors say he steered WorldCom’s scheme to hide billions in expenses. the judge set sentencing for June 13 as Ebbers vows appeal and his wife mourns.
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Wall Street
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Bernard Ebbers
WorldCom
U.S
Ebbers
Alberto Gonzales
Mississippi
Scott Sullivan
William Johnson
Sullivan
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Marcia Gay Harden Debuts With New York Philharmonic
Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden appears in a semi staged Mendelssohn concert version of A Midsummer Night's Dream at Avery Fisher Hall with Campbell Scott Hope Davis Linda Emond Reg Roberts Lorenzo Pisoni and Jeremy Shamos under conductor Sir Neville Marriner. The program runs Thursday Saturday and March 22.
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Avery Fisher Hall
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