Oil prices slide below seventy after US data show gasoline rise
Oil prices sank more than 2 a barrel to under 70 as government data show gasoline supplies grew last week reversing two months of declines. ABN Amro broker Lee Fader called it a technical selloff as the energy committee sent letters to major oil firms seeking details on investment priorities in refining capacity.
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Moussaoui Sentenced to Six Life Terms in Virginia
Zacarias Moussaoui was sentenced to six life terms in a federal prison, ending four years of legal maneuvering after a two month trial. Judge Leonie Brinkema condemned him as unrepentant and isolated, while he accused Americans of hypocrisy and warned that they missed a chance to learn from him.
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Contractors Overbilling Katrina Debris Cleanup Probe
A House committee report accuses hurricane recovery contractors in Washington of overbilling the $63 billion effort. Debris loads allegedly inflated prices, mileage claims were overstated, and bills duplicated for the same loads. Rep. Henry Waxman led the inquiry noting layered subcontracting raised costs.
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Governmen Reform Committee
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War funding clears Senate vote amid tough House talks
Senate approve 78 to 20 on a 109 billion package for war operations and hurricane relief with 65.7 billion for war and 28.9 billion for storms. Bush veto threat and House conservatives push to cut about 14 billion in add ons, including farm aid and Gulf Coast grants. Negotiations will trim hurricane aid and scrutinize Pentagon funding as talks begin.
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Vatican excommunicates two bishops over China ordinations
The Vatican denounced Beijing for defying the pope and excommunicated two bishops ordained by the state controlled church without papal consent. Spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls called the act a wound to church unity and said some prelates faced coercion. Beijing’s foreign ministry defended the ordinations as reflecting the faithful majority, while the Vatican weighed renewed ties with Taiwan and Beijing.
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Sudanese rebels weigh U S backed Darfur peace plan
AADUJA Nigeria Sudanese rebels cautiously welcome U S backed proposals to salvage a peace agreement for Darfur amid an international push to accept a plan that could end a crisis blamed for at least 180000 deaths. Four pages of last minute revisions offer concessions on integrating fighters into the Sudanese armed forces compensation for victims and power sharing before a midnight deadline extended since Sunday.
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