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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 14, 2003
Page
11
Secretary of State Colin Powell denounced the Riyadh bombings as al-Qaida inspired. He shortened a session with Saudi youth to receive a briefing from US Ambassador Robert Jordan and then held talks with Saudi officials. Jordan called the attacks cowardly as Fox addressed reporters on Mexico relations.
former President George Bush reassured President Vicente Fox that US Mexico relations stay strong despite Iraq differences. The elder Bush believes the great friendship between his son and Fox remains firm, said Luis Ernesto Derbez after an hourlong meeting. Bush did not speak to reporters.
Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, already serving life, must stand trial in state court on 60 counts of first degree murder that could yield the death penalty. The ruling by District Judge Allen McCall on Tuesday moves the case forward for the April 19, 1995, attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, which killed 168 and injured hundreds.
President Bush surveyed Pierce City Missouri in a driving rainstorm after a May 4 tornado devastated the downtown and damaged most buildings. He pledged to cut federal red tape to aid recovery and met with victims rescue workers and townspeople in St Marys Church gym.
In Baghdad residents cope with spotty electricity as Daura power station faces outages and damaged lines stall repair. Barbara Bodine, tasked with rebuilding Baghdad, was reassigned to Washington. Basra gains 24 hour power after 12 years. Karbala may follow in two weeks.
Saudi authorities tied a 19 member al-Qaida cell to three simultaneous car bomb events in Riyadh that injured about 194 people and killed at least 29, including seven Americans. U S officials pledged pursuit and the FBI planned to assist. secretary of state Powell cited al Qaida fingerprints.
The article reports 17 Saudis, a Yemeni, and an Iraqi with Kuwaiti and Canadian citizenship tied to planned attacks. Interior Minister Prince Nayef says they followed Osama bin Laden’s orders, with seized grenades, explosives, rifles, cash, and computers. If linked to al Qaida, it signals a coordinated return of major terrorism in a highly policed nation.
Jennifer Garner seeks divorce from Scott Foley citing irreconcilable differences in Superior Court papers. The Alias star and Felicity alumnus met in 1988 and wed in October 2000. Foley recently starred in A.USA. which NBC dropped from primetime.
Valarie Johannessen, 34, at Bally’s Wild Wild West Casino in Atlantic City, wins $4,434,930 on a 50-cent Wheel of Fortune progressive slot after feeling her fetus kick. She recalls the moment, saying the baby told her to stay and play.
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