Bush marks Jamestown 400th anniversary celebration
President Bush visits Jamestown Virginia to honor 400th anniversary of America's first permanent English colony. He praises liberty while addressing a 25 000 strong crowd and tours Historic Jamestowne with First Lady Laura Bush.
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Opening arguments begin in Padilla terror trial
Opening statements start Monday in the federal Padilla case, a terrorism support trial for Jose Padilla, a U S citizen once held as an enemy combatant. The trial, expected to last into August, features complex testimony and defense strategy described by lawyers familiar with the proceedings.
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Democratic candidates push higher fuel standards for autos
Democratic presidential hopefuls press automakers to raise fuel efficiency amid concerns over oil dependence and rising pump prices. Senator Barack Obama on Detroit turf calls for tougher standards and support to reshape the industry toward more efficient cars. Senator Chris Dodd proposes the steepest mileage increase among contenders.
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Alaska villagers brace for big Postal Service rate hike
Remote Alaska communities fear higher costs as new USPS rates take effect. The 3 percent rise affects groceries and basic supplies for 139 villages unreachable by road, with bypass mail discounts and air carrier delivery in question. Local residents worry already strained budgets amid rising cereal and milk prices.
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Pakistani Protester Jumps Tires in Karachi Violence Protest
A Pakistani protester leaps over burning tires in Karachi on Sunday condemning Saturday’s violence. The demonstration underscores ongoing unrest tied to mounting political tensions and public clashes.
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Karachi clashes deepen as political crisis escalates
In Karachi gunbattles erupted between Pashtun and Urdu speaking supporters of a pro-government party amid a national crisis that began with the March 9 suspension of the chief justice. Four people are dead, ambulances were fired upon, and bodies were found bound and blindfolded as tensions surge in Pakistan’s port city of 15 million.
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Pope calls bishops to revive Latin America's Catholicism
In Aparecida Brazil Pope Benedict XVI urged regional bishops to be courageous missionaries to reverse Catholicism's decline in Latin America. About 150000 worshippers gathered outside the basilica as choir members sang and flags waved during his last public event of a Brazilian five day visit.
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Iran confirms arrest of Iranian American academic Haleh Esfandiari
Iran confirmed on Sunday detaining Haleh Esfandiari, a prominent Iranian American academic and director of the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Middle East Program. A hardline newspaper accused her of spying for the United States and Israel and seeking to incite revolution inside Iran.
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