Haggar admits sexual immorality in pulpit confession
Colorado Springs reports Rev Ted Haggard, 50, a former president of the 30 million member National Evangelical Association, calls himself a deceiver and liar in a letter read at his megachurch. He resigns after a man alleged drug fueled homosexual trysts with him.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Ted Hagzard
National Evangelical Association
Haggard
NEA
Washington
King Memorial groundbreaking set near Lincoln Memorial
On November 13 a diverse group including Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey will lay the first shovels for a King Memorial on the National Mall, the first African American monument there. Angelou speaks of Coretta Scott King, who died in January.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln
National Mall
Maya Angelou
Oprah Winfrey
Ecade
Angelou
King
Coretta Scott King
Missouri Catholics back stem cell research
A group of prominent Missouri Catholics led by former Senator Tom Eagleton emailed a letter to supporters arguing for Amendment 2. They challenge church leaders over stem cell research and say the amendment would ensure federally approved stem cell research and treatments are available in Missouri ahead of the vote.
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Kansas City, Mo
Missouri
Tom Eagleton
Bush and Pelosi campaign in key districts
President Bush campaigns in endangered GOP districts across middle America while Nancy Pelosi campaigns in the Northeast to boost Democratic challengers. The two parties race to turnout voters as legal teams prepare for potential election issues.
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Nancy Pelosi
Washington
D.C
House
Middle America
Grand Island
Neb
Pelosi
D-Calif
Colchester
Conn
Prosecutors Rejected Most FBI Terror Referrals, Report Says
Private researchers claim Justice Department prosecutors declined to pursue charges in 131 of 150 international terrorist referrals from the FBI between Oct 2005 and Jun 2006, a peak in rising rejection rates since 2001. Officials dispute the data citing dismissed hoax cases and referrals for orders without charges.
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Washington, D.C
Justice Department
FBI
Syracuse University
U.S
Syracuse
Brian Rochrkasse
Nicaraguans vote as Ortega seeks return to power
Voters in Managua cast ballots to decide if Sandinista leader Daniel Ortega will return to power in a race watched by the United States. U S officials warn against an Ortega win and Chavez seeks allies. Early voting reportedly smooth with high orderly participation. Palestinian students rally in support of Hamas outside a university.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Raouf Abdul-Rahman
Managua
Nicaragua
Daniel Ortega
United States
U.S
Ortega
Carlos Gutierrez Sayin
Pablo ‘Ayon
Civic Group
For Ethics and Transparency
Hamas
Israeli deputy PM calls for Jew Arab separation in Holy Land
Avigdor Lieberman urged near-total separation between Jews and Arabs in Israel sparking strong condemnation. Prime Minister Olmert and other ministers distanced themselves. Arab-Israeli lawmaker Ahmed Tibi called the remarks ethnic cleansing and warned they jeopardize peace talks and relations with Arab citizens.
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Israel
On Sunay
Holy Land
Avigdor Lieberman
Lieberman
Ehud Ol
Blackout reveals fragile European power grid links
A German utility said a high voltage line shut to let a ship pass may have triggered weekend European blackouts affecting about 10 million people. Trains halted in Germany, elevators trapped in France and Italy. Austria Belgium and Spain touched. No injuries. E.ON cited overloaded network in northwestern Germany as starting point.
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