Two moms to be listed on New Jersey birth certificate
Two women will be named as parents on a New Jersey birth certificate after a closed family court agreement reached the day before the child was born. The step signals an early implication of equal rights following the landmark Supreme Court ruling. The arrangement was approved by a judge and aligns with standard practice of sending birth certificates to parents. The second item notes the Defense Department travel reservation system as a costly failure, with only 17 percent of travelers using it as intended, per Senate investigators.
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Fed warns inflation top concern in minutes
Fed policymakers cite curbing inflation as their main worry in the Oct 24 25 meeting minutes. They held rates steady but agreed risks to lowering inflation remain greater than the risk of the economy cooling too much.
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Seniors and disabled re explore Medicare drug plan enrollment
The enrollment window opens for about 43 million seniors and disabled Americans over the next six weeks to join a private plan that lowers medicine costs in 2007. Enrollees typically save around 1100 dollars this year. current plans auto rollovers unless a change is requested.
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Washington, BL
Mass abduction in Baghdad followed by group releases
In Baghdad suspected Shiite militiamen released about 70 captives from a mass abduction near the Higher Education Ministry. Officials report 105 violent deaths on the same day as Prime Minister al Maliki faces pressure from the US to crack down on militias amid ongoing sectarian violence.
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Abed Theyab
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Muqtad al-Sadr
Al-Maliki
Supreme Council For the Islamic Revolution
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Sadrist
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Bush aims to reassure Asian allies after U S election setback
President Bush travels to Singapore Vietnam and Indonesia on an eight day overseas swing to stress American reliability in trade security and North Korea policy despite Republicans losing the House and Senate. He will address leaders in Singapore outline themes in a speech and meet with Asian officials amid post election lame duck concerns. Putin greets Bush and Laura on arrival in Moscow en route to Singapore.
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Chinese dog owners hide pets amid Beijing anti rabies crackdown
Beijing residents scramble to hide dogs under a campaign that limits households to one dog and bans breeds over 14 inches. Pet owners like Elaine Loke fear police actions as dog deaths and arrests surface, while some relocate to avoid the crackdown. The city, home to about 1 million dogs, intensifies enforcement amid rising rabies cases.
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Elaine Loke
Hippy
Bally
Beijing
Loke
Regul
Darfur Attacks by Militias Reported Across Villages
International observers report intensified attacks by pro government militiamen in Darfur villages. Dozens killed as rebels accuse janjaweed forces of burning a thatched hut with parents and children inside. U N confirms inquiry into four children and two adults killed in Madu raid. Concurrently Congo holds runoff with Joseph Kabila declared winner at about 58 percent. Bemba disputes results and clashes with security forces erupt in Kinshasa leaving civilians and a soldier dead.
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Pakistani rape law changes spark Islamist anger
Pakistan passed amendments removing the death penalty for extramarital sex and altering the four witness rule for rape cases while upholding five year prison terms for consensual sex outside marriage. The moves follow calls for reform after the Mukhtar Mai case.
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Mukhtar Mai
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