Miller testifies in Plame leak probe after jail release
Judith Miller, NYT reporter freed after 85 days in jail, testifies before a grand jury as prosecutors weigh charges in the Bush era CIA operative leak case. Fitzgerald suggests Miller’s testimony closes a key witness gap in the investigation into Valerie Plame’s identity.
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Washington, D.C
New York Times
Judith Miller
Bush Administration
CIA
Miller
Patrick Fitzgerald
Valerie Plame
Fitzgerald
Bomb blasts kill 110 in Iraq hillah and balad
Insurgents struck two Shiite towns in two days with car bombs and a market blast in Hillah killing 10 and Balad 102. The attacks aimed to intimidate Shiites from voting in the October referendum, heightening sectarian tensions and prompting security men to report 33 more car bombs planned in Baghdad.
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Hillah
Iraq
Balad
Baghdad
Mohammed Mahdi Jassim
U.S
al-Qaida
Associated Press
Mohammed Kadhim
Dujail
Hussein Ali
George Casey
Pentagon
Maj
Abdul-Karim al-Mohammedawi
Interior Ministry
Gas prices and storms drag down economy and confidence
Katrina battered the economy with $100 billion uninsured losses and a 1 percent drop in inflation-adjusted spending in August. Gasoline costs and auto incentives trimmed consumer purchases, while Michigan confidence fell to 76.9, the lowest in 12 years. Analysts warn next two months may look grim but a rebound is possible.
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Washington, D.C
University of Michigan
Joel Naroff
Naroff Economic Advisors
Wall Street
New York
Commerce
FBI admits mistakes in wiretaps amid Patriot Act debate
The FBI acknowledges errors in intercepts during terrorism probes including wrong numbers in wiretaps. Officials say mistakes are not admissible in court. critics urge tighter wiretap rules as Patriot Act provisions expire.
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Washington, D.C
FBI
Bureau
Justice Department
Inspector General
Ed Cogswell
Cogswell
World Health Agency Revises Bird Flu Death Toll Projections
WHO halts peak death forecast after reports of up to 150 million deaths from avian flu. Experts say 7.4 million may be a more likely figure, as the agency faces inquiries into new estimates and the role of UN coordinator Dr. David Nabarro. In Asia the crisis expands and debates continue over potential global impact.
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Washington, D.C
Tom DeLay
GOP
House
DeLay
Texas
Tom
Robert S. Walker
R-Pa
Washington
Geneva
World Health Organization
Asia
U.N. Health Agency
David Nabarro
U.N
New York
WHO
Asia-Pacific
Melilla
Spain
Europe
Morocco
Strait of Gibraltar
Abraham Pintum
Central African Republic
Ceuta
Otis Forces Evacuations in Cabo San Lucas Baja Storm
Hurricane Otis nears Cabo San Lucas prompting door to door evacuations in low income neighborhoods. Five shelters opened as authorities plan to move up to 1 000 residents by night. Forecasters expect Otis to weaken and bring rain to parts of the U S by early next week. Maximum winds near 85 mph, 120 miles southwest of Los Cabos.
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Cabo San Lucas
Mexico
Otis
Baja California
Luis Armando Diaz
Atlantic-Caribbean
United States
Los Cabos
U.S. National Hurricane Center
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