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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 2006
Page
31
Three high school girls and their parents were found shot to death at a home in eastern Iowa near Bonaparte. Their son Shawn Bentler was arrested in Quincy Illinois on an unrelated drug charge and named a suspect by the Van Buren County sheriff’s office. Authorities have not disclosed a motive.
The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a sanctions package against North Korea including ship searches and asset freezes to curb its alleged nuclear program. North Korea condemns the resolution, walks out, and warns of potential further tests amid tense negotiations with Russia and China.
The Interior Ministry dismissed 3,000 employees accused of corruption or rights abuses and pledged leadership changes as sectarian violence surged. Dozens died, and headless bodies of 17 Shiite workers were found near Baghdad. The chaos followed the kidnapping and killing of Sunni residents in Duluiyah. King Abdullah met Iraqi clerics in Mecca urging calm and reconciliation.
Democrats hope enthusiasm will trump Republican efficiency in the contest for Congress. Polls show momentum for Democrats who aim to gain 15 House seats and six Senate seats, with voters trusting Democrats to handle the economy and Iraq. The piece notes EMILY's List founder Ellen Malcolm and Karin Johanson weighing turnout strategies amid California and Rhode Island results.
In Kandahar province militants opened fire with rocket propelled grenades and guns, killing two NATO soldiers and wounding three. a roadside bomb near a provincial governor's compound injured another official, while Canada confirmed the dead and wounded but withheld names.
Across Gaza the international boycott of the Hamas led government fails to curb its power as poverty rises and civil conflict deepens. In Somalia Islamic militants repulse a pro government assault and seize another coastal town signaling weak central authority. An 8 year old boy and his Chinese immigrant mother are released after new information prompts review of immigration policy.
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