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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 2005
Page
9
Washington reports a proposal to close and reconfigure hundreds of military bases is advancing in Congress. The House planned a Thursday vote to reject the base closing commission report, a move seen as unlikely to succeed. The Senate would also need to veto the report, a slim prospect.
Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald met privately with U S District Judge Thomas Hogan during a CIA leak investigation. A federal grand jury heard three hours of testimony before adjourning with no charges announced. The grand jury term expires Friday and no witnesses were seen entering the grand jury area.
New DNA map identifies patterns of tiny differences that distinguish individuals. Dr. David Altshuler led a global team of 200 researchers from six nations, calling the project a sea change in genetics research and its potential to uncover genes linked to common illnesses like heart disease and diabetes.
Governor Jeb Bush said criticism of FEMA is misplaced and that the response is Florida's responsibility. He spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff as residents faced hours long waits for food water ice and gas amid power outages. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez called the system flawed and relief sites ran low on supplies. The storm killed at least 27 nationally with Florida deaths rising to 10.
The FDA is considering allowing the OraSure quick HIV test to be sold without a health care worker. The kit uses a mouth swab and a 20 minute reading, with over 99 percent accuracy reported by OraSure. Concerns include need for counseling when results are positive and the price not yet set for consumers.
In Hadera Israel a Palestinian bomber blew himself up at a falafel stand killing five and wounding 21. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility saying retaliation followed the killing of a top militant. The attack raised doubts about Gaza pullout peace hopes. A US soldier played soccer with an Iraqi boy in Mosul.
Three mostly Sunni Arab parties announced a new coalition named Iraqi Accord to contest upcoming parliamentary elections in December. The U S death toll stood at 2 001 as a soldier died in a Tuesday night vehicle accident near Camp Bucca in southern Iraq. The identity of the deceased was withheld pending family notification.
Vitaly Kaloyev, a Russian architect whose family died in a 2002 plane collision, is convicted of premeditated homicide in the stabbing death of air traffic controller Peter Nielsen in Zurich. He received an eight year prison sentence, less than the murder charge's maximum. Kaloyev, 49, said he could not recall the act.
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