Eleven Year Old Girl Dies in Gaza Missile Strike
An 11 year old Palestinian girl died from injuries after an Israeli missile hit Gaza City. The attack is one of six against Hamas targets cited by Israel’s defense minister who vows a fight to the finish. In the West Bank, Fatah leaders meet over the rift between Yasser Arafat and prime minister Mahmoud Abbas.
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Gaza Strip
Hamas
Israel
West Bank
Fatah
Yasser Arafat
Mahmoud Abbas
Afghan and U S Troops Overrun Taliban Hideouts
Afghan and U S troops overran three hideouts in Qalat as fighting raged in southern Afghanistan. American bombing echoed through the mountains while coalition forces pressed to root out hundreds of Taliban holdouts offering a week of fierce resistance. Col Rodney Davis described clashes with groups firing small arms and RPGs.
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U.S
Rodney Davis
Labor Day rally mismatched Davis and Bustamante in Pleasanton
Gov Gray Davis and Lt Gov Cruz Bustamante addressed a Labor Day crowd in Pleasanton without acknowledging one another. Each framed the event around labor issues with Davis seeking to retain office and Bustamante positioning as a recall insurer, delivering separate speeches no direct reference to the other.
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Calif
Gray Davis
Cruz Bustamante
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Bustamante
Alameda County Fairgrounds
San Francisco
Typhoon Dujuan Heads Toward Hong Kong After Taiwan Damage
Typhoon Dujuan lashed southern Taiwan with 96 mph winds, toppling trees and flooding streets as it moved toward Hong Kong and mainland China. Officials reported two deaths and a missing college student amid widespread outages and damage in Kenting and other areas.
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Taiwan
Hong Kong
China
Kenting
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Indonesian cleric Bashir jailed for four years
Indonesian court sentences Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir to four years for knowledge of a plot to topple the government and immigration violations. Prosecutors sought 15 years. judges found insufficient evidence he led Jemaah Islamiyah.
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Indonesia
Abu Bakar Bashir
Bashir
Muhammad Saleh
Southeast Asia
Jemaah Islamiyah
al- Qaida
CensusSurvey Shows 1.4 Million More In Poverty In 2002
The American Community Survey indicates 34.8 million people or 12.4 percent lived in poverty in 2002, up from 33.4 million in 2001, with children especially affected. Median household income rose to 43,057 after inflation, while unemployment and policy debates frame the rise.
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United States
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Center For Budget and Policy Priorities
Greenstein
Sheldon Danzinger
National Poverty Center
University of
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American Community Survey
FBI releases photos in Erie bank robbery bombing case
The FBI showed images of a triple band metal collar and locking device around Brian Wells after a bank heist in Erie Pennsylvania. Wells said he was forced to rob the bank and was killed when the bomb strapped to him exploded with no other injuries reported.
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FBI
Bob Rudge
Brian Douglas Wells
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Wells
PNC Bank
Pennsylvania
Danza Hosts Italian Heritage Festival in Clarksburg
Tony Danza appeared at the 25th annual Italian Heritage Festival in Clarksburg calling it an Italian dream. The actor shared childhood stories and performed with song, dance, and instruments before a Sunday crowd.
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W.va
Tony Danza
Danza
Mixed AP briefs from New Jersey Nebraska and New York
A judge dismisses theft charges against C Thomas Caucci III over a koi value dispute in Cape May Court House New Jersey Army Spec Nick Fox returns from Iraq to Lexington Nebraska where his parents unveil a life size combat infantryman statue John Bothe of Buffalo loses unemployment benefits after serving as unpaid radio host and must repay 605 with an appeal scheduled for September 8
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Lynn
Beth Turner
Buffalo
N.Y
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State Labor Department
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