Abbas tells parliament to support him or fire him
Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas pressed parliament to back him or remove him as he seeks power to advance the U.S. backed road map. Eighteen of eighty three lawmakers signed a petition for a confidence vote, which parliament speaker Ahmed Qureia would consider amid the power struggle with Yasser Arafat.
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West Bank
Mahmoud Abbas
Yasser Arafat
Abbas
Ahmed Qureia
Qureia
Arafat
U S seeks U N support for Iraq reconstruction plan
The United States presses members of the United Nations to back a resolution funding and deploying troops for Iraq postwar rebuilding while preserving U.S. control. France and other powers demand broader UN authority and faster Iraqi sovereignty.
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United States
U.N
Iraq
France
Germany
Russia
Council
US troops, guerrillas clash in Tikrit mortar exchange
U S forces fired on Iraqi guerrillas who lobbed at least six mortars in downtown Tikrit. Four people were detained including a suspected bomb maker. In London, defense secretary Geoff Hoon ordered a troop level review as Blair signaled no decision on extra forces.
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London
Britain
Geoff Hoon
Tony Blair
Blair
Five candidates debate as Schwarzenegger sits out
In Walnut Creek California five top contenders for governor clashed over state leadership and the budget crisis during their first debate. The participants were Cruz Bustamante Tom McClintock Arianna Huffington Peter Ueberroth and Peter Camejo.
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Walnut Creek
Calif
Gray Davis
California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bustamante
McClintock
Arianna Huffington
Peter Ueberroth
Green Party
Peter Camejo
Court halts FCC ownership rules overhaul
An appeals court blocked new federal rules easing TV station ownership limits and removing the ban on owning newspapers and broadcast outlets in the same city. Critics warn the move would consolidate media control in a few large companies.
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Philadelphia
Federal Communications Commission
Estrada Withdraws From Appeals Court Nomination
Miguel Estrada, a Honduran immigrant and Harvard Law graduate, withdrew from consideration for the U S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia after seven failed filibuster-break attempts. The decline ends a two year fight amid partisan battles over Bush judicial nominees.
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Washington
Miguel Estrada
Bush
Senate
Estrada
White House
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
D.C
U.S
Solicitor General
Harvard Law School
Horatio Alger
Colleges toughen rules to prevent campus viruses
Colleges are enforcing aggressive measures to curb virus outbreaks on campus networks. Oberlin College warns of a $25 fine for spreading a virus and unplugs infected machines. UNT removes viruses on about 16 computers every 90 minutes and charges a $30 cleaning fee. Vanderbilt shut off about 1,200 infected machines while Salisbury University briefly went offline, disrupting class schedules and meal tickets.
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Washington
Oberlin College
Ohio
John Bucher
Oberlin
University of North Texas
Vanderbilt University
Salisbury University
Maryland
Jerry Waldron
Celebrities in playful film and Venice marriage jest
In New York Cuba Gooding Jr discusses Beyonce Knowles nerves over kissing scenes in The Fighting Temptations and Sept. 19 release. In Venice George Clooney jokes about a journalist proposing at a press conference during Intolerable Cruelty Q A. In Charleston snowstorm refunds offered to B B King concertgoers with CrossRhodes Entertainment. 75 percent refunds or vouchers available within 30 days.
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Cuba Gooding Jr
The
Fighting Temptations
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Peanut Gallery
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People Magazine
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Italy
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Venice Film Festival
Clooney
Charleston
W.va
CrossRhodes Entertainment
Big Flats
N.Y
Darrell V. McGraw Jr
West Virginia
McGraw
Roosters on steroids spark noise complaints in Beckley
In Beckley West Virginia residents report relentless rooster cock a doodle doo. A resident turned in a recording to Prosecutor Larry Frail and County Lawyer Bill Roop who plan further checks near Route 3.
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West Virginia
Raleigh
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Bill Roop
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