Arafat seeks new Israel truce as adviser says
Yasser Arafat wants a truce with Israel, his security adviser said on Tuesday, but Israeli officials demanded a crackdown on militant groups. In Dura, Israeli troops killed a fugitive Islamic militant during an arrest raid, and such raids have sparked past retaliatory bombings. Officials noted Arafat and Ahmed Qurei are not in direct contact with Israel, while high level talks continue between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas on a cease fire.
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Sunni Triangle police chief killed in ambush
Khaldiya police chief Colonel Khedeir Mekhalef Ali was killed in a roadside ambush on his way home to Fallujah. The strike heightens U S efforts to build police and militia forces in the region amid strong Saddam era support and follows a major friendly fire incident three days earlier.
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Auto workers union presses GM talks for tentative pact
In Dearborn Michigan the United Auto Workers and General Motors continued negotiations into Tuesday morning as GM seeks a new labor agreement. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger pledged continued bargaining until a tentative contract is reached, following Ford and DaimlerChrysler deals that include Visteon and require ratification by members.
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Cargo plane in Phoenix receives bomb threat
Phoenix police and bomb squad unloaded a grounded UPS Boeing 757 by hand after two threatening calls, one mentioning a bomb in the shipment. The aircraft had emergency landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor from Los Angeles and was ferried to a secure area as investigators proceeded with caution.
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Appeals court hints at revisiting California recall delay
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals asked California election officials and recall backers to file briefs on whether an 11 judge panel should reconsider the ruling delaying the October 7 recall. A new hearing could uphold the delay or restore the 7 October vote as the first panel’s order remains under review.
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Westerners Reported Held by U S in Iraq
Six claiming to be Americans and two saying they are British are in U S custody in Iraq on suspicion of involvement in attacks on coalition forces. Brig Gen Janis Karpinski said they are security detainees in Abu Ghraib, being interrogated by military intelligence in Baghdad.
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Survivor alumni edition casting underway for CBS show
Host Jeff Probst says past contestants are sending tapes for a comeback as casting begins for an alumni edition to air early next year. The seventh Pearl Islands season debuts at 8 p.m. EDT Thursday, promising a huge lie and a near drowning.
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Art from Lloyd Webber home on display in London
About 300 works from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sydmonton estate will be shown at the Royal Academy of Arts in London for three months. The collection includes Canaletto and Picasso pieces and a noted oil by Stanley Spencer. Picasso's Angel Fernandez de Soto is valued at about 29 million dollars.
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Payback on the marquee for bad checks at Park Avenue Market
Vic Ricci, a 52 year old Easton grocer, displays customers who bounce checks on his marquee. He began after a $200 bounce and a failed repayment. A man later paid about $100, but Ricci says names stay until full recovery. He reserves harsh public shaming for deliberate nonpayment.
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Toothbrush bandit targets Lima dentist yard symbol
In Lima Ohio a 14-foot red wooden toothbrush, used as a yard sign by Dr. Ruhl Warden for about 20 years, was stolen over the weekend. Warden, 74, offered a $100 reward for its return after filing a theft report Monday morning.
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