Saddam defense seeks international security guarantees for trial
Saddam Hussein defense says it will skip the November 28 session without neutral international intervention to guarantee safety after the killing of defense lawyer Adel al-Zubeidi and threats against the team. The U S led coalition disputes ongoing sovereignty while insurgency persists. a U S Marine dies from a roadside blast bringing total combat deaths to 2055.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Adel al-Zubeidi
Taha Yassin Ramadan
Khalil al-Dulaimi
Saddam
Al-Dulaimi
Abdel-Haqq Alani
Associated Press
Alani
London
United States
Dujail
U.S. Command
U.S
Saadoun al-Janabi
al-Janabi
Special Court
Oil executives defend profits amid Senate grilling
Five major oil firms faced questions on soaring gas and home heating costs after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP America, and Shell earned over 32.8 billion in Q3 while senators pressed for price explanations and potential windfall taxes. Executives argued profits reflect market cycles and investments, urging against punitive measures or price freezes.
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Washington
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Lee Raymond
ExxonMobil Corp
Raymond
ExxonMobil
Chevron Corp
ConocoPhillips Co
BP America Inc
Shell Oil Co
Bill Nelson
D-Fla
Chevron
David O’reilly Raymond
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
James Mulvay
ConocoPhillips
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Deborah Platt Majoras
Ron Wyden
D-Ore
Mulva
U.S
Congress
Hofmeister
Capitol Hill
Senate Commerce and Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Exxon Mobil
David O'Reilly
James Mulva
Conoco Phillips
Ross Pillars
BP America
John Hofmeister
Shell
Former FEMA chief Brown removed from payroll
Washington officials said former FEMA director Michael Brown is no longer on the agency payroll. He resigned amid criticism of Katrina response and had been paid through November after stepping down on September 12.
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Washington
FEMA
Michael Brown
Homeland Security Department
Brown
Federal Emergency Management Agency
TV Shows Include Sexual Content Across Most Programs
A Kaiser Family Foundation study released Wednesday finds that 70 percent of TV shows contain sexual content, averaging five sex scenes per hour. Top teen programs run about 6.7 scenes per hour, highlighting greater exposure on youth-oriented titles.
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Washington
Kaiser Family Foundation
Texas Supreme Court urged to curb bias warned in watchdog report
The 2004 05 term saw consumer wins at 21 percent as watchdog Texas Watch Foundation asserts the court favored government, corporate and insurance interests. Insurance and medical interests won over two thirds, with juries thwarted in 78 percent of consumer-favored verdicts. Alex Winslow called the court activist for insurers.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
Court Watch
Texas Watch Foundation
Supreme Court
Alex Winslow
Texas Watch
Texas
Attacks Hit Three Amman Hotels Killing Dozens
Bombers struck the Grand Hyatt Radisson SAS and Days Inn in Amman near 9 p m killing at least 57 and wounding 115. One blast occurred inside a wedding hall where 300 guests were gathered, as a bomber infiltrated the crowd. Witnesses described smoke and scenes of horror.
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Amman
Jordan
al-Qaida
United States
Grand Hyatt
Radisson Sas
Days Inn
Ahmed
Radisson
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