Chechen rebels seize Moscow theater during Nord Ost show
About 50 armed Chechen attackers stormed the Moscow theater, taking hundreds hostage as police surround the building in a tense siege. Officials say hostages were beaten, with two pregnant women released, and some escapees recount blood in the halls. The group demanded an end to the Chechnya war and threatened to blow the building if forces attacked.
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Valery Gribakin
Chechnya
Gribakin
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Putin
Germany
Portugal
Alexei Gromov
Interfax
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Arbi Barayev
New York
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Aslanbek Aslakhanov
Ruslan Khasbulatov
Khasbulatov
Stalin
Kazakhstan
Soviet Union
Hitler
Shamil Basayev
Budyonnovsk
Kizlyar
Nord-Ost
Thenordost.com
McDowell County residents push for school consolidation fight
Margaret Justice calls for action as residents of McDowell County press to oppose consolidation plans. Judy Cline and Elaine Webb express urgency over early bus rides and safety while War Mayor Tom Hatcher frames opposition as for the children. School board president Mitchem urges a balanced plan, Gov. Wise awaits hearings, and Manchin notes a $40 million floodproofing funding option.
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Margaret Justice
War
McDowell County
Justice
Judy Cline
Bull Creek
Cline
Panther Elementary
Elaine Webb
Anawalt
Gary
Webb
Tom Hatcher
Hatcher
Manchin
Mike Mitchem
Board of Education
Bob Wise
Mitchem
Wise
Wise picks for West Virginia school board vacancies
Boone County teacher Delores W. Cook of Ridgeview to succeed Cleo Mathews who resigned after being elected mayor of Hinton. The resignations of J D Morris and Jim MacCallum created two more vacancies with Sheila Hamilton set to depart Nov 4. Wise considers Lloyd Jackson for the board, while educators urge careful selection and adherence to No Child Left Behind goals.
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Delores W. Cook
Ridgeview
Cleo Mathews
Hinton
J.D. Morris
Jim MacCallum
Sheila Hamilton
Shepherdstown
MacCallum
North Carolina
Morris
Feder
Clay County
Wise
Thhe
Senate
Lloyd Jackson
D-Lincoln
Jackson
Judy Hale
West Virginia Federation of Teachers
Hale
Pacific Rim ministers weigh terrorism and trade in Bali shadow
APEC ministers at Cabo San Lucas focused on North Korea's nuclear program and how terrorism threatens trade liberalization. The talks, preceding a leaders' summit, grappled with Bali attacks and risks from extremists tied to al Qaida, amid calls for strengthened regional cooperation.
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Mexico
North Korea
APEC
China
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Bali
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Philippines
al-Qaida
Property tax Increments Fund Development Projects
A district is established to include designated property for a project. Development costs are paid by the increment between pre and post project property taxes. Citizens bear no obligation for costs. Contact Charles Owens at cowens bottonline.com.
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