Gore narrows gap with Bush in Post poll
The Washington Post ABC News poll shows Bush at 52 percent to Gore's 43 percent among registered voters, with similar leads among likely voters. Gore trails when compared with Bush's pre convention bounce and is under pressure to present stronger leadership.
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Ralph Nader
Green Party
Nader
Buchanan
Dick Cheney
Philadelphia
University officials say students can stay on fire lines in Montana
Montana universities plan fall classes starting Sept 5 as 1,800 students including National Guard members and volunteers qualify to join fire lines. Fires burn across the West, with 900,000 acres burned Friday and crews from the U.S. and Canada aiding operations. Power lines along the High Ore Road fire near Wickes are out through Monday.
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New Zealand
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Colombian rebels seize Iowa native researchers in Colombia
Leftist ELN rebels seized about two dozen researchers from Colombia's National University in western Antioquia. Iowa native John Douglas Lynch, former University of Nebraska Lincoln biology professor, is among captives. Officials say release may be delayed by sporadic fighting as negotiators seek a safe release mechanism.
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Iowa
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Radionet
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Collins
Lynch
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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National Science Institute of Colombia
ELN
Oscar Anzola
Medellin
Doctors aid juror as mistrial declared in malpractice case
In Erie, three defendants Scott Henry Joseph Carvelli and Betty Toperzer helped ailing juror Andrew Estok after he fainted during openings. Judge Shad Connelly halted the trial citing potential prejudice. The case, over a liver disease misdiagnosed as hepatitis, settled out of court with terms undisclosed. Michel Leasure and parents sought up to 1.1 million.
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Betty Toperzer
Andrew Estok
Estok
Shad Connelly
Connelly
Michel Leasure
Five Hurt as World Trade Center Elevator Crash Injures Passengers
An express World Trade Center elevator ran past its last stop on the 78th floor and collided with a concrete slab, injuring five passengers including a woman with broken ankles and a man with a head gash. Rescue crews evacuated survivors across an aluminum ramp after a 800 foot ascent.
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