Republican chairman Jim Gilmore resigns from RNC post
AP reports RNC Chairman Jim Gilmore resigns effective January, paving way for a Bush appointee before 2002 elections. Possible successors include Marc Racicot and Rep. J C Watts with Ann Wagner also named. Bush praised Gilmore while noting travel demands and family time.
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Judge OKs cable service shutdown amid bankruptcy ruling
Bankruptcy Judge Thomas Carlson allowed Excite Home to reject contracts, potentially cutting high speed Internet for about 4 million subscribers across the U.S. including Mediacom customers in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Cable firms plan appeals while negotiations continue.
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Arrest of Green River Killer Suspect Shocks Seattle
Police arrest Gary Ridgway 52 of Auburn on homicide investigation tied to the Green River killings blamed for 49 deaths in the Northwest. He was detained as he left Kenworth Truck Co after 30 years as a painter. charges not immediately filed.
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Lawmakers drop Harkin provision from school bill
Lawmakers narrowly stripped a provision by Sens. Tom Harkin and Chuck Hagel from an education bill. The measure would have guaranteed billions in federal IDEA funding annually for disabled students, replacing the funding outside the yearly appropriations process.
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Former sheriff arrested in slaying of successor
A former DeKalb County sheriff Sidney Dorsey and two others were arrested on murder charges in the December slaying of Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown. Brown, gunned down in his driveway days before his swearing in, had promised to fire many deputies to clean up corruption.
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