Multiple U.S. and world briefs on storms, deaths, and aviation safety
A hurricane watch extends along the South Texas coast as Tropical Storm Claudette approaches. Jazz great Benny Carter dies at 95 after a six decade career. A Pew poll finds Americans wary of media ownership loosenings. Wildfires force evacuations near Yakima and Mount Lemmon, while U.S. airlines report a safe year with 34 accidents in 2002.
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Yakima
Wash
Washington
Tampico
Arizona
Mount Lemmon
U.S
National Transportation Safety Board
Bomb damages Indonesia's Parliament building
A bomb exploded at Indonesia's Parliament in Jakarta on Monday blowing out windows but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility amid a string of recent bombings. police last week seized explosives and detonators and arrested nine militants for planned attacks.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Bali
Associated Press
Bond hails court ruling on affirmative action
NAACP executive director Julian Bond urged states to rejoin the union on affirmative action after the Supreme Court upheld race as a factor in university admissions. He praised the ruling while noting ongoing challenges and criticizing Florida's One Florida plan limiting race or gender considerations in admissions.
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Bond
Miami Beach
Fla
NAACP
Julian Bond
Bush
Jeb Bush
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
U.S. Supreme Court
University of Michigan
KKK
Florida
One Florida
Jacob DiPietro
Al-Qaida trained thousands of terrorists report says
A congressional investigation finds between 70 000 and 120 000 individuals trained by al Qaida with some believed to be in the United States. Sen. Graham argues the administration lost focus on al Qaida while concentrating on Iraq.
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Washington
United States
Bob Graham
D-Fla
Graham
NBC
Meet the Press
CIA
Senate Intelligence Committee
Bush
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
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Qwest
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Qwest.com
Qwest Communications International Inc
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