Mafia plot to kill chief justice Warren Burger disclosed
FBI documents released under FOIA detail a 1979 plan by mobsters from three top New York and Montreal families to target Chief Justice Warren Burger. An informant said the plot also included a federal judge, with warnings issued to Mafia bosses in seven cities. Burger died in 1995. FBI inquiry faded after 15 months.
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Government to fund state city interoperable communications
The U S government will allocate 968 million to states and cities to fix emergency communications gaps for police and fire services six years after 9 11. California Texas and New York lead with large grants, while New York City and Los Angeles area receive sizable portions. Officials emphasize local coordination to raise nationwide standards by 2009.
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Senators urge Bush to commute border agents Ramos and Compean
Senators John Cornyn and Dianne Feinstein joined calls for President Bush to commute the 11 and 12 year prison terms of Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean who shot a Mexican drug courier during a 2005 pursuit. Aldrete-Davila survived, later testifying against the agents. A GOP House group also pressed for clemency.
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Obama and Edwards clash over poverty focus
Obama challenged Edwards claim as anti poverty candidate while Edwards highlighted rural Appalachia hardship. The duel reflected familiar themes in a race where poverty policy rarely tops the agenda. Virginia officials celebrated the Springfield interchange project completion, a major traffic relief with 80 lane miles and 50 ramps serving 430000 vehicles daily.
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Wayne Downing Dies at 67 Former Army General
Wayne Downing, a four star Army general and former terrorism adviser, died of bacterial meningitis at Proctor Hospital in Peoria Illinois at age 67. He served briefly as a top counterterrorism adviser to President Bush after 9 11 and since 2003 chaired the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point New York.
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Food firms promise ad ban on children’s TV programming
Eleven major food and beverage companies vow to stop advertising junk foods on children’s shows. The pledge targets cereals, candy, and soda, including brands like Trix once pitched directly to kids.
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Sheriff Deputy Killed in Champaign Bank Standoff
Sheriff’s deputy Tommy Martin died after being shot while stopping a June 21 crime spree that included a bank standoff. Two Chicago men, William Thompson and Yusef Kareem Brown, were charged with three counts of first degree murder as prosecutors filed new charges.
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