Williams chosen archbishop of Canterbury amid Anglican controversies
Rowan Williams, 52, named to lead the Anglican Communion as the 14th archbishop of Canterbury. The Welsh-born cleric opposed early post 9 11 war plans, pledging cautious action in Afghanistan and Iraq while guiding debates over women's ordination and attitudes toward homosexuality.
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Salvadoran Generals Liable for Atrocities in Civil War
A federal jury in West Palm Beach found retired Salvadoran generals Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova and Jose Guillermo to blame for torture and killings during El Salvador’s civil conflict. The verdict awards $54.6 million to three survivors, though defense says payment and appeal are unlikely. The case was brought under the Torture Victim Protection Act by a church worker, a doctor, and a professor who fled the country after brutalization.
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Bush signs bill creating nuclear dump at Yucca Mountain
President Bush formally approved Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the United States high level nuclear waste dump ending a 20 year political fight. Nevada officials pledged to block the plan via lawsuits while White House officials called the signing a step toward a comprehensive waste policy.
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Fire threatens giant sequoias in California forest
A 38000 acre wildfire roared through Giant Sequoia National Monument near Pine Flat prompting Forest Service to deploy over 1000 firefighters. The blaze neared the Trail of 100 Giants and Freeman Creek Grove as air tankers and helicopters joined the effort to protect priceless sequoias dating up to 1500 years old.
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White supremacist leader William Pierce dies at 68
William Pierce, author of The Turner Diaries and alleged inspiration for the Oklahoma City bombing, died at his Mill Point compound after a cancer illness. He was 68. Pierce became ill about three weeks ago, with a medical examiner to release the cause of death. Pierce’s novel depicts violent overthrow by white supremacists who fund themselves through crime.
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