Lloyd Cutler, longtime White House counsel, dies at 87
Lloyd Cutler, who served as White House counsel to Presidents Carter and Clinton, died Sunday at his Washington home at age 87 after illness and complications from a broken hip. In 1962 he co founded Wilmer Cutler Pickering, a leading Washington law firm, and later advised Carter on the Iran hostage crisis and the SALT II treaty with the Soviet Union.
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Police recover bodies from downed Australian plane
Police remove bodies from a twin propeller aircraft that crashed in a Queensland rain forest en route to Lockhart River. Fifteen people including two pilots and 13 passengers died, in Australia's worst civil aviation disaster in nearly four decades. Recovery teams also retrieved the flight recorder and began clearing the wreckage.
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Bill would limit public access to weather service
A U S Senate bill would restrict access to National Weather Service data. The government run service would keep research and data but place it behind paid data portals for commercial weather firms and media. Officials say the bill would bar public media academia and emergency managers from needed information.
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Iran hardliners push end to nuclear talks with Europe
Tehran factions demand suspending negotiations with European powers and reject any deal limiting Iran’s nuclear program. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi says Iran will continue talks despite stalemate. Asefi notes resumed voluntary nuclear activities but enrichment remains on hold for now.
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Pope urges renewed dialogue between Catholics and Jews
Pope Benedict XVI urged ongoing dialogue between Roman Catholics and Jews, speaking in a note for the 90th birthday of Elio Toaff, former Rome chief rabbi. He said Toaff’s birthday offers a chance to renew commitment to dialogue and look confidently to the future.
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U N Engineer Killed in Kabul Internet Cafe Bombing
A United Nations engineer from Myanmar was among three killed when an attacker blew himself up inside a Kabul Internet cafe. The blast, the first fatal attack on a U N staffer in the capital since 2001, came after a wave of kidnapping attempts on foreigners and the killing of a British development worker.
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Sunni Arabs Join Iraqi Government Amidinsurgent Toll
In Baghdad the Shiite-led parliament approved four Sunni Arab ministers as violence rages in Iraq. Seven U.S. service members were killed over the weekend, with three Marines and a sailor dying in Haditha, and two soldiers killed near Khaldiyah. Insurgents remain active as U.S. and Iraqi forces conduct raids capturing suspects including a senior Saddam-era officer.
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Victory Day marks Soviet WWII victory celebrations in Moscow
Russia marks VE Day with two day events led by President Putin honoring veterans from the Soviet Union. Tens of thousands watch as soldiers parade along the streets and a restored locomotive carrying Stalin’s portrait arrives at Byelorussky station. Leaders including Bush, Hu Jintao, Chirac, and Koizumi head to Lenin's tomb for a high profile ceremony.
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Police Stifle Neo Nazi Protest in Berlin on WWII Anniversary
Berlin authorities halted a 3000 strong neo Nazi rally to mark the 60th anniversary of Germanys surrender in World War II. Police using a new law and tactics blocked the march past major monuments including the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. About 10 000 officers secured the city as counter demonstrators and protestors remained bottled up. the event ended with the crowd dispersing peacefully under police escort.
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Clinton gala leads to federal trial of Clinton fundraiser
David Rosen, former Hillary Clinton fundraiser, faces three counts of filing false statements over a 2000 celebrity fundraiser at a Brentwood estate. The August 2000 gala drew Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, and Cher and could impact Clinton’s 2008 campaign hopes. Rosen pled not guilty and faces up to 15 years in prison.
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