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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2006
Page
3
U S airstrikes in a cave complex near Afghanistan's border with Pakistan killed four Taliban militants and destroyed a rocket laden truck. Pakistani officials initially said helicopters fired into Pakistani territory and an investigation was opened.
Stunt artist David Blaine was pulled from an aquarium by divers after nearly eight minutes underwater. He aimed to hold his breath for 8 minutes 58 seconds while in chains and handcuffs during a weeklong endurance challenge, but reached 7 minutes 8 seconds.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said he has evidence that H&R Block executives knew they were pushing Express IRA retirement plans that lost money and punished employees who refused to recommend them. He cited emails showing managers ignored tax preparers’ complaints about the misleading marketing of Express IRA.
President Bushs nomination of Gen Michael Hayden to lead the CIA triggers a confirmation battle over his ties to the spying program and independence from the military. Bush urges senators to approve Hayden who previously headed the NSA and served as deputy DNI.</s>
Senators Grassley and Harkin voiced mixed views on General Michael Hayden as CIA director nominee. Grassley urged a thorough hearing to address concerns and ensure a stable footing for the agency in the war on terror while Harkin urged disclosure about the scope of the NSA warrantless surveillance program and its impact.
Brant Webb and Todd Russell walked out after two weeks trapped 3,000 feet underground in Tasmania. Rescuers used hand drills to finish a 45-foot tunnel as the pair, confined in a 4-foot cage, were freed amid cheers from hundreds at Beaconsfield mine gates. Larry Knight died in the collapse.
U N humanitarian chief Jan Egeland fled Kalma camp in Darfur as about 1,000 protesters demanded peacekeepers. Rioters attacked a CNN van and broke windows while a translator working for Oxfam escaped unharmed. Later crowds assaulted African Union troops, killing a Sudanese translator and seizing gear near Nyala.
On Monday a car bomb near an Iraqi court killed five civilians and wounded 10 while another blast hit a police convoy in eastern Baghdad killing two officers and wounding 12. A U.S. soldier died in a roadside bombing southeast of Baghdad as clashes near Tal Afar left one American dead and another wounded. Since April 22, 33 U.S. troops have died as Iraq forms a new government under prime minister-designate Nouri al Maliki.
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