Supreme Court Won’t Rule on Ten Commandments Display
The Supreme Court declined to hear a case over a Ten Commandments monument in Elkhart Indiana, declining to intervene. A lower court ruled the display violated church state separation. the monument was removed and returned to the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Chief Justice Rehnquist dissented arguing the display had secular purposes.
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Grassley speaks on energy in Independence Iowa
U S Senator Chuck Grassley addressed an Independence town meeting on energy urging higher production, conservation and renewables. He backed ANWR drilling and nuclear power, defended Bush’s energy plan including ethanol, and argued MTBE concerns fade against national needs.
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Four convicted in embassy bombings in New York
In a Manhattan federal court a federal jury found four defendants linked to Osama bin Laden guilty on all charges for the 1998 U S embassy bombings that killed 224 people and injured thousands. The verdicts cover conspiracy to kill Americans with mass destruction causing explosive damage.
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Biden to Chair Foreign Relations as Democrats Take Senate
Sen. Joseph Biden will chair the Senate Foreign Relations Committee when Democrats gain control early next month. Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin is set as chairman of the Agriculture Committee. Sen. Paul Sarbanes will lead the Banking Committee with Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy heading the Judiciary panel.
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