Tropical storm Michelle gains strength in Caribbean
Tropical storm Michelle strengthened to 65 mph as it moved through the Caribbean and Central America. Six people are dead from flooding in the region, with watches issued for western Cuba and warnings for the Florida Keys and Quintana Roo. The storm threatens Cuba, Mexico, and possibly the United States, while Nicaragua and Honduras faced heavy coast pounding.
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Congress votes to ban drilling under Great Lakes
Congress voted to ban new oil and gas drilling under the Great Lakes for two years. The measure was part of a $24.6 billion energy and water funding package approved by the House 399 to 29 and the Senate 96 to 2, sending the bill to President Bush who is expected to sign.
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Sports editor slain in newspaper parking lot
In Columbia Missouri AP reports Kent Heitholt a 48 year old sports editor for the Columbia Daily Tribune was beaten to death in the paper parking lot after feeding a stray cat. Witnesses saw at least two attackers but could not identify them. Heitholt had just celebrated his fifth year in the role.
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Columbia Daily Tribune
Order lets former presidents keep White House papers private
President Bush issued an executive order allowing past presidents starting with Ronald Reagan to shield some White House papers from public release after the 12 year waiting period. Critics call it secrecy, while advocates predict immediate legal challenges and questions about constitutionality. The move delays release of about 68,000 Reagan-era pages and vice presidential papers, previously due to open under the Presidential Records Act.
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Judge orders hearing on plea by ex radical
Los Angeles AP A hearing was ordered to decide if the guilty plea by former Symbionese Liberation Army radical Sara Jane Olson for a 1975 attempted bombing is valid given her public insistence of innocence. Judge Larry Paul Fidler set the hearing for Tuesday.
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Michael Latin
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