Peretz defeats Peres in Israel Labor Party leadership race
Amir Peretz, a fiery union leader, stunned Shimon Peres in the Labor Party contest, threatening the governing coalition. With 95 percent of ballots counted, Peretz led 41.5 percent to 40.7 percent while Binyamin Ben Eliezer trailed with 17 percent, and Peres faced a possible end to his six decade career.
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Judith Miller retires from New York Times after leak case saga
Judith Miller, longtime New York Times reporter who rose and fell amid the CIA leak affair, retires saying she had become the news. She spent 85 days in jail for resisting a grand jury subpoena and leaves amid a severance negotiation with the Times. The paper planned to publish her defense letter, posted online at miller’s site.
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Prosecutor seeks adult trial for teen in school shooting
A 15-year-old shooter at Campbell County Comprehensive High School in Jacksboro Tennessee should be tried as an adult, says District Attorney Paul Phillips. Bartley Jr. is held without bond in a Knoxville juvenile facility as a judge weighs juvenile versus adult prosecution after the Tuesday attack that killed an assistant principal and wounded two administrators.
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Paul Phillips
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Amtrak President Fired by Board Over Reforms
Amtrak's president David Gunn was dismissed by the board for not accelerating debt laden rail service toward major changes. Democrats criticized the ouster and questioned legality, suggesting Bush administration aims to kill national rail service.
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Drunken moose raid Swedish retirement home
A cow moose and her calf were found at a southern Sweden retirement home in Sibbhult after eating fermented apples. Police repelled them once but they returned for more. A hunter with a dog was needed to drive the intoxicated and aggressive animals away.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Sibbhult
Anna Karlsson
Demolition Man Kills Himself in Indonesia Raid
Indonesian security forces attack a hideout linked to Jemaah Islamiyah. Azahari bin Husin, known as the Demolition Man for his explosive expertise, is believed to have blown himself up to avoid capture. two other militants may have died in the blast.
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