No-Contest Plea in Halberstam Crash Left. Berkeley Student
Kevin Jones, a UC Berkeley journalism graduate student, pleaded no contest to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter after the April 23 crash that killed Pulitzer winner David Halberstam in Menlo Park. Judge Forcum warned of a 30 day maximum sentence in a sheriff’s work program. The incident involved running a red light during an illegal left turn while Halberstam was en route to a Tittle interview.
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Huckabee Surges in Iowa Poll Challenging Romney Front-Runner
Washington Post ABC News poll shows Huckabee at 24 percent in Iowa, Romney at 28, with Giuliani, Thompson, and McCain trailing. Huckabee has surged since July, narrowing Romney’s lead and complicating the race for the GOP nomination.
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Bush Pardons Thanksgiving Turkeys at White House
President Bush spared the national Thanksgiving turkey named May and its backup Flower in the Rose Garden ceremony. The online poll drew over 28 000 votes with other names Wing and Prayer Wish and Bone and Lunch and Dinner. May and Flower head to Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
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Musharraf Frees Thousands as He Eases Pakistan Repression
President Musharraf released thousands of opponents from jails under emergency rule and traveled to Saudi Arabia to discuss Nawaz Sharif's exile. Officials floated talks with Sharif while a Pakistani official said the aim was to keep him from returning before January parliamentary elections. Back home journalists were detained after clashes with police, though Benazir Bhutto deferred a decision on boycotting the polls.
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Pentagon weighs civilian layoffs amid Iraq funding clash
The Pentagon plans to cut about 200000 civilian jobs as funding fights over Iraq grow sharper. Bush seeks 196 billion for 2008 while House Democrats push tied to troop withdrawals. Gates ordered base shutdown planning and borrowing 4.5 billion to fund a roadside bomb task force, prompting Democratic charges of fear mongering.
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U S helicopter crash near Baghdad kills two soldiers
A U S military helicopter crashed southeast of Baghdad killing two soldiers and injuring 12 officials said initial reports show no hostile fire. The nationality of the victims was not disclosed.
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