Palestinians Favor Crackdown as Uprising Slows
A Palestinian poll shows public support for police crackdowns on militants attacking Israel, signaling rising dissatisfaction with two years of violence. The survey of 1,319 people from Nov 14–22 notes 56 percent backing PA actions to stop attacks inside Israel, while 76 percent support mutual ceasefire efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Beit Shean
Ariel Sharon
Likud
Ians
Hamas
Islamic Jihad
Yasser Arafat
al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
Fatah
Arafat
West Bank
Gaza
Democratic field to begin taking shape for 2004 race
The 2004 Democratic presidential field is taking shape with John Kerry likely to open an exploratory committee and Dick Gephardt expected to tell colleagues about his plans. Howard Dean has formed a committee and others like Lieberman Edwards and Gore weigh their options as Gore undecided amid polls and insider views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Massachusetts
John Kerry
Missouri
Dick Gephardt
Vermont
Howard Dean
al Gore
Connecticut
Joe Lieberman
Gore
David Wade
Kerry
Michael Wheuley
Jim Jordan
Robert Farmer
Michael Dukakis
Senate
Associates
Dean
Gephardt
House
Tom Daschle
North Carolina
John Edwards
Los Angeles Times
Spacewalkers hook up fluids on new space station girder
NASA astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and John Herrington conducted a Thanksgiving Day spacewalk to connect ammonia cooling lines on a 45 foot space station girder delivered by the shuttle Endeavour. The pair tested new rail carts on 134 feet of tracks and planned a final spacewalk Saturday to finish the installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Endeavour
Michael Lopez-Alegria
John Herrington
Herrington
Indian Ocean
Lopez-Alegria
Britain blocks export of Michelangelo drawing
Britain bans seaward sale of an early Michelangelo drawing titled Study of Mourning Woman found at Castle Howard. The work, 10 by 6 inches in two brown inks, was bought for 8.4 million dollars by Jean-Luc Baroni and may fetch at least 12 million. export ban lasts until June 28 2003.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Michelangelo
Castle Howard
England
Arts
Tessa Blackstone
Also Mentioned on This Page
Finisterre
Spain
Prestige
Britain
National Galleries of
Scotland
Jean-Luc Baroni
E. T A
Bradington
cAmana
Amana. IA
Amanafurniture.co
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!