Memorial services honor University of Vermont student Michelle Gardner-Quinn
About 900 mourners gathered in a brick chapel in Burlington to remember 21 year old Michelle Gardner-Quinn found dead Friday in a ravine. Ministers and friends spoke as two photos and her smile framed the somber ceremony. Authorities say she was last seen Oct 7 with Brian Rooney after borrowing his cell phone. Rooney, captured on surveillance video near 2:34 a.m., was the last known person with her.
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Gardner-Quinn
Main Street
Brian L. Rooney
Rooney
Israeli President Katsav Faces Rape and Fraud Charges
Police recommended charging Israeli President Moshe Katsav with rape sexual assault and fraud based on complaints from women who worked under his authority. The allegations include rape aggravated sexual assault and indecent acts and the advance followed a meeting with Attorney General Meni Itoizuz.
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Jerusalem
Moshe Katsav
Meni
Iwiazuz
Katsav
Italian photographer abducted in Afghanistan while traveling with translator
Gabriele Torsello, an Italian freelancer, and his Afghan translator were abducted by five armed men Saturday while driving from Lashkar Gah to Kandahar. An anonymous Afghan official said the incident occurred with witnesses confirming they were in their car at the time.
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Afghanistan
Gabriele Torsello
Lashkar Gah
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Aspen sheriff candidate defends sex oriented video
Pitkin County sheriff hopeful Rick Magnuson rejects disqualification over a 12 minute self filmed sequence showing him partially nude outdoors. He claims the footage is art and compares it to modest standards, noting the camera was 20 yards away and calling it G rated.
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Aspen
Denver
Rick Magnuson
Magnuson
Pitkin County
UnitedHealth CEO McGuire to Step Down in Scandal
UnitedHealth announces William McGuire will resign after an outside report finds his option grants likely backdated. Stephen Hemsley named new CEO while Richard Burke becomes chairman, as the company remains the nation’s second-largest managed care provider.
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Minneapolis
UnitedHealth Group Inc
William McGuire
UnitedHealth
Stephen Hemsley
Richard Burke
Iraq postpones reconciliation conference amid deadly spree
At least 86 people are reported killed in a two day surge of sectarian and insurgent violence across Iraq. The U S military also confirms multiple U S deaths as Western Anbar and near Baghdad road incidents compound the crisis. A militant network claims it has proclaimed an Islamic state in six provinces, including Baghdad, as Iraqi leaders condemn the move.
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Iraq
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Anbar
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Mujahedeen Shura Council
Mahmud al-Meshhedani
Republican senators urge new strategy in Iraq
Two leading Republican senators Hagel and Warner called for a shift in Iraq policy as U S casualties rise. Hagel said Americans will not back a plan placing troops in a civil war and Warner, chair of the Armed Services Committee, warned Iraq drifts sideways and urged a course change if order is not restored in the coming months.
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Iraq
United States
Chuck Hagel
Nebraska
John Warner
Virginia
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U.S
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Warner
Senate Armed Services Committee
Scalia Defends Court Opinions on Abortion Race in School Admissions
Justice Antonin Scalia argued that the Constitution does not support abortion rights or racial considerations in schools. In a telecast debate with ACLU president Nadine Strassen, he warned against unelected judges deciding political questions when the Constitution is silent. Strassen cited Brown v. Board of Education to counter his view on constitutional limits.
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Washington
Antonin Scalia
Supreme Court
Scalia
High Court
American Civil Liberties Union
Nadine Strassen
Strassen
Brown v. Board of Education
Earthquake rattles Hawaii shakes Big Island and Honolulu
A powerful 6.5 to 6.6 magnitude quake struck Hawaii at 7:07 a.m. local time 10 miles northwest of Kailua Kona causing hotel evacuations and a major highway landslide. No fatalities. minor injuries reported as aftershocks continue and power outages prompt state recovery efforts. Governor Lingle declared a disaster and hotels housed evacuees in gymnasiums while power is being restored across the islands.
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Hawaii
Linda Lingle
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Don Blakeman
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U.S. Geological Survey
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Geological Survey
Anne LaVasseur
Harry Kim
Brad Kurokawa
Hawaii County
Lingle
Maui
U S press China to enforce North Korea sanctions
The United States urged China to implement U N penalties on North Korea and use economic leverage to compel Pyongyang to renounce its nuclear program and return to disarmament talks. Secretary Rice and officials warned of tensions after North Korea's October 9 claimed test and discussed enforcement debates.
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China
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North Korea
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Condoleezza Rice
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