Bush accepts blame for Wilma relief delays in Florida
Gov. Jeb Bush said delays at supply centers distributing aid to Wilma victims were Florida's responsibility not FEMA. He spoke with Homeland Security Secretary Chertoff as residents faced hours long lines for food water ice and gas amid a troubled relief effort and rising death toll.
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Marion man recalls Wilma ordeal in Cancun shelter
Jim Anderson of Marion and his wife Terri endured Hurricane Wilma in a Cancun school shelter. They describe crowded conditions for 3,000 evacuees with no water and makeshift beds while the storm raged, then bus rides to another city before returning to Iowa.
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Miers to face questions on detention policy at Guantanamo
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter plans to question Harriet Miers about the Bush administration policy of detaining terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay and her independence if confirmed. He also seeks written evidence of a conservative judicial philosophy predating the nomination.
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Sunni groups unite to field joint slate in Iraq elections
Three Sunni Arab groups led by the General Conference for the People of Iraq announce a joint slate for December elections under the new constitution. A hard line cleric faction denounces the charter and rejects involvement. U.S. military death toll reaches 2,001 after a vehicle accident near Camp Bucca.
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Kerry urges withdrawal of 20 000 troops from Iraq
Senator John Kerry proposes starting with a 20 000 troop withdrawal from Iraq by year end as a step toward a broader timetable. He calls for simultaneous political settlement and reduction of American combat forces, framing a middle ground between immediate drawdown and no timetable.
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