Gore visit marks Iowa Jefferson-Jackson dinner amid national tragedy
Attendees greet former vice president Al Gore as he appears at Cedar Rapids Jefferson-Jackson dinner. Community members Shaima Aminzay and Hassan Igram praise the stop, noting Cedar Rapids long Muslim history and readiness for Gore to reenter politics. Gore’s Iowa stop follows a pattern of past campaigns and aims for unity over partisanship.
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Bush says US in hot pursuit of terrorists
U.S. officials doubt the credibility of a Karachi newspaper interview claiming Osama bin Laden wrote responses to questions. The piece notes bin Laden denying attacks on civilians and listing suspects including Israel Russia and India while citing anger over the Florida vote.
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Suspects in Detroit raid tied to federal fraud indictment
Three men including Hmimssa and Koubriti face charges in a federal indictment alleging fraud and misuse of visas and identity documents. Hmimssa also linked to a Chicago alias Patrick J Vuillaume. Arrests followed a Detroit raid with seized fake passports and photos. A pretrial hearing was set after Hannan and Koubriti pleaded not guilty.
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Rural residents face five year road and bridge tax plan vote
Linn County auditors report a special election to decide an option tax split among Walker Walford and areas approving the measure. The plan dedicates 30 percent to Bettys Grove resurfacing 30 percent to a fire truck 20 percent to sewer work and 20 percent to a water tower fund. If rejected in all areas the revenue would go to places that approved. Polls open with twenty one locations and costs shared by Linn County.
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Walford
Benton County
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Catholic journalist slain in Northern Ireland
Catholic journalist Martin O'Hagan was shot dead while walking home with his wife in Lurgan as Britain warned Northern Ireland's largest outlawed Protestant group to halt attacks on Catholics and police. O'Hagan, a Sunday World reporter, was the first journalist killed in three decades of conflict.
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Journalist Killed in Belfast as Ulster Violence Escalates
Protestants militants blamed by many for political bloodshed in Northern Ireland. O'Hagan's editor Jim McDowell condemns the attack as an assault on press freedom. Britain weighs tough action against the Ulster Defense Association amid a surge in violence and riots.
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Belfast
O’hagan
Jim McDowell
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Ulster Defense Association
Ethics chief backs sex selection for nonmedical reasons
In a letter to a major infertility clinic, ethics committee chair John Robertson of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine argued sex selection of embryos can be ethical for nonmedical reasons. The group stressed the ruling was not a formal committee decision and the current policy remains in place until a January meeting. Critics warn gender selection risks discrimination and a slippery slope to choosing traits.
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Chicago
New York
Norbert Gleicher
Center For Human Reproduction
American Society For Reproductive Medicine
Ethics Group
Ethics Committee
John Robertson
Robert Rebar
Hartford Civic Center Fire Lights Up Skyline
A Friday blaze at the Hartford Civic Center, a 26 year old complex housing a sports arena offices and retail space, produced heavy smoke across the skyline. Police Lt. Brian Heavren said a underground electrical transformer malfunction likely caused the fire with no signs of terrorism or injuries reported.
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Hartford Civic Center
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