Bush Blair war council shifts focus to Middle East
In Crawford Texas President Bush and Prime Minister Blair face a Middle East crisis overshadowing hoped for joint plans on Iraq. The visit, nicknamed a war council, centers on terrorism and Saddam Hussein as Blair’s spokesman notes the region dominates the talks.
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Post Office Reform Plan Buoys Six Day Service Hope
Washington AP The plan to overhaul the U S Postal Service envisions closing some offices phasing price increases and possibly cutting back to five days a week delivery The USPS posted a 1 6 billion loss last year urging fundamental changes to avoid financial collapse Postmaster General John Potter says wholesale closings aren t being recommended and six day service will be preserved while other reforms are explored
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Driver in day-care van crash pleads guilty to prior drug charge
In Memphis Tennessee four children and the driver died when a day-care van veered off Interstate 240. The driver Wesley Hudson had pleaded guilty in December 2000 to marijuana possession and paid a $350 fine, a factor the state regulator says should have barred him from transporting children. The van carried six children and the driver at the time of the crash near Tippy Toes Learning Academy, smashing into a highway overpass supports.
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Oklahoma teen charged over email plan to invade school
An 18-year-old Moore High School student, Brian Robertson, was arrested and charged with planning to cause serious harm or death after police found an email detailing a plan to invade the school and kill students and staff. The case hinges on a new Oklahoma statute not requiring proof of intent. Shirley Lassiter, the senior class principal, was named in the message.
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US envoy meets Arafat as siege in West Bank continues
U S mediator Anthony Zinni met Yasser Arafat at his besieged Ramallah headquarters for 90 minutes as Israeli forces pressed the offensive into a second week. Israel expanded to Tubas and Nablus, destroying gunmen camps and hitting a car in Hebron. At least 12 Palestinians died, including a 14 year old girl, with a Church of the Nativity standoff in Bethlehem entering its fourth day. Bush demanded a halt to incursions and Powell’s trip was announced. Ben Eliezer said the operation would continue.
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Lebanese troops seize weapon amid border clashes
Lebanese forces detained nine armed Palestinians in southern Lebanon and seized a ready to fire Katyusha rocket after raids near the Bekaa Valley border. The action marks the strongest move yet to curb cross border fire amid Israeli strikes and Hezbollah tensions. U N chief Kofi Annan blamed Hezbollah for destabilizing the border zone.
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Iran joins call for oil embargo against Israel allies
Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei urges Arab and Islamic states to halt oil to nations allied with Israel for one month as a symbolic move. Foreign Minister Kharrazi backs the idea if other Islamic countries join, aiming to pressure the U.S. and Israel amid regional protests and market jitters.
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