Wholesale prices rise 1 percent in March led by gas
Wholesale prices jumped one percent in March, driven by the largest gain in gasoline costs in nearly three years. The Labor Department noted February had edged up 0.2 percent, while a separate Commerce Department report showed retailers up 0.2 percent for a second straight month.
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Venezuela turmoil prompts U S travel advisory and Chavez resignation
Washington monitors Venezuela as President Hugo Chavez is ousted under military pressure after violent protests. The State Department warns Americans to avoid travel amid clashes between Chavez supporters and anti-government demonstrators. A Pentagon official says several hundred U.S. citizens live in Venezuela but face no immediate danger. Chavez, 47, resigned after unrest and a blood bath following his pledge to reform corruption and aid the poor in the oil rich nation.
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Officials react to fake bioterrorism attack
McAlester Oklahoma hosts a three day bioterrorism drill featuring a low flight plane and 10 000 jelly bean packets replacing medicine. Authorities test response to a bioterror event while sharing lessons for other communities.
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Suicide bombing hits Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem
A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a crowded bus stop near Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market, killing six and wounding at least fifty as security thwarted the bomber from entering the heart of the market. Police and officials blamed Palestinian extremists, with no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Eight Die In Tunisian Synagogue Truck Blast
In Djerba at the Ghriba synagogue a truck crash and explosion killed eight people and wounded dozens, mostly German tourists. Two Germans and four Tunisians including the driver and guide died. an 11-year-old German boy also died. Security surrounds the sanctuary as investigators examine whether it was an attack.
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Factional fighting west of Kabul leaves six dead
Gun battles erupt west of Kabul between rival militias led by Zafar Uddin and Nangialai. Six Uddin loyalists killed, two wounded as fighters deploy Kalashnikovs mortars and anti tank missiles near Dashte Top, 25 miles west of Kabul.
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Traficant Faces Uncertain Future After Conviction
Rep James A Traficant with nine terms faces an unclear political and personal future after being found guilty on all 10 federal charges including racketeering bribery and fraud He must forfeit 96000 in ill gotten gains and could face up to 63 years in prison with likely a sentence under 20 years He may also face up to 2 million in fines and has not ruled out an appeal He missed the re election deadline and plans to run as an independent squarely altering Ohio politics.
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