Maryland students protest cartoon over peace activist death
More than 60 students picketed the Diamondback at the University of Maryland demanding an apology for a cartoon that depicted Rachel Corrie as stupid beside a bulldozer. The paper refused, citing the First Amendment after strong protest. Corrie, 23, from Evergreen State College, was killed Sunday in Gaza while attempting to halt an Israeli bulldozer attack.
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Rachel Corrie
Evergreen State College
Olympia
Wash
Gaza Strip
Texas executes 300th person in 20 years
In Huntsville Texas condemned killer Keith Clay was the 300th prisoner executed since Texas resumed capital punishment 20 years ago. It was the 11th execution this year. The Supreme Court denied review and clemency was impossible due to timing as Clay prayed for forgiveness.
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Huntsville
Texas
Keith Clay
Clay
Delma Banks
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Parole Board
Colorado digs out after blizzard smothers region
Denver clears from the worst blizzard in 90 years as 7 feet of snow cripples travel across a 500 mile swath. Two of Denver International Airport’s five runways reopen while 60 miles of I 70 stay closed for avalanche danger. six deaths reported in Colorado and Wyoming.
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Colorado
Terri Weger
Sumner
Ind
Denver International Airport
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Keystone
Summit County
Brian Headley
Front Range
Rocky Mountain National Park
Georgia governor declares emergency after tornadoes
Gov. Sempentaninmn Drona! declared a state of emergency in Mitchell and Worth counties as eight tornadoes hit rural southwestern Georgia killing six and injuring more than 200. Four victims in Mitchell County included a woman, an older man, and two boys. Authorities said the victims were from different households. The storm also affected Worth County near Bridgeboro, destroying 50 to 75 homes as flooding spread across Georgia and the Carolinas.
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Stacy Stegman
Emergency Management Office
Rockies
Colorado
Bill Ullmann
Western Sugar Co-op
Fort Morgan
Wyoming
Dave Freudenthal
Freudenthal
Camilla
Gov. Sempentaninmn Drona
Georgia
Perdue
Mitchell
Worth
Mitchell County
Jennifer Collins
Georgia Emergency Management Agency
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Bridgeboro
Freddie Tompkins
Edna Causey
Steve Causey
South
Carolinas
Tennessee
Hijackers Seek Asylum After Cuban Airliner Seizure
Key West Florida AP report states some passengers and crew aboard the Cuban airliner hijacked to Florida may seek asylum in the United States. Six men who diverted the plane face conspiracy to seize an aircraft by force and violence charges, carrying at least 20 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Marcos Jimenez noted some of the 24 other passengers and six crew may request to stay, while others may be kept as witnesses if they wish to return home.
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Key West
Fla
Florida
United States
U.S
Marcos Jimenez
Jimenez
Senate votes to trim Bush tax cuts for war funding
The Senate approved taking 100 billion from proposed tax cuts over ten years to finance the Iraq war, a setback to Bush's plan. The vote followed disputes over homeland security funding and party lines, while the House advanced a 2.2 trillion budget preserving the tax proposal.
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Bush
Iraq
Russell Feingold
D-Wis
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House
Chuck Schumer
D-N.y
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R-Ariz
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