Warner Bans Nonessential Water Use in Virginia
Governor Mark Warner issued Executive Order 33 restricting nonessential water use across most of Virginia including Harrisonburg and Rockingham County. The ban targets lawn irrigation car washing and pool filling while exemptions apply to commercial car washes and pools used for patient care. Agencies must cut water use by at least 15 percent and localities may enforce penalties.
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City Backs New Traffic Light Setup
City officials defend replacing a standard stoplight with flashing red and yellow signals at North Liberty and Wolfe streets. Councilmen Dorn Peterson and Hugh Lantz approved the change, hoping to ease North Liberty traffic backups. An elderly Harrisonburg resident was critically injured in a Thursday night crash at Wolfe Street involving a New Jersey driver, Della Ann Helms, traveling westbound.
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Restoration Of Suffrage Streamlined
Governor Warner unveiled a streamlined policy to restore voting rights for non violent felons after full sentence and law abiding proof. The old system since 1990 required seven or five year waits with lengthy forms and multiple supporting documents, often leaving applicants in limbo.
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Last-Minute Accord Reached In Baseball
New York baseball avoided a strike by agreeing to a tentative labor deal just hours before game time. The historic pact includes random steroid testing, limits on big salaries, richer shares for poorer teams, and a guarantee no team eliminations through 2006. Commissioner Bud Selig and union chief Donald Fehr hailed the breakthrough amid cautious ratification prospects. Roosevelt Brown commented on the near-miss as teams prepared to play.
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Phillips Conoco merger creates third largest US oil firm
The FTC approved the 15.1 billion merger of Phillips Petroleum and Conoco Inc giving the new ConocoPhillips headquarters in Houston. Conditions require selling refineries in Utah Colorado and operations in Missouri Illinois New Mexico Texas and Washington to preserve competition.
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U S Campaign Wages War on Al Qaida In Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, Lt Gen Dan McNeill said U S troops are shrinking al Qaida’s network even if Osama bin Laden is not captured. He urged major countries to provide resources if the international peacekeeping force expands beyond Kabul as the war nears its tenth month.
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WTO okays EU sanctions against U S over tax breaks
The World Trade Organization permitted the European Union to retaliate with up to 4 billion dollars in sanctions against the United States over tax breaks for U S corporations abroad. EU officials plan to target textiles, foodstuffs, auto parts, and nuclear reactors unless Washington repeals the policy. the Bush administration expressed disappointment with the ruling.
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