Terror plot thwarted as militants plan car bomb in Karachi
Police in Karachi say three men were arrested after a failed suicide car bombing attempt aimed at U.S. diplomats. About 250 sacks of ammonium nitrate were seized. Suspects trained at an Afghanistan camp run by militants fighting Indian rule in Kashmir. one suspect, Asif Zaheer, linked to a May attack that killed 14, including 11 French.
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Karachi
Pakistan
U.S
Afghanistan
Kashmir
Kamal Shah
Shah
Asif Zaheer
Arafat Demands Bin Laden Stop Exploiting Palestine
Yasser Arafat, speaking from Ramallah, urges Osama bin Laden to stop using the Palestinian struggle for statehood to justify terror against the West. He reiterates the Palestinian Authority’s distance from al Qaeda’s attacks and notes bin Laden’s timing after recent Israeli targets in Kenya. The interview frames bin Laden’s rhetoric as opportunistic while defending Palestinian actions.
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Yasser Arafat
Osama bin Laden
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Palestinian Authority
Israel
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Kenya
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Sunday Times
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bin Laden
Palestine
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JMU students wrap 1000 gifts for Warm a Winter Wish
James Madison University students and community members wrapped about 1000 gifts at the recreation center for the Warm a Winter Wish project. The list included a bike, a TV, toys, clothing, food and household items for about 50 families and 146 people in the region.
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James Madison University
Jamie Hasenauer
Hasenauer
Baltimore
JMU Recreation Center
Jill Zagora
JMU
Valley Aids Network
Mercy House
Cherrieanne Long
Gore Announces 2004 Run Is Not For Him
Former Vice President Al Gore says he will not seek the 2004 presidential election. He cites focus on the future over a campaign framed by past contests. Gore notes party fatigue and signals Sen. Joseph Lieberman as a likely candidate, while Howard Dean and John Kerry pursue their paths.
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al Gore
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Bush
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Supreme Court
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60 Minutes
Joseph Lieberman
Connecticut
Lieberman
Adam Kovacevich
Vermont
Howard Dean
Massachusetts
John Kerry
Senate
Tom
Lott Facing Leadership Shakeup After Racial Remarks
Sen. Don Nickles called for new leadership elections, saying Trent Lott is weakened by a race based controversy and may be unable to enact the GOP agenda. Lott and the White House offered no immediate comment as the fallout from segregation remarks deepens the political clash.
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Senate
Trent Lott
Don Nickles
Oklahoma
Lott
R Miss
White House
Anonymous donor helps Salvation Army fund 208 turkeys
An unnamed donor gave 1400 to cover 208 turkeys for Rockingham County Harrisonburg Salvation Army as it pursues 1000 turkeys for holiday families. Salvation Army official Charlie Hampton said the gift followed a radio appeal and brings total turkey count closer to the goal. 792 turkeys had been collected prior, with 208 remaining.
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Rockingham County-Harrisonburg
Salvation Army
Charlie Hampton
Hampton
Obituary Fragments and Notices From Virginia Area
Local obituary notices list ages and towns including William C. Angus 76 Woodstock Norma Bailey 100 Martinsburg Mildred Barr 79 Harrisonburg Betty Bobo 73 Moorefield Charles Breeden 70 Luray John Day Jr. 82 Selma Cletus Jordan Pagosa Springs Bud Sager 74 Woodstock Lester Steele 84 Timberville Rhoda Stump 77 Petersburg and other small notices appear with classified and community sections amid page navigation and contact details for paper delivery temporary service hours.
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William C. Angus
Woodstock
Norma H. Bailey
Martinsburg
W.va
Mildred J. Barr
Harrisonburg
Betty L. Bobo
Moorefield
Charles W. Breeden
Luray
John B. Day Jr
Selma
N.C
Cletus R. Jordan
Pagosa Springs
Colo
Bud S. Sager
Lester J. Steele
Timberville
Eduard Crann
Fiktan
Sea Ees
Valley
Daronline.com
Crash kills two Pilgrim's Pride workers in Rockingham County
Police identify two 17 year old Mexican nationals from New Market as the victims in a Sunday afternoon head on crash on Va 259. The teens, a boy and a girl who worked at Pilgrim's Pride, were driving an eastbound 1993 Ford Aerostar when it overcorrected after hitting a patch of snow and struck a 1997 Mack Truck driven by Ronald D. Hose of Moorefield West Virginia. Hose, the vehicle’s sole occupant, tried to avoid the collision but could not. The two teens were killed instantly. their names were withheld due to age.
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New Market
Virginia
E.M. Richards
Pilgrim’s Pride
Broadway
Richards
Ronald Dale Hose
Moorefield
W.va
Hose
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