Palestinian American drives into bus stop amid Jerusalem tensions
In a rain slicked stretch between Jerusalem and Ramallah, a Fiat Uno rammed a bus stop killing one commuter and wounding 23 others before bystanders shot the driver. Ahmed Abdel Hamid Hamida, a California resident and American citizen, died at the scene. Police noted skid marks suggesting an attempted brake and said the incident followed a deadly double bombing the previous day. family members dispute links to terrorism while authorities pursue confirmation of his citizenship status.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Ead
Ahmed Abdel Hamid Hamida
California
West Bank
Mazra al Sharkiya
Hamida
Ramallah
D Amato Pushes Whitewater Probe Extension
Senator Alfonso D Amato seeks to extend the Whitewater inquiry beyond the current deadline. The move aims to speed hearings before summer while allowing time to call witnesses tied to the McDougal trial and Gov. Tucker. White House officials label the request partisan and timing sensitive.
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Alfonso D'Amato
R-N.y
White House
Senate
D’'Amato
D’amato
Lisette McLoud
Whitewater
Clinton
Jim and
Susan McDougal
Arkansas
Jim Guy Tucker
Mark Fabiani
Ford recalls 1996 Taurus Sable Thunderbird Cougar models
Ford Motor Co recalls about 92,000 1996 Taurus and Mercury Sable cars for an electrical switch in the low fluid indicator that may keep the brake warning light on or fail to light. About 10,900 1996 Thunderbirds and Mercury Cougars linked to possible heater defroster system issue.
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Ford Motor Co
Ford
Automaker
Thunderbirds
Fisherman eyes two Cuban airstrikes near Key West
A commercial fisherman on a Charleston boat reported witnessing two planes downed by Cuban MiGs off Florida Straits north of Cuba and south of the 24th parallel. Tim Reilly described debris, a dye pack, and a second plane explosion, with Coast Guard verifying his account.
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Key West
Fla
Tim Reilly
Tri Liner
Charleston
S.C
Florida Straits
Reilly
U.S
Cuba
United States
Yucatan Peninsula
Loran
Havana
Tim
Jeff Hall
Coast Guard
Sierra Leone votes as civilians surge to polls in first multi party election since 1967
Voters in Sierra Leone cast ballots for president and parliament amid violence brief outages and fears of rebel attacks. About 1.6 million registered amid a peace process push, with initial results expected and a possible runoff if no candidate clears five percent.
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Sierra Leone
Freetown
James Jonah
Jonah
Samuel Elba
Ahmed Tejan Kabbah
U.N
John Kareta-Smart
World Health Organization
John Karima
Valentine Strasser
Julius Mando Bio
Britain
Saika Stevens
Stevens
Joseph Momich
Apphato
Internet and media experts gather for online forums
A slate of online talks runs tonight across CompuServe Microsoft Network Prodigy and AOL. Esther Dyson discusses the Internet at Women’s Wire Forum eight p.m. Andrae Crouch headlines NBC eight p.m. on MS Network. Edward Bakker on Prodigy at eight. Burton Goldberg on AOL at eight. Johanna Neuman on CompuServe at eight thirty. Dr Bill Sears on AOL at nine. Robert King on MSN at seven thirty. Stephanie Ackler on AOL at eight. Michael Tucker on Prodigy at nine.
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Esther Dyson
CompuServe
Women’s Wire Forum
Andrae Crouch
Microsoft
NBC
Edward Bakker
Smith Barney
Prodigy
Burton Goldberg
America Online
Longevity Magazine
Johanna Neuman
USA Today
USA ‘Today
Bill
Martha Sears
Coliseum
Microsoft Network
Screenwriters Studio
MSN Today
Stephanie Ackler
Woman's Day
Odeon
Michael Tucker
L.A. Law
White House condemns Farrakhan's foreign tour
The White House denounced Louis Farrakhan's 18 nation trip to Africa and the Middle East as a thugiest tour. President spokesman Mike Read said he met with dictators and pariah states while Farrakhan touted a $1 billion pledge from Gadhafi.
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Washington
White House
Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
Africa
Middle East
Mike Read
United States
State Department
Farrakhan
Libya
Gaddafi
U.S
Gadhafi
JANA
Justice Department
Justice
McCurry
ACCESS POLL RESULTS AND VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
Readers were prompted to call the Access line at 865-5000 and use category 3500 to vote yes or 3501 to vote no. Yesterday’s poll had too few responses to show a clear picture of readers views.
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