Mexico elections test governorships ahead of presidential race
In Zacatecas the opposition Democratic Revolution Party claimed victory with exit polls showing a 7 point lead, potentially making it the first governorship for the leftist party. In Chihuahua the PRI led in a close race against PAN, with a poll showing 48 to 44 percent but within a 5 point margin of error.
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Zacatecas
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Democratic Revolution
Mexico City
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Azteca Television Network
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Ramon Galindo
National Action Party
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Suspect Arrested in Slaying of Marine General
FBI agents arrested 19-year-old Jesse Stuart Fanus on a Pasadena street after a federal warrant charged unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Maj. Gen. Marion Carl, a famed Marine fighter pilot, was fatally shot during a home robbery near Portland, Oregon, on June 28.
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Orangemen clash with police as Portadown march blocked
In Northern Ireland a Protestant Orange Order march into Portadown was blocked by authorities after clashes with British forces. Protesters attacked police, tossed gasoline bombs, and set vehicles ablaze across Belfast and surrounding areas as tensions amid the peace process escalated. More than 1,000 Orangemen gathered on the outskirts of Portadown, while barricades limited access to Garvaghy Road, echoing past sectarian upheavals during a tense period of implementing the peace agreement.
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Ireland
Bertie Ahern
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NEA Rejected Merger with AFT Shaping Labor Split
In New Orleans the National Education Association voted 5,624 against and 4,091 for a merger with the American Federation of Teachers, denying creation of a 3.3 million member single union. NEA President Robert E Chase pushed unification despite opposition fearing loss of identity and unknown risks. AFT President Sandra Feldman lamented but noted shared goals in education and teachers. Both unions still cooperate on teacher quality, school construction, and safety while AFL-CIO affiliation remains a possibility.
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AFT
Sandra Feldman
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Kosovo peace push aims to rally Rugova leadership
U S envoy Richard Holbrooke and Russian deputy minister Nikolai Afanasyevsky urged Kosovo ethnic Albanian parties to back moderate Ibrahim Rugova as the best voice for Kosovo in talks with Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic. The KLA was not at the meetings.
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Richard Holbrooke
Nikolai Afanasyevsky
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Serbia
Holbrooke
United Nations
Belgrade
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Afanasyevsky
Moscow
Russia
Afansyevsky
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
Vojislav Seselj
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Quaid credits wife Meg Ryan with staying by him during rough times
In a TV Guide interview Quaid recalls eight years ago turning his life around after hard-partying and near jail, citing Downey Jr.’s arrest as a caution. He credits Meg Ryan for support as he begins directing and stars in remakes and TNT projects.
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Heiress to Onassis fortune returns to Greece for cruise
Athina Roussel, 13, granddaughter of Aristotle Onassis, arrived in Greece for a six day cruise with her family in the Saronic Gulf. The trip follows a fierce inheritance dispute between her French-born father Thierry Roussel and four Greek trustees of the Onassis Foundation over a $600 million fortune.
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