Virginia sniper case seeks federal funding access
Lawyers for Lee Boyd Malvo urge access to federal funds to aid defense as prosecutors in Prince William County and Fairfax County pursue federal money for trials. The defense argues dual prosecution by federal and Virginia authorities justifies using federal funds for experts investigations and witness transport.
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John Allen Muhammad
Prince William County
Muhammad
Washington Post
Malvo
Fairfax County
Fairfax
Craig Cooley
Commonwealth of Virginia
California Wildfires Force Families To Flee
A wildfire destroyed a house and four outbuildings and forced about 250 people to flee as it roared across rolling oak studded hills north of Los Angeles. The blaze covered 1,500 acres with 30 percent containment. 200 homes and 50 outbuildings were threatened amid high winds and heat. The fire started Sunday from a spark near an off road vehicle and an owner was cited for modified exhaust. In Washington state, another wildfire burned 1,000 acres near Cheney destroying 14 vehicles and several outbuildings.
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California Department of Forestry
Corrin Clark
Los Angeles
Nena Portillo
Washington State
Cheney
Tragic Drowning in Rain Swollen Ditch in Ohio
A 10 year old boy, John Keytach, wandered into a rain flooded ditch in Warren while riding bikes with friends. Firefighters freed his foot from a drain five feet underwater after storms drenched eastern Ohio with 2 to 3 inches of rain in two hours. He died at a local hospital as storms from the Midwest caused tornadoes and wind damage across several states.
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John Keytach
Warren
Ohio
Gary Garnet
Midwest
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Liberia capital rocked by rebel shelling and embassy attack
U S forces evacuated about half of a 41 member Marine security team as shells battered Monrovia. 23 foreign humanitarian workers and journalists were rescued, including UN staffers. A residential complex took a fatal hit killing 25 amid ongoing mortar fire.
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United Nations
Monrovia
State Department
Liberia
Taylor
Atlantic
Parents clash over Pledge of Allegiance at Supreme Court
In a high profile dispute California parents fight over whether their daughter should start each school day with the Pledge of Allegiance. Sandra Banning accuses Michael Newdow of poor fathering while Newdow challenges Banning’s truthfulness. The case tests standing and the pledge’s place in public schools as the Bush administration hints at overturning a lower court ruling.
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Supreme Court
California
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Michael Newdow
Newdow
Banning
Sacramento
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Starr
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9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
W. William Hodes
Indianapolis
Clinton
Whitewater
Monica Lewinsky
White House
Jeff
Dole backs probe as Saddam threat seen unlikely
Report casts doubt on Saddam threat while urging investigation of intelligence use. Declassified sections show Oct. 2 estimates warned Saddam might aid al Qaida if desperate, challenging prewar assertions. Officials stress uncertain access to hidden stocks and potential links to attacks on U S forces.
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Cincinnati
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al- Qaida
United States
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al-Qaida
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