Mideast on hair trigger after Gaza strikes and West Bank blast
Israeli helicopters pounded Palestinian police in Gaza while a West Bank car parts shop blast killed six activists. A Jerusalem beer can bomb caused damage, with no injuries. The sides traded accusations and called for international monitors amid rising tolls of 539 Palestinians and 133 Israelis since September.
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Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
West Bank
Gaza
Israel
Yasser Abed Rabbo
Yasser Arafat
Lence
Daniel Ayalon
Ariel Sharon
Nablus
Arafat
Fatah
Old City
First lady launches fund to aid libraries with new books
Laura Bush, a former teacher and librarian, announces the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries to raise funds for school and classroom libraries. Grants will expand holdings, addressing outdated collections as districts stretch budgets. She will host the National Book Festival at the Library of Congress on Sept 8 with nearly 50 authors and illustrators.
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Washington
Laura Bush
White House
Bush
America
Laura Bush Foundation For America
Mrs. Bush
Library of Congress
Texas
Soviet Union
US probes Russian long range missile test amid defense plans
Washington officials scrutinize a recent Russian long range missile test to see if it aims to defeat a U S missile shield. The review covers flight path, new tech, and potential links to Alaska deployments and radar tracking under an accelerated defense program.
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Washington
Bush Administration
U.S
House Appropriations Committee
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Condoleezza Rice
Bush
Soviet Union
Russia
George Allen
R-Va
Rice
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Ike Skelton
Missouri
Skelton
John Spratt Jr
D-S.c
Budget Committee
Norman Dicks
D-Wash
Defense Department
Fort Greely
Ronald Kadish
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization
Pentagon
Douglas Feith
Defense
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington Times
Plovers Bedraggled by Beach Fencing In Long Island Town
West Hampton Dunes residents protest wildlife led beach closure to protect piping plovers. Fencing blocks 2 miles of beach with $10,000 fines for nest disturbance, costing landlords and tenants rent losses up to 150000. Village sues for access and 12500000 in lost value. Officials emphasize protecting endangered birds amid Coast-wide nesting growth.
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West Hampton Dunes
N.Y
Tom Scionti
Long Island
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Army Corps of Engineers
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Gary Vegliante
Atlantic
Glenn Smith
Fish and Wildlife Service
Smith
Aram Terchunian
Wildlife Protection
Canada
South Carolina
John O'Connell
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Dalia Rabin-Pelossof
Army Radio
Fatah Movement
First Lady
Ign
Nextel
Tance
Nextel Direct Connect
Lawrence, KB
Illite
Bin
Mage
Lawrence
Simply Wireless
Sara
Bun
Expres
Agra
Innaming Salle
Lana
Euhaesibad
Iment
Daveuweh
Nextel Communications
Neca
Nextelw West
Motorola
Motorola, Inc
U.S. Pal
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