Bomb attacks hit U N voter registration office in Afghanistan
In Farah City western Afghanistan a string of blasts at a U N voter registration site wounded six police officers, set vehicles ablaze and shattered windows. Six explosions occurred with three international U N staffers present but unharmed per UN spokesman Manuel de Almeida e Silva.
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United Nations
Farah
Iran
Kabul
Mohammed Rasool Khan
Manuel de Almeida E Silva
9/11 Commission Closes Down After Final Report
The Sept 11 commission ended operations but plans to testify before Congress and travel the country to urge Homeland Security improvements. Created to probe failures after the attacks, it expired a month after releasing its final report. Commissioners seek to leverage an election year to push more than 40 recommended changes, led by appointing a national director to oversee intelligence agencies.
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Washington
Congress
Commission
Camp counselors shot on beach
Two soon to be married Christian camp counselors Lindsay Catshall and Jason Allen were found shot to death on a remote beach in sleeping bags after rescuers spotted the scene. Authorities said no motive or sexual assault or robbery was evident and a suicide was ruled out due to no weapon found. The victims were fully clothed and located with wedding literature and camping gear nearby.
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San Francisco
Lindsay Catshall
Jason Allen
Dave Edmonds
Wyoming Highway Pileup Kills Four in Fog Shrouded Crash
A chain reaction wreck on a Wyoming highway near Cheyenne and Laramie left four dead as 33 vehicles collided. Seven tractor-trailers and a car sparked flames, with nearly 40 people hospitalized and officials citing fog wet roads and speed as factors.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Laramie
Senior Hamas leader among three indicted in racketeering
A senior Hamas political official Mousa Abu Marzook and two others Muhammad Hamid Khalil Salah and Abdelhaleem Hasan Abdelrazik Ashgar were indicted in Chicago on racketeering conspiracy charges. Prosecutors say they laundered millions via bank accounts in Ohio Mississippi Virginia Wisconsin and elsewhere to fund murders kidnappings assaults and passport fraud related to Hamas.
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Israel
John Ashcroft
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Ashcroft
Ism Organization
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Abu Marzook
United States
Jordan
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Syria
Beirut
Osama Hamdan
Muhammad Hamid Khalil Salah
Chicago
Abdelhaleem Hasan Abdelraziq Ashgar
Alexandria
Salah
Bush administration shifts strategy after Supreme Court rulings
The Bush administration narrows its view of detainee rights after June Supreme Court losses and signals quick dismissal of many lawsuits. Government lawyers contend detainees at Guantanamo Bay lack constitutional protections, while defense attorneys warn that ruling positions conflict with key precedents and will likely reach the high court again.
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Supreme Court
High Court
Cuba
Jeffrey Fogel
Center For Constitutional Rights
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Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
Ronald Allen
Northwestern University
Calmer winds aid firefighters in large Washington fire
Calmer winds allowed crews to dig more lines as a central Washington blaze near Dryden grew slowly. The fire, last estimated at 15 855 acres with 30 percent containment, threatened hundreds of homes with evacuations or orders in effect and others on notice of possible departure.
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Dryden
Wash
Washington
Candace Johnson
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