Supreme Court to rule on assisted death clash
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if the federal government can block Oregon’s doctor assisted death law. The case pits individual liberty against federal authority and privacy, with a fall 2005 term hearing and a spring 2006 ruling planned. Oregon’s law allows physicians to help terminally ill patients die.
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Life support continuation for Terri Schiavo case
Pinellas Park Florida parents win brief reprieve as Judge Greer extends Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube stay until at least 5 p.m. The ruling follows an appellate court ruling clearing steps to remove life support and sparks protests and pleas to Governor Bush. The judge may decide on a longer delay when he reconvenes today.
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NATO to train Iraqi forces with 26-nation pledge
All 26 NATO members commit to assisting Iraq’s security forces with training in Baghdad and at NATO posts. France will contribute one officer at NATO HQ. other allies fund or train outside Iraq. The move aims to heal war divisions while funding and staffing grow to 160 instructors and 200 guards.
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Iran quake flattens villages killing hundreds in Sarbagh
A powerful magnitude 6.4 earthquake in central Iran left about 420 dead and 900 injured as mud-brick villages in Sarbagh region were leveled. About 30,000 affected, 40 villages damaged, rescue teams and Red Crescent workers distributed tents and tarps amid cold rain and emerging snow.
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Al Jaafari Chosen Iraqi Shiite Prime Minister Candidate
Ibrahim al Jaafari, longtime exile and head of a religious party, was chosen as the dominant Shiite ticket's prime minister candidate after Ahmad Chalabi withdrew. He faces the task of building a coalition with Kurds and others and securing a two-thirds assembly vote for the presidency and cabinet posts.
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