Government crackdown targets work-at-home scams
Federal agencies halted more than 200 operations in a 14 month crackdown on illegal business opportunities and work-at-home schemes. Officials said tens of thousands were cheated of over 100 million dollars. The FTC launched a consumer education site with actions listed on its web page.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Justice Department
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
FTC
Ftc.gov
Voters See US Ready for Woman President in 2008 Race
A Siena College Research Institute poll sponsored by Hearst Newspapers finds over 60 percent of voters believe the United States is ready for a female president. 81 percent would vote for a woman. 53 percent favor Hillary Rodham Clinton. Condoleezza Rice and Elizabeth Dole are favored by 42 and 33 percent for the GOP.
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Albany
N.Y
United States
Siena College Research Institute
Hearst Newspapers
New York
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Condoleezza Rice
White House
North Carolina
Elizabeth Dole
Jackson jury selection moves quickly Tuesday
In Santa Maria California jury selection resumed after two weeks of delays in the Michael Jackson case. Each side may dismiss 10 jurors. the defense discarded six and the prosecution five. With mutual dismissals and judge requests, 20 panelists exited the process on Tuesday leaving a pool of 221 and a potential speedy seating.
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Santa Maria
Calif
Michael Jackson
Man Charged in Missing Pregnant Woman and Son Deaths
Fort Worth Texas authorities charged 37 year old Stephen Barbee with the murder of his seven months pregnant ex girlfriend Lisa Underwood and her seven year old son Jayden after their bodies were found. Barbee allegedly admitted suffocating Underwood and the boy after an argument over his wife, and said he placed the bodies in her SUV before digging a shallow grave. The SUV was later recovered in a creek near Denton.
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Texas
Lisa Underwood
Jayden
Stephen Dale Barbee
Underwood
Barbee
Tyler
Denton
Virginia man charged in plot to assassinate Bush
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, a 23 year old U S citizen, was charged in a conspiracy with al Qaida to kill President Bush. The indictment claims two possible plans, one to shoot the president and another to detonate a car bomb. Abu Ali had been detained in Saudi Arabia since 2003 and was returned to the United States for an initial court appearance.
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Virginia
al-Qaida
Bush
Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali
U.S
United States
Dulles International Airport
Abu Ali
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White House
Justice Department
Paul McNulty
America
al- Qaida
Death toll climbs after California storms disaster prompts evacuations
At least nine people die as storms batter California triggering mudslides and tornadoes. A Nevada woman was buried in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe while a 16 year old Orange County girl died when a mudslide hit her home. Ventura County shuts Santa Paula Airport as 155 feet of runway collapses into the Santa Clara River with debris filling the water.
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Lake Tahoe
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Ventura County
Santa Paula
Santa Clara
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