Blair urges Muslim leaders to fight terrorism in Britain
Prime Minister Tony Blair called on Muslim leaders to confront the twisted logic of terrorism and offered support to counter extremism with reason. Police used dogs to sniff explosives on the London Underground as investigations focus on July 7 attackers.
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Emily Flees S Texas Coast Ahead of Hurricane Emily
Families flee the Texas coast as Hurricane Emily approaches, with outer bands lashing the northeast Mexican shore. Risa Jones and her husband evacuate with two children to San Antonio while warnings of 5 to 10 inches of rain loom over the Rio Grande Valley. Local officials urge caution as the storm veers south of the area and hits near La Pesca in northeastern Mexico.
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Emily eyes landfall on northeast Mexico Gulf Coast
Weather alerts say Hurricane Emily, currently near 24.3 N 95.6 W, is forecast to reach Category 3 as it moves toward the northeast Mexico Gulf Coast by Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds near 120 mph with a movement toward the WNW at about 12 mph. A hurricane warning and watch are in effect.
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Sunni draft committee members assassinated in Baghdad
Gunmen killed two Sunni Arabs helping draft Iraqs constitution in Baghdad Karadah district as they left a restaurant. Issa a prominent lawyer and committee member and al Obeidi an adviser were among the dead along with their bodyguard, reflecting threats to Sunni participation in the political process. The attack interrupted a meeting in the Green Zone where the constitutional committee was briefing.
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Bases to be closed or shrunk in eight states and D C
The base closing commission voted to add eight states and the capital to the list of installations to close or shrink. Navy Broadway Complex in San Diego and Naval Air Station Brunswick Maine are targeted. Oceana Virginia and Pope Air Force Base North Carolina face deeper reductions or closure. The panel rejected four facilities, signaling divergence from Rumsfeld May plan.
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Escape plan prompts jail to move activist
An animal rights activist dodging federal authorities for years was moved to a more secure cell after officials say a drawing labeled escape route was found in his mail. Peter Daniel Young was relocated from a medium security dormitory to Dane County Jail the day of interception. He is set for a federal pretrial conference next week.
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Florida boy charged with aggravated manslaughter in baby's death
An eight year old boy, not named due to age, is charged with aggravated manslaughter after admitting to kicking and punching his infant half sister and striking her with a two by four, killing Jayza Laney Simms, seven months old, at a east Tampa home. If convicted, he could face juvenile confinement until age 21. Police describe the act as unusually violent for a child.
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