Buchanan Express rolls over Gramm in Louisiana caucus
Pat Buchanan won Louisiana's GOP caucuses gaining 13 delegates to Phil Gramm's eight and signaling a broad conservative coalition. Gramm vowed to push for top three in Iowa while Buchanan forecast strong showing in New Hampshire and Iowa. Exit polls showed Buchanan favored by religious conservatives, with about 21,500 participants in the state.
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Madame Lash Runs for Senate as No Frills Glamour Candidate
In Australia, Madame Lash Gretel Pinniger a former stripper now seeks Senate as an independent with a platform to cut unemployment protect companies end censorship and legalize marijuana. Her basement campaign HQ features chains whips and a homemade rack signaling a provocative campaign style.
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Egyptologist sues over Giza plateau development plans
Nemat Ahmed Fuad filed a suit with Cairo's Administrative Court against Culture Minister Farouk Hosni to halt the Giza plateau project begun in August. She claims the plan to build shops, toilets, and plant trees on ancient land threatens antiquities and that remains lie beneath the area. She seeks no monetary damages.
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Judge bars Jackson video filming in Rio slum
Rio de Janeiro judge blocks Michael Jackson from filming a video in the Santa Maria shantytown for 20 days citing potential tourism harm. Judge Luiz Haddad acts to allow time for Jackson to clarify his intentions as Spike Lee directs the project for They Don’t Care About Us.
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NATO cools Serb anger after Bosnian arrests
NATO commanders face pressure as authorities arrest two top Bosnian Serb officers for war crimes. The Hague tribunal weighs indictments while Bosnian Croats protest plans to share power in Mostar with Muslims. EU forces shield official Hans Koshnick amid 2000 demonstrators.
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Haiti swears in Rene Preval amid hopes and doubt
Rene Preval takes office as Haiti's president amid widespread poverty and skepticism about his ability to ease pain. He inherits limited support from Aristide era and faces austerity moves to secure foreign aid, marking the first peaceful transfer since independence. The inauguration recalls 1804 independence and Duvalier’s 1971 exile 10 years earlier.
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Baby Doc” Duvalier
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Jet crashes off Dominican Republic with 189 aboard
A charter jetliner carrying German tourists home from the Caribbean crashed into shark infested waters off the Dominican Republic. At least 40 bodies recovered. no survivors reported. The Boeing 757, leased to a Dominican airline, took off in heavy rain and returned to land minutes later.
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