Crescent and Star sculpture vandalized near White House
Islamic symbol by Mohamed Said Ouafi on the Ellipse was damaged when the orange star component vanished and a red swastika spray tag appeared on a nearby item. Arab-American activists condemned the act as painful this first year Islam joins Christian and Jewish symbols. the sculpture was erected Dec. 19 and slated for removal Jan. 11.
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Washington
Mohamed Said Ouafi
White House
Arlington
Ouafi
Star
Crescent
Washington Monument
Omar A. Kamhieh
Refugees flee Mexican mountains as gang violence spikes
In Chiapas and surrounding areas armed bands tied to the ruling party forced labor and extortion on Tzotzil villagers. Troops and volunteers escorted 1,500 Indians from besieged villages to safety, while authorities probe a massacre of 45 Acteal villagers blamed on gunmen including Chenalho mayor Jacinto Arias Cruz.
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Poiho
Chiapas
Chenalho
Acteal
Polho
Mexico
Zapatista National Liberation Army
Pablo Romo
Los Chorros
Jacinto Arias Cruz
Chenalho Mayor Charged in Peasants Massacre Probe
Authorities in LOS CHORROS Mexico charged Jacinto Arias Cruz mayor of Chenalho with murder and injuries in a massacre of 45 peasants. Leftist rebels accused federal authorities of complicity amid regional tensions.
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Los Chorros
Mexico
Jacinto Arias Cruz
Chenalho
Police ready to fight DWIs in New Year
Odessa police and sheriff officials announce heightened DWI patrols for New Year’s Eve. Sgt. Jack White of the Odessa Police Department Traffic Unit says the DWI Selected Traffic Enforcement Program will supplement regular patrols while Captain Carl Watters of the Ector County Sheriff’s Office notes reserve deputies will join the effort to stop drunk driving.
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Jack White
Odessa
White
Ector County
Road deaths cast palt on holiday week
Thirty two people died on Texas roadways this weekend in a Texas Department of Public Safety report. Cpl Dorothy Briggs of Odessa DPS said the period ran from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday and officials expected about 42 deaths for the year. One death involved Midland Lee.
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Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Cpl
Dorothy
Kathy) Briggs
Odessa
Briggs
A Midland
No smoking ban takes effect in California bars and casinos
California prepares to ban smoking in most bars and gambling casinos starting New Year’s Day. Health groups praise the move as protecting workers and patrons while some owners warn of potential business impact. Bar owners note last cigarettes before the ban as New Year’s Eve approaches.
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Davis
Calif
California
Bob McNeil
Plainfield Station
Sacramento
Kathleen Harrington
Harrington's Bar and Grill
Beverly Mathis Swanson
Santa Cruz
Pro British militants fatally harm ex IRA prisoner after commander killed
In Northern Ireland a former IRA inmate dies after an attack by Loyalist Volunteer Force gunmen outside Glengannon Hotel. A security guard, Seamus Dillon, 45, was killed and three others injured as the scene sparked warnings that renewed violence could jeopardize fragile peace talks amid a beleaguered security climate.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Seamus Dillon
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