Ferraro enters NY Senate race challenging D'Amato
Former vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro announced her bid for the Democratic nomination to challenge Sen. Al D'Amato. Ferraro, who left office in 1984, vows a health care rights push and faults unemployment in New York. Also running are Public Advocate Mark Green and Rep. Charles Schumer, with Ferraro leading in polls among the three.
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China denies mainland bird flu cases amid tests in Guangdong
China Daily reports 1,087 December samples from Guangdong farms and markets show no bird flu. Hong Kong and Taiwan cite unconfirmed deaths and deaths of millions of birds. Officials say such poultry losses are absolutely impossible and will address via Xinhua.
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Adorable Kansas boy seeks loving adoptive family
Stephen, 11, freckle-faced and curious, loves drawing tanks and submarines and dreams of becoming a pilot or astronaut. Legally free for adoption along with about 200 Kansas children, he seeks a nurturing home, big backyard, and a family willing to also consider his two brothers Nathaniel and Christopher, with no adoption fees and financial aid available.
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Fossett ends around world balloon bid near Black Sea
Steve Fossett’s third nonstop world flight attempt ended near the Black Sea after low winds and fuel problems, as Russian authorities prepared a rescue. The 53 year old Chicago trader took off from St Louis and faced heater failures, wind, and fuel issues that forced retreat. Fossett aimed to surpass his 1997 distance record and hoped to stay aloft longer, but landfall occurred in a marshy Karasnodra area at 5:30 a.m. EST.
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Unabomber trial kicks off with unconventional defense plan
Prosecutors confront a mountain of evidence as Theodore Kaczynski faces a 10 count case linked to 4 bombings. His lawyers wrestle with a self defense stance after abandoning the mental defect claim, while analysts debate framing his motives through his writings and past life.
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Judy Clarke
Garland Burrell Jr
Don Heller
Sacramento
Paul Rothstein
Georgetown University Law School
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