Supreme Court to hear Hamdi detention case
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Yaser Esam Hamdi, a U.S. citizen captured in Afghanistan and held without charges as an enemy combatant. The focus is on executive wartime powers and due process for citizens detained abroad, with potential tie‑in to the Jose Padilla case.
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Supreme Court
Afghanistan
Yaser Esam Hamdi
U.S
South Carolina
Hamdi
Louisiana
Saudi Arabia
High Court
Jose Padilla
Chicago
United States
Deborah Pearlstein
Lawyers Committee For Human Rights
Jobless rate falls to 5.7 percent in December
Washington AP reports the unemployment rate dipped to 5.7 percent, the lowest in 14 months, as hiring slowed to a near standstill and about 310,000 workers left the labor force. Economists caution the decline reflects quitting rather than new opportunities, chilling the 2004 rally.
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Labor Department
U.S
Department
Bill Cheney
John Hancock Financial Services
Cheney
Wall Street
Wellsville teachers pull off surprise wedding proposal
In Wellsville Elementary School, fourth grade teacher Elba Unruh proposed to kindergarten teacher Ann Kearn during an awards assembly. A screen, roses, and 13 former students preceded Unruh’s entrance with a ring, each box containing a note about a shared moment.
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Laurie Sisk
The
Ottawa Herald
Wellsville
Elba Unruh
Ann Keam
Kear
Unruh
ZZ Top
Miss Kearn
Ann Kearn
Macksville
Great Bend
Kearn
Renaud
Unrah
Keanu
Government lowers threat level after holidays
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced the nationwide terror warning level dropped from orange to yellow as the holidays ended. Airports and airlines reportedly remain at high alert and security around terminals and access roads will stay tight. Ridge said vigilance remains for certain sectors and critical resources.
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Bush Administration
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Ridge
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Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
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Randall) Renaud
Office of Homeland Security
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