Giuliani begins 2008 presidential bid with exploratory filing
Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani filed papers to create the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Exploratory Committee to test waters for a White House run. The move signals early entry as he weighs a GOP bid while other potential candidates consider similar steps.
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Toys for Kids Ride marks 20th anniversary auction
For two decades the Toys for Kids Ride by ECKAN in Ottawa Kansas has collected toys via a trailer, drive or mail in donations. Tonight’s auction benefits needy children with admission set as one new toy and options to arrange pick up or mail checks to Ottawa addresses.
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Boyda seeks balance as new Kansas congresswoman vows to help local firms
Incoming congresswoman Boyda portrays herself as a political moderate tied to conservative roots. She plans to urge health care reform and curb mail order drug policies while staying connected to Kansas, commuting weekends and guiding her staff with campaign manager Steve Boyda assisting.
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Hawthorne School Closures Raise Access Questions
Hawthorne district faces no firm closure decision as it explores multi class per grade learning and reassignments. Superintendent Dean Katt outlined transportation and student placement first, with Hawthorne students likely attending Garfield or Lincoln schools. Board also approved selling modulars, demolishing old Lincoln, and planning a Lincoln open house for December 17.
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Activists sue Rumsfeld for war crimes probe in Germany
Civil rights activists file a 220 page case with German prosecutors seeking a war crimes investigation of Donald H. Rumsfeld and other U.S. officials over alleged abuses at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. The suit cites torture orders and targets 12 victims including 11 Iraqis and Mohamad al Qahtani linked to 9 11.
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Mass kidnapping of Baghdad institute staff shocks Iraq
Gunmen dressed as police abducted up to 150 people from a Baghdad research institute in a 10 to 15 minute raid. The larger incident since occupation began prompted the higher education minister to suspend university classes amid security calls.
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Ahmadinejad predicts Iran near nuclear fuel program completion
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would soon celebrate the completion of its nuclear fuel program. He asserted the nation's position has stabilized, expressing hope for a big celebration of Iran's full nuclearization in the current year. He claimed external pressure but gave no further details.
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