Democrats try to shift focus amid Illinois party infighting
Illinois Democrats faced discord as House Speaker Michael Madigan skipped a labor Day breakfast and Brad Giannoulias faced questions over bank ties. Barack Obama urged party unity while Blagojevich campaigned on health care and education, and Republican rivals prepared for a picnic at the fairgrounds.
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Port in Seattle evacuated after bomb-dog alert at Terminal 18
Dozens of workers were evacuated and a half mile perimeter set around Seattle's Terminal 18 after a bomb-sniffing dog signaled explosives in two Pakistan-origin containers. A bomb squad found no danger. containers contained oily rags per manifest. Originating in Hong Kong, the ship had stopped in China before Seattle. Terminal 18 is the port's largest container terminal, serving over 20 lines and more than 40 vessels monthly.
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Milne
Hong Kong
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Murder arrest ties to JonBenet Ramsey case
A former teacher, linked to the JonBenet Ramsey murder, was arrested and held in Bangkok on unrelated sex charges before being returned to the United States this weekend. JonBenet was found beaten and strangled in Boulder on December 26, 1996, prompting decades of theories and media scrutiny.
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Karred Bob Grant
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Fighter jets escort diverted flight into Boston after disturbance
A London to Washington airliner was escorted to Logan International Airport by two F 15 jets after a passenger disturbance in which a Vermont woman in a jogging suit paced the cabin and muttered incoherently about Pakistan. FBI says the woman, a US citizen from Vermont, was arrested for interfering with a flight crew.
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