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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 2006
Page
2
Gary Moulton notes that on May 2 1806 the Wallahwollah youths shared the inner stem of a tall three leafed plant with woolly edges. The observer tasted the plant finding it agreeable and ate heartily. The specimen grows in rich Ohio and Mississippi lands and resembles parsnip in flower and fruit.
About 200 Shiites protest outside Baghdad's Green Zone demanding more protection from attacks by U.S. and Iraqi forces. A weeping woman displays her slain husband’s ID. four killed in a Madain market blast, 15 corpses found in the capital, and two more killed in Diyala. The unrest comes as a new Iraqi government formation aims to calm sectarian tensions and reduce insurgent violence.
In a brief campaign exchange Governor Blagojevich and opponent Judy Baar Topinka spar over attendance at key boards. Topinka cites her voting presence at the Illinois State Board of Investment while Blagojevich, who appoints some boards, notes his absence from the University of Illinois board and Toll Highway Authority.
The Supreme Court revived Anna Nicole Smith’s bid in the Marshall estate, with all nine justices reinstating her claim that federal courts in California may hear the case. The outcome leaves open whether she will recover any money, amid prior rulings favoring Marshall’s son as heir. The story also covers Brooke Shields commenting on birth timing of her daughter and Tom Cruise’s family, and Time magazine’s 100 influential list including Clooney, Witherspoon, Merkel, Chavez, Olmert, Ang Lee, and others.
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