World US moves to deter potential Iraqi attack aims
The United States plans to bolster forces in the Middle East after defections from Saddam Hussein's circle suggested Iraq contemplated striking Kuwait or Saudi Arabia. Pentagon ships and supplies head toward the Persian Gulf, with some U.S. troops alerted for possible deployment. Officials caution Saddam's exact intent remains unclear as Iraq denies threats.
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U.S
Middle East
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Pentagon
Persian Gulf
Saddam
Jordan
Iraq
Persian) Gulf
NASCAR Racers Ready for Michigan Event
NASCAR drivers prepare for a Michigan race weekend as teams fine tune cars and test setups. Analysts note strategy shifts and potential contenders while fans anticipate tight competition on the track.
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Iowa
Dave Barry
Michigan
Gov Hunt schedules eastward office in three days
Gov Jim Hunt moves state business east of Raleigh for three days in New Bern. He will visit six eastern counties, tour Genesis Day Care in Stonewall, host a Smart Start roundtable at Stonewall Methodist Church, attend a Tryon Palace event, and meet Craven County leaders at Craven Community College.
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Jim Hunt
Raleigh
New Bern
Hunt
Marion Smith
Smith
Pamlico County
Genesis
Stonewall
Stonewall Methodist Church
Pamlico
Tryon Palace
Craven County
Orringer
Craven Community College
Hodge disputes Sun Journal water quality story
Al Hodge a water quality specialist with the state DEM says the Neuse and Trent rivers are not significantly more polluted now than 20 years ago and SAV growth does not prove worsening conditions. He notes increased nutrients in coastal waters and that SAV may indicate improved water quality despite algae confusion.
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State Division of Environmental Management
DEM
Sun Journal
Neuse
Trent
al Hodge
Hodge
Trent River
The
Cowan
Albemarle
Pamlico
Hurricane Felix drifts offshore. Outer Banks life returns
Residents and vacationers ease back with garbage trucks and hang gliders resuming activity as Felix orbits offshore. NOAA warns of possible loop while maintaining winds near 75 mph. Coastal economy faces delays and erosion impacts despite no landfall.
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Nags Head
Kitty Hawk
Felix
Gary Ford
Washington
Weather Service
Florida
North Carolina
Beauford County boater drowns after fall from boat
Paul Ollie Sork-Oram of Cotton Patch Landing Blounts Creek drowned in Blounts Creek after being thrown from a moving bass boat. The accident occurred about 9 45 a m as the boat may have struck something forcing him overboard. Searchers recovered the body around 11 a m the death ruled an accidental drowning.
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Beaufort County
Blounts Creek
Paul Ollie Sork-Oram
Cotton Patch Landing
Nelson Sheppard
Sork- Oram
Nelson
House push tightens abortion limits across federal programs
Abortion opponents celebrate as House passage tightens restrictions in spending bills. Proposals include denying Medicaid abortion coverage for poor women in most cases, cutting foreign aid funding for family planning, barring abortion training for residents, excluding abortion from federal worker plans, and banning use of federal funds for abortions in prisons and at military hospitals. Senate fate unclear as broader abortion policy faces partisan debate.
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Legal Services Corporation
House
Clinton
Henry Foster
Senate
Douglas Johnson
National
Right To Life Committee
District of Columbia
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Craven and
Pamlico Counties
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Sheraton Hotel
Orringer Auditorium
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Erick Gill
Son Journal
Jesse Avery
Sun Journ
Steve Leis
Jody Moore
Anthony Morton
Winn-Dixie
Dick Moore
Ann Landers
Associated Press
Ford
South Nags Head
National Weather Service
Miami
Cape Hatteras
Washington, N.C
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