Sudan and Egypt face off amid border clash fears
Thousands of Sudanese soldiers and militiamen march in Khartoum vowing to defend the Halaib border enclave as tensions with Egypt surge after Mubarak accuses Turabi of planning an attack. El-Bashir and Turabi lead a mass rally underscoring Sudan's self defense stance despite its ongoing southern conflict.
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Egypt
Sudan
Omar el-Bashir
Sheik Hassan Turabi
Hosni Mubarak
Turabi
Nile
Halaib
el-Bashir
Mubarak
Rehired city worker fired in New Bern case
Donna Polizzi, a wastewater plant operator in New Bern, was fired again after a June 23 letter from City Manager Bill Hartman ending her probationary period. Her attorney seeks to block the firing pending a hearing, while the city plans to respond to a temporary restraining order.
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New Bern
Donna Polizzi
Craven County
Polizzi
Hartman
David Voerman
Voerman
Meadows
John Thorne
Ing
William Coward
More than freedom from work
Michael Genovese examines the deeper implications of labor, rights, and social equity in a Sun Journal feature. The piece reflects on how workplace freedom intersects with community opportunity and civic life.
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By Michael Genovese
Sun Journal
Fourth of July anniversary amid waning public observance
The article notes the 219th Founding Fathers approval of the Declaration of Independence and describes fireworks parades and readings, but observers like Audrey Rivera of Ziggy's Cafe in Havelock say many celebrate only as a holiday off work. Lance Cpl. Mark Napier weighs in on the diminished meaning.
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England
Audrey Rivera
Ziggy’s
Havelock
Pender DA called to resign after drunken bar incident
District Attorney Jerry Spivey faces calls for resignation by Pender County commissioners after a Wrightsville Beach bar incident. Witnesses say he used a racial slur toward Denver Broncos player Ray Jacobs, then fought with him. bar staff ejected him and police were not called. Spivey claimed no recollection of the confrontation.
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Jerry Spivey
Wrightsville Beach
Spivey
Clarence Fosters
Ing
New Hanover
Pender Counties
Ray Jacobs
Denver
Broncos
Jacobs
Mail flood for McVeigh spurs rare defense stance
Unsolicited letters to bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh range from poetry and scripture to money and marriage proposals. Defense attorney Stephen Jones notes the letters are read and filtered by prison staff before delivery, with writers unnamed in court.
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McVeigh
Stephen Jones
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Federal Correctional Institute
el Reno
Ohlo
Minnesota
P.S
Brian
Illinois
Jones
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