Iraq seeks leniency while condemning two infiltrators
Iraq's parliament speaker Saadi Mehdi Saleh described the two Americans captured at the Iraq Kuwait border as infiltrators and potential saboteurs. He indicated room for leniency despite the eight year sentence for illegal entry, and stressed Iraq follows its law for foreigners accused of sabotage.
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Jacksonville
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William Barloon
New Hampton
Iowa
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Iraq- Kuwait
Nae Ryszard Krystosik
U.S
Baghdad
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United States
Washington
U.S. State Department
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Wetlands Hearing Set for New Bern by House Task Force
The U S House Wetlands and Endangered Species Act Task Force will hold a hearing Saturday at Craven County Courthouse in New Bern. Invitations determine who may speak, aiming to hear testimony from those directly affected by wetlands and endangered species laws, with the speaking list to be published after responses. Mary Ann Harrison of Neuse River Foundation commented.
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Congressional Task Force
New Bern
Katie Podlesak
U.S
Walter Jones Jr
R-N.c
House Committee On Natural Resources
Craven County
Mary Ann Harrison
Neuse River Foundation
Faircloth pushes bill to reduce wetland protection
Republican Sen. Lauch Faircloth drafts a bill that could sharply cut protected wetlands, potentially benefiting farmers including Faircloth, who owns over 500 wetlands acres. The move follows criticism that the measure favors his business interests and loosens federal protections limiting farming use of wetlands.
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Throat slasher pleads guilty in Craven County case
Eric Noble, 32, pleaded guilty in Craven County Superior Court to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and related charges after a July home visit to Patricia Barnett and a stabbing of Barnett and her son. Barnett testified Noble asked to use her kitchen and bathroom then attacked. He fled when her son returned.
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Robert Tagano
Fired city worker gets her job back in New Bern
Donna Polizzi, a New Bern waste water plant operator, returns to work after a public hearing challenging her March 10 firing for discussing plant operations with outsiders. City officials cite a verbal directive but acknowledge pending disciplinary action. The case followed a February equipment failure that caused a sludge overflow.
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Bill Hartman
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DEM
David Muse
Muse
John Thorne
State seeks protections as elder abuse cases rise
Advocates urge stricter screening of nursing assistants and tougher penalties after two former aides were accused of abusing five elderly Alzheimer's patients at Plantation Estates Retirement Community in Matthews. The case highlights risks in North Carolina rest homes serving over 60,000 seniors and spurs proposed legislation for background checks and higher penalties.
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Plantation Estates
North Carolina
Elma Holder
National Citizens Coalition For Nursing Home Reform
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Ellie Wall
Whispering Pines
Shelby
U.S
National Center On
Craig Souza
Nursing Home Trade Group
Betsy Cochrane
Davie
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