Pakistani national filmed city skyscrapers in several states
Kamran Akhtar, 35, a Pakistani citizen, was arrested in Charlotte after officers spotted him videotaping the Bank of America headquarters and another downtown building. His tapes showed targets in Atlanta Houston Dallas New Orleans and Austin, Texas, and he was charged with immigration violations and making false statements.
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Bank of America
Kamran Akhtar
Akhtar
Atlanta
Houston
Dallas
New Orleans
Austin
Texas
U.S
Gretchen Shappert
Poll favors prescription imports and price negotiations
Kaiser poll shows four-fifths of seniors and disabled Medicare recipients support allowing prescription imports and government price negotiations. The survey also finds widespread opposition to last year’s Republican drug law, with about half viewing it unfavorably.
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Kerry
Kaiser Family Foundation
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Bush
Bush names new CIA chief Porter Goss to lead agency
President Bush nominates Rep Porter Goss R Fla longtime undercover CIA officer to head the agency as Democrats decry a partisan pick amid calls for intelligence reform and Senate confirmation looms. Goss, 65, backed by Bush, faces scrutiny over commission recommendations and ties to the campaign.
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Porter Goss
CI4
CIA
Goss
House Intelligence Committee
Central America
Europe
House
Porter J. Goss
R-Fla
Senate
Congress
America
Dept. 1) Commission
Tonn Kerr
Stansfield Turner
Kerry
George Bush
Florida
U S forces intensify Najaf assault with loudspeakers and air strikes
In Najaf, U S patrols using loudspeakers urge militants loyal to cleric Muqtada al Sadr to surrender or die as ISS helicopter gunships pound a multistory building near the Imam Ali Shrine. Marines report heavy clashes, while casualties mount and oil output faces disruption across Iraq.
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Iraq
U.S
ISS
Imam Ali Shrine
David Holahan
4Th Marines Regiment
Halahan
Muqtada al- Sadr
Mahdi Army
Baghdad
Sadr City
Brian O’malley
1St Brigade
Associated Press
Muqtada al-Sadr
al-Mahdi Army
Warlords shape Afghan election challenge to Karzai
In Kabul a Shiite warlord challenges President Karzai as Afghanistan heads to the October 9 vote. Ethnic Tajik and Uzbek rivals loom, signaling a potential runoff. Warlord Mohageg criticizes Karzai while tribal divisions loom over the post Taliban ballot and unity hopes.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai
Karzai
Mohammed Mohageg
Northern Alliance
United States
Taliban
Yunus Qanooni
Abdul Rashid Dostum
Mohageg
ACLU challenges expansion of no fly list
The Sept. 11 Commission wants to expand the no fly list to include up to 12 secret lists. The ACLU warns this endangers innocent travelers and adds delays through increased screening. The group seeks redress and access to list size, while a judge presses the government for transparency.
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San Francisco
American Civil Liberties Union
Barry Steinhardt
ACLU
Technology and Liberty Project
San Fran
Cisco
Seattle
Steinhardt
U.S
Charles Breyer
Breyer
Mexico probes sale of fake drugs at border town
Mexican authorities investigate fake or substandard medicines in Algodones a border town known for cheap drugs attracting thousands of American visitors. At least one pharmacy allegedly sold useless Zocor tablets to a U S citizen and counterfeit Carisoprodol. Officials seek the origin while residents caution against exaggeration amid ongoing cross border health shopping.
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U.S
Algodones
Yuma
Ariz
Liqui
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Ernesto Enriquez Rubio
Mexico
Ernest Phillips
Phillips
United States
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Harouda Kumar
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