Registerd traveler program to be tested
Government tests in summer whether frequent fliers will accept background checks to skip security lines at airports. Industry reactions vary with some predicting demand and others citing privacy concerns and modest time savings.
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Plea for hostage return as Johnson family appeals
Paul Johnson Jr., a 49 year old Lockheed Martin employee from Eaglewood Township, was kidnapped in Saudi Arabia by a group calling itself al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. His son Paul Johnson III spoke on CNN urging Saudi authorities to secure his father's safe release while referencing prior Abu Ghraib abuses.
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Insurgents Hit Iraqi Oil Pipelines and Baghdad Base
Insurgents target Iraqs oil exports by damaging pipelines cutting crude flow from Basra and northern routes. A rocket hit a U S logistics base near Balad wounding 3 soldiers and 25 others. A mortar attack hit central Baghdad as Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr ordered militiamen from holy cities.
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Mall plot suspect to get competency test
Nuradin Abdi a 32 year old Somali national charged with plotting to bomb a mall faced a federal competency evaluation after slamming his face on a table in court. Magistrate Marx Abel ordered the psych evaluation citing jail behavior and communication issues.
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Gay marriage battle heads to polls in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts hundreds of gay couples have wed since May 17 under a 1913 law. Opponents push a constitutional ban this fall as legislators face a crucial vote in 2005-06. Clerks issued about 1,700 licenses on the first day. Catholics urge lawmakers to oppose gay marriage.
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