Blair conducts major cabinet reshuffle after election defeat
Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair replaced Foreign Secretary Jack Straw with Beckett the first female in that post and fired or demoted two ministers after Labour’s 26 to 40 percent local election loss. Clarke lost home secretary post amid deportation controversy while Prescott kept deputy PM title but shed housing and planning duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tony Blair
Jack Straw
Blair
Labour Party
Labour
Home
Charles Clarke
Clarke
Charles
John Prescott
Prescott
Appeals court dodges same sex marriage ban issue
A 9th Circuit panel sidestepped ruling on whether denying gay couples the right to marry violates federal and state law, leaving California litigation to decide. Massachusetts remains the only state permitting same sex marriage. Separately, in Maryland, Booker T. Washington’s death cause was reexamined, showing chronic high blood pressure as the likely factor with no syphilis, per records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Orange County
Massachusetts
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
California
Bander
Darfur peace accord signed after long talks in Abuja
The government and the largest rebel faction signed a Darfur peace accord in Abuja with U S backing and UN interest. Two rebel groups rejected it, complicating hopes for cease fire disarmament and civilian protection as the parties seek to translate pledges into action and a donor conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abuja
Nigeria
U.S
Darfur
U.N
Sudan
African Union
United States
Britain
European Union
Arab League
Robert Zoellick
Bush
Minni Minnawi
Zoellick
United Nations
International Community
Kennedy to enter rehab after car crash
U S Representative Patrick Kennedy announced he would seek immediate treatment for prescription painkiller addiction at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester after a late night single car crash near the Capitol. Police cited three traffic violations and the congressman said he cannot recall the incident amid ongoing investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Patrick Kennedy
Capitol
Kennedy
D-R.i
Massachusetts
Edward M. Kennedy
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Congress
Capitol Hill
Rhode Island
Second autopsy finds boy suffocated by guards at boot camp
In Tampa Florida 14 year old Martin Lee Anderson who died after guards roughed him at a juvenile boot camp is said by Dr Vernard Adams to have died of suffocation caused by guards actions including blocking his mouth and forced inhalation of ammonia fumes Adams contradicts an earlier finding that sickle cell trait caused the death The governor ordered the investigation after a surveillance video surfaced showing the incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Martin Anderson
Vernard Adams
Adams
Anderson
Martin Lee Anderson
Charles Siebert
Bay County
Jeb Bush
Cheney speech sparks talk of new Cold War echoes
Russian media describe Vice President Cheney's Lithuania speech as potentially signaling a new Cold War. Cheney accused Russia of restricting religious and political rights and wielding energy as leverage. Moscow officials avoided direct rebuke, while Kremlin-aligned commentators voiced sharp criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney
Moscow
Dick Cheney
Russia
Vladimir Putin
Lithuania
Winston Churchill
Washington
Kremlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ent
Iran
Tehran
Beckett
Environment
Foreign Office
David
Appeals Court
Rockville
John Allen Muhammad
Muhammad
Kimberly Sadelson
Wheaton
Booker T. Washington
Baltimore
University of Maryland
Alexander the Great
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Florence Nightingale
Edgar Allan Poe
Philip Mackowiak
Olusegun Obasanjo
Africa
Right
Abdel Wahid Nur
Sudan Liberation Army
Putin
Sergey Lavrov
Vilnius
Baltic
Black Seas
Lavrov
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!