Condit to break silence on missing intern case
Rep. Gary Condit plans to break public silence on missing intern Chandra Levy before Labor Day with a letter to constituents and a national media interview. Police say he is not a suspect and no proof of crime exists. advisers stress the timing and voter dialogue to repair his image.
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Sacramento
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Gary Condit
Chandra Levy
Richie Ross
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Condit
Levy
Ross
Pearance
Ceres
Lawrence Giventer
NAACP seeks White House talks over civil rights
NAACP leaders, unhappy with Bush conservative policy, press for a closed door meeting to air concerns. In a July 31 letter Mfume requests dialogue on Social Security reform hate crimes education health care and race relations while White House aides say the request is under review.
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NAACP
White House
Bush
Kweis Mfume
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mfume
Bradley Blakeman
Ari Fleischer
Fleischer
Julian Bond
People’s House
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Frederick Douglass
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
America
Senator seeks halt to Cuba travel ban enforcement
Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan urged the Bush administration to stop the stepped-up enforcement of the Cuba travel ban until Congress decides whether to change the law. He criticized actions aimed at pressuring Cuban leader Fidel Castro and noted Treasury has increased letters seeking fines for embargo violations.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Congress
Fidel Castro
Byron Dorgan
Dorgan
North Dakota
Senate Appropriations
Treasury Department
Castro
Department
Bush
Treasury
House
Senate
Squirrel rights prompt debate in Waco
Doris Bridges questions animal rights as a bird or a squirrel is argued to have a right to live while DA Mike Sands notes the boy’s charges remain, with a September court date. Joshua Lucas can be reached at (704) 869-1822 for comments.
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Doris Bridges
Waco
Mike Sands
Joshua Lucas
Appeal court denies freedom for notes withholding writer
Vanessa Leggett, a 33 year old crime writer, remains jailed for contempt after refusing to turn over grand jury interview notes. The Seventh Circuit refused to grant relief, ruling the journalist privilege does not bar subpoena. Leggett, held in Houston, faces up to 18 months. The case centers on the 1997 Doris Angleton murder in Houston and Leggett’s unpublished book project.
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New Orleans
Texas Society
Vanessa Leggett
District Court
Leggett
Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Houston
Doris Angleton
Robert Angleton
Roger
Roger Angleton
Associated Press
Appeals Court
Eastern Lincoln County eyes growth and growing pains
The Lake Norman Chamber expands, local leaders discuss sparsity of amenities, cautious growth, and liquor policy in Lincoln County. Census shows eastern township population surge toward 2010, with calls for upscale restaurants and development while infrastructure like Highway 16 may accelerate change. County tensions linger between eastern and western areas as Mecklen burg draws away sales tax revenue. Local officials anticipate slower yet eventual progress amid regulatory and social hurdles. Further notes include incorporation debates and liquor by the drink controversy.
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Lincoln County
Cornelius
Huntersville
Davidson
Bill Russell
Chamber
Thomas Anderson
Westport
Charlotte
Ken Kindley
Lincolnton
Anderson
Catawba Springs
Lincolnton Township
Lakeshore
Lincoln
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General Assembly
Jack McCachern
Mecklenburg County
McCachern
Mecklenburg
East
Watts
Lake Norman
Russell
Joshua Lucas
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