United Nations revises Iraq sanctions proposal calls neighbors’ input
A updated British draft to overhaul Iraq sanctions seeks consultation with neighboring states to stop Baghdad oil smuggling, estimated over 1 billion dollars annually, while Iraq remains under the oil for food program allowing extensive oil sales mainly to fund food and humanitarian needs.
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United Nations
Iraq
Baghdad
Britain
Security Council
Russia
China
France
Council
Supreme Court Allows Religious Clubs to Meet in Public Schools
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that religious groups such as the Good News Club may meet in public school facilities after hours, aligning with after school groups like Boy Scouts and 4-H. Dissenters argued the ruling downplays religious conversion and school endorsement concerns. The Milford Central School context prompted the case, stressing equal access and free speech in school buildings.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Boy Scouts
4-H
Milford Central
Upstate
New York
Clarence Thomas
Good News Club
Stephen Breyer
William Rehnquist
Thomas
Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy
John Paul Stevens
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
David Souter
Souter
Stephen
Darleen Fournier
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
High Court
Abu Sayyaf holds foreigners as tensions rise
Washington officials seek information on the hostage crisis as Abu Sayyaf claims to have fatally harmed Guillermo Sobero, a U S citizen held with two missionaries. Sobero’s family pleads for dialogue while the military reports clashes near Lantawan and vows no ransom.
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Sabaya
Martin
Gracia Burnham
Guillermo Sobero
RMN
Tuburan
Sairin Karno
Karno
Sulu
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Abu Sayyaf
Danilo Servando
Lantawan
McVeigh Holds Silence as Execution Ends Terror Spree
Timothy McVeigh, 33, the first federal inmate executed in 38 years, faced the camera in Terre Haute as he declined to show remorse for the Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168, including 19 children. Survivors and relatives recalled their losses while witnesses described the quiet final moments and McVeigh’s unrepentant stance.
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U.S
Federal
Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
Ashley Eckles
Treanor
Frances Cummins
Richard
Terre Haute
Paul Howell
Karan
Howell
Sue Ashford
Ashford
Oklahoma
The
Buffalo News
Waco
Texas
Ruby Ridge
Idaho
McGuckin says custody case not to become political in Sandpoint
Joanne McGuckin, mother of six, told a Bonner County Court custody hearing crowd she does not want her case to turn into politics. Prosecutor Phil Robinson and defense attorney Sara Seaborg said she could be released as soon as Thursday from jail on a child neglect charge as negotiations continue to resolve the custody dispute.
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Sandpoint. Idaho
Bonner County
Joanne McGuckin
North Idaho
Phil Robinson
Sara Seaborg
McGuckin
Woman with Cocaine Conviction Faces Prostitution Charges
Records show Short with a prior cocaine possession conviction and three pending charges including soliciting and prostitution related offenses in Mecklenburg County. She faced multiple charges in 1998 and again in 2000 and 2001 with trials planned for July. Gazette Correspondent Eric Newsom contributed to this article.
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Mecklenburg County
Short
Nature
Gazette
Eric Newsom
Schools share the pain as budget cuts loom
Commissioners Floyd Wright Mickey Price and Donnie Loftis urged sharing cuts across agencies including Health Public Works and Social Services while maintaining tax levels. They questioned the 38 percent school funding target and urged revisiting the 1998 funding agreement with the school board. Wright urged state funding increases to reduce local tax supplements.
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Mickey Price
Donnie Loftis
Health Department, Public Works
Department of Social Services
Loftis
Price
Ponder
Jenkins
Keigher
May Robinson
Robinson
Wright
McVeigh Executed After Final Words In Federal Chamber
Witnesses described the moments as the IV lines delivered the lethal drugs and the warden announced readiness. McVeigh’s gaze remained fixed while the first and second drugs were administered, his lips tinged blue as the process concluded at 8:14 a.m. Eastern Time.
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Harley Lappin
McVeigh
Federal
U.S
Frank Anderson
Anderson
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