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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 2007
Page
2
Government investigators concluded that President Bush lawfully used recess appointment power to install Sam Fox as ambassador to Belgium. The GAO said Fox may continue in the post but cannot draw a government salary. Three Democratic senators had pressed for the probe.
Fidel Castro accused President Bush of authorizing and ordering an assassination attempt. The essay recalls CIA efforts to kill Castro after 1959, notes Ford banned official assassinations, and questions Carter and Clinton. Castro suggests Bush has other ideas about him.
The immigration bill returns to the Senate floor with a key procedural vote that could decide whether the measure fails or advances this year. If the motion to revive the bill fails to secure 60 votes it likely ends now, while a passage could mean Senate approval by week’s end before moving to the House for debate.
As of Monday at least 3,562 members of the U S military have died since the start of the Iraq war in March 2003. The AP count includes seven military civilians and notes 2,906 deaths from hostile action. The AP total is 24 higher than the Defense Department tally.
First Lady Laura Bush starts a four nation Africa trip with the aim to press U S aid on combating AIDS amid broader health care challenges across the continent.
Grieving U.N. peacekeepers loaded flag-draped coffins into helicopters and bid farewell to six comrades killed by a car bomb as they patrolled southern Lebanon. The Agence reports highlight the toll on the force and ongoing security challenges in the border region.
In Gaston County 63 bridges are functionally obsolete due to narrowness and weak load capacity. The U.S. 74 span over the Catawba River is a top safety priority, with a 39.9 rating. Beaver Dam Creek bridge on Landers Chapel Road, built in 1951, scored 23.4 in 2006 and is slated for replacement at an estimated 1.785 million dollars, with work funded by federal programs and targeted for completion by June 2008.
Three Spaniards and three Colombians were carried into a closed hangar at the Spanish-led force's headquarters minutes from the blast site. One young soldier wept as he carried a casket. Blue berets were placed on the coffins wrapped in Spain's red-and-yellow flag.
Dennis Steinbeck, 52, of Klamath Falls, Ore., says he feels lucky after 50 hours in a downed plane near Oxford Mississippi. He expects release from Regional Medical Center at Memphis today. He was rescued after his single engine Zodiac 601 XL went down in southeast Lafayette County. He suffered cracked ribs and minor injuries.
The Supreme Court on a 5 4 vote limited taxpayer lawsuits against White House faith based initiatives ruling ordinary citizens cannot sue to halt conferences aiding religious charities in seeking federal grants. President Bush hailed the decision as a substantial victory for aiding neighbors in need.
Newark New Jersey school district apologized for ordering censorship of a male student kiss in the high school yearbook. Andre Jackson, 18, said the apology was not delivered publicly or face to face, and he rejected it as sincere. He learned of the apology through media reports.
President Bush warned the United States to improve cyber security after Estonia faced high profile hacking that disrupted government and corporate sites. He praised Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ives for sharing responses and noted Russia linked attacks tied to the Tallinn statue dispute.
Six year old Juma Gul told tribal leaders that Taliban fighters forced him to wear a vest and trigger a flower spray device when he saw American troops in Ghazni province. Afghan troops hailed him as a hero while U S and NATO forces face mounting civilian questions.
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