Congressmen Help Secret Tours To White House
AP reports lawmakers arrange visits for lobbying groups donors and friends since public tours paused after Sept 11. Some guests accompany reps or their staff under tight security, with groups limited to six and prior checks. At least 68 lawmakers have led or arranged tours recently.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Associated Press
Marion Davis
North Carolina
National Telephone Cooperative Association
Mike McIntyre
D-N.c
Secret Service
Davis
McIntyre
Washington, D.C
Washington Monument
Tially
Anne Womack
Postal service warns against delivering to closed mailboxes
The U S Postal Service urges carriers to skip deliveries to closed receptacles while investigations continue. Locked boxes at apartments will receive normal service. Officials say no arrests yet and appeal for the suspect to come forward. Six people were injured last Friday with one hospitalized, and fear and caution spread through rural Iowa communities as authorities pursue leads.
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Mike Maturek
U.S. Postal Service
Nebraska
Iowa
Maturek
Jail Fire Tragedy Strikes Mitchell County Jail
Thirteen people were injured or killed as a Friday night blaze at Mitchell County Jail in Bakersville, near Asheville. Inmates and deputies were trapped when sprinklers were absent and alarms sounded. Investigators suspect the wooden storage room near wiring and an electric heater as the fire’s start. one inmate said prisoners cried to be let out as others prayed for survival. Authorities identified seven deceased inmates and one more in critical but stable condition, while the jail administrator called it the most horrific tragedy in the business.
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Bakersville
Asheville
State Bureau of Investigation
Fox
Patrick Mays
Winston-Salem Journal
Mitchell County
Mark Broadway
Bob Lewis
Lewis
Davis
Edmond Banks
Danny
Terrorist asset freeze cited with limited global impact
In Yemen and Switzerland, individuals and businesses linked to al Qaida report minimal disruption from asset freezes. Al-Hamati bakery and Al-Nur honey shop in Sana a see sales boost or normal operations despite publicity. Bush orders to block assets extend to hundreds worldwide with UN follow up.
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Yemen
Al-Nur
Switzerland
al-Qaida
Bush
United States
United Nations
Washington
Associated Press
Al-Hamati
San’a
Asim al-Hamati
Osama bin Laden
Flood Rescue Teems Search Missing in Appalachians
Rescue crews searched Sunday for eight missing after torrential floodwaters ravaged central Appalachians. Relief agencies opened 12 shelters as Red Cross and Salvation Army handed out food and cleaning supplies. At least five killed in WV and one in Virginia. over 500 homes damaged or destroyed. about 7,000 WV customers lacked water. power largely restored to all but 70 customers.
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Charleston
W.va
Central Appalachians
West Virginia
Virginia
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Bob Mullions
McDowell County
Mullions
Kentucky
Fire Department Art Show Captures Valor and Memory
A display features patriotic and traditional table themes with fiery scenes. Young Ashbrook students Courtney Campfield and Kyle Watford presented firefighter themed works inspired by the Sept 11 events. Dana Haydock can be reached at 704 869 1817.
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Superman
Gastonia
Paul Bennin
New York
Courtney Campfield
Ashbrook
Campfield
Kyle Watford
Fire Department
Samantha Garrett
Dana Haydock
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Eric Chakeen
Bobby Campbell
Santa Fe Christian School of
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David Lee
Davenport
Doris Zimmerman
Anamosa
FBI
Pete Sakaris
Omaha
Lyle Bartels
Ohiowa
Bartels
Illinois
Carroll County
Rod Herrick
Lee
Ering
J Care International
SEARS
Hearing Aid Center
Eastridge Mall
Shelby Sears
Cleveland Mall
Muiracle
The
Hearing Aid Center America Trusts
Appalachians
American Electric Power
Don H. Bumgardner
Vanity Fair & Playtex
Playtex
Sensation” Sale
Vanity Fair
Belk.com
Pontiac
PRC
PCC
Chevy Impala Auto
Cass
Ons Nets
Tilt Grae
Pontiac Montana
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W. Dixon
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