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Yahoo! Alerts Yahoo! News - My Alerts - Edit Alert Friday, November 11, 2005 09:00 PM PST Today's Top Stories: Bush Forcefully Attacks Iraq Critics Al-Qaida: All 4 Jordan Bombers Were Iraqis Reports: Top Saddam Lieutenant Has Died Rice Urges Unity Among Iraqi Factions Toronto gripped by US gun violence French Police Step Up Security After Tips N.J. Biologist Studies Ice-Hardy Worms Management Guru Peter Drucker, 95, Dies Judge Allows Lawsuit Against KISS' Simmons A.I. Outplays Kobe As Sixers Beat Lakers Bush says war critics rewrite history Rice promotes reforms but some Arab states wary Bangkok toddler confirmed as bird flu victim New push to stop Iranian nukes Bush warns Syria to work with UN SKorea upbeat US-NKorean sanctions row can be resolved Former Saddam deputy reportedly dies Embattled Bush defends case for Iraq war France bans weekend meetings in Paris to avert unrest Shame of West turning its back on 'smashed' Kashmir: Rushdie Bush Forcefully Attacks Iraq Critics Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:00 pm PST AP - President Bush strongly rebuked congressional critics of his Iraq war policy Friday, accusing them of being "deeply irresponsible" and sending the wrong signal both to America's enemy and to U.S. troops. Full Story Top Al-Qaida: All 4 Jordan Bombers Were Iraqis Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:54 pm PST AP - Al-Qaida claimed a squad of four Iraqi suicide bombers, including a husband and wife team, carried out the Ammam attacks with explosive belts after carefully staking out the hotels for a month. Jordan interrogated 12 suspects Friday who may have helped them. Full Story Top Reports: Top Saddam Lieutenant Has Died Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:54 pm PST AP - A statement circulated in the name of the Baath Party said Friday that Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest-ranking figure from Saddam Hussein's regime still at large, had died. The report could not be independently confirmed. Full Story Top Rice Urges Unity Among Iraqi Factions Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:54 pm PST AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed for unity among Iraq's religious factions as she made an unannounced and heavily guarded visit Friday to the country, including one of its most ethnically divided regions. Full Story Top Toronto gripped by US gun violence Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:06 am PST AFP - Residents of Canada's biggest city are living in fear of increasing gun violence and blame their neighbour, the United States, for exporting their gun culture and weapons north, officials told AFP. Full Story Top French Police Step Up Security After Tips Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:49 pm PST AP - Authorities stepped up security Friday and placed restrictions on some public gatherings after tip-offs from Internet and text messages suggested "violent actions" over the weekend in the French capital. Full Story Top N.J. Biologist Studies Ice-Hardy Worms Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:49 pm PST AP - Normally fodder for anglers and early birds, worms are getting a tad more respect from a Rutgers-Camden biologist who's focusing on a species of hardy wigglers able to live in freezing temperatures, surviving without food for up to two years. Full Story Top Management Guru Peter Drucker, 95, Dies Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:47 pm PST AP - Peter F. Drucker, revered as the father of modern management for his numerous books and articles stressing innovation, entrepreneurship and strategies for dealing with a changing world, died Friday. He was 95. Full Story Top Judge Allows Lawsuit Against KISS' Simmons Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:47 pm PST AP - A woman who claims to be a former girlfriend of KISS rocker Gene Simmons can proceed with a defamation lawsuit in which she says he made her sound like a "sex-addicted nymphomaniac" during a VH1 television show, a judge has ruled. Full Story Top A.I. Outplays Kobe As Sixers Beat Lakers Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:00 pm PST AP - Allen Iverson outplayed Kobe Bryant in an anticipated matchup of the league's leading scorers, scoring 34 points and sinking the winner with 22.2 seconds left to lead the 76ers to an 85-81 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Full Story Top Bush says war critics rewrite history Fri, 11 Nov 2005 01:53 pm PST Reuters - President George W. Bush ripped into Democratic critics of the Iraq war on Friday, charging them with trying to rewrite history by accusing the White House of manipulating intelligence before the war. Full Story Top Rice promotes reforms but some Arab states wary Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:26 pm PST Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will try to overcome wariness of Washington's reform agenda in the Middle East at a conference on Saturday aimed at spreading democracy in the region. Full Story Top Bangkok toddler confirmed as bird flu victim Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:32 pm PST Reuters - A Bangkok toddler has tested positive for bird flu, a senior official said on Saturday, the first human case in the Thai capital since a fresh flare-up of the deadly disease a month ago. Full Story Top New push to stop Iranian nukes Fri, 11 Nov 2005 01:43 pm PST Reuters - The EU's three biggest powers have drafted a proposal offering Iran the chance to transfer sensitive nuclear activities to Russia to ensure Tehran does not produce fuel for atomic weapons, an EU diplomat said on Friday. Full Story Top Bush warns Syria to work with UN Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:00 am PST Reuters - President George W. Bush on Friday called on Syria to fully cooperate with a U.N. inquiry into the killing of a former Lebanese prime minister and to stop trying to "intimidate and destabilize" the Lebanese government. Full Story Top SKorea upbeat US-NKorean sanctions row can be resolved Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:31 pm PST AFP - South Korea's chief delegate to six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program has expressed optimism a row over US sanctions imposed against companies from the Stalinist country could be resolved. Full Story Top Former Saddam deputy reportedly dies Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:49 pm PST AFP - Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri, the fugitive former number two of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, reportedly died, as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice paid a surprise visit as part of a regional tour. Full Story Top Embattled Bush defends case for Iraq war Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:42 pm PST AFP - Embattled US President George W. Bush hit back at "deeply irresponsible" charges that he won support for war in Iraq by exaggerating intelligence on Saddam Hussein's weapons programs. Full Story Top France bans weekend meetings in Paris to avert unrest Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:52 pm PST AFP - A short-term ban on public meetings will be imposed in Paris on Saturday amid fears that suburban rioters may be planning to bring violence into the capital over a holiday weekend. Full Story Top Shame of West turning its back on 'smashed' Kashmir: Rushdie Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:18 pm PST AFP - Global "compassion fatigue" could deliver a shameful blow to "smashed" Kashmiri earthquake survivors worse than the tremor and years of bloodshed, novelist Salman Rushdie says. Full Story Top You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.