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Daily News Digest: Weather News

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Monday, November 21, 2005 09:00 PM PST
Today's Weather News:
  • Bush signs law to up flood insurance borrowing
  • Two U.S. Crash Victims Were Fla. Newlyweds
  • U.S. Newlyweds Die in Belize Plane Crash
  • The Nation's Weather
  • Hurricanes Sap New Orleans' Holiday Season
  • Gamma storm toll in Honduras rises to 15
  • U2's The Edge spotlights hurricane victims
  • Sri Lankan tsunami survivors hit by floods
  • Katrina shelves gifts to food banks
  • Gamma Weakens After Lashing Honduras
  • New Idea: Inject Sea Water to Raise Venice
  • Gamma weakens, kills 14 in Central America
  • Corpses remain amid the rubble of wrecked New Orleans
  • Po' boys and gumbo help revive New Orleans
  • Big Easy Couple Still Cooking for Troops
  • At least nine dead as Tropical Storm Gamma weakens to a depression
  • Jesse Jackson tells Bush to scrap hurricane deadlines
  • Big Easy Streetcar System Out of Service
  • Oaks Uprooted by Katrina to Help Fix Ship
  • Army Engineers: Levee Warnings Unreported
Bush signs law to up flood insurance borrowing
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:21 pm PST
Reuters - President George W. Bush signed into law legislation drastically raising the borrowing authority of the government's flood insurance program to $18.5 billion from $3.5 billion to cover claims from Hurricane Katrina and other flood disasters, the White House said on Monday. Full Story
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Two U.S. Crash Victims Were Fla. Newlyweds
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:44 pm PST
AP - An American couple killed in a plane crash in Belize blamed on Tropical Storm Gamma's heavy rain and winds were newlyweds on their honeymoon, relatives said Monday. Full Story
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U.S. Newlyweds Die in Belize Plane Crash
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:25 pm PST
AP - An American couple killed in a plane crash in Belize blamed on Tropical Storm Gamma's heavy rain and winds were newlyweds on their honeymoon, a relative said Monday. Full Story
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The Nation's Weather
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:29 pm PST
AP - Heavy rain fell across the Southeast Monday as a developing nor'easter continued to strengthen along the East Coast. Full Story
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Hurricanes Sap New Orleans' Holiday Season
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:24 am PST
AP - As Glenn Poche looked for sales in the hardware department and his wife combed through racks of clothing, luxuries like grand turkey dinners and festive holiday shopping were far from their minds. Full Story
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Gamma storm toll in Honduras rises to 15
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 11:14 am PST
AFP - The death toll in Honduras from Tropical Storm Gamma increased to at least 15, with 13 people missing, officials said. Full Story
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U2's The Edge spotlights hurricane victims
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:18 am PST
AFP - In the name of music, U2 guitarist The Edge is leading a new bid to help artists who lost instruments when Hurricane Katrina's floodtide engulfed jazz capital New Orleans. Full Story
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Sri Lankan tsunami survivors hit by floods
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:57 am PST
AFP - Thousands of tsunami survivors in rebel-held areas of northern Sri Lanka have been evacuated to higher ground after lashing monsoon rains flooded their camps. Full Story
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Katrina shelves gifts to food banks
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:32 am PST
USATODAY.com - As Hurricane Katrina donations reach near-record levels, some food banks in the USA are seeing bare shelves as they prepare for Thanksgiving and winter. Food donations are down 12% in Los Angeles, 30% in New York City and more than 50% in Milwaukee and Denver, according to America's Second Harvest network, which accounts for 80% of the nation's food banks for the needy. Full Story
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Gamma Weakens After Lashing Honduras
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 04:13 pm PST
AP - Tropical Storm Gamma weakened into a tropical depression Sunday and drifted off Honduras after torrential downpours lashed the Central American coast, killing 14 people — including a young family of four. Full Story
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New Idea: Inject Sea Water to Raise Venice
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:09 pm PST
AP - A group of engineers and geology experts said Monday they are considering injecting sea water under Venice to raise the waterlogged Italian city 30 centimeters (12 inches) and rescue it from the tides and floods that bedevil it. Full Story
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Gamma weakens, kills 14 in Central America
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 04:03 pm PST
Reuters - U.S. military helicopters began flying aid to survivors in central America on Sunday as Gamma, the 24th major storm in a record-breaking hurricane season, weakened after killing 14 people. Full Story
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Corpses remain amid the rubble of wrecked New Orleans
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 01:10 pm PST
AFP - Trapped in attics and collapsed buildings, many of the dead of New Orleans remain undiscovered nearly three months after Hurricane Katrina struck, and weeks after flood waters were pumped out of the lowest lying areas. Full Story
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Po' boys and gumbo help revive New Orleans
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 12:12 pm PST
Reuters - In New Orleans, a city still lacking power, water and most of its former inhabitants, many are tracking a more hopeful gauge of recovery measured in sales of po' boy sandwiches and gumbo. Full Story
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Big Easy Couple Still Cooking for Troops
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:44 am PST
AP - An old oak tree blown down by Hurricane Katrina destroyed the home of Jessie and Sherry Krummel. Looters took everything else. Full Story
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At least nine dead as Tropical Storm Gamma weakens to a depression
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:10 am PST
AFP - The most active Atlantic hurricane season on record turned deadly again, as at least nine people were killed and 14 others were missing after Tropical Storm Gamma flooded parts of northern Honduras, authorities said. Full Story
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Jesse Jackson tells Bush to scrap hurricane deadlines
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 06:03 pm PST
Reuters - The U.S. government must extend its December 1 deadline to stop paying hotel bills for many victims of Hurricane Katrina and come up with a proper plan for people to return home, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said on Saturday. Full Story
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Big Easy Streetcar System Out of Service
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 02:47 pm PST
AP - The clacking old streetcars that traveled up and down St. Charles Avenue for the past 170 years and their shiny new red counterparts on Canal Street will be out of service for months, maybe a year or more, because of Hurricane Katrina. Full Story
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Oaks Uprooted by Katrina to Help Fix Ship
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:38 pm PST
AP - Ancient live oak trees uprooted in Mississippi by Hurricane Katrina are going to escape being turned into wood chips, instead being used to restore what is believed to be the world's last wooden whaling ship. Full Story
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Army Engineers: Levee Warnings Unreported
Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:13 am PST
AP - Engineers responsible for monitoring the levees that failed following Hurricane Katrina were never told that canal water had been pooling in yards beside a flood wall months before the storm, an Army Corps of Engineers manager said Friday. Full Story
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Daily News Digest: Front Page News

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Monday, November 21, 2005 09:00 PM PST
Today's Front Page News:
  • Prosecutors Say Pa. Girl Wasn't Kidnapped
  • Cheney Slams War Critics, Praises Murtha
  • Sharon Quits Likud to Pursue Peacemaking
  • GM to Ax 30,000 Jobs, Close 12 Facilities
  • GIs Kill Three in Iraq Civilian Vehicle
  • GM slashing production and jobs
  • Iraqi Leaders Call for Pullout Timetable
  • Peak 'Seinfeld' Seasons to Be Released
  • Red Wings' Fischer Has Seizure on Bench
  • Gates: Xbox 360 Key to Microsoft Strategy
  • Murtha Says Americans Back Iraq Pullout
  • Report: Ocean Noise Harms Dolphins, Whales
  • Infertility linked to higher testicular cancer risk
  • Send those dead animals in now, folks...
  • The truth about God in public schools
Prosecutors Say Pa. Girl Wasn't Kidnapped
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:16 pm PST
AP - A 14-year-old girl whose 18-year-old boyfriend is accused of killing her parents left with him willingly after the slayings, prosecutors said in court papers filed Monday. Full Story
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Cheney Slams War Critics, Praises Murtha
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:15 pm PST
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday accused critics of "corrupt and shameless" revisionism in suggesting the White House misled the nation in a rush to war, the latest salvo in an increasingly acrimonious debate over prewar intelligence. Full Story
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Sharon Quits Likud to Pursue Peacemaking
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:14 pm PST
AP - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he gambled and broke away from his hardline Likud Party because he did not want to squander peacemaking opportunities created by Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip or waste time with political wrangling. Full Story
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GM to Ax 30,000 Jobs, Close 12 Facilities
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:14 pm PST
AP - General Motors Corp., pounded by declining sales and rising health care costs, said Monday it will cut more than a quarter of its North American manufacturing jobs and close 12 facilities by 2008. The United Auto Workers called the plan "devastating" and warned it will make negotiations more difficult, but some Wall Street analysts said GM's actions may not go far enough. Full Story
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GIs Kill Three in Iraq Civilian Vehicle
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:14 pm PST
AP - U.S. soldiers fired on a civilian vehicle Monday because they feared it might hold a suicide bomber, killing at least two adults and a child northeast of the capital, American and Iraqi officials said. Full Story
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GM slashing production and jobs
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:44 pm PST
Reuters - General Motors Corp. said on Monday it would cut 30,000 North American manufacturing jobs and close a dozen plants as it struggles to compete with fast-growing rivals led by Toyota Motor Corp. Full Story
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Iraqi Leaders Call for Pullout Timetable
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:05 pm PST
AP - Leaders of Iraq's sharply divided Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis called Monday for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in the country and said Iraq's opposition had a "legitimate right" of resistance. Full Story
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Peak 'Seinfeld' Seasons to Be Released
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:11 pm PST
AP - "Seinfeld" has not suffered from shrinkage. Seven years after its finale, not only does the classic sitcom air up to two hours a day in some markets, but the reruns remain fresh enough to spark watercooler chitchat about everything from puffy shirts to mimbos. Full Story
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Red Wings' Fischer Has Seizure on Bench
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:11 pm PST
AP - Red Wings defenseman Jiri Fischer had a seizure on the Detroit bench late in the first period of Monday night's game against the Nashville Predators and was listed in stable condition at a hospital. Full Story
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Gates: Xbox 360 Key to Microsoft Strategy
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:11 pm PST
AP - Anyone snagging one of Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360s when it debuts Tuesday will likely see the new video game console as just that — a medium for spending hours playing the likes of "Halo 2" and "Project Gotham Racing 3." But executives at Microsoft see video games as just the beginning. Full Story
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Murtha Says Americans Back Iraq Pullout
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:00 pm PST
AP - U.S. Rep. John Murtha, a key Democrat on military issues, on Monday defended his call to pull U.S. troops from Iraq, saying he was reflecting Americans' sentiment. Full Story
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Report: Ocean Noise Harms Dolphins, Whales
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:12 pm PST
AP - Increasing levels of ocean noise generated by military sonar, shipping, and oil and gas exploration is threatening dolphins and whales that rely on sound for mating, finding food and avoiding predators, according to a new report. Full Story
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Infertility linked to higher testicular cancer risk
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:29 am PST
Reuters - Men who are undergoing treatment for infertility are 20 times more likely than men in the general population to be diagnosed with testicular cancer, a new study shows. The finding underscores the importance of urological screening for any man with infertility, Dr. Marc Goldstein said, especially because this evaluation is often not a part of infertility treatment. Full Story
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Send those dead animals in now, folks...
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:26 am PST
Reuters - The forestry department in the remote eastern Indian state of Assam is appealing for dead animals -- to feed vultures threatened with extinction, a newspaper reported Saturday. Full Story
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The truth about God in public schools
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:21 am PST
USATODAY.com - Attacks on the "Godless public schools" have been at the top of the culture-war hit list for more than 40 years. Hardly a day goes by without some politician or televangelist reminding Americans of how the Supreme Court kicked God out of the schools in the 1960s - and how the nation has been sliding down a slippery slope of moral and spiritual decline ever since. Full Story
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Daily News Digest: World News

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Monday, November 21, 2005 09:00 PM PST
Today's World News:
  • Sharon Quits Likud to Pursue Peacemaking
  • GIs Kill Three in Iraq Civilian Vehicle
  • Iraqi Leaders Call for Pullout Timetable
  • Proposed Kenyan Constitution Losing Ground
  • Tsunami orphan's worst days may be in the past
  • French Rail Workers Strike
  • Iran Declares Support for Iraqi Freedom
  • Chavez Pledges South American Gas Pipeline
  • Muslim Brotherhood gets about 25 per cent of decided seats in Egypt elections
  • UN investigator says torture widespread in China, but praises Beijing
  • Liberals make flurry of spending announcements as government set to fall
  • Support for Australian PM plummets on plan to strip workers' rights
Sharon Quits Likud to Pursue Peacemaking
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:32 pm PST
AP - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he gambled and broke away from his hardline Likud Party because he did not want to squander peacemaking opportunities created by Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip or waste time with political wrangling. Full Story
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GIs Kill Three in Iraq Civilian Vehicle
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:31 pm PST
AP - U.S. soldiers fired on a civilian vehicle Monday because they feared it might hold a suicide bomber, killing at least two adults and a child northeast of the capital, American and Iraqi officials said. Full Story
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Iraqi Leaders Call for Pullout Timetable
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:05 pm PST
AP - Leaders of Iraq's sharply divided Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis called Monday for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in the country and said Iraq's opposition had a "legitimate right" of resistance. Full Story
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Proposed Kenyan Constitution Losing Ground
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:31 pm PST
AP - Kenya's proposed new constitution appeared to be losing ground in early returns Tuesday in a referendum officials said went relatively smoothly, despite minor clashes in Nairobi's largest slum and allegations of vote buying. Full Story
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Tsunami orphan's worst days may be in the past
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:32 am PST
USATODAY.com - On Dec. 26, 2004 waves took Thushari de Silva's parents, home and possessions. A few days later she was separated from her siblings to live in an orphanage. As the first anniversary of the tsunami approaches, its devastation still marks the thousands in government housing, but in many ways Thushari's life has changed for the better. Full Story
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French Rail Workers Strike
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:58 pm PST
AP - Railworkers on the French state-run system went on strike Monday night with officials predicted major disruptions to national lines and Paris area commuter trains. Full Story
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Iran Declares Support for Iraqi Freedom
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:41 pm PST
AP - The Iranian president emerged from meetings with his Iraqi counterpart Monday, saying the two countries have "one soul in two bodies." Full Story
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Chavez Pledges South American Gas Pipeline
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:57 pm PST
AP - President Hugo Chavez pledged to help build a natural gas pipeline stretching from Venezuela to Argentina during talks Monday with Argentine leader Nestor Kirchner. Full Story
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Muslim Brotherhood gets about 25 per cent of decided seats in Egypt elections
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:22 pm PST
Canadian Press - CAIRO, Egypt - Continuing its unprecedented show of strength, official results Monday showed the Islamic-based Muslim Brotherhood had locked up about 25 per cent of the parliamentary seats decided after the second of three rounds of balloting, a result that was attributed both to dissatisfaction with the Mubarak regime and a signal of Egypt's increasing conservatism. Full Story
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UN investigator says torture widespread in China, but praises Beijing
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:30 pm PST
AFP - The UN's chief torture investigator has praised China's leaders for acknowledging the widespread abuse of prisoners in the nation's jails, as he begins a historic 12-day fact-finding mission. Full Story
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Liberals make flurry of spending announcements as government set to fall
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:50 pm PST
Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - The minority Liberals were preparing a flurry of major spending announcements Monday with their government expected to fall within a week. Full Story
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Support for Australian PM plummets on plan to strip workers' rights
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:45 pm PST
AFP - Voters have turned on Australia's conservative Prime Minister John Howard over plans to strip workers' rights, according to two separate opinion polls. Full Story
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Daily News Digest: Politics News

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Monday, November 21, 2005 09:00 PM PST
Today's Politics News:
  • Cheney Slams War Critics, Praises Murtha
  • Murtha Says Americans Back Iraq Pullout
  • Clinton: Immediate Iraq Exit a Mistake
  • Biden Backs a More Gradual Iraq Pullout
  • Politicians across spectrum state their case on Iraq
  • Bush Drinks Mare's Milk, Avoids Camels
  • Swann Explores Running for Pa. Governor
  • Ex-DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy
  • Five Vehicles Earn Top Crash Test Honors
  • Biden Won't Rule Out Alito Filibuster
  • UN official wants Iraqi jails probe
Cheney Slams War Critics, Praises Murtha
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:15 pm PST
AP - Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday accused critics of "corrupt and shameless" revisionism in suggesting the White House misled the nation in a rush to war, the latest salvo in an increasingly acrimonious debate over prewar intelligence. Full Story
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Murtha Says Americans Back Iraq Pullout
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:00 pm PST
AP - U.S. Rep. John Murtha, a key Democrat on military issues, on Monday defended his call to pull U.S. troops from Iraq, saying he was reflecting Americans' sentiment. Full Story
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Clinton: Immediate Iraq Exit a Mistake
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:02 pm PST
AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq would be "a big mistake." Full Story
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Biden Backs a More Gradual Iraq Pullout
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:51 pm PST
AP - The senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Monday that he shares the frustration of those who support an immediate pullout from Iraq but he is "not there yet" and believes there should be a phased withdrawal. Full Story
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Politicians across spectrum state their case on Iraq
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:21 am PST
USATODAY.com - The White House dispatched Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to four networks Sunday to make the case for staying the course in Iraq, amid increasing unease among Republicans and continuing debate over a hawkish Democrat's call to withdraw U.S. troops. Full Story
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Bush Drinks Mare's Milk, Avoids Camels
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 03:26 pm PST
AP - The scene was straight out of a Genghis Khan movie. There were Mongol warriors clad in armor and helmets, armed with swords and mounted on the short, stout horses unique to Mongolia. The warriors hoisted colorful battle flags on spears. Full Story
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Swann Explores Running for Pa. Governor
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 05:58 pm PST
AP - Former Pittsburgh Steeler Lynn Swann told a crowd of business leaders, lobbyists and journalists Monday that Pennsylvania would be a better place if he were governor, but said he has not yet declared his candidacy and eluded some questions the way he once dodged tacklers. Full Story
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Ex-DeLay Aide Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:13 pm PST
AP - Michael Scanlon, a former partner of lobbyist Jack Abramoff, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to bribe public officials, a charge growing out of the government investigation of attempts to defraud Indian tribes and corrupt a member of Congress. Full Story
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Five Vehicles Earn Top Crash Test Honors
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:18 pm PST
AP - Vehicles made by Hyundai Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler AG and Subaru of America Inc. earned top honors in new crash tests of sport utility vehicles, minivans and sedans. Full Story
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Biden Won't Rule Out Alito Filibuster
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 04:11 am PST
AP - The views that Samuel Alito expressed on reapportionment in a 20-year-old document could jeopardize his Supreme Court nomination and provoke a filibuster, a leading Democratic senator said Sunday. Full Story
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UN official wants Iraqi jails probe
Fri, 18 Nov 2005 05:27 am PST
Reuters - United Nations human rights chief Louise Arbour on Friday called for an international probe into Iraqi jails after accusations of serious abuse of detainees at a secret Interior Ministry detention center. Full Story
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Daily News Digest: Odd News News

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Monday, November 21, 2005 09:00 PM PST
Today's Odd News News:
  • Send those dead animals in now, folks...
  • Throw another Skippy on the barbie?
  • Semi-naked models drive motorists to distraction
  • Free school breakfast menu to offer coffee
  • Islanders pray to Jesus image on plant pot
  • Marshmallow treats stopped from leaving Gaza
  • Last allied witness of WWI Christmas truce dies
  • That's incredibly beautiful...give me a hammer...
  • Survey shows money can help buy happiness
  • Tears save sick mother from cremation alive
  • Anglers Find Live Turtle Under Ice
  • Semi-naked models drive motorists to distraction
  • Man at Gun Show Shoots Himself in Bathroom
  • Idaho town votes to rename itself Secretsanta.com
  • Man Hit in Head by Train for Second Time
  • Saxon slave whip is star of exhibit
  • Man Charged With Allowing Child to Drive
  • Dog lovers mad over chihuahua thefts
  • Deputy Tracks Suspect With Snow Footprints
  • Drunk German wets bed, sets fire to home
Send those dead animals in now, folks...
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:26 am PST
Reuters - The forestry department in the remote eastern Indian state of Assam is appealing for dead animals -- to feed vultures threatened with extinction, a newspaper reported Saturday. Full Story
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Throw another Skippy on the barbie?
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:29 am PST
Reuters - How do you like your kangaroo -- medium rare? Doesn't sound too appealing, does it? Full Story
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Semi-naked models drive motorists to distraction
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:30 am PST
Reuters - Almost a quarter of British motorists admit they have been so distracted by roadside billboards of semi-naked models that they have dangerously veered out of their lane. Full Story
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Free school breakfast menu to offer coffee
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:35 am PST
Reuters - Brazil's coffee industry has brewed up a plan to serve up to 1 million schoolchildren a free breakfast -- complete with a cup of java. Full Story
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Islanders pray to Jesus image on plant pot
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:36 am PST
Reuters - Mexicans have set up a shrine at a plant pot on the grounds of a beach resort on the Caribbean island of Cozumel after an image said to depict Jesus appeared on it following Hurricane Wilma a month ago, Full Story
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Marshmallow treats stopped from leaving Gaza
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:39 am PST
Reuters - Israeli border officials on the lookout for arms smuggling from Gaza uncovered more unexpected contraband Sunday -- a truckload of fake kosher marshmallow snacks. Full Story
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Last allied witness of WWI Christmas truce dies
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:59 am PST
Reuters - The last known surviving allied veteran of the Christmas Truce that saw German and British soldiers shake hands between the trenches in World War One died Monday at 109, his parish priest said. Full Story
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That's incredibly beautiful...give me a hammer...
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 07:44 am PST
Reuters - If you thought art galleries were quiet havens of contemplation, think again. Looking at great works of art can inspire a strong, sometimes irresistible urge to destroy, Italian researchers have found. Full Story
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Survey shows money can help buy happiness
Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:30 am PST
Reuters - Japanese women are cheerier than men, people grow glummer as they age, and money can buy happiness -- up to a point. Full Story
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Tears save sick mother from cremation alive
Fri, 18 Nov 2005 07:27 am PST
Reuters - A Chinese peasant woman who suffered a brain haemorrhage was left at the undertakers alive for cremation because her family could no longer afford hospital treatment, state media said Friday. Full Story
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Anglers Find Live Turtle Under Ice
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:24 pm PST
AP - Anglers fishing in a frozen river in northern Sweden came home with a highly unusual catch — a live turtle they found trapped under the ice. Full Story
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Semi-naked models drive motorists to distraction
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 04:18 pm PST
Reuters - Almost a quarter of motorists admit they have been so distracted by roadside billboards of semi-naked models that they have dangerously veered out of their lane. Full Story
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Man at Gun Show Shoots Himself in Bathroom
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:24 pm PST
AP - A trip to the restroom resulted in a trip to the hospital for a Bloomington man who accidentally shot himself in the hand over the weekend at a gun show. Full Story
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Idaho town votes to rename itself Secretsanta.com
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:52 pm PST
Reuters - Officials in the northern Idaho town of Santa, Idaho, on Monday voted to rename the 115-person hamlet Secretsanta.com to hype an online gift exchange management service. Full Story
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Man Hit in Head by Train for Second Time
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:22 pm PST
AP - A man who was struck in the head by a train this weekend was also hit in the head by a New York City subway car three years ago, officials said Monday. Full Story
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Saxon slave whip is star of exhibit
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:06 am PST
Reuters - A 1,000-year-old multi-tailed leather whip that was initially associated with the sex trade but more recently identified as a slave scourge is one of the stars of a new exhibition. Full Story
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Man Charged With Allowing Child to Drive
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:25 pm PST
AP - An elderly man accused of allowing a 7-year-old girl to drive his pickup has been charged in a two-count complaint. Full Story
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Dog lovers mad over chihuahua thefts
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:00 pm PST
Reuters - Japanese pet owners are howling over a spate of thefts of chihuahuas, the country's most popular dog thanks to a series of TV commercials that starred one of the cuddly Mexican canines. Full Story
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Deputy Tracks Suspect With Snow Footprints
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 02:38 pm PST
AP - A sheriff's deputy didn't have to use fancy forensics to track a burglary suspect near Austin. He just matched up footprints in the snow. Full Story
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Drunk German wets bed, sets fire to home
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:56 am PST
Reuters - A German man drank too much, wet his bed and set fire to his apartment while trying to dry his bedding, police in the western town of Muelheim said on Monday. Full Story
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