WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain thought he had a deal when President Bush, faced with a veto-proof margin in Congress, agreed to sign a bill banning the torture of detainees. Not quite. While Bush signed the new law, he also quietly approved another document: a signing statement reserving his right …
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – The U.S. military on Thursday identified Abu Ayyub al-Masri, an Egyptian operative with connections to an Usama bin Laden lieutenant, as the probable new leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Maj. Gen. William Caldwell showed a photo of al-Masri at a Baghdad press conference, saying he is …
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This week Gail examines the many potential pitfalls of investing IRA money in rental property. Dear Gail- The real estate market here in southern California has started to cool off, but I have to believe this is just temporary. There’s a limited amount of land out here and the population …
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WASHINGTON – Sen. Trent Lott proposed new restraints on home-district spending projects known as earmarks Thursday, but vowed to “fight like a tiger” against eliminating a practice that has spurred calls for higher ethics in Congress. Lott, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., jointly proposed …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Tuesday’s session are Deere & Co., Waste Management Inc., Cendant Corp., Qwest Communications Inc. and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of $1.78 a share, according …
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LOS ANGELES – Nineteen inmates were injured Wednesday in a series of racially motivated brawls at a county jail where deadly rioting occurred last weekend, authorities said. Four different fights involving more than 450 black and Hispanic inmates occurred at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, about 40 miles northwest …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush on Wednesday authorized freezing the assets of anyone involved in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri. Bush underscored suspicions about Syrian involvement in the Beirut truck bombing that killed Hariri and 20 others. A U.N. investigative commission has linked Syrian and Lebanese …
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan has no information on where Usama bin Laden could be hiding, a Cabinet minister said Monday, following the broadcast of a new audio tape purportedly from the Al Qaeda chief. Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao refused to comment on the tape, broadcast Sunday by Arab news …
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WASHINGTON – Bausch & Lomb voluntarily suspended shipment of a contact lens solution after federal health officials linked it Monday to a fungal eye infection that can cause temporary blindness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 reports of Fusarium keratitis infection in patients in 17 states …
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Ken Dunham, you could say, spends his life peeking at the bowels of the Internet. As director of the Rapid Response Team at VeriSign-owned iDefense, of Dulles, Va., Dunham and his team of malware hunters infiltrate black hat hacker forums, chat rooms and newsgroups, posing as online criminals to gather …
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