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hurricane,Rita,New Orleans,1. Rattled by Hurricane Rita, residents on the Texas and Louisiana Coasts begin cleaning up, thank for that the storm wasn't as bad as Hurricane Katrina. 2. Officials say areas of New Orleans refloode
hurricane,coast,mayor,1.As residents begin returning to areas hit by Hurricane Rita on the Texas-Louisiana Coast, the death toll from the storm rises to 7. 2.The mayor of New Orleans reopens the Algiers section of the city
1. Hezbollah rockets pounded the Israeli port city of Haifa overnight. Officials say at least three people have died and dozens are hurt. They say one residential neighborhood took five or six hits. H
government,official,failures,1. Former FEMA director Michael Brown blames others for most of the government failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina. 2. As residents from New Orleans Algiers area begin returnning home, officia
1. The so-called morning-after pill will soon be available over the counter. The Food and Drug Administration is allowing Plan B to be sold to women 18 and older without a prescription. Girls 17 and y
1. A judge has scheduled John Mark Karr's first Colorado court appearance for Monday. The JonBenet Ramsey slay ing suspect is currently being held at the Boulder County jail. 2. Former President Geral
1. Coretta Scott King, the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has died. An activist in her own right, she created the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change,
1. In Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon remains in a coma following emergency surgery Saturday morning to remove about 20 inches of his large intestine . He was rushed into surgery after
1. On the last day of 2005, bombings and shootings in Iraq kill at least 20 people. Final results from parliamentary elections are expected next week. 2. The world greets the arrival of 2006 in a gene
1. A scan of Ariel Sharon's brain shows improvement. Doctors will start bringing the Israeli prime minister out of his medically induced coma Monday. 2. Congressman Tom DeLay steps down as House major
1. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon resumes breathing on his own and moves his hand and leg in response to stimulation as doctors begin bringing him out of an induced coma. 2. Vice President Dick C
1. Senate Democrats grill Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, accusing him of inconsistency on voting rights, ethics , and membership in a conservative organization. 2. British Prime Minister Tony Bla
1. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito tells senators Americans have a right to designate family members or friends to carry out their right-to-die wishes. 2. At least 110 are killed and 1,000 injured
1. A new audiotape supposedly from Osama bin Laden, and Al-Jazeera has aired it. A voice identified as bin Laden says Al Qaeda is making preparations for attacks in the US, but offers a truce to build
1. Masked Kurdish demonstrators set a bus on fire in Turkey Sunday to protest the solitary confinement of a Kurdish rebel leader. Kurdish guerrillas have been fighting for autonomy since 1984. 2. West
1. Major cost-cutting moves were announced Monday at Ford Motor Company. As many as 30,000 jobs will be cut and 14 facilities closed in North America over the next few years in an effort to save billi
1. By week's end, Samuel Alito is expected to be on the US Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 10-8 along party lines Tuesday to send his nomination to the full Senate. That vote is ex
1. The White House says it's very close to a decision on how to help the troubled US auto industry. But the Bush administration didn't provide any details or even a timetable on when an announcement would be made. One option being considered is a ma
1. President Bush has made a surprise farewell visit to Iraq where he signed a new Iraqi-US security agreement. During a news conference with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, an Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at Bush. He didn't get hit. Bu
1. Five Blackwater Worldwide guards indicted for deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting are all decorated military veterans. The men are charged following the shooting of 17 Iraqi civilians in a busy Baghdad intersection. 2. House and Senate staffers are spen