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Duncan galvanizes a city on death penalty
July 17, 2005 in City on Page A1 When the Rev. Patrick W. Bell stands before his congregation at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church today, he will preach that part of God’s plan involves the bad and the good …
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Suicide explosion kills 54
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A1 BAGHDAD, Iraq – An insurgent suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body Saturday, triggering a huge explosion at a gas station near a mosque south of Baghdad and killing …
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Crowd marks 60 atomic years
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A2 WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE, N.M. – Emmett Hatch’s grandmother ordered him to drop to his knees and pray on July 16, 1945, shortly after the world’s first atomic blast. She …
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Volunteers patrol border with Mexico
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAMPO, Calif. – Volunteers began patrolling remote mountains outside San Diego on Saturday, watching for illegal immigrants and drug smugglers as part of a campaign to draw attention to the …
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Patch may pose risk to women
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 Gingerly, Kathleen Thoren’s family gathered around her in the intensive care unit, unable to speak to their beloved sister, daughter, wife, or even stroke her hands. The slightest stimulation might …
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Feds say activist funded terrorists
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – U.S. authorities have alleged for the first time that Abdurahman Alamoudi, a Washington-area activist who represented Muslims at the highest levels of the U.S. government, raised money for …
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Cheney checkup shows he has mild case of esophagitis
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Vice President Dick Cheney suffers from a mild case of esophagitis and some dilation of the arteries behind both knees, his office said Saturday after he completed an …
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Use of Guard worries leaders
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 DES MOINES, Iowa – The nation’s governors voiced sharp worries Saturday for the National Guard troops they share with the federal government, with concerns about recruitment targets, benefits and job …
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Governors look ahead
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A4 DES MOINES, Iowa – Money, ambition and hype are rising fast for a slew of governors races that voters will decide next year, with allegations in Florida of mismanaging money …
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Religion may be key for nominee
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – On a January morning in 1980, a day when thousands of abortion opponents protested the anniversary of Roe v. Wade across from the White House, a group of …
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Rehnquist’s vow to work hinges on health
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A7 WASHINGTON – Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s vow to keep working while battling cancer comes with a large caveat: He’ll remain on the Supreme Court “as long as my health …
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In passing
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A8 ‘Bert’ Given, 88, trash disposal inventor Bertram F. “Bert” Given, who developed the Waste King garbage disposal six decades ago and later became active in charitable causes, has died. He …
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Affirmative action pioneer dies at age 80
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A8 Arthur A. Fletcher, who was widely regarded as the father of affirmative action, has died. He was 80. Fletcher died of natural causes Tuesday at his home in Washington, D.C.
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Emily aims for Yucatan
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A9 BULL BAY, Jamaica – Fishermen dragged skiffs to shore and surfers rode enormous waves as Hurricane Emily’s winds strengthened Saturday to 155 mph, passing south of Jamaica and on track …
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Southern Thailand violence worsening
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A9 TALOH KAPO, Thailand – Customers no longer come to Kaboh Sulong’s teashop – not since two gunmen walked in at noon, coldly shot a Buddhist cloth vendor, cut off his …
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Israel arrests 30 suspected militants
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A10 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli military forces arrested 30 suspected members of militant Palestinian groups Saturday in a series of raids in the West Bank, while thousands of Hamas …
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Bombers verified; Blair decries ‘evil ideology’
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A10 LONDON – As the investigation into the worst attack in Britain since World War II fanned out to Pakistan, Egypt, Jamaica and the United States, Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed …
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Bus bombing kills at least five in Turkey
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A10 ANKARA, Turkey – A bomb tore apart a minibus in a popular Aegean beach resort town Saturday, killing at least five people, including two foreigners – the second explosion in …
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Nigerian convicted in bank fraud case
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A10 Lagos, Nigeria A court convicted a Nigerian woman of helping defraud a Brazilian bank of $242 million in the West African country’s biggest international fraud case. Amaka Anajemba was convicted …
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Arctic pollution blamed on high chemical level in bird droppings
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A12 WASHINGTON – A major source of chemical contamination in the Arctic turns out to be bird droppings. Wind currents and human activities long have been blamed for fouling the pristine …
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Researchers study currents for clues to ocean ‘weather’
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A12 The weather is a little different underwater. Some things are similar: When scientists study the interaction of currents known as the “internal weather” of the Atlantic Ocean, they find updrafts, …
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Suicide attack pace quickens
July 17, 2005 in Nation/World on Page A15 WASHINGTON – Unheard of only a few decades ago, suicide bombings have rapidly evolved into perhaps the most common method of terrorism in the world, moving west from the civil …
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Diverse crowd mourns Dylan
July 17, 2005 in Idaho on Page B1 On a day that should have been filled with presents and bike rides, a grieving family and community laid Dylan James Groene to rest. It would have been his 10th …
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A soaring respite
July 17, 2005 in City on Page B1 There are dates you just never forget. For Peggy Gray, it’s Aug. 22, 2001 – the day her 5-year-old son, Jacob, was diagnosed with leukemia.
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