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Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Olajuwon says he didn't know of terrorism ties -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A mosque established and funded by basketball star Hakeem Olajuwon gave more than $80,000 to charities the...

Monday, February 7, 2005 Little doubt Canseco played in juiced era -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Buster Olney ESPN The Magazine Ken Caminiti peeled away the first layer of baseball's pretense, a sad and pathetic and doomed addict speaking...

No criminal charges in LA police beating Community leaders, mayor disappointed LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A police officer who was videotaped beating an auto theft suspect with a heavy flashlight -- a case that evoked comparisons to the Rodney King beating -- will not face criminal...

General's fun-to-fight comments draw fire Audience applauds; Marine Corps winces By Rick Rogers UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER February 4, 2005 A Marine Corps general with ties to Camp Pendleton has sparked global debate by saying "It's fun to shoot some people" and poking fun at the manhood of...

Sunni group challenges legitimacy of Iraqi vote BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's leading Sunni Muslim political group said Wednesday that the country's new government will lack the legitimacy to draft a constitution because many Sunnis boycotted Sunday's elections. The Association of Muslim...

Nine saved 38 days after tsunami NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- Nine survivors of the December 26 tsunami have been discovered by police in a forest on India's remote Campbell Bay island after spending 38 days wandering across villages flattened by the killer waves. The nine belong to the...

Bush Prepares for State of the Union Address Wednesday, February 02, 2005 WASHINGTON — With the Iraqi elections under his belt and hopes for a controversial Social Security facelift, President Bush prepared to highlight both as key issues for his second term in his Wednesday night State of...

Canadian Parliament Debates Gay Nups Wednesday, February 02, 2005 TORONTO — The Canadian government introduced its contentious same-sex marriage (search) bill in Parliament on Tuesday, seeking to legalize gay marriage nationwide over the objections of the Roman Catholic Church and other...

Israel hastens Ethiopia migration The Israeli government has announced plans to bring the last 20,000 members of Ethiopia's Falash Mura community to Israel by the end of 2007. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has decided to double the monthly rate of immigration to 600 people. As Mr Sharon met...

I got Tito winning by KO http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=1977018

Mexican Mafia's dealings revealed Prison guard among 37 arrested after 2-year probe By Gregory Alan Gross UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER January 28, 2005 A prison guard was among 37 people who have been arrested after a two-year undercover investigation of the Mexican Mafia prison gang and its...

This story is taken from Sacramento Fire Department at sacbee.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire chief vows to restore agency's reputation By Terri Hardy -- Bee Staff Writer Published 2:15 am PST Wednesday, January 26, 2005 His eyes...

.S. Mostly Mum on Musharraf Power Grab Thursday, January 13, 2005 By Kelley Beaucar Vlahos WASHINGTON — Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's (search) potentially explosive announcement last month that he would not step down as military chief and rule his country as a civilian drew barely...

2nd Columnist Admits Being Paid to Back Bush Wednesday, January 26, 2005 WASHINGTON — President Bush on Wednesday ordered his Cabinet secretaries not to hire columnists to promote their agendas after disclosure that a second writer was paid to tout an administration initiative. The...

NBCSandiego.com Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Teen Students Teacher Faces Multiple Counts Of Lewd Acts With Children POSTED: 10:23 am PST January 6, 2005 UPDATED: 12:49 pm PST January 6, 2005 LOS ANGELES -- An Orange middle school teacher accused of having sexual contact with two...

HA HA, THIS IS HELLA FUNNY ________________________________________ Students Arrested for Cyber Bullying We all know about high school bullying but have you heard of cyber-bullying? It's real and three Loranger High School students have been arrested for it. You're looking at computer...

William Hung: Only good-guy roles, please SINGAPORE (AP) -- Critics have described his singing as less than heroic, but "American Idol" reject William Hung says he wants to play only good guys in his fledgling acting career. In Singapore to promote his first film, the action-comedy "Where is...

Traffickers threaten Aceh orphans (CNN) -- Indonesian authorities have taken steps to protect displaced or orphaned children from traffickers after last week's tsunami disaster, barring people from leaving the country with children under 16 from its hard-hit Aceh province. Riaz Saehu, the...

Of course, this right before his confirmation hearing. http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1802&u=/washpost/20050105/ts_washpost/a48446_2005jan4&printer=1

More Iraqi officials call for election delay Prime minister wants U.N. to assess feasibility of Jan. 30 vote MSNBC News Services Updated: 2:26 p.m. ET Jan. 4, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq - With unceasing violence in Iraq, an increasing number of Iraqi interim government officials are calling for the...