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Senators introduce Bush tax cut
January 24, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - Two senators introduced President Bush's
package of more than dlrs 1 trillion in tax cuts, but a House leader
cautioned against prospects of quick passage, predicting an August
date for clearing Congress.
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Palestinian negotiators harshly attack US role in peace talks
January 24, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (AP) - U.S. mediation between Israelis and Palestinians
was marked by "mistakes and failures" over the past seven years
and was marred by a clear pro-Israel bias, the Palestinian
negotiating team said in an unprecedented attack on former U.S.
President Bill Clinton's Mideast policy.
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Faith, madness, magic during most sacred bathing day in Hindu festival
January 24, 2001
ALLAHABAD-- (AP) - Millions of Hindu pilgrims are scrambling
toward the Ganges to fulfill lifelong ambitions of bathing in what
they consider the most sacred river on earth at the most auspicious
moment.
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Five woodcutters killed in Assam as gunmen strike in India
January 24, 2001
GAUHATI-- (AP) - Twenty masked gunmen burst into a house
where migrant timber cutters were sleeping in northeastern Assam,
killing five in indiscriminate automatic weapons fire and wounding
two, police said Tuesday.
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India extends unilateral Kashmir cease-fire by one month
January 24, 2001
NEW DELHI-- (AP) - The Indian government extended its
unilateral cease-fire against Islamic militants in Kashmir on
Tuesday, saying its troops will refrain from operations against the
separatist guerrillas for another month.
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Search efforts continue on landslide-stricken Indonesian island
January 24, 2001
JAKARTA-- (AP) - Rescuers dug away at tons of mud and
rubble in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province Tuesday trying to find
survivors of five devastating landslides that have killed at least
34 people, officials said.
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Election Commission calls revote in 62 districts in Thailand
January 24, 2001
BANGKOK-- (AP) - Thailand's Election Commission on
Tuesday ordered revotes in 62 districts where candidates were
suspected of cheating during the Jan. 6 general elections.
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Army government passes law to protect nuclear installations
January 23, 2001
ISLAMABAD-- (AP) - Pakistan, one of the world's newest
nuclear weapons' states, introduced a new law Monday that
establishes a nuclear regulatory authority designed to ensure the
safety of its nuclear installations.
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President urges high ethical standards for new staff
January 23, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - Getting swiftly down to work, President George
W. Bush ushered in his new administration Monday by welcoming his
staff to "the honor of a lifetime" and calling on them to uphold
high ethical standards.
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Roe v. Wade turns 28: the fight goes on
January 23, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (Bangla2000/AP) - Abortion rights supporters are used to battle.
But the ground has changed for the 28th anniversary of the landmark
U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
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Palestinian informers ask for more protection from Israel
January 23, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (AP) - Seven Palestinian informants, who say they have
helped Israel combat attacks by Palestinian militants, protested
outside Prime Minister Ehud Barak's home Monday and called on Israel
to provide them with additional protection.
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Bush to block funds for international abortions
January 23, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - President George W. Bush has decided to block
U.S. funds to international family-planning groups that offer
abortion and abortion counseling, a White House official said Monday.
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New secretary warmly welcomed by new colleagues
January 23, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, mixing
flattery, humor and his vision for the future, introduced himself
Monday to State Department employees, who offered him a warm and
sometimes raucous welcome.
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Woman confesses to killing husband with powerful punch
January 23, 2001
CAIRO-- (AP) - A woman has confessed to killing her husband
with a powerful punch in the face and then trying to cover up her
action by burying him without proper permission, police officials
said Monday.
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Stolen Greek artifacts returned to homeland
January 23, 2001
ATHENS-- (AP) - Some 274 ancient artifacts were returned to
Greece on Monday, more than a decade after being stolen in one of
the country's largest museum robberies.
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Clinton sends farewell letter to Indian prime minister
January 22, 2001
NEW DELHI-- (AP) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has
written to Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee lauding
efforts made by India to achieve peace in south Asia, officials said
Sunday.
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15 killed in separate incidents as violence flares up in Kashmir
January 22, 2001
PATTAN-- (AP) -- Violence flared in the trouble-torn
Jammu-Kashmir state with a bomb explosion in a bus near Srinagar
killing six people and injuring 40 and fierce fighting in another
part of the state claiming nine more lives on Sunday.
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5 men accused of killing former Bulgarian prime minister
January 22, 2001
SOFIA-- (AP) - Two Ukrainians and three Bulgarians have
been charged with killing Bulgaria's former Prime Minister Andrei
Lukanov, the state BTA news agency reported Sunday.
Lukanov, who served as government head for the Socialist Party of
former communists from 1989 to 1990, was shot dead in front of his
Sofia home Oct. 2, 1996.
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Peace agreement needed for stable peace in Kosovo
January 22, 2001
PRISTINA-- (AP) - The U.N. special envoy to the Balkans
said Sunday a potential for instability remains in the region until
a peace agreement is reached between the conflicting parties in
Kosovo.
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Thai maritime police arrest alleged pirates
January 21, 2001
BANGKOK--(AP) - Thai maritime police have arrested 20
alleged pirates suspected of robbing and blowing up a Thai fishing
boat, a provincial police officer said Saturday.
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Separatist leaders criticize Indian govt for delaying visit to Pakistan
January 21, 2001
SRINAGAR--(AP) - Kashmir's main separatist alliance on
Saturday strongly criticized the Indian government for the delay in
providing travel documents to its leaders to visit Pakistan to find
an acceptable solution to the Kashmir dispute.
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Hindu nationalists say they will begin constructing temple next year
January 21, 2001
ALLAHABAD--(AP) - Hindu nationalists announced Saturday
that they will begin constructing a Hindu temple at the site of a
demolished 16th century mosque in March next year if the government
failed to resolve the dispute by then.
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China receives U.S. compensation for Belgrade embassy attack
January 21, 2001
BEIJING--(AP) - China on Saturday announced it had received dlrs
28 million in compensation from the United States for the bombing of
the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade during NATO's 1999 air war against
Yugoslavia.
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Hong Kong approves top Taiwanese envoy's work permit
January 21, 2001
TAIPEI--(AP) - Taiwan's top envoy to Hong Kong has been
granted a work visa by the authorities there after more than a
year's delay, the government said Saturday.
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President-elect Bush to be sworn in today
January 20, 2001
WASHINGTON (AP) — George W. Bush proclaimed himself ready on Friday to accept ``with pride'' and ``with honor'' the job of commander in chief. He also made plans to quickly begin pushing his agenda once he takes the oath as the nation's 43rd president.
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Philippine president Estrada resigns
January 20, 2001
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Joseph Estrada quit amid a corruption scandal Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters marched on his residence. The country's vice president immediately took the oath of office in an effort to end the Philippines' worst crisis in years.
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Kabila's son to be sworn in as president soon
January 20, 2001
KINSHASA, JAN 19 (AP) - Acting head of state Joseph Kabila will be
sworn in as president shortly, replacing his father who was shot
dead in his palace in this deeply troubled Central African nation,
Congolese officials said Friday.
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Clinton says farewell to Israelis, Palestinians
January 20, 2001
JERUSALEM, JAN 19 (UNB/AP) - Outgoing U.S. President Bill Clinton send
emotional farewell letters to Israelis and Palestinians through
newspapers Friday, appealing to both to continue peace efforts
despite the current round of violence.
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Hindu nationalists demand building of temple in one year
January 20, 2001
ALLAHABAD, JAN 19 (UNB/AP) - A Hindu nationalist group on Friday
served a one-year ultimatum to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's
government to hand over the site of the demolished 16th century
Babri mosque to build a Hindu temple in its place in northern India.
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Israel to consider Arafat's offer of "marathon" peace talks inEgypt
January 20, 2001
JERUSALEM, JAN 19 (UNB/AP) - Israel on Friday put off consideration of a
Palestinian proposal for marathon peace talks in Egypt, following
the brutal killing of an Israeli youth in the West Bank, Israel
radio reported.
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US general meets Pakistan's military ruler
January 20, 2001
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 (UNB/AP) - Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and their
harboring of suspected terrorist mastermind, Osama bin Laden, were
subjects expoected to have surfaced during talks Friday between U.S.
Gen. Tommy R. Franks and Pakistan's military ruler Gen. Pervez
Musharraf.
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Scientists start work on massive global-warming survey
January 20, 2001
SHANGHAI, JAN 19 (UNB/AP) - Hoping to help break a political deadlock
on global warming, a U.N.-sponsored gathering of scientists is
working on the most comprehensive report yet on climate change
blamed on air pollution.
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Blackouts hit California as utilities' financial woes deepen
January 19, 2001
SACRAMENTO, California-- (AP) - Californians faced a second day of
rolling blackouts Thursday as the state readied to spend millions to
keep electricity flowing and prevent money-strapped utilities from
going broke.
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Israeli arrested on suspicion of handing collaborator over
January 19, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (AP) - An Israeli man was arrested Thursday on
suspicion of turning a former Palestinian collaborator over to the
Palestinian Authority, which has recently executed four alleged
collaborators.
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Missouri judge says he resents Ashcroft's accusations
January 19, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - Testifying at U.S. Attorney General-designee
John Ashcroft's confirmation hearing, a black Missouri Supreme Court
judge expressed anger Thursday that Ashcroft had blocked him from
becoming a federal judge by persuading the Senate that he had a
history of overturning death sentences.
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Gulf states condemn Iraqi statements over Kuwait
January 19, 2001
DUBAI-- (AP) - The United Arab Emirates and
Bahrain condemned Iraq on Thursday for a call for Kuwait to be
included in the map of Iraq.
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In inaugural countdown, Bush courts party faithful
January 19, 2001
WASHINGTON-- (AP) - President-elect George W. Bush thanked
Republican leaders for their support on Thursday and credited his
razor-thin victory to having helped "set a new course for our
party." He pledged to keep working to broaden the party's base and
to bring "new faces and new voices into our ranks."
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Police arrest 4 suspects in militants' raid on airport in Kashmir
January 18, 2001
SRINAGAR-- (AP) - Police arrested four people Wednesday for
suspected involvement in an Islamic militants' attack on the
high-security airport in this Kashmir capital, which left 12 people
dead and another eight wounded.
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Saddam's claim: Iraq prevailed in the 'mother of all battles'
January 18, 2001
BAGHDAD-- (AP) - Still full of bluster a decade after the
Gulf War, President Saddam Hussein on Wednesday pronounced the
conflict a great moment in Iraq's history and blithely ignored the
reality of his crushing military defeat and the country's withered
economy.
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Euro-Parliament calls for moratorium on use of depleted uranium weapons
January 18, 2001
BRUSSELS-- (AP) - The European Parliament on Wednesday
called for a moratorium on the use of depleted uranium munitions
despite NATO's assurances the ammunition was not responsible for
cancer cases among Balkan peacekeepers.
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Palestinian TV chief shot and killed in beachside restaurant
January 18, 2001
GAZA CITY-- (AP) - The director of Palestinian TV was
killed in a seaside restaurant Wednesday when three masked men
walked up to his table and shot him repeatedly in the head and chest
with a silencer-equipped pistol, police and witnesses said.
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NATO chief urges solution to Karabakh conflict
January 18, 2001
BAKU-- (AP) - NATO Secretary-General George Robertson
said Wednesday that Azerbaijan and Armenia needed to resolve their
dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region to open the way for
economic progress, and said that the western alliance hadn't barred
any potential members.
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North Korean leader visits China's capitalist heartland
January 18, 2001
SHANGHAI-- (AP) - North Korea's secretive leader, Kim Jong
Il, might have toured a Japanese semiconductor factory Wednesday.
And he might be preparing to visit the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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Body of suspected informer found in West Bank
January 17, 2001
JERUSALEM-- (AP) - The body of a suspected Palestinian collaborator
with Israel was found Tuesday in the West Bank, and Palestinian
security officials said several alleged informers have been rounded
up in recent days.
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Congress leader Prasada's death: A deathblow to Indian opposition
January 17, 2001
NEW DELHI-- (AP) - The death of senior Congress party leader
Jitendra Prasada on Tuesday deals a blow to India's main opposition
party, already riven by dissidence and growing marginalization in
the country's political arena.
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Illegal immigration to Australia via Jordan down 87.5 percent
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