Rice makes surprise Iraq visit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
vowed America would stay the course in Iraq as she made an
unannounced visit on Friday to try to reduce sectarian tensions
just five weeks before elections.
Married couple, 2 others behind Jordan attacks: Qaeda
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iraqi married couple and two other men
carried out the suicide bombings at three hotels in the
Jordanian capital Amman which killed 57 people this week, al
Qaeda in Iraq said in an Internet statement on Friday.
Bush to swing back at Democrats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush will
use a Veterans Day speech on Friday to fight back against
Democratic charges that the White House misused intelligence to
gain support for the Iraq war, administration officials said.
Three hurt by car bomb in Baghdad: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three policemen were wounded when a car
bomb exploded in central Baghdad on Friday, police said.
Pirates attack more ships off Somalia: official
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somali pirates attacked five ships in
the past week in a sharp rise of banditry apparently directed
from a mysterious "mother ship" prowling the busy Indian Ocean
corridor, shipping experts said on Friday.
US, N. Korea seek action to match words
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States and North Korea each
insisted the other must offer more to overcome a standoff over
North Korea's nuclear weapons as the latest session of
multiparty disarmament talks ended in Beijing on Friday.
Palestinians remember Arafat
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Hundreds of Palestinians
gathered near Yasser Arafat's grave in his old West Bank
compound on Friday for a subdued commemoration of the first
anniversary of their iconic leader's death.
Paris police on high alert
PARIS (Reuters) - Police went onto high alert in Paris on
Friday as France began a holiday weekend likely to test a
downward trend in two weeks of violence by youngsters angered
by conditions in rundown suburbs.
Study sets out bird flu risk to young
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists said they may have worked
out why H5N1 bird flu kills so many young adults while Vietnam
treated two more people on Friday showing symptoms of the
deadly virus.
Vatican restricts gay priests: paper
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A new Vatican document will bar
from the priesthood practicing homosexuals, men whose gay
tendencies are "deeply rooted," or who openly espouse a gay
culture, a leading Italian newspaper reported on Friday.
Jordan questions suspects
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's security forces were
interrogating scores of Arab suspects including Iraqis on
Friday in connection with three suicide bombings claimed by al
Qaeda.
Senate demands report on "CIA prisons"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate demanded a
classified account on Thursday of whether the CIA was running a
secret prison system as it debated a bill that would regulate
the Bush administration's treatment of military detainees.
New Orleans prosecutor to review police shooting
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An incident in which New Orleans
police killed two suspected snipers accused of firing at
officers in the chaos following Hurricane Katrina will be
reviewed by prosecutors, the district attorney said on
Thursday.
Rove, in rare appearance, blasts judicial activism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House political adviser Karl
Rove, still under threat of indictment in the CIA leak probe,
made a rare public appearance on Thursday to decry the growth
of judicial activism and praise President George W. Bush's
conservative court appointments.
US, EU tentatively back Russian atom plan for Iran
VIENNA (Reuters) - A Russian plan aimed at satisfying the
world that Tehran's atomic aims are peaceful has won tentative
backing from the United States and the European Union's top
powers, diplomats said on Thursday.
Two U.S. citizens killed in Jordan hotel blasts
AMMAN (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens are among the dead in
Wednesday's hotel blasts in the Jordanian capital that killed
at least 56 people, an embassy spokesman said on Friday.
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Honoring Those Who Served
Veterans Day 2005
Veterans Remember World War II, Recall What Kept Their Spirit Alive
Lakeland Ledger
It has been 61 years since Frank Folaron was first thrust into combat in Metz, France, and then in the Saar Basin. For 154 days there was no break. He was either in battle or traveling at breakneck speed to a battle.
Florida politicians hail offshore victory but remain wary
News-Journal
PENSACOLA -- Tempered by the prospect of future fights, offshore drilling opponents cautiously celebrated this week's defeat of a congressional measure that would have brought oil and natural gas rigs closer to Florida's coastline.
Lorenzo found guilty
Sun-Sentinel
Tampa - A Tampa man was found guilty Thursday in federal court of nine counts of drugging young men to rape and torture them. Two of the victims of Steven Lorenzo ended up dead, and he is likely to face murder charges in state court later.
Tampa Police Confiscate Cocaine-filled Vegetables
First Coast News
TAMPA - At first glance, they look like typical beans and vegetables. But the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says it's what is hidden inside them that got their attention.
Mail carriers fired, at bulk rate
St. Petersburg Times
ST. PETERSBURG - They found out they were being fired by letters that were never delivered. Instead, seven veteran St. Petersburg mail carriers were summoned to the station manager's office through a side entrance. As an armed postal inspector stood by, the letters were read to them.
Girl, 17, Wins Abortion Appeal
Lakeland Ledger
LAKELAND -- A Lakeland-based appellate court ruled late Thursday that a 17-year-old girl could get an abortion without telling her parents.
Going from best man to lost soul
St. Petersburg Times
There was their long lost friend, on the TV news. It wasn't good news: He had died in a shootout with deputies.
Three St. Petersburg teens in custody after bb gun shooting spree
WTSP
Three St. Petersburg teens are in custody after police say they went on a shooting rampage using pellet and bb guns.
Tallevast: Lockheed told to dig deeper
Bradenton Herald
TALLEVAST - State environmental regulators want Lockheed Martin Corp. to expand its soil sampling to determine how far contaminants in the Tallevast plume may have spread.
Five-year-old was forced into cold freezer
WTSP
Largo Police officers say the boyfriend put the child in a cold, dark freezer, while the mother watched.
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Bay News 9
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A Citrus County family that spends a lot of time digging up dinosaurs has found something unusual.
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