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Reborn, But Weak Ivan Threatens Texas, Louisiana
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The remains of deadly Hurricane Ivan moved toward Louisiana and Texas on Thursday with heavy rains, but winds far below those of the ferocious monster that killed more than 100 people earlier this month.
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With top sustained winds of just 45 miles per hour after re-forming in the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Ivan was not expected to inflict much damage.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (news - web sites) in Miami said the winds should die quickly as Ivan moved ashore later on Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border, but that rains up to 10 inches were possible.
By 4 p.m. CDT, Ivan's center was located 30 miles south-southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, at latitude 29.4 north and longitude 93.0 west and moving northwest at 8 miles per hour, the center said.
A tropical storm warning was in place from Morgan City, Louisiana, to San Luis Pass just west of Galveston, Texas, and coastal flooding was forecast in some areas.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said the state was prepared for Ivan, but not terribly worried.
"It looks like we're going to get some heavy rains, but we can handle that," he told reporters in Austin. "We'll be ready for it."
Ivan formed in the Atlantic on Sept. 2 and, with sustained winds up to 160 miles per hour, tore a swath of death and destruction as it roared through the Caribbean, killing at least 39 people on the island of Grenada alone, and into the southeastern United States at Gulf Shores, Alabama.
The storm caused flooding as far north as Pennsylvania when it swept through the eastern United States before emerging into the Atlantic and looping back into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico this week.
Hurricane Ivan forced the closure of much oil and gas production in the gulf its first time through and knocked several drilling platforms from their moorings.
But energy companies mostly ignored Ivan's second incarnation and kept their offshore workers on the job out in the gulf oilfields.
Refineries along the coast said they, too, were thus far unaffected and would continue production.
"There have been no shut-ins or evacuations as a result of this reformation of Ivan," said Bob Davis of Exxon Mobil Corp.
Calif. Libel Suit Against Schwarzenegger Dismissed
By Gina Keating
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge has dismissed a lawsuit against California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (news - web sites) by a former stuntwoman who said the former actor sexually assaulted her and then implied she was a prostitute.
Superior Court Judge Robert Hess ruled on Friday that at the time she filed her libel suit against Schwarzenegger last year, Rhonda Miller was a public figure not afforded the same privacy protection as members of the general public.
Hess also found no evidence to show that Schwarzenegger knew of or approved an e-mail sent to reporters by his campaign suggesting Miller had a criminal record for prostitution, which was not true.
"This case presents an arguable failure to further investigate where a reasonable prudent person might have done so," Hess wrote. "However, the court is not persuaded that it presents a purposeful avoidance of the truth."
In May, attorneys for Schwarzenegger and his campaign spokesman, Sean Walsh, had asked Hess to dismiss the lawsuit against them on the grounds that it violated their free speech rights and a state law barring liability for some campaign activities.
"Arnold never should have been sued," his lawyer, Martin Singer, said. "The decision confirms that he did not engage in any wrongful conduct. We believe the statements made by (Miller and her lawyer) were done to hurt Arnold politically."
Miller's attorney could not be reached for comment.
Miller, 54, went public one day before the Oct. 7 recall election with allegations that Schwarzenegger pulled up her shirt and took photos of her breasts in 1991 on the set of "Terminator 2." She also contended Schwarzenegger fondled her breasts during filming of "True Lies" in 1994.
In her lawsuit, Miller accused Schwarzenegger and his campaign aides of defaming her by directing reporters via e-mail to the criminal record of an accused prostitute named Rhonda Miller posted on a Los Angeles County Web site.
She said Walsh, and possibly the governor, knew that the woman on the Web site was not Miller but wanted to salvage his chances at the polls.
Bush Vows to Stay the Course Amid Iraq Violence
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) said on Thursday that he and Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi would "stay the course" in Iraq (news - web sites) and insisted national elections will be held there in January despite a worsening insurgency.
Iraqi Prime Minister Says Iraq Is Succeeding
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But Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggested that Iraq might be able to hold only limited elections, excluding places where violence meant people could not go to polls.
"If there were to be an area where the extremists focused during the election period, and an election was not possible in that area at that time, so be it. You have the rest of the election and you go on. Life's not perfect," Rumsfeld told the Senate Armed Services Committee (news - web sites).
He said an election could perhaps be held in "three-quarters or four-fifths of the country. But in some places you couldn't because the violence was too great."
"Well, so be it. Nothing's perfect in life, so you have an election that's not quite perfect. Is it better than not having an election? You bet," Rumsfeld said.
Bush and Allawi, in a White House Rose Garden news conference held amid an angry U.S. campaign debate about Iraq and mounting violence, sought to put a more realistic face on the troubled country after a surge in suicide car bombings and beheadings.
They did insist, however, that Iraq is moving slowly toward better days.
"It is tough work. Everybody in America knows that. And the fundamental question is: Are we going to allow the tough work to cause us to retreat, to waver?" Bush said.
Bush dismissed Democratic Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites)'s criticism that the president was refusing to accept the reality that the situation on the ground in Iraq is worsening, and fired back that Kerry was sending "mixed signals" abroad with shifting positions on Iraq that could embolden U.S. enemies.
"My message is that we will stay the course and stand with these people so that they become free. It's in our national interest," Bush said.
Both Allawi and Bush insisted Iraqi elections would be held in January despite concerns raised by many, such as U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (news - web sites), that they may have to be delayed because of security concerns.
"The Iraqi elections may not be perfect," Allawi said. "They may not be the best elections that Iraq will ever hold. They will undoubtedly be an excuse for violence from those who disparage and despise liberty ... But they will take place and they will be free and fair."
Allawi's presence at Bush's side was seen by some analysts as more likely to help Bush in his own campaign for re-election than to present Allawi in a positive light at home.
"Allawi must show he is leading Iraq, not being led from Washington, and doing so will be difficult," said Jon Alterman, a Middle East expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS
Bush has faced criticism not only from Kerry but from some senior Republican lawmakers who fear the situation is getting out of control in Iraq and that a change in policy should be considered.
Democrats call it a quagmire.
"Our policies are failing," said Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy (news, bio, voting record). "We need to correct our course, in order to stay the course, guarantee success and bring our troops home with dignity and honor."
Kerry told reporters in Columbus, Ohio, "We have an administration in disarray," and said a president's "true test of leadership is how to respond when things go wrong."
He also questioned Allawi's optimism about the chances for elections in January, prompting a sharp blast from Vice President Dick Cheney (news - web sites).
"I was appalled at the complete lack of respect Sen. Kerry showed for this man of courage when he rushed out to hold a press conference and attack the prime minister, the man America must stand with to defeat the terrorists," Cheney said in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Allawi, who said he receives death threats daily, tried to play down the negative in Iraq. He said 15 of 18 Iraqi provinces were peaceful and and the other three, including restive Falluja, have "pockets of terrorists."
Despite recent polls that showed most Iraqis want U.S.-led forces to leave, Allawi earlier told a joint session of Congress that Iraqis hold the United States in their thanks.
"There would be no greater success for the terrorists if we delay and no greater blow when the elections take place, as they will, on schedule," he said.
Bush, who earlier met Gen. John Abizaid, head of the U.S. Central Command in Iraq, said if Abizaid requested more troops, "we'll talk about it" and said U.S. forces would adjust strategies on the ground depending on tactics of the enemy.
Abizaid said on Wednesday more troops would be needed to secure the elections process in January "but it is our belief that those troops will be Iraqi troops."
Allawi said more American troops were not needed but instead Iraqi troops must be trained and ready.
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