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Thank you for visiting my page at Angelfire. Please come back and visit again! - - http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=index&cid=716 Yahoo! News - Top Stories en-us Thu, 05 Aug 2004 00:15:30 GMT 5 - 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142.gif - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_rdp ap/20040805/campaign_rdp Thu, 05 Aug 2004 00:12:24 GMT AP - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed at close quarters along the banks of the Mississippi River on Wednesday, the Republican incumbent pledging to "spread ownership and opportunity" if re-elected while his Democratic challenger campaigned as a fiscal conservative able and eager to fix the economy. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_re_us/prisoner_abuse_england ap/20040805/prisoner_abuse_england Thu, 05 Aug 2004 00:15:30 GMT AP - An Abu Ghraib prison intelligence officer Wednesday disputed Pfc. Lynndie England's claim she was ordered to use humiliation to get Iraqi detainees to talk, saying such tactics weren't authorized and don't work. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_go_pr_wh/terror_threats ap/20040804/terror_threats Wed, 04 Aug 2004 23:28:31 GMT AP - A third person separate from the two prisoners and documents previously disclosed provided information indicating al-Qaida was plotting to attack U.S. financial buildings, Bush administration officials said Wednesday in seeking to counter criticism their latest terror warning was overblown. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq ap/20040804/iraq Wed, 04 Aug 2004 21:17:50 GMT AP - In an extraordinary assault, gunmen in the city of Fallujah stormed a kidnappers' lair and forced the overmatched militants inside to flee, freeing four Jordanian truck drivers held captive, local officials said Wednesday. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_re_us/airline_delays ap/20040804/airline_delays Wed, 04 Aug 2004 23:32:50 GMT AP - Persistent delays at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport have a cascading effect throughout the nation's air system. So federal officials now are warning that they will fix the problem if the airlines do not. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_re_us/teacher_sex ap/20040804/teacher_sex Wed, 04 Aug 2004 23:50:11 GMT AP - Mary Kay Letourneau, the teacher convicted for having sex with a sixth-grade student, was released from prison Wednesday, and her 21-year-old victim quickly sought to get back together with her. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_re_us/ferry_accident ap/20040804/ferry_accident Wed, 04 Aug 2004 22:39:42 GMT AP - A Staten Island ferry pilot pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges Wednesday in a crash that killed 11 commuters last October, acknowledging that he passed out at the helm after arriving at work with medication in his system. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040805/ap_on_en_mo/film_harry_potter_cast ap/20040805/film_harry_potter_cast Thu, 05 Aug 2004 00:05:36 GMT AP - He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has been named. Ralph Fiennes, who played memorable evil guys in "Red Dragon" and "Schindler's List," has signed on to portray the wicked warlock Voldemort in the next "Harry Potter" movie, Warner Bros. announced Wednesday. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_cowboys_carter_cut ap/20040804/fbn_cowboys_carter_cut Wed, 04 Aug 2004 23:03:39 GMT AP - In a stunning move the team wouldn't explain, the Dallas Cowboys cut Quincy Carter on Wednesday and handed the starting quarterback's job to 40-year-old Vinny Testaverde. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040804/ap_on_he_me/conjoined_twins ap/20040804/conjoined_twins Wed, 04 Aug 2004 21:58:30 GMT AP - After tearful kisses from their mother and grandmother, 2-year-old conjoined twins from the Philippines underwent surgery Wednesday to separate them. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040804/pl_nm/campaign_dc nm/20040804/campaign_dc Wed, 04 Aug 2004 19:32:36 GMT Reuters - President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry hunted for votes within blocks of each other in the swing state of Iowa on Wednesday by touting their leadership and trading jabs on the economy and security. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040804/ts_nm/security_alert_dc nm/20040804/security_alert_dc Wed, 04 Aug 2004 22:53:53 GMT Reuters - The Bush administration insists its terror warnings should be taken in deadly earnest, but many Americans feel political motives, faulty intelligence and the "cry wolf" factor may be clouding their credibility. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040804/ts_nm/iraq_dc nm/20040804/iraq_dc Wed, 04 Aug 2004 20:01:14 GMT Reuters - Iraqi gunmen freed four Jordanian hostages in a raid on their captors' hide-out, one of the released captives said Wednesday, while a video from kidnappers said two Turkish hostages had also been released. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040804/ts_nm/airlines_delays_dc nm/20040804/airlines_delays_dc Wed, 04 Aug 2004 23:36:41 GMT Reuters - U.S. aviation regulators threatened on Wednesday to again cap commercial flights at Chicago's O'Hare airport to reduce delays that are slowing down the rest of the nation's aviation system. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040804/ts_nm/life_letourneau_dc nm/20040804/life_letourneau_dc Wed, 04 Aug 2004 23:32:22 GMT Reuters - Former teacher Mary Letourneau left prison on Wednesday after serving seven years for raping her former sixth-grade student while the now 21-year-old man asked a judge to drop a court order barring contact between them. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/washpost/20040804/ts_washpost/a37933_2004aug3 washpost/20040804/a37933_2004aug3 Wed, 04 Aug 2004 16:41:39 GMT washingtonpost.com - Federal officials may restrict truck traffic and fence sidewalks on 15th Street NW near the White House and Treasury Department, authorities said yesterday, as heavily armed police began inspecting cars, trucks and buses at more than a dozen checkpoints around the U.S. Capitol. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/washpost/20040804/ts_washpost/a37822_2004aug3 washpost/20040804/a37822_2004aug3 Wed, 04 Aug 2004 17:26:44 GMT washingtonpost.com - Halliburton Co. and other U.S. contractors are being paid at least $1.9 billion from Iraqi funds under an arrangement set by the U.S.-led occupation authority, according to a review of documents and interviews with government agencies, companies and auditors. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/washpost/20040804/ts_washpost/a37911_2004aug3 washpost/20040804/a37911_2004aug3 Wed, 04 Aug 2004 12:20:41 GMT washingtonpost.com - The White House's failure to make it clear that the dramatic terrorism alert Sunday was based largely on information that predated the Sept. 11 attacks is a case study in the difficulty of managing such warnings for an administration whose credibility is a central issue in a difficult presidential campaign. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/washpost/20040804/ts_washpost/a37500_2004aug3 washpost/20040804/a37500_2004aug3 Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:45:38 GMT washingtonpost.com - A federal appeals court trying to end confusion over the legality of sentencing guidelines has come up with a highly unusual suggestion: Judges should sentence defendants twice. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/washpost/20040804/ts_washpost/a34914_2004aug2 washpost/20040804/a34914_2004aug2 Tue, 03 Aug 2004 23:54:07 GMT washingtonpost.com - Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry emerged from his national convention with a small lead over President Bush in the race for the White House and improved his standing against the president on the economy and who is better qualified to serve as commander in chief, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/usatoday/20040804/ts_usatoday/officialsdontseeattackasimminent usatoday/20040804/officialsdontseeattackasimminent Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:58:47 GMT USATODAY.com - The U.S. financial institutions identified in a recently disclosed al-Qaeda surveillance operation are not believed to be at imminent risk of attack, two federal law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation said Tuesday. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/usatoday/20040804/ts_usatoday/testimonyabughraibphotostakenforfun usatoday/20040804/testimonyabughraibphotostakenforfun Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:58:46 GMT USATODAY.com - The seven U.S. soldiers charged in the Abu Ghraib scandal abused Iraqi prisoners "just for fun," an Army investigator testified Tuesday at the start of a hearing that will determine whether Pfc. Lynndie England will be court-martialed for taking part in the abuse. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/usatoday/20040804/ts_usatoday/numberofchildrenleftbakingincarsunderreported usatoday/20040804/numberofchildrenleftbakingincarsunderreported Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:58:46 GMT USATODAY.com - A growing number of children are dying or being injured after being left alone in a hot car, and children's advocates say not enough is being done to prevent such deaths, which the government doesn't even track. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/usatoday/20040804/ts_usatoday/childseatsurgedforairtravel usatoday/20040804/childseatsurgedforairtravel Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:58:45 GMT USATODAY.com - The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday renewed its call for mandatory child safety seats on airline flights, calling their absence "unacceptable." - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/usatoday/20040804/ts_usatoday/studytakesanewlookattotsandtv usatoday/20040804/studytakesanewlookattotsandtv Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:58:45 GMT USATODAY.com - HONOLULU - TV watching is common among babies and toddlers in the USA, a survey suggests, but middle-class parents may be limiting the fare to educational shows and videos. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/latimests/20040804/ts_latimes/missourivotersbansamesexmarriage latimests/20040804/missourivotersbansamesexmarriage Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:55:07 GMT Los Angeles Times - ST. LOUIS — Missouri voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday to ban same-sex marriage — the first such test of the issue since it rose to national prominence when a Massachusetts court legalized gay and lesbian weddings last fall. Voters in 10 other states face similar ballot measures in coming months. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/latimests/20040804/ts_latimes/schwarzeneggervowstomakeeveryuseofoverhaulplan latimests/20040804/schwarzeneggervowstomakeeveryuseofoverhaulplan Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:55:06 GMT Los Angeles Times - SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pledged Tuesday to "make every use" of a meticulous proposal to overhaul California's bureaucracy, describing it as a tonic for state government and setting in motion what is expected to be an impassioned public debate about the state's direction. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/latimests/20040804/ts_latimes/crossingthelineforachanceatlegalstatus latimests/20040804/crossingthelineforachanceatlegalstatus Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:55:07 GMT Los Angeles Times - Take Ariana De La Luz, who swallowed 38 grams of live tequila worms, or Diego Di Giovanni, who managed to trap a slippery pig drenched in butter, or Michael Couto, who jumped six times from one 18-wheeler traveling 60 mph to another in pursuit of six tiny green flags. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/latimests/20040804/ts_latimes/ridgepointstoalqaedafileuse latimests/20040804/ridgepointstoalqaedafileuse Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:55:05 GMT Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON — Bush administration officials Tuesday defended their decision to raise the terrorism threat level this week, saying that Al Qaeda operatives had reviewed and used the terrorist network's computerized surveillance files in recent months. - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/latimests/20040804/ts_latimes/wateroffersdeadlyreliefinablisteringiraqislum latimests/20040804/wateroffersdeadlyreliefinablisteringiraqislum Wed, 04 Aug 2004 11:55:04 GMT Los Angeles Times - BAGHDAD — The price of bicycle pumps has more than quadrupled in Sadr City, for reasons that have nothing to do with cycling. Residents of Baghdad's worst slum use them to coax water from the district's battered supply lines. It's either that or use their mouths as though they're siphoning gas. -