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QUOTED: “All it had was the State Board of Elections number and false precinct information.” — Virginia municipal election official Ken Showalter is baffled by a rash of fliers and phone calls giving deceptive information about local polling stations. (Story #15, below.)
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[o1] “Suicide bombers on Iran kids’ TV”
[o2] “Former Iraqi detainees allege torture by U.S. troops”
[o3] “Candy-flavored cigarettes draw fire”
NATION
[o4] “Israel’s top law officer okays sonic booms over Gaza”
[o5] “In traditional Chile, meet the soldiers with pearl earrings”
[o6] “Panama angry over U.S. weapons left along canal”

HEALTH & ENVIROMENT
[o7] “Court upholds township’s right to prohibit corporate farming”
[o8] “Activists: Firms getting rich off of selling water”
[O9] “Millions of Indians eat toxic metals on silver-decorated sweets”
[10] “Unlikely ally aids foes of N-dump”
[11] “Amid secrecy, state 15 years behind on anti-pollution rules”
ELECTION QUESTIONS
[12] “Arizona’s photo ID law stops some eligible voters”
[13] “Poll workers in Dover may be voted out”
[14] “Poll printouts found at gas station”
[15] “Voters plagued by fake election data”
VIEWPOINT
[16] “Assassins”
[17] “French roast”
[18] “No airtight case for death”

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“Suicide bombers on Iran kids’ TV”
Telegraph (U.K.), November 6, 2005

In a cartoon sanctioned by Iran’s president, a Palestinian boy becomes a ‘martyred’ suicide bomber, killing Israelis. [o2]
“Former Iraqi detainees allege torture by U.S. troops”
ABC, November 14, 2005
Two Iraqis who say they were beaten in jail, exposed to lions and threatened with a mock execution are suing Donald Rumsfeld.

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QUOTED: “It’s a bargain we’ll just have to pass up. The cost is too high. Our integrity isn’t for sale.” –Pastor Frank Malloy’s St.

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QUOTED: “This has been a peaceful protest so far, but that can change in future. We will fight to the last man.” — Activist R. Ajayan wants to make sure a Coca-Cola plant in India
remains shuttered. (Story #12, below.)
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[o1] “GOP to monitor mayoral voting”
[o2] “U.S. soldiers involved in drug smuggling ring”
[o3] “Possible fraud seen in Iraq contracts”
NATION
[o4] “Bucket Brigade warns of toxins in St.

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QUOTED: “We know governments only act when they see children dying on their TV screens, but once the damage is done it’s very difficult to undo.” — Peter Smerdon of the U.N. World Food Program says that half of Malawi faces starvation in the next six months. (Story #o8, below.)
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[o1] “Report finds e-vote promise, problems”
[o2] “Bi-national couple separated by politics”
[o3] “Military attacked for invasive marketing”
KATRINA
[o4] “Immigrant workers risk danger for storm cash”
[o5] “Biloxi families live in rubble of homes”
WORLD
[o6] “Europe’s great migration”
[o7] “In Mali, women debate circumcision”
[o8] “Silently, Malawi begins to starve”
GAY POLITICS
[o9] “Lesbian candidate targeted by ‘dirty tricks'”
[10] “Cheerleader quits squad over ‘gay’ remark”
[11] “Board sued over vote on gay issue”
WAL-MART
[12] “Wal-Mart nudges foreign suppliers”
[13] “Wal-Mart goes more eco-friendly”
[14] “Judge: Migrants can sue Wal-Mart over their pay”
ENVIRONMENT
[15] “High mercury levels in Utah under scrutiny”
[16] “EPA probes alleged mud dumping in Alaska”
VIEWPOINT
[17] “Rep. Curt Weldon: DIA lies, destroys reputations”
[18] “Did the media get it right in the Iraq election?”  – – – – – – – – – –
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“Report finds e-vote promise, problems”
ANG Newspapers, October 22, 2005
A GAO report finds that voting machines have been used to manipulate votes, but most won’t be fixed until after the next election.

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QUOTED: “One study found that a source of bottled ‘springwater,’ complete with a label of a lake surrounded by mountains, was an industrial parking lot next to a Massachusetts hazardous waste site.” — A number of reports question the value and benefits of bottled
drinking water (story #16, below).(Story #16, below.)
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[o1] “Elite Iraqi soldiers speak of civil war”
[o2] “Offshore rigs not built to handle strongest storms”
[o3] “Flight risk”
NATION
[o4] “Plan for Amtrak’s N.E. corridor raises questions”
[o5] “Free papers’ growth threatens traditional news”
SEXUALITY IN AMERICA
[o6] “Frank: Dreier’s orientation cost him House leadership”
[o7] “Kids of same-sex parents do fine”
BALI BOMBING: ALLEGATIONS
[o8] “Possible police role in 2002 Bali attack”
[o9] VIEWPOINT: “Weird Wahid claims may inflame”
[10] “Thousands storm Amrozi jail”
WOMEN & LEADERSHIP
[11] “The rise of Africa’s women politicians”
[12] “Women bosses could help U.N. fight sex abuse – report”
ENVIRONMENT
[13] “World urged to prepare for 50 mil. environmental refugees”
[14] “Ministry sees 85,000 asbestos deaths”
[15] “DOE finds drilling may have affected water tests”
DRINKING WATER
[16] “Bottled water or tap: Who can tell?” [17] “Drinking water fresh from the sewer”
VIEWPOINT
[18] “Picking up where Powell left off”

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“Elite Iraqi soldiers speak of civil war”
Knight Ridder, October 15, 2005
The Iraqi army’s celebrated 1st Brigade is composed of Shi’a bent on avenging their family’s deaths at the hands of Sunnis.

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“All I heard was moaning and screaming, and the shooting stopped. That was it. Enough said.”

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QUOTED: “The newly deployed anti-prostitution law doesn’t reflect
our living conditions and we had to speak up.” — Lee Hui-young, head of a new sex workers’ union formed outside
the brothels near a U.S. Army camp in South Korea. (Story #11, below.)
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[o1] “Greyhound prohibits selling tickets to undocumented immigrants”
[o2] “Discarded Trust documents found”
[o3] “Study says belief in God may increase society’s dysfunctions”
CRIME & PUNISHMENT
[o4] “Uzbek death penalty on trial”
[o5] “Over 300 extra-judicial killings in Bangladesh this year”
[o6] “Justices receive death threats”
WORLD
[o7] “3.6 million South Africans still without water”
[o8] “China kicks off week-long spending spree to mark National Day”
[o9] “Big thaw could unleash ancient plague”
[10] “First trio ‘married’ in the Netherlands”
[11] “Sex workers seeking to form union”
U.S. ENVIRONMENT
[12] “Tomato grower drops suspect pesticides”
[13] “Plan to limit mercury pollution quashed for now”
[14] “No green acres? Try skyscrapers”
VIEWPOINT
[15] “Still an angel?”

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QUOTED: “We were led to believe a national emergency was created when the pipelines were shut down.” — Jim Compton says his electrical utility crews were diverted from a local hospital to two oil stations on orders from Dick Cheney’s office after Katrina hit.(Story #13, below.)
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[o1] “Sunnis urge action to block constitution”
[o2] “Defense spending is overstated, GAO report says”
[o3] “Crisis looms for water-starved Gaza Strip: experts”
NATION
[o4] “Mental patients languish in jail”
[o5] “FBI forms anti-porn squad”
[o6] “Wal-Mart chemical sales targeted”
WORLD
[o7] “The human cost of China’s economic boom”
[o8] “Kuchma and aides ‘ordered killing of journalist'”
[o9] “Nigerian rebels occupy oil fields over leader arrest”
[10] “Brussels calls for media code to avoid aiding terrorists”
HURRICANE KATRINA
[11] “Aid bills unleash capitol’s pet causes”
[12] “British aid is held up in U.S. fiasco”
[13] “Power crews diverted”
ARCTIC DRILLING
[14] “Canada warns Arctic drilling would violate U.S.-Canada treaty”
[15] “Calif. Rep. tries to make point about ANWR”
VIEWPOINT
[16] “Warm, fuzzy, corporate”
[17] “What marriage means”

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“Sunnis urge action to block constitution”
Institute for War and Peace Reporting, September 20, 2005
Sunnis leaders oppose the Iraqi constitution because it gives power to Shiites and Kurds, and promotes secularism. [o2]
“Defense spending is overstated, GAO report says”
Washington Post, September 22, 2005
A report finds that neither the Pentagon nor Congress “can reliably know” how much is being spent in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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QUOTED: “We do favor the accounts that are advertisers. Even if the food is no good, the atmosphere is good. You can always find nice things to say about a restaurant.” — Ad writer George Habit on why his fake restaurant reviews were permitted in Bay Area newspapers for years.(Story #o6, below.)
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[o1] “While you were watching Katrina”
[o2] “Black gay leaders express discontent with HIV efforts”
[o3] “Louisiana officials indicted before Katrina hit”
NATION
[o4] “F.A.A. alerted on al Qaeda in ’98, 9/11 panel said”
[o5] “Parents enlist church in fight against school club”
[o6] “SF Examiner and Independent agree to end payola reviews”
[o7] “Bill requires pharmacies to supply ‘morning-after’ pill”
[o8] “Navajos fight against uranium mining”
WORLD
[o9] “Guantanamo hunger strike expands”
[10] “Remember Daniel Ortega?

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QUOTED: “We found it absolutely incredible that the authorities had no way to get there for four or five days, that they didn’t go in and help these people, and we made it in a two-wheel-drive Hyundai.” — Duke University student Hans Buder drove to New Orleans with twofriends to evacuate stranded residents (Story #10, below.)
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[o1] “Official blocks radio station for hurricane evacuees”
[o2] “‘War on terror’ saves few lives: expert”
[o3] “Dusted”
KATRINA: SETTING THE STAGE
[o4] “A barrier that could have been”
[o5] “Money flowed to questionable projects”
[o6] “Katrina? No, a simulation run last year”
KATRINA: AFTERMATH
[o7] “Declaring area safe is a risky proposition”
[o8] “U.S. censoring Katrina coverage, groups say”
[o9] “Storm brews opportunity for deceit”
[10] “3 Duke students tell of ‘disgraceful’ scene”
GAY RIGHTS
[11] “OC student sues district over discipline for lesbian kissing”
[12] “Gay ex-student claims harassment”
ENVIRONMENT
[13] “100 victims: Thousands demand action”
[14] “Residents claim mining dried up wells”
[15] “English countryside ‘almost gone'”
VIEWPOINT
[16] “Keith Olbermann: ‘Louisiana is not a city'”
[17] “Lawyers vs. Katrina”

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“Official blocks radio station for hurricane evacuees”
The National Journal, September 8, 2005
A low-power radio station with an FCC license at the Astrodome was shut down by officials worried about “electricity use.”