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Washington, D.C.
Plot details emerge: The recent Code Orange terrorism alert was triggered by the most specific warnings of imminent attacks ever uncovered, federal officials said this week.

Orange County, California
Mountain lion strikes: A mountain lion killed one cyclist and wounded another in the foothills of California's Santa Ana Mountains last week.

Hartfold
Governor under fire: A growing number of Connecticut lawmakers this week demanded the resignation of Governor John Rowland, who is facing a federal corruption investigation.

Washington D.C.
Implant ban upheld: The Food and Drug Administration this week rejected a bid to put silicone-gel breast implants back on the market.

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Shark victim returns: Bethany Hamilton, 13, finished fifth in her age group at a national surfing contest this week, less than three months after a shark bit off her left arm.

Rio de Janeiro
Fighting over fingerprinting: A Brazilian judge this week ordered immigration officers to stop fingerprinting American travelers arriving in Rio de Janeiro.

London
Dr. Death is dead: Britain's worst mass murderer, a family doctor who killed hundreds of his patients, was found hanging dead in his cell this week.

Minsk
Paper squelched: The Belarusian national postal service said this week it would no longer deliver the country's most prominent opposition newspaper, Belorusskaya Delovaya Gazeta.

Paris
Family terror cell: French police have arrested a family of Islamic extremists for allegedly planning a chemical or biological attack in Paris.

Madrid
Future queen's hidden past: Spanish officials have purchased a 1,3000 pound safe to lock up the divorce papers of Crown Prince Felipe's bridge, Madrid's El Mundo reported this week.

Rome
Berlusconi not immune: Italy's highest court has thrown out a law granting the prime minister immunity from prosecution as long as he stays in office.

Stockholm
Lindh killer confesses: The man charged with stabbing Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh to death last fall said this week that Jesus made him do it.

Baghdad
Shiites want elections: A prominent Shiite cleric this week complained that Iraqi parliamentary elections being organized by the U.S. were not democratic enough.

Nouakchott, Mauritania
New front in war on terror: The U.S. is sending Army experts and defense contractors to Mauritania to help train local officials to combat terrorism.

Tehran
Hard-liners strike back: Iran's hard-line Guardian Council ruled this week that thousands of prodemocracy candidates were not eligible to run in parliamentary elections next month.

Moscow
Conspiracy theory lingers: Russia sentenced two men to life in prison this week for the 1999 apartment bombings that killed more than 200 people, mostly in Moscow.

Alofi, Niue
Everybody moves away: Niue, a Pacific island that is the world's smallest self-governing country, may give up its independence after a tornado flattened the capital this week.

Yongbyon, North Korea
Nuclear backtrack: Contradicting previous claims, North Korea said this week that it did not possess nuclear weapons.

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*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,974	Washington, D.C. Plot details emerge: The recent Code Orange terrorism alert was triggered by the most specific warnings of imminent attacks ever uncovered, federal officials said this week. Orange County, California Mountain lion strikes: A mountain lion killed one cyclist and wounded another in the foothills of California's Santa Ana Mountains last week. Hartfold Governor under fire: A growing number of Connecticut lawmakers this week demanded the resignation of Governor John Rowland, who is facing a federal corruption investigation. Washington D.C. Implant ban upheld: The Food and Drug Administration this week rejected a bid to put silicone-gel breast implants back on the market. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Shark victim returns: Bethany Hamilton, 13, finished fifth in her age group at a national surfing contest this week, less than three months after a shark bit off her left arm. Rio de Janeiro Fighting over fingerprinting: A Brazilian judge this week ordered immigration officers to stop fingerprinting American travelers arriving in Rio de Janeiro. London Dr. Death is dead: Britain's worst mass murderer, a family doctor who killed hundreds of his patients, was found hanging dead in his cell this week. Minsk Paper squelched: The Belarusian national postal service said this week it would no longer deliver the country's most prominent opposition newspaper, Belorusskaya Delovaya Gazeta. Paris Family terror cell: French police have arrested a family of Islamic extremists for allegedly planning a chemical or biological attack in Paris. Madrid Future queen's hidden past: Spanish officials have purchased a 1,3000 pound safe to lock up the divorce papers of Crown Prince Felipe's bridge, Madrid's El Mundo reported this week. Rome Berlusconi not immune: Italy's highest court has thrown out a law granting the prime minister immunity from prosecution as long as he stays in office. Stockholm Lindh killer confesses: The man charged with stabbing Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh to death last fall said this week that Jesus made him do it. Baghdad Shiites want elections: A prominent Shiite cleric this week complained that Iraqi parliamentary elections being organized by the U.S. were not democratic enough. Nouakchott, Mauritania New front in war on terror: The U.S. is sending Army experts and defense contractors to Mauritania to help train local officials to combat terrorism. Tehran Hard-liners strike back: Iran's hard-line Guardian Council ruled this week that thousands of prodemocracy candidates were not eligible to run in parliamentary elections next month. Moscow Conspiracy theory lingers: Russia sentenced two men to life in prison this week for the 1999 apartment bombings that killed more than 200 people, mostly in Moscow. Alofi, Niue Everybody moves away: Niue, a Pacific island that is the world's smallest self-governing country, may give up its independence after a tornado flattened the capital this week. Yongbyon, North Korea Nuclear backtrack: Contradicting previous claims, North Korea said this week that it did not possess nuclear weapons.