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Washington, D.C.
Threat grounds flight: A Continental Airlines flight from Washington to Houston was cancled this wek because of a threat that it might be targeted by terrorirsts.

Washington, D.C.
Ricin scare in the Senate: Three Senate office buildings were shut down this week after white powder found in a mairlroom test positive for ricin, a deadly poison.

Baltimore
Hope for the Hubble: NASA last week promised to reconsider plans to abandon the Hubble Space Telescopre to an early death.

Buckeye, Arizona
Immates surrender: Two Arizona prison inmates this week released a hostage they had held in a guard tower for 15 days, ending one of the longest prison hostage standoffs in the U.S. history.

Havana
Castro lashes out: Cuban President Fidel Castrol this week accused President BUsh of plotting to assassinate him. "But rest assured, if they invade us, I'll die in combat," said Castro.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Teenagers freed: The U.S. has released the three youngest prisoners at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent them home to their families in Afghanistan.

London
WMD inquiry: The British government said this week that it would open an investigation into the faulty intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

Berlin
Cannibal gets off easy: Self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes was cleared of murder last week and sentenced instead to 8 1/2 years of manslaughter.

Paris
Ban on anti-Semitic TV: France will block broadcasts from virulently antiSemitic Arab satellite stations, the government said this week.

Stockholm
Animal abuse: Several hundred pets are injured each year in Sweden because of sexual assault by humans, the Swedish veterinary organization ZSvenska Veterinarforbunder said this week.

Paris
Scandal sullies the president: The judges who sentenced a former prime minister to prison for corruption last week said they were threatened and pressured during the trial.

Urbino, Italy
Mussolini returns: Italian officials are planning to restore a Mount Rushmore-style rock sculpture of Benito Mussolini.

Tehran
Lawmakers quit en masse: More than one-third of Iran's parliament resigned thsi week to protest the ruling clerics' attempt to control the upcoming election.

Moscow
Is Russia a Muslim country? Russia has begun a lobbying campaign to join the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the international grouping or Muslim countries.

Islamabad
Pakistan armed rogues: Abdul Qadir Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear program, admitted this week that he provided nuclear designs and technology to Iran, Libya, and North Korea.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Bird flu in humans: The avian flu that has been spreading rapidly in Asian bird populations may now be transmissible from human to human, the World Health Organization said this week.

Mecca, Sauci Arabia
Haji turns deadly: At least 244 people were killed this week in a stampede during the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which every Muslim must make at least one.

Mogadishu, Somalia
Peace accord: Somali warlords and tribal chiefs signed a peace agreement this week in an attempt to end 13 years of anarchy and sporadic warfare.

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*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,983	Washington, D.C. Threat grounds flight: A Continental Airlines flight from Washington to Houston was cancled this wek because of a threat that it might be targeted by terrorirsts. Washington, D.C. Ricin scare in the Senate: Three Senate office buildings were shut down this week after white powder found in a mairlroom test positive for ricin, a deadly poison. Baltimore Hope for the Hubble: NASA last week promised to reconsider plans to abandon the Hubble Space Telescopre to an early death. Buckeye, Arizona Immates surrender: Two Arizona prison inmates this week released a hostage they had held in a guard tower for 15 days, ending one of the longest prison hostage standoffs in the U.S. history. Havana Castro lashes out: Cuban President Fidel Castrol this week accused President BUsh of plotting to assassinate him. "But rest assured, if they invade us, I'll die in combat," said Castro. Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Teenagers freed: The U.S. has released the three youngest prisoners at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent them home to their families in Afghanistan. London WMD inquiry: The British government said this week that it would open an investigation into the faulty intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. Berlin Cannibal gets off easy: Self-confessed cannibal Armin Meiwes was cleared of murder last week and sentenced instead to 8 1/2 years of manslaughter. Paris Ban on anti-Semitic TV: France will block broadcasts from virulently antiSemitic Arab satellite stations, the government said this week. Stockholm Animal abuse: Several hundred pets are injured each year in Sweden because of sexual assault by humans, the Swedish veterinary organization ZSvenska Veterinarforbunder said this week. Paris Scandal sullies the president: The judges who sentenced a former prime minister to prison for corruption last week said they were threatened and pressured during the trial. Urbino, Italy Mussolini returns: Italian officials are planning to restore a Mount Rushmore-style rock sculpture of Benito Mussolini. Tehran Lawmakers quit en masse: More than one-third of Iran's parliament resigned thsi week to protest the ruling clerics' attempt to control the upcoming election. Moscow Is Russia a Muslim country? Russia has begun a lobbying campaign to join the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the international grouping or Muslim countries. Islamabad Pakistan armed rogues: Abdul Qadir Khan, the father of Pakistan's nuclear program, admitted this week that he provided nuclear designs and technology to Iran, Libya, and North Korea. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Bird flu in humans: The avian flu that has been spreading rapidly in Asian bird populations may now be transmissible from human to human, the World Health Organization said this week. Mecca, Sauci Arabia Haji turns deadly: At least 244 people were killed this week in a stampede during the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, which every Muslim must make at least one. Mogadishu, Somalia Peace accord: Somali warlords and tribal chiefs signed a peace agreement this week in an attempt to end 13 years of anarchy and sporadic warfare. __________________ Cal Poly Forums