[AP] Attacks Surge in Iraq Despite Curfew

*G_Man* · 02-25-2006, 07:42 AM

Attacks Surge in Iraq Despite Curfew

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- A car bomb exploded in a Shiite holy city and 13 members of one Shiite family were gunned down northeast of the capital Saturday in a surge of attacks that killed at least 30 people despite heightened security aimed at curbing sectarian violence following the bombing of a revered Shiite shrine....

*G_Man* · 02-25-2006, 07:42 AM

al-Qaida Threatens to Hit More Saudi Sites

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MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Al-Qaida suicide bombers will attack more Saudi oil facilities, the terror group purportedly threatened Saturday in an Internet statement that claimed responsibility for the foiled attack on the Abiqaiq plant in eastern Saudi Arabia....

*G_Man* · 02-25-2006, 07:43 AM

Miller Fails Yet Again in Final Race

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SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) -- Favorite Giorgio Rocca of Italy crashed, and top American hopes Ted Ligety and Bode Miller also were eliminated in a brutal first of two runs of the Olympic men's slalom Saturday....

*G_Man* · 02-25-2006, 07:43 AM

Bush Admin. Won't Reconsider Ports Deal

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration said Friday it won't reconsider its approval for a United Arab Emirates company to take over significant operations at six U.S. ports. The former head of the Sept. 11 commission said the deal "never should have happened."...

*G_Man* · 02-25-2006, 07:44 AM

Bush Previews Spending Pitch to Governors

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Saturday previewed his message for the nation's governors, promoting his proposals to spend more on scientific research, math education and clean-energy technologies....

*G_Man* · 02-25-2006, 07:44 AM

Army Charges 7 With Having Sex on Video

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Army has recommended that seven 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers be discharged following allegations they engaged in sex acts shown on a gay ????ographic Web site....

*G_Man* · 02-25-2006, 07:45 AM

S.D. Gov. 'Inclined' to Sign Abortion Ban

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Gov. Mike Rounds said he is inclined to sign a bill that would ban nearly all abortions in South Dakota, making it a crime for doctors to perform an abortion unless it was necessary to save the woman's life....

*G_Man* · 02-25-2006, 07:45 AM

Ricin Discovered in Texas Dormitory

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AUSTIN (AP) -- A University of Texas student found a substance that has tested positive for ricin, a potentially deadly poison, in a roll of quarters she was using to do laundry in her dormitory, officials said....

*G_Man* · 02-25-2006, 07:46 AM

Heavy Storms Threaten Mardi Gras Events

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Bacchus Lounge is a shell of its former self - gutted to the studs after Hurricane Katrina flooded it to the ceiling - but the Krewe of Dreux was determined to celebrate Mardi Gras at the little neighborhood bar Saturday and, weather permitting, march through the surrounding devastation....

*G_Man* · 02-25-2006, 07:46 AM

Goosen Is Only Top Seed Left in Match Play

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CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- Chad Campbell expected overtime against Tiger Woods. Standing to the side of the 18th green with a 1-up lead, he was so certain that Woods was going to make a 12-foot birdie - doesn't he always? - that Campbell already was planning his tee shot on the first extra hole....