- Hussein's face not worth a dinar
in Iraq (is not worth )
Bank notes printed with the face of Saddam Hussein ceased to
be legal tender in Iraq yesterday, wiping out another vestige of the
former dictator as thousands of tons of old money were sent to the central
bank furnaces.
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Bitter
cold has Northeast on ice (the Northeast )
A blustery snowstorm combined with painfully cold arctic air
descended on the Northeast yesterday, halting New York-bound ferry service,
grounding hundreds of flights and prompting warnings to bundle up from
Maine to Pennsylvania.
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Health ministers commit
to polio fight (to the polio )
Health ministers from the six countries where polio is now spreading
said yesterday that they were intensifing efforts to immunize
250 million children against the disease this year.
Jackson fans journey
to ranch in advance of his arraignment (to his ranch )
Wearing "Michael Is Innocent" shirts and singing his songs,
Michael Jackson fans from around the globe descended outside his Neverland
Ranch yesterday in anticipation of the eccentric pop star's arraignment
on charges of lewd conduct with a child.
Regents skeptical
about UC, CSU enrollment plan (are skeptical )
A proposal by the governor to cut costs while easing the impact
of severe enrollment reductions at the University of California next
year has several skeptics among UC's governing board of regents.
Gun-policy amendment likely to stir
election-year fireworks (is likely )
A little-noticed amendment in a $375 billion catchall federal spending
bill might well be the opening shot in an election-year fight
over gun policy, lobbyists and congressional aides said yesterday.
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Promise to investigate possible perjury by guards called 'a sham'
(The promise )
A promise by the director of the California Department of Corrections
to investigate whether guards committed perjury in inmate abuse
trials "was a sham which high-ranking CDC officials never intended
to follow," a court-appointed examiner said yesterday.
Bush makes stops in South, gets boos
at Martin Luther King's grave (South and gets )
Looking for election-year support from black voters in the South, President
Bush was greeted at Martin Luther King's grave yesterday by noisy demonstrators
who chanted "Go home, Bush!" after receiving a warmer
reception at a church in New Orleans.
Ebola outbreaks
linked to infected dead animals (are linked )
The deadly Ebola virus, which emerged mysteriously from African forests,
probably attacks people whose butcher and eat infected animals, researchers
said yesterday.
Injury accidents in U.S. take $117 billion toll
on economy (takes a $117 )
Injuries caused by falls, car wrecks and other accidents cost
the U.S. economy $117 billion every year, the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention reported yesterday.
Foster kids can inherit when will so stipulates
(a will )
Foster children generally are not entitled to any share of the estate
of their deceased foster parents, the California Supreme Court
ruled yesterday.
Iowa caucus 'up
for grabs' as Braun exits race, backs Dean (race and backs )
The Democratic presidential field shrank by one yesterday, but the race
for the Iowa caucuses appeared unusually wide open going into
the final weekend.
Rift over U.S. alliance spurs
S. Korea foreign minister to resign (A rift )
A rift over Seoul's alliance with the United States divided the South
Korean government yesterday, prompting the resignation of the
foreign minister at a time of tensions over North Korea's nuclear program
and controversial plans to send troops to Iraq.
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