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Do birds target light-colored cars to divebomb?
(Column ~ 05/23/05)
Q: It seems my car -- a dark silver -- always has more bird droppings on it than other cars, and it's not because I don't wash it often. I do. Do birds target different color cars differently? A: "Amusing question," said Christy Childs of the St. ...
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Karnes in first year as GM at Jaycees
(Community Sports ~ 05/23/05)
Jason Karnes appreciated the recent opportunity to meet a few of the men who built the golf course he now manages. "The course wouldn't be here without these guys," said Karnes, who is in his first year as manager of the Cape Jaycees Municipal Golf Course, which marked the 50th anniversary of its opening on May 15...
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Cape project will close shortcut around Kingshighway traffic
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
Motorists regularly use Kingsway Drive as a shortcut to Cape Rock Drive and a way around the traffic congestion on Kingshighway. But an $86,000 construction project this summer will eliminate the shortcut while widening Kingshighway to provide a right-turn lane...
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House sees decorum's return under Jetton
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After he heckled then-governor Bob Holden during the Democrat's 2004 State of the State address, Rod Jetton picked up the nickname "Rude Roddy." Perhaps seeking to overcome the reputation that outburst earned him, Jetton, R-Marble Hill, is credited with making sincere efforts to restore decorum to the House of Representatives since become speaker in January...
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Allegations made about breast-implant manufacturer
(State News ~ 05/23/05)
WASHINGTON -- Two former employees of a breast-implant manufacturer alleged the company covered up high rupture rates and workers were so fearful of bosses finding defective implant parts that they hid the parts in the ceiling. The allegations are contained in a 2003 lawsuit against the Mentor Corp., which recently won a recommendation from federal scientific advisers that the government let the company resume widespread sales of its devices under certain conditions. The suit was dismissed...
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KC faces possibility of losing pro teams
(Professional Sports ~ 05/23/05)
The Chiefs' chairman said the Royals and Chiefs could move elsewhere within a decade if their stadiums aren't improved. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- If Jackson County can't come up with the money to make improvements to the sports stadiums at Truman Sports Complex, either the Chiefs or the Royals -- or both -- could be in some other city within a decade, the son of Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt has told state and local officials...
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Pistons will have hands full with Shaq
(Professional Sports ~ 05/23/05)
MIAMI -- A slight misperception seems to have taken hold on the eve of the Eastern Conference finals. Many remember how the Pistons defeated Shaquille O'Neal and the Los Angeles Lakers to win the NBA championship last year, and many therefore assume Detroit was successful in stopping Shaq...
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Marble Hill resident honored by National Weather Service
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
Shirley Houston of Marble Hill, Mo., was recently awarded a 35-year length of service gold certificate award for her contributions and cooperation with the National Weather Service. Houston has taken precipitation and temperature measurements for the past 35 years at her residence. Her father, James Monroe, was a volunteer cooperative weather observer for 15 years before Houston. Houston shares the duties of measuring and recording observations with her husband, Allen...
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Area Girl Scouts receive honors at awards ceremony
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
A special ceremony to honor girls who earned the Girl Scout Gold Award or the Girl Scout Silver Award as well as graduating senior Girl Scouts was held recently at Centenary United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a young woman can earn in Scouting, requires Girl Scouts to plan and implement a project to benefit others. Otahki Council Scouts from Cape Girardeau Troop 290 and Jackson Troop 192 were recipients of the Girl Scout Gold Award...
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U.S. and Iraqi troops launch offensive in Abu Ghraib district
(International News ~ 05/23/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Seven Iraqi battalions backed by U.S. forces launched an offensive in the capital on Sunday in an effort to stanch the violence that has killed more than 550 people in less than a month, targeting insurgents who have attacked the dangerous road to Baghdad's airport and Abu Ghraib prison...
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Tomato pickers take on fast-food industry
(Business ~ 05/23/05)
IMMOKALEE, Fla. -- Tejano music bounced off the one-story buildings of this farming town and the smell of tamales filled the air as scores of revelers danced into the night outside the headquarters of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The celebration marked a hard-fought, unlikely victory by a group of mostly Guatemalan and Mexican tomato pickers over one of the nation's fast-food giants, Taco Bell...
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North Korea says it is confused by U.S. position
(International News ~ 05/23/05)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Sunday it was confused by U.S. policy toward the reclusive communist state, but it did not rule out returning to six-nation negotiations over its nuclear weapons program. In the statement, a Foreign Ministry spokesman confirmed a May 13 meeting between State Department representatives and North Korean officials at the United Nations and said conflicting remarks by U.S. ...
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Iran hard-line body bars reformists from running for president
(International News ~ 05/23/05)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's hard-line constitutional watchdog has rejected all reformists who registered to run in next month's presidential elections, approving only six out of the 1,010 hopefuls, state-run television reported Sunday. The announcement prompted a crisis meeting by reformers, who immediately threatened to boycott the election...
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New pro in the house
(Community Sports ~ 05/23/05)
D.W. Davis has worked at the Cape Girardeau Country Club before, back in 1989 when he started working in the golf business. The place has changed, but Davis feels like he's coming home again. "I hadn't been back since 1993 or 1995, before they made changes because of the flood," said Davis, 53, who began May 5 as the club's head professional. ...
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Anheuser-Busch partners with parody cartoonists
(Business ~ 05/23/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Anheuser-Busch Cos. hopes the two brothers behind last year's wildly popular cartoon parody of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaigns produce winning returns for Budweiser. In tapping JibJab Media Inc. to make online ads that may make their way onto television, the nation's largest brewer also seeks to defend its U.S. market share against rival Miller Brewing Co. and increasing consumer thirst for wines and distilled spirits...
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Site of deadly house fire was neighborhood gathering place
(National News ~ 05/23/05)
CLEVELAND -- Media Carter's house in a low-income neighborhood in east Cleveland was a place where neighborhood kids often stopped by to chat or eat dinner. Friday night started out that way as friends of Carter's children came over and later decided to stay for a sleepover. But tragedy struck when a fire broke out at the crowded house early Saturday, killing Carter and eight children, fire officials said...
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Giaffone unexpectedly joins Indy 500 field
(Professional Sports ~ 05/23/05)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Felipe Giaffone went from shopping for baby clothes to the starting lineup of the Indianapolis 500 in less than four hours. The four-time Indy starter was at a local mall with his wife around 2 p.m. Sunday when he got a call from A.J. Foyt's team asking if he'd like to try qualifying a car for Sunday's race...
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Newsweek's retraction
(Column ~ 05/23/05)
The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee Newsweek magazine has retracted an article about the alleged desecration of the Quran by American guards at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The report apparently was the spark, if not the underlying cause, for outraged protests in several Muslim countries, including Afghanistan, where at least 17 people died...
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Police Report 5/23/2005
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/23/05)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Sunday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI * Mark A. Ziegler, 26, of 6755 Highway 77, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Arrest * Christina E. Copen, 29, of 1122 Ranney Ave., was arrested on a warrant charge...
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Fire Report 5/23/2005
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/23/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: * At 6:53 p.m., emergency medical service at the 1800 block of South Sprigg Street. * At 7:58 p.m., emergency medical service at Morgan Oak and Frederick streets. * At 9:16 p.m., citizen assist at 902 William St...
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Schools wonder about formula funding
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
Show me the money. That's the attitude local superintendents have taken in response to the Missouri Legislature's adoption of a new education funding system. The new system, which replaces the 12-year-old foundation formula currently in use, is intended to distribute funds more fairly to Missouri's public schools...
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Cards boot sweep attempt
(Professional Sports ~ 05/23/05)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After embarrassing himself the night before, Emil Brown felt no sympathy for a humiliated David Eckstein. Eckstein, the normally sure-handed St. Louis shortstop, committed two errors in the first inning Sunday that led to six unearned runs, and Kansas City parlayed the gift runs into a 9-2 victory on interim manager Bob Schaefer's 61st birthday...
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Charles Pecaut
(Obituary ~ 05/23/05)
Charles Vincent Pecaut, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born March 4, 1933, in Perryville, Mo., son of Vincent and Alice LaRose Pecaut. He and Patty Bales were married June 20, 1953, in Farmington, Mo...
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High schooler wins on LPGA Tour
(Professional Sports ~ 05/23/05)
Paula Creamer gave herself quite a graduation gift. The 18-year-old made a 17-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday to win the Sybase Classic by one stroke and become the second-youngest first-time winner ever on the LPGA Tour. Creamer won't be able to win two weeks in a row, though, as she has to return to Bradenton, Fla. for her high school graduation on Thursday...
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Spurs use big finish against Suns in opener
(Professional Sports ~ 05/23/05)
PHOENIX -- A fourth-quarter rally fueled by layups, dunks and 3-pointers is to be expected in a game featuring the Phoenix Suns. Yet it was the San Antonio Spurs who did it Sunday in the opener of the Western Conference finals. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Brent Barry and the Spurs proved that defense might be their best thing, but not their only thing. ...
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Burl Hooker
(Obituary ~ 05/23/05)
Burl Hooker of Chaffee died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Detainees tell their stories in tribunals
(International News ~ 05/23/05)
LONDON -- Some boast they were Taliban fighters. Others -- an invalid, a chicken farmer, a nomad, a nervous name-dropper -- say they were in the wrong place at the wrong time when they were plucked from Afghanistan, Pakistan or other countries and flown to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba...
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Out of the past 5/23/05
(Out of the Past ~ 05/23/05)
25 years ago: May 23, 1980 A shoestring budget that leaves little hope for the future, coupled with roadblocks to obtaining federal grants, will likely force the Southeast Missouri Museum Inc. to close its doors next month. One hundred and two seniors receive diplomas during commencement exercises at Notre Dame High School; valedictorian is Rebecca Westrich; salutatorians are Kathy Florich and Jim Knaup...
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Connie Schaefer
(Obituary ~ 05/23/05)
Connie S. Schaefer, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at her home. She was born Feb. 8, 1953, in Washington, Mo., daughter of Harris and Alice Lefman Fieselmann. Schaefer was a graduate of Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis, Mo. She was employed by Southeast Missouri Hospital as a registered nurse for 30 years and was assistant director of the Noninvasive Cardiovascular Lab for 15 years...
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Lola Holland
(Obituary ~ 05/23/05)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Lola Mae Holland, 87, of Morley died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born May 6, 1918, in Warm Springs, Ark., the daughter of T.N. and Lydia Davidson Hagar. She married Dude Holland on May 30, 1936, at Flatwoods, Mo. He preceded her in death on Nov. 25, 1962...
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People on the move 05/23/05
(Business ~ 05/23/05)
Cape Electrical Supply names regional managers...
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Fallen officers
(Editorial ~ 05/23/05)
Once a year, the law enforcement community gathers to honor lawmen who have died in the line of duty. Missouri's newest fallen officer is Dewayne Graham Jr., a highway patrolman gunned down in front of his house in Van Buren, Mo., as he arrived home from work...
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Central's Terry leaves nothing to chance
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
Central sophomore Tyler Terry didn't come close to matching his personal best in the triple jump Saturday in the Class 4 sectional meet at Parkway South High School, but he was pretty pleased nonetheless. After just missing out on a state berth last year, Terry topped the sectional field with his triple jump of 43 feet, 6 1/4 inches...
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Hornets keep focus in reaching sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
The Advance baseball team had a few things to overcome on the way to the Class 1 District 2 championship Thursday afternoon at Chaffee. First, backup player Cameron Stevens suffered an injury when he was walking to coach first base and was struck by a player taking a warmup swing...
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Area teams recognized in baseball, soccer polls
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/05)
The final regular season polls for the Missouri State High School Soccer Coaches Association and the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association were released last week. The Jackson girls soccer team slipped a spot to No. 14 in the MSHSCA Class 2 poll. The Indians (20-2) host No. 10 Francis Howell (21-3-1) at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the sectional round. Howell has been ranked in the Nos. 10 through 13 range through all four polls...
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Sports briefs 5/23/05
(Other Sports ~ 05/23/05)
Baseball...
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Speak Out 5/23/05
(Speak Out ~ 05/23/05)
Social Security ideas; Charity at home; Made in America; Earn your rewards; Pull together; Unfriendly state; Blame the grunts; Doing the work; Lombardo concerns; Bridge safety; Others need testing
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Legislative scorecard
(Column ~ 05/23/05)
Columbia Daily Tribune The big advantage of a state political process managed by a clear partisan majority is its decisiveness. This also is its primary disadvantage. In the session of the Missouri General Assembly just concluded, a number of bills were passed ahead of time that traditionally would have taken until final minutes or beyond. Impressively, the budget was decided ahead of schedule, leaving more time for last-minute non-fiscal controversies...
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Moving messages
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
At Sunday's graduation, commencement speaker David Limbaugh told the nine Saxony Lutheran High School seniors: "Honor your parents. You won't know how much they love you until you have children." But the students already know what it means to honor their mothers and fathers...
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Death of Roth Hardware owner raises uncertainty for future of Illmo
(Local News ~ 05/23/05)
The end of an era has come about in the Old Illmo area of Scott City. Those who lived through it say it was a time of compassion, friendship and charity defined by the presence of one man -- Don Roth. Since 1977 Roth owned Roth Hardware, right in the heart of a historic part of Scott City that refuses to let go of its past. ...
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Stars, fans turn out for Nelly's benefit premiere
(State News ~ 05/23/05)
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- Hundreds of fans lined a city block in this St. Louis suburb to catch a glimpse of stars like Adam Sandler, Chris Rock and Burt Reynolds at a Sunday evening premiere of "The Longest Yard" movie to benefit rap star Nelly's charity...
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Latest phase in human trafficking crackdown targeting St. Louis
(State News ~ 05/23/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Human trafficking doesn't usually come to mind as a crime that might affect St. Louis or eastern Missouri. But experts say it does exist here, albeit buried deeply. "The minute you start talking about it, individuals in the community will say, 'I may know somebody who may be a victim," said Suzanne LeLaurin, vice president of the International Institute, a refugee resettlement agency. ...
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Lots of answers, new questions as 'Desperate' ends its first season
(Entertainment ~ 05/23/05)
NEW YORK -- It was Mary Alice, the suicide victim-narrator of "Desperate Housewives," who killed the woman buried in the yard -- not her husband, Paul, who nearly paid for the crime with his own execution Sunday night. "Desperate Housewives" made good Sunday on its pledge to solve Mary Alice's mystery as the smash first season came to an end on Wisteria Lane, the ABC show's mythical but all-too-recognizable slice of suburbia...
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Lloyd Kiefer
(Obituary ~ 05/23/05)
Perryville, Mo. -- Lloyd J. Kiefer, 91, of Perryville died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at his home. He was born Nov. 8, 1913, in Perry County, Mo., son of Andrew and Albertine Feltz Kiefer...
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Bessie Cooper
(Obituary ~ 05/23/05)
Fredericktown, Mo. -- Bessie Vivette Cooper, 103, of Fredericktown died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at the Baisch Nursing Center in Desoto, Mo...
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Julia Bigler
(Obituary ~ 05/23/05)
Anna, Ill. -- Julia Sauerbrunn Bigler, 95, of Anna died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at her daughter's home in Anna...
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Jeanne Burchfield
(Obituary ~ 05/23/05)
Sikeston, Mo. -- Jeanne E. Burchfield, 76, of Sikeston died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at her home. She was born Dec. 5, 1928, in St. Louis, Mo., daughter of James and Ora Morehead Maxwell...
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Pollyanna Beakley
(Obituary ~ 05/23/05)
Rockmart, Ga. -- Pollyanna Louise Beakley, 90, of Rockmart, formerly of Marquand, Mo., died Saturday, May 21, 2005...
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Bushonomics: Religious, cultural issues replace conservative economics
(Column ~ 05/23/05)
Taxes are too high because government is too large and inefficient. Tax cuts are politically popular, but few politicians possess the courage to cut government spending....
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The scenic route: More RVers staying in Wal-Mart parking lots
(Business ~ 05/23/05)
Charlotte Pinick takes a quick inventory: Five recreational vehicles parked in a nearby truck stop parking lot; a few more up the road at the Emporia. Kan., Wal-Mart. That's more than $120 the owner of Emporia RV Park won't be bringing in this day as travelers choose free parking over the campsites with water, electricity, dump station and wireless Internet service Pinick and her husband are offering for $22.50 a night...
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Congressional dealmakers not giving up idea of compromise ahead
(National News ~ 05/23/05)
WASHINGTON -- Senators trying to broker a compromise on judicial filibusters said Sunday an agreement was possible ahead of a critical vote this week set by majority Republicans to break the logjam on President Bush's nominees. Two senators leading talks among the dozen or so lawmakers who could force a deal spoke of the chance of averting a showdown, with a meeting set for Monday...
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Senators propose repealing tax aimed at wealthy that hits more middle class
(National News ~ 05/23/05)
WASHINGTON -- It was intended to catch wealthy tax dodgers, but instead has crept closer to the middle class over the years. So a bipartisan group of senators wants to eliminate the alternative minimum tax even though it would deprive the government of billions of dollars in revenue...
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Demonstrators interrupt Israeli prime minister during speech
(National News ~ 05/23/05)
NEW YORK -- Visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was heckled during a speech to Jewish leaders on Sunday, and about 1,500 demonstrators staged a noisy street protest against the Gaza disengagement plan he was defending. Several protesters stood up during Sharon's speech, one shouting "Jews don't expel Jews." The prime minister had to pause when the interruption grew louder and the protesters were escorted out of the Baruch College auditorium in Manhattan. ...
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News magazine revamps source policies after Quran story
(National News ~ 05/23/05)
NEW YORK -- Newsweek has adopted new policies for the use of anonymous sources, a week after retracting a report that claimed investigators had found evidence the Quran was desecrated by interrogators at the U.S. naval prison at Guantanamo Bay. In a letter to readers appearing in tonday's edition, Newsweek chairman and editor-in-chief Richard Smith apologized for the report and said the magazine will raise standards for anonymous sourcing...
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First lady Laura Bush heckled as she wades into Mideast tension
(International News ~ 05/23/05)
JERUSALEM -- Laura Bush waded into Middle East tensions on Sunday during chaotic visits to sacred religious sites, where crowds and hecklers grew so rowdy that armed guards had to restrain them. America's first lady said what she witnessed showed that passions are running high among Palestinians and Israelis. "The United States will do what they can in this process," she said, urging both sides to work for peace...
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