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Texas pastor electrocuted while performing baptism
23:34 30.10.2005 |
Americas
A pastor performing a baptism was electrocuted inside his church Sunday morning after grabbing a microphone while partially submerged, a church employee said.
U.S. civil rights heroine Rosa Parks honored at Capitol Hill tribute fit for presidents
23:06 30.10.2005 |
Americas
President George W. Bush, members of Congress and ordinary Americans paid tribute to Rosa Parks under the soaring dome of the Capitol Rotunda on Sunday, honoring the woman whose defiant act on a city bus challenged race segregation in the South and inspired the U.S. civil rights movement.
Instead of setting the agenda, Bush and Republican lawmakers are changing the subject
16:54 30.10.2005 |
Americas
Normally, President George W. Bush and the Republican majority in Congress set the agenda. Lately, they're spending a lot of time trying to change the subject.
Washington: Senate leader calls on Bush, Cheney to apologize for aides in CIA leak case
11:11 30.10.2005 |
Americas
Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said Sunday that President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney should apologize for the actions of their aides in the illegal disclosure of a CIA undercover agent's identity.
Alaska Supreme Court ruled barring gay benefits
18:30 28.10.2005 |
Americas
The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday ruled that government offices must provide health, job and pension benefits to the same-sex partners of public employees, overturning a lower court's ruling.
Renowned U.S. geneticist to stand trial on child sex
17:30 28.10.2005 |
Americas
A Superior Court judge has ruled that a renowned University of Southern California geneticist accused of molesting the daughter of a colleague must face trial.
White House waits another nervous day in CIA leak probe
00:00 28.10.2005 |
Americas
Working against the clock, special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald weighed criminal charges against two top presidential aides at the end of a two-year investigation that put President George W. Bush's White House in a state of high suspense.
