SANTA ROSA, Calif. – A Roman Catholic priest who molested a 13-year-old girl in a church rectory two decades ago was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday. The Rev. Don Kimball, 58, must also register as a sex offender. He no longer has any duties as a priest. At …
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WASHINGTON – What the FBI knew before Sept. 11 regarding terrorism will be called into question once again next week when an agent is called before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify. Minneapolis FBI agent Coleen Rowley has been critical of the bureau headquarters’ handling of a terrorism investigation before …
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AYODHYA, India – Nearly 10,000 paramilitary troops moved into town Saturday after police said an Islamic separatist group threatened to blow up a Hindu temple at the site of a demolished 16th century mosque. Security was tightened as thousands of Hindus began arriving in Ayodhya to hold a Sunday prayer …
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Tonight on Hannity & Colmes an exclusive interview with Rush Limbaugh … Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle says threats have increased against him and his family and blames talk show host “Rush Limbaugh and all of the Rush Limbaugh wannabes” for an increasingly negative tone in politics. “What happens when …
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TAMPA, Fla. – President Bush and former President Clintoncampaigned for their parties’ candidatesin the Florida gubernatorial race Saturday, stoking the flames in one of the country’s most heated elections. “For the sake of Florida taxpayers, for the sake of Florida schoolchildren, for the sake of dignity and integrity in the …
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LONDON – Prime Minister Tony Blair warned the British people on Monday to be vigilant against terrorism, but said the country must not let fear distort normal life. “If, on the basis of a general warning, we were to shut down all the places that Al Qaeda might be considering …
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fl. – A former FBI agent was acquitted Monday of killing two brothers by driving drunk the wrong way down an interstate, but he was convicted of lesser charges. The case had led to allegations that the Florida Highway Patrol engaged in a racist cover-up to protect the …
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DURHAM, N.H. – Even Saddam Hussein gets spam. He also gets e-mail purporting to be from U.S. companies offering business deals, and threats, according to a journalist who figured out a way into an Iraqi government e-mail account and downloaded more than 1,000 messages. Brian McWilliams, a free-lancer who specializes …
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RAMALLAH, West Bank – Israeli troops burst into a banquet hall after a brief gunbattle and arrested 17 activists from the militant Hamas group as they ate their evening meal at the close of the day’s Ramadan fast. The Thursday evening raid was launched as Egypt and Yasser Arafat’s Fatah …
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – The alleged field commander in last month’s deadly Bali blasts has admitted an association with Al Qaeda’s pointman in Southeast Asia, Indonesia’s police chief said Wednesday. Imam Samudra, 40, was arrested last Thursday and, according to police, has confessed to carrying out the Oct. 12 nightclub blasts …
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