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Show Friday, July DAILY HERALD 1 2004 AS FAST FACT MORNINGBRIEF The opening words of the Declaration of Independence are "When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to ' dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another..." Sauce Compiled from Daily Herald wire services Iht took of 1 .001 Tit Queans The WORLD Trie Nation 1 , v ft I' X- - sssx, .fry 1 ( V NASSER ISHTAVEH Associated Press - soldier peeks out from an armored vehicle as other search operation in Nablus troops conduct a on Thursday. I An Israeli house-to-hou- BOB CHILD Associated Press left is sworn h as Connecticut's 87th governor on the steps of the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn, on Thursday. From her right are her daughter MereMhO'(Zonmr, Chief JmticeWVlia M. Jod Refl, New governor takes office in Connecticut Lt. HARTFORD, Conn. Gov. M. Jodi Rell was sworn in as Connecticut governor Thurs- day and immediately pledged to "restore faith, integrity and honor" as she took over for John 0. Rowland, who resigned amid a federal corruption investigation and threats of impeach-- , ment. In a somber ceremony on the steps of the Capitol, Rell bluntly told residents the scandal they watched unfold over the past year had "plagued our state for far too long." About 1,000 dignitaries sat on folding chairs to watch Rell t;ike the oath of office, her left hand resting on a family Bible as her husband and two children stood by her side. "It has been a time of profound disappointment and disilRelusionment," the publican said during a ceremony that was televised statewide. "It has been a moment in history that we never thought we would see, and fervently hope that we never see again." CDC Three transplant patients die of rabies ATLANTA Three people died of rabies after receiving infected organs from the same donor in what the government says are the first documented cases of the disease being spread through organ transplants. Federal agencies are now looking into whether transplant organs should be screened for the rabies virus. The lungs, kidneys and Jiyer of an Arkansas man who flied in May were donated to four patients in Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Three of them died of rabies; the fourth, in Ak abama, died of complications during surgery, the CDC said. The donor had shown no symptoms of rabies before his death from a brain hemorrhage, said Dr. Mitchell Cohen, director of the CDC coordinating center for infectious dis- "We are learning as we go this has never happened before," Cohen said. Pentagon may release some detainees before they get court review WASHINGTON The Pentagon might release some Guantanamo Bay detainees deemed not to pose a security threat without first giving them access to civilian courts, a spokesman said Thursday. Larry Di Rita, chief spokesman for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, told a news conference no final decisions have been made about now the government will respond to Supreme Court decisions this week requiring that detainees be given a way to challenge their incarceration. But he said it was possible if it could be determined some people need not be held then not necessarily they be part of a judicial process." Di Rita referred to the Pentagon's newly adopted system for annually reviewing each of the nearly 600 detention cases at Guantanamo Bay. Under that also-"nee- ! Schwarzenegger fails to negotiate budget Gov. Arnold Calif. SACRAMENTO, a budget deal with legislative start of the new fiscal year in his first budget negotiations since taking office. passage of the budSchwarzenegger had made e get a priority, and promised during the recall campaign last year that he would slash spending and balance the budget. But the $103 billion spending plan emerging from the last weeks of negotiations relies on billions of dollars e of additional borrowing and and the savings hope for more money from Washington. It is the ninth time in 11 years that California ended the fiscal year without a budget approved by the Legislature. Schwarzenegger had been optimistic of a breakthrough on the few issues that still separated the parties Wednesincluding local government financing, health and day welfare spending and money for state universities. "He said a lot of obstacles were cleared away today," spokeswoman Margita Thompson said Wednesday. "He said they are solving, solving, solving." on-tim- U.S. grows impatient with Israel on outposts ordered to repay the police department at least $9,000. Audrey Seiler, 20, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of obstructing officers and read a statement in court in which . she said severe depression had caused her to act irrationally. "I'm taking care of myself now, so someday people will see I'm still a girl to be proud of," Seiler said. The Rockford, Minn., woman withdrew from the University of Wisconsin-Madiso- n after the incident and is in therapy. JERUSALEM An Israeli list of its unauthorized West Bank outposts drew a public rebuke Thursday from U.S. officials, who said Israel is failing to keep a promise to dismantle dozens of the enclaves. Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported Thursday that the Israeli list includes 28 outposts, 16 of which are in the process of receiving government ap- proval A senior Israeli government official declined to comment on the report, but confirmed that the list had been handed to US. officials. Paul Patin, a spokesman for the US. Embassy in Tel Aviv, criticized Israel, saying: "You can't create an illegal outpost one day and subsequently declare that it's legal" American off icials have expressed growing impatience with Israel over the West Bank outposts. Under the "road map" peace plan, endorsed in June 2003, Israel is required to dismantle dozens of outposts. FBI: No specific terror threat for Fourth of July one-tim- system, a panel of three military officers would assess each case, but the detainees would not be represented by lawyers. "If there are people who can be released after some due process of review that we've established, it's worth considering whether that's the right next thing to do," Di Rita said. Army to help distribute Fallen Friend medallions The KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Army has reversed itself and will continue to help a nonprofit group distribute honorary medallions that cite a Bible verse. Fallen Friend, which since 1995 has distributed nearly 2,000 medallions to survivors of those killed in the line of duty, had been told by the Army in May that it could no longer help forward the medallions because the inscription "John 15:13" was inappropriate and might offend some families. The verse, which is not on d the medallion, reads, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." The chief of the Army's Casualty Operations Division notified Fallen Friend President Bob Parker on Thursday of the Army's change of heart. "Upon further evaluation, it has been determined that while there is a Biblical reference on the medallion, this reference is not of such nature that it is likely to be offensive to most next of kin," Lt. CoL Kevin Logan to Parker. "I wrote in an am sincerely sorry for any inconvenience our earlier decision made on you and your organization." and we are so grateful that it moves one to tears of joy and gratitude," said Frank Wheaton, attorney for Essie Mae Washington Williams. Williams was not available for comment, he said. ; Student who faked abduction pleads guilty A college MADISON, Wis. student who f aked her abduction and set off a desperate search was sentenced to three years' probation Thursday and WASHINGTON The FBI said Thursday there is no specif ic, credible threat of a terror attack timed to the Independence Day holiday but still urged law enforcement officials to increase patrols and watch for possible terrorist surveillance. The weekly FBI bulletin to 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies cited recent intelligence indicating continuinterest in attacking ing a wide range of targets, including gas stations and refineries; subways, bridges and tunnels; financial and government institutions; civil aviation and power plants and dams. Law enforcement officials were asked to be especially wary of possible terrorist surveillance, which the FBI said nearly always occurs prior to any attack "to determine suitability, security and probability of success." warplanes attack suspected hideout BAGHDAD, Iraq -- US. U.S. . jets pounded a suspected safe house of terrorist Abu Musab in Fallujah on Thursday, hours before Saddam Hussein appeared in an Iraqi court to answer charges of war crimes and genocide stemming from his , the latest The in a series targeting the man suspected of masterminding deadly attacks and beheadings in Iraq, killed four people, according to a doctor in the insu- city. The U.S. attack on the safe house was launched after "multiple confirmations of Iraqi and multinational intelligence," said Brig. Gea Mark Kimmitt, deputy operations director for the multinational force. "This operation employed precision weapons to attack the safe house and underscores the resolve of multinational and Iraqi security forces to jointly destroy terrorist networks within Iraq," Kimmitt said. Saudi official denies wanted militant killed & J$ 2J iii i h Aj1L IS rft' r Sz j&T Name of Thurmond's biracial daughter added to monument VICTOR CALZADAAssociated Press Salute to the States Jonathan Adams, 2, salutes while a U.S. Army color guard stands at attention during a Salute to the Union ceremony on Thursday at Fort Bliss, Texas. The ceremony is part of the post's Fourth of July celebration. Five cannons took turns firing a round to honor each of the 50 states of the union during a "Roll Call of the States." Jonathan's father, Pfc. Jonathan Adams, is i stationed at the post . U.S. deserter agrees to reunite with wife TOKYO An alleged US. Army deserter living in North Korea will travel to Indonesia to be reunited with his Japanese wife, who was among the abductees released by the communist nation nearly two years ago, Japan's foreign minister said Thursday. Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said she received the message in a meeting with her North Korean counterpart, Paek Nam Sun, in Jakarta on the sidelines of a regional Conference. Hitomi Soga, 45, has been living apart from her husband, Charles Robert Jenkins, 64, and their two daughters since she was allowed to return to Japan in 2002. North Korean agents abducted her 24 years earlier to teach spies the Japanese language and culture. Tokyo hoped the family would join Soga in Japan. But Jenkins, a North Carolina native who allegedly deserted his Army unit in 1965 and defected to North Korea, and their two daughters refused to come out of fear he might be extradited to the United States to face desertion charges. Indonesia has no extradition treaty with the United States. two-deca- rule. missile strike, rgent-controlled gold-colore- The COLUMBIA, S.C name of Strom Thurmond's biracial daughter was added Thursday to his monument on furthe Statehouse grounds ther public acknowledgment of what had once been a closely held secret. It took two hours to engrave "Essie Mae" under the names of the late senator's four children with his second wife, Nancy. "We are excited to no end, U.S.-back- ous than him who carried out several terrorist acts in the kingdom." RIYADH, Saudi Arabia A senior Saudi official denied Thursday that a militant killed in a shootout with police was a cleric believed to be the chief in the ideologist for region. A security official speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press on Wednesday in Riyadh that the man slain during a car chase and shootout with police was Abdullah Mohammed Rashid one of Saudi's most wanted terror suspects. Saudi and other Arab TV stations and newspapers also widely reported that had been killed. But Prince Sattam bin the deputy governor of Riyadh, said had not been killed in Wednesday's dash He stressed, however, that the militant killed was "a terrorist who was no less danger Jordan king willingto send troops King Thursday would be willing to send troops to Iraq, potentially becoming the first Arab state to do so. The statement marked a major shift in Jordan's policy toward Iraq. Abdullah had initially refused to send troops. In an interview Thursday with the British Broadcasting Corp. tele-- . vision "Newsnight" program, Abdullah said he wanted to support Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's interim government, which recently assumed control from the U.S.-le- d coalition. "I presume that if the Iraqis ask us for help directly, it would be very difficult for us to say no," he said during the interview in London. "Our message to the president or the prime minister is: Tell us what you want. Tell us how we can help1, and you have 110 percent support from us." There was no immediate reaction to Abdullah's comments, which will likely be welcomed by the US. government. It was unclear if the Iraqis would take Abdullah up on his offer. Jordan's . |