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August 17, 2005

Anti-war protester Sheehan to move campsite 


Anti-war protester Sheehan to move campsite 
Reuters.co.uk - Aug 16 5:56 PM
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq, said on Tuesday she is moving her camp closer to President George W. Bush's Texas ranch after being offered the use of a piece of land by a supporter.

First step toward democracy: a five-hour wait in the sun 
The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Aug 17 1:00 AM
Dressed in his best, if threadbare summer suit, waiting to register for his country's first multiparty elections in four decades, a 60-something farmer named Raphael Ukelo recalls previous elections: "You'd get into the voting room, and a very big man would say, 'Only take a green card - not a white one,' Mr. Ukelo recalls. "And if you didn't do it, oooh...." he says with a laugh. Choosing the

War protesters near Bush ranch moving to neighbor's property 
Picayune Item - 1 hour, 38 minutes ago
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - Dozens of war protesters camping in roadside ditches near President Bush's ranch have accepted a neighbor's offer to stay on his property.

The Situation: Wednesday, August 17 
CNN.com - Aug 17 6:55 AM
Posted: 9:15 am ET From John Mercurio, CNN Political Unit The Next Cindy Sheehan? Next month, after President Bush and the mother/activist leave Crawford and Casey's August behind, after Grind readers return from vacation (you can't fool us, we get your out-of-office autoreplies), the question will remain: Who will be the next mother of a fallen soldier to confront the president? Surely this

Arab Bank Paying $24 Million Civil Fine 
AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 13 minutes ago
Arab Bank PLC, one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East, is paying a $24 million civil fine for allegedly inadequate controls against money laundering at its New York branch, U.S. regulators announced Wednesday.

The President's Vacation From Reality 
The Nation via Yahoo! News - Aug 15 1:20 PM
The Nation -- George Bush is on vacation in Crawford, Texas, taking the same August-long break that he did in the summer before the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The appeal of Crawford appears to be that it provides the President with an opportunity to put aside all the troubles of the world and to focus on fixing fences and clearing brush.

Bush Neighbor Lets War Protesters Use Land 
Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Aug 16 6:01 PM
Rowena Jhant, center in blue shirt, a mother from Waco, Texas, and supporter of President Bush, is flanked by anti-war protesters objecting to her picking up crosses and American flags, part of their makeshift memorial to soldiers killed in Iraq, that had been vandalized the night before when a truck tore through them on the road leading to President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, Tuesday, Aug.

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