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Wednesday, August 27, 2003

7 killed in Chicago warehouse shooting: "A man on the verge of losing his job opened fire at an auto parts warehouse Wednesday in a rampage that left seven people dead, including the gunman."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Workers remove Ten Commandments monument: "A 2 1/2-ton granite monument of the Ten Commandments that became a lightning rod in a legal storm over church and state was wheeled from the rotunda of the Alabama Supreme Court building Wednesday as protesters knelt, prayed and chanted, "Put it back!""

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



U.S., N. Korea hold direct nuke talks: "Trading the cold shoulder for careful conversation, the United States and North Korea made their first direct contact in four months on Wednesday, huddling on the sidelines of a multinational summit to work through a venomous stalemate over Pyongyang's nuclear program."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



EPA exempts plants from clean-air rule: "The Bush administration on Wednesday made it easier for thousands of older power plants, refineries and factories to avoid having to install costly clean air controls when they replace aging equipment."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq combat: "Two more U.S. soldiers were killed in combat Tuesday, and the relief agency Oxfam became the fourth major international organization to pull some or all of its foreign staff out of Iraq because of the increasing danger."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Britain defends treatment of scientist: "Britain's defense secretary denied on Wednesday that his ministry mistreated a weapons adviser who committed suicide after becoming the center of a dispute over the accuracy of an official dossier on Iraq's weapons."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Ex-POW Jessica Lynch honorably discharged: "Jessica Lynch, the former prisoner of war who became a national hero when special forces rescued her from an Iraqi hospital, has been honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, her lawyer said Wednesday."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Stocks mixed as Dow falls 7, Nasdaq up 12: "Stocks drifted to a narrowly mixed finish Wednesday in a session so quiet that the Dow Jones industrials floated in only a 40-point range."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Mars sweeps 'close,' delighting onlookers: "Mars, the planet the ancients feared and revered as the Red One, the Fiery One, or Death Star, made its closest pass to Earth in 60,000 years Wednesday, glowing a pale orange in a moonless night sky."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press



Isiah Thomas out as Pacers coach: "Isiah Thomas was fired Wednesday as coach of the Indiana Pacers, a surprise move by new boss Larry Bird that came only two months before the start of the season."

In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press

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