| Hurricane Warning Issued for 200 Miles of Texas Coast As Tropical Storm Claudette Strengthens |
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The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning Monday for more than 200 miles of Texas coastline as Tropical Storm Claudette gathered strength in the Gulf of Mexico. Full Story
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| Bush Defends Quality of U.S. Intelligence As 'Darn Good' Despite Flap Over Iraq Uranium Claim |
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President Bush defended the quality of intelligence he receives as "darn good" despite an uproar over disputed reports that Iraq tried to buy uranium from Africa for nuclear weapons. Full Story
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| Iraqi Governing Council Votes to Dispatch Delegation to U.N. but Delays Selecting President |
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On its first full day on the job Monday, Iraq's new governing council voted to send a delegation to the U.N. Security Council and assert its right to represent Baghdad on the world stage. Outside, an explosion wrecked a car near the council's meeting site and yet another U.S. soldier was killed in an ambush. Full Story
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| Cities Such As Chicago and Dallas to Revive Cold War-Era Civil Defense Sirens As Terror Alerts |
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Cold War-era sirens may be revived as terrorism warnings. Cities including Oklahoma City, Chicago and Dallas have upgraded their outdoor warning systems with a type of siren that can carry voice announcements - an idea that officials say took on added importance in the post-Sept. 11 world. Full Story
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| NAACP President Assails White House Hopefuls Gephardt, Lieberman, Kucinich for Skipping Forum |
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NAACP President Kweisi Mfume criticized Democratic presidential candidates Dick Gephardt, Joe Lieberman and Dennis Kucinich on Monday for skipping the group's presidential forum, saying the three have become "persona non grata" among black voters. Full Story
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| Talk Show Host Jerry Springer Files Papers to Run for U.S. Senate From Ohio |
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Jerry Springer, the talk show host whose nationally syndicated program often spotlighted strippers and skinheads, officially filed papers on Monday to run for the U.S. Senate from Ohio. Full Story
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| France Celebrates Bastille Day; Leaders Say U.N. Inspectors Could Settle Iraqi Arms Dispute |
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French leaders used their traditional Bastille Day interviews Monday to press for the return of U.N. weapons inspectors to Iraq, saying such a move could help settle the doubts over Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass murder. Full Story
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| N.Y. Times Names Bill Keller New Executive Editor More Than a Month After Plagiarism Scandal |
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The New York Times on Monday named Bill Keller as executive editor, more than a month after the newspaper's top editors resigned following a plagiarism scandal. Full Story
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| Stocks Advance on Strong Bank Earnings, Intel Upgrade; Dow Climbs 93 and Nasdaq Gains 27 |
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Better-than-expected profits from Citigroup and Bank of America powered Wall Street higher Monday as investors grew increasingly confident of a strong economic rebound. A brokerage upgrade of Intel also boosted stocks. Full Story
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| Roger Clemens Replaces Barry Zito on American League All-Star Roster, but Decision Confuses Zito |
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Roger Clemens replaced Barry Zito on the American League All-Star roster Monday, with the commissioner's office saying the Oakland left-hander was unable to pitch. Full Story
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