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Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:51:52 GMT Houston mayor orders evacuation

Houston residents are told to leave as the approaching Hurricane Rita strengthens to a Category Five storm.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:51:30 GMT Leaders firm after Basra unrest

The UK defence secretary and Iraqi prime minister deny violence in Basra has strained relations.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:46:25 GMT Met chief backs Moss drugs probe

Tabloid newspaper claims that model Kate Moss snorted cocaine are to be investigated by Scotland Yard.

	Christian Science Monitor \| Top Stories
	last updated: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:46:51 GMT

Will the levees hold?

Even rain from another storm could threaten New Orleans' precarious barriers.

Before the oil runs out: the search for alternatives

The US needs a fuel that can power aircraft, trains, and cars, and other fossil resources may have the inside track. Part three of 3.

ADVERTISEMENT: Germany says no to nuclear energy

Abandoning nuclear power, Germany likely to derive over half of its power from renewables by mid-century. ÐGrist.org

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Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT Rita Strengthens to Category 5 as It Moves Across Gulf

The storm whipped up winds of 165 miles an hour, 10 m.p.h. higher than the 155 m.p.h. that distinguishes a Category 5.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT House Passes Measure on Hurricane-Related Tax Breaks

As the financial response to Katrina took shape, House Republicans also proposed more than $500 billion in spending cuts.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT Leahy Says He Will Vote to Confirm Chief Justice Nominee

The top Democrat on the judiciary panel disagreed with the Democratic leader of the Senate, who revealed his vote on Tuesday.

	U.S. News & World Report
	last updated: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:13:09 GMT

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:00:00 EST Leahy rebuffs anti-Roberts forces

Today, the unexpected happened: Vermont Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy–the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee–announced that he will vote for Judge John G. Roberts as the chief justice of the United States. The decision is interesting for two reasons: First, he was considered a dependable "no" vote by some outside liberal groups. And second, he has now made it safe for moderate Democrats to also vote for Judge Roberts.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:00:00 EST Bush's choice to probe Katrina response: a profile

President Bush this week named Frances Fragos Townsend to investigate "what went wrong and what went right" in the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, while Democrats are asking for an independent probe. Townsend, the White House homeland security adviser, was profiled late last year by Chitra Ragavan in U.S. News:

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:00:00 EST Ovarian-breast cancer link may be limited

A new study may let some women with a family history of breast cancer breathe a little easier—it shows they are not at significantly greater risk of also developing ovarian cancer.

	Yahoo! News: Top Stories
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Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:12:19 GMT Rita Swirls Into Category 5 Storm in Gulf (AP)

AP - Gaining strength with frightening speed, Hurricane Rita swirled toward the Gulf Coast a Category 5, 165-mph monster Wednesday as more than 1.3 million people in Texas and Louisiana were sent packing on orders from authorities who learned a bitter lesson from Katrina.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:43:20 GMT Katrina's Death Toll Climbs Past 1,000 (AP)

$A barge sits in the Ninth Ward near a break in the London Avenue Canal levee Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, in New Orleans. The Army Corps of Engineers raced to patch New Orleans' fractured levee system and residents were forced to decide yet again whether to stay or go as a new, rapidly strengthening hurricane threatened to flood the city anew. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)$ AP - Searchers smashed through doors in New Orleans on Wednesday, bringing their hunt for the dead to homes that had been locked and to blocks hardest hit by Katrina's flooding. Behind those doors, officials said they expected a sharply escalating body count even as the overall death toll passed 1,000.

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:13:40 GMT Roberts Picks Up Democratic Support (AP)

AP - Chief Justice-nominee John Roberts, his confirmation secure, picked up support from fractured Senate Democrats on Wednesday as President Bush met lawmakers to discuss a second vacancy on the Supreme Court.

	ABC News: International
	last updated: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:46:53 GMT

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:42:52 -0400 Killer Bird Flu Spreads, May Become Epidemic

Indonesia Tries to Quell Fears of Bird-Flu Epidemic After Two More Children Die in Jakarta

Sat, 17 Sep 2005 18:23:32 -0400 Dutch Can Relate to New Orleans Disaster

Netherlands Toughened Dams, Levees After Deadly 1953 Storm

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 08:16:53 -0400 Quiet 21st Birthday for Rebellious Prince Harry

No Big Parties for Third in Line to the Throne

	Guardian Unlimited
	last updated: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:46:53 GMT

A million face evacuation

Rita strengthens to category 4 storm.

Reid defends UK troops

Defence secretary defends role of British forces in Iraq.

Cockler deaths jury visits scene of tragedy

UK: Jury trying five people in connection with Morecambe Bay cockling tragedy visits scene of disaster.

	CNN.com
	last updated: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:11:29 GMT

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:00:49 EDT Texans leave as monster Rita makes Category 5

Long lines of cars are heading out of coastal Texan towns as Hurricane Rita gains strength to become a Category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph. Evacuating parents are being told to take with them photos of their children and to give them identification in case they get separated. Texas Gov. Rick Perry urged: "Homes and businesses can be rebuilt, lives cannot... Now is the time to leave."

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:53:54 EDT Iran gains reprieve in nuclear standoff

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Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:10:14 EDT Insurgents attack U.S., Iraqi forces

Insurgents attacked Iraqi police and U.S. troops Wednesday in a Baghdad neighborhood, officials said, prompting a house-to-house search and requests for air support.

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