Hamas Takes Over Gaza Security Services (The New York Sun) WASHINGTON ? An Iranian-financed group considered terrorists by America and Israel now control the preventive security services the CIA helped erect 14 years ago in Gaza. That is one implication of the Hamas victory this week over what remained of Fatah forces loyal to President Abbas in the territory the Jewish state won from Egypt in 1967 then vacated in 2005. Mr. Abbas, absent from Gaza ......more...MP wins libel case against Mail on Sunday (Guardian Unlimited) Labour MP Martyn Jones was today awarded £5,000 damages and legal costs after successfully suing the Mail on Sunday over a report which claimed he told a House of Commons security guard to "fuck off"....more... 'Before, during and after' (Grand Forks Herald) A rash of Grand Forks area bank robberies has prompted one local law enforcement officer to revive training sessions aimed toward helping bank employees get through the "before, during and after" of a heist....more... 50 Cent Adds Fuel To Oprah Winfrey Feud; Plus Jay-Z, Fall Out Boy, Ludacris, Nick Cannon, White Stripes & More, In For ... (MTV Music Television) 50 Cent defends hip-hop in the July issue of Spin ? and says Oprah Winfrey is out of touch with young black women....more... Lawmakers Disclose Personal Finances (Washington Post) Congressional Leaders Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, speaker of the House. Earned income: $183,500. Honoraria, all donated to charity: None. Major assets: Vineyard in St. Helena, Calif., $5 million-$25 million; townhouse in Norden, Calif., $1 million-$5 million; option on San Francisco property,... ...more... Threat at D-B was joke taken too far (CentralOhio.com) PORT CLINTON -- A downtown waitress likely will be charged this week with fabricating a bomb threat on the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Sunday, the prosecutor said....more... Flaws Abound In Apple's Safari Beta For Windows (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) Researchers report pulling up bug after bug in the brand new code of Apple's Web browser for Windows XP....more... Financial Disclosure Summaries for key lawmakers (The Standard-Times) WASHINGTON ? Here are summaries of 2006 financial disclosure statements for congressional leaders, chairman and ranking members of major House and Senate committees, presidential candidates and lawmakers facing investigations. ...more... MP wins libel case against Mail on Sunday (Guardian Unlimited) Labour MP Martyn Jones has won £5,000 damages from the Mail on Sunday. By Leigh Holmwood....more... |