Archive for August 6th, 2008

Bush raises ‘deep concerns’ about rights in China (AFP)

Written by on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 in Latest News.

AFP – US President George W. Bush raised “deep concerns” about China’s detention of dissidents and respect for human rights Thursday, as he prepared to head to Beijing for the Olympic Games.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Ivins was anthrax killer, US says; shows documents (AP)

Written by on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 in Latest News.

Joseph Persichini Jr., Assistant Director in charge of the the FBI Washington Field Office, speaks at a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington following the release of documents in the case against US Army scientist Bruce Ivins. US authorities expressed confidence that Ivins was the lone culprit behind the 2001 anthrax attacks that terrorized the United States.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AP – Army scientist Bruce Ivins had in his lab highly purified anthrax spores that were linked to the 2001 attacks that killed five and access to the distinctive envelopes used to mail them, the government declared Wednesday, releasing a stack of documents to support a damning though circumstantial case.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Gaines back with Bengals

Written by on Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 in Latest News.

King’s Island and Cedar Point have nothing on South High School graduate Jerrid Gaines. His small NFL ride has been so up and down, it would give any of the roller coasters at those two parks a run for their money. The latest up for the 5-foot-9, 189-pound cornerback out of Miami University came early Tuesday, Aug. 5, when the Cincinnati Bengals called — again. After surprising the former Wildcat by releasing him on July 7, the Bengals re-signed Gaines and he was in training camp Tuesday in Georgtown, Ky., chasing his dream — and Chad Johnson.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back



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