Must deal with Iran Contra Costa Times (subscription)
IRAN HAS BECOME, or is about to become, the latest member of the decreasingly exclusive nuclear weapons club. Although we wish it weren't so, there is little doubt about it.
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NEWS ALERT
from The Wall Street Journal

March 1, 2005

The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution forbids the execution of killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes, ending a practice used in 19
states.

For more information, see:
http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB1109689...0667041,00.html

Police have provided an update on the slayings of U.S. District Judge
Joan H. Lefkow's husband and mother. Details to come:
http://email.chicagotribune.com/cgi-bin1/D...Io30G2E0FqnA0Az

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/a..._bioterrorism_1

Interpol Calls Bioterrorism Major Threat

BTK Suspect Is Charged With 10 Murder Counts New York Times
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