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Official government media in Venezuela proclaiming an overwhelming "Yes" vote regarding annexation of nearly 70 percent of the neighboring nation of Guyana... A former US Ambassador to Bolivia is set to appear in federal court tomorrow accused of being an agent for Cuba... In Iraq an attack reported that killed at least five Iranian-affiliated Shia militia members... The Russian military in Syria says that six US-led coalition aircraft and drones violated Syrian air space... A US military base in northeastern Syria attacked with seven rockets... Four people have been killed in a stabbing attack in New York City... Merchant Vessel...

Any Freeper have a recipe for homemade windshield washer fluid? I have concerns about damaging pump seals and hoses. Freezing is not a problem now but come December ...

Billionaire Democratic Sen. John Kerry has finally sent his own aid package to hurricane-ravaged New Orleans more than two weeks after the storm hit - and a week after most of the city had been successfully evacuated by the Bush administration. Kerry traveled to New Orleans on Monday aboard a UPS Boeing 757 loaded with 5,000 bottles of baby formula, 5,000 pairs of sneakers and an array of cleaning supplies, the Associated Press said. "Everything that any of us can do is so welcome, and it provides just a little bit of help at an extraordinary time," the Massachusetts Democrat...

Dean shows 'tightwad' tendencies September 20, 2003 By CLAUDE R.MARX Vermont Press Bureau MONTPELIER - Former Gov. Howard Dean could find out Monday night if he owes &76.01 in interest on a property tax payment he says he made on time. The 14-member Burlington Board of Tax Abatement is scheduled to hear the case, which centers on what Dean says is a lost check for $6,080.20 and city officials claim is a late payment. City officials said they did not receive any payment on Aug. 12, when the first quarterly payment was due, They said they wrote Dean a letter...