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Governor George Pataki (Republican-New York) is apparently planning to lay the cornerstone of the worlds tallest building [1,776ft.] at Ground Zero during next year's GOP National Convention, an event that President Bush would undoubtedly attend.World Trade Development Corp. Leaseholder Larry Silverstein: 'He wants to lay the cornerstone of the foundation of the Freedom Tower at the National Convention.'

United States Marines are hunting gazelles with rocks and pistols-to avoid having to eat MRE's.The soldiers at a base outside of Tikrit say they are enjoying eating the unusual meat from Saddam Hussein's personal hunting preserve. Marine Wing Support Squadron 271 are venturing into the woods to hunt the animals before hauling them back as a welcome substitute from the pre packaged Meals Ready to Eat.'It was delicious, I don't know if it was because we were eating MRE's for two months, but everyone has enjoyed it a lot, said Corporal Joshua Wicksell age 26.