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Anderson Cooper just reported a story that 14 dogs, brought to an evacuation center by their owners in St. Bernard Parish, were shot to death after their owners were taken out of the city. The type of bullets used are commonly used by St. Bernard Parish officers, said Sheriff Jack Stephens. He couldn't verify that his officers did it, but he is investigating. Many of the dogs were tied up, and shot only once or twice. Most had bled to death. Some had tried to flee after being shot, as their ties were almost chewed in half. Another incident in...

Ken Nichols O'Keefe doesn't fit easily into the stereotype of a peace activist. A decorated former United States marine and veteran of the Gulf War, he has the look and tattooed body of the infantryman he once was. But it's O'Keefe - self-described "world citizen" with the word "expatriot" etched into his right hand - who is leading a campaign against United States policy in Iraq by becoming a "human shield." He hopes his presence, along with dozens of similarly-minded war protestors, will prevent President Bush from engaging in a conflict that seems inevitable. O'Keefe and about 50 others left...