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11-13-2005
Iraqi Woman Confesses on Jordan TV
Iraqi Sajida Mubarek Atrous al-Rishawi confesses on Jordanian state run TV. Sunday Nov. 13, 2005 about her failed bid to set off an explosives belt inside one of the three Amman hotels targeted by al-Qaida. Fifty-seven people were killed on Wednesday's attack on three Amman hotels. (AP Photo/Jordanian TV)
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) _ Strapped with a disabled explosives belt, an Iraqi woman arrested Sunday confessed on television to trying to blow herself up with her husband in one of three suicide attacks earlier this week that killed 57 people. The 35-year-old woman _ the sister of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's right-hand man who was killed by U.S. forces in Iraq _ appeared on Jordanian state TV hours after she was captured by security forces who were tipped off by an al-Qaida claim that a husband-and-wife team participated in Wednesday's bombings.
Bush Didn't Mislead on War, Adviser Says
President Bush speaks with Rev. Luis Leon at St. John's Epicscopal Church, following early morning worship services, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005. President Bush sets out tomorrow on a weeklong trip to Asia, with stops in Japan, China, Mongolia, and South Korea where he will attend the annual Asia-Pacific economic summit. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (AP) _ While admitting "we were wrong" about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, President Bush's national security adviser on Sunday rejected assertions that the president manipulated intelligence and misled the American people. Bush relied on the collective judgment of the intelligence community when he determined that Iraq's Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, national security adviser Stephen Hadley said.
Rice Sees Long Road to Mideast Democracy
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaking after meeting with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal Sunday in Jiddah Nov. 13, 2005. Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said he is less worried that U.S. policies in Iraq will bring on a civil war there, following his meeting with Rice, and pledged anew to contribute US$1 billion for rebuilding that war-ravaged country's shattered infrastructure. Others unidentified.(AP Photo)
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday the Bush administration is under no illusion that democratic change in the Middle East will be either swift or easy. "We are not naive about the pace or the difficulty of democratic change," Rice said in remarks prepared for delivery during a memorial forum honoring slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Sunnis Want Halt in Iraq Military Actions
An Iraqi policeman steps over rubble of damaged homes, after a mortar round exploded in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005. There were no reports of casualties, police said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) _ Sunni Arab politicians stepped up demands Sunday for an end to U.S. and Iraqi military operations, claiming they threaten Sunni participation in next month's elections _ a key U.S. goal. The U.S. command announced the deaths of three more American troops. Meanwhile, some 1,100 Iraqi lawyers said they withdrew from Saddam Hussein's defense team over the slayings of two colleagues representing co-defendants of the ousted leader. The main attorneys for Saddam and his seven co-defendants had already threatened to boycott the next trial session Nov. 28.
French Police Chief: Unrest Winding Down
A gendarme views a car set ablaze in the La Reynerie housing project of Toulouse, southern France, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005. France's worst rioting since the 1960s seems to be nearing an end, the national police chief said Sunday, with fewer cars torched nationwide. (AP Photo/Remy Gabalda)
PARIS (AP) _ France's worst rioting since the 1960s seems to be nearing an end, the national police chief said Sunday as fewer cars were torched nationwide and Paris remained calm despite Internet and cell phone messages urging violence in the capital's streets. In scattered attacks, youths rammed a burning car into a center for retirees in Provence and pelted police with stones in the historic heart of Lyon, the country's third biggest city. A firebomb was tossed at a Lyon mosque but did not explode.
Iowa Picks Up Pieces After Deadly Tornado
Volunteers help clean up debris in Stratford, Iowa, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, after a tornado tore hit the town on Saturday. At least 10 Iowa towns were hit by tornadoes on Saturday. Woodward and Stratford, where as many as 32 homes were destroyed and an elderly woman killed, were the hardest hit. (AP Photo/Steve Pope)
WOODWARD, Iowa (AP) _ Jackie and Bill Seeman sorted through the wreckage of their home Sunday to see what was spared by a tornado that killed one person and damaged dozens of homes. They were delighted to find a few collectibles, but their car was covered in rubble and their boat had been thrown hundreds of feet away.
Industry Says It's Ready for Bird Flu
A seller feeds a fighting cock at an animal market in Bangkok on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005. Twenty-one people in Thailand have caught bird flu since it swept into Asia in late 2003, and 13 of them have died. There have been four confirmed cases this year, one of them fatal. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. (AP) _ The sign outside Rick Klaphake's turkey farm reads: "Absolutely no trespassing _ disease control." The 12,000 turkey hens gobbling away in one of his 500-foot-long barns were living out the final days of their 18-week lives. But not because of bird flu. Most of them will grace holiday dining tables starting with Thanksgiving later this month.
'Chicken Little' Stays Atop Box Office
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ "Chicken Little" remained No. 1 in the pecking order, taking in $32 million in its second weekend to beat back a flock of new movies. Debuting in second place was the sci-fi fantasy "Zathura: A Space Adventure," which grossed $14 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Pa. May Let Hunters Use Prehistoric Weapon
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ An ancient weapon that struck fear in the hearts of Spanish conquistadors, and that some think was used to slay wooly mammoths in Florida, may soon be added to the arsenal of Pennsylvania's hunters. The state Game Commission is currently drafting proposed regulations to allow hunters to use the atlatl, a small wooden device used to propel a six-foot dart as fast as 80 mph. The commission could vote to legalize its use as early as January.
South Carolina Stuns Fla., Reaches Top 25
South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier is surrounded by media after South Carolina defeated his alma mater, Florida, 30-22 Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Perry Baker)
Steve Spurrier has South Carolina in the Top 25. The Gamecocks made it to No. 19 in The Associated Press media poll Sunday, the first time they have been in the rankings under their new coach. South Carolina (7-3) ended a 14-game losing streak to Spurrier's old school on Saturday, beating Florida 30-22 in Columbia, S.C. No. 1 Southern California and No. 2 Texas remained at the top of the poll, as they have been since the preseason.
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