The America's Intelligence Wire articles from August 2006

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from August 2006

Jeweler Charged in Bogus NYC Subway Plot.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: PAT MILTON A jeweler, apparently bent on revenge against former business associates, was arrested Monday for reporting a bogus plot to bomb the New York subways last July Fourth weekend, authorities said. ...

Couple Charged in Home Liposuction Death.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: KEN MAGUIRE A couple who authorities say performed liposuction in the basement of a home were charged Monday with practicing medicine without a license after a female patient died. Luiz Carlos Ribeiro, 49,...

Gov. Objects to Fake Flag on Statehouse.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: M.L. JOHNSON Crews filming a Disney movie temporarily replaced the flag at the Rhode Island Statehouse with one from a fictional city, drawing criticism from the governor, who pledged Monday to review more...

Developers Nix or Delay Condo Projects.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: DEBORAH YAO In a city cluttered with condominium construction, Old City 205 aspired to shine as an ultramodern residence for the well-heeled with its zinc and glass facade, loft-style homes and windows that...

WORLD SPORTS at 0000 GMT.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DEBORAH YAO DOPING: GATLIN: IAAF says Gatlin's coach could face ban LONDON _ Trevor Graham, coach of Justin Gatlin, could face a two-year ban if the Olympic and world champion sprinter is found...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DEBORAH YAO A Abakan -- ah-bah-KAHN' Feroz Abbasi -- feh-ROOZ' ah-BAH'-see Abul Abbas -- AH'-bool ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abbas -- mahk-MOOD' ah-BAHS' Mahmoud Abdel-Baset -- mah-MOOD'...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DEBORAH YAO N Nabatiyeh -- nah-bah-TEE'-yuh Nabilone -- NAB'-ih-lohn Joseph Nacchio -- NAH'-chee-oh Javid Naghani -- jah-VEED' neh-GAH'-nee Ray Nagin -- NAY'-gin Nahariya --...

AP News Pronunciation Guide.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DEBORAH YAO F John Fabrizi -- fuh-BREE'-zee Fajr (Hezbollah missile) -- FAH'-zher Fallujah -- fuh-LOO'-juh Falun Gong -- FAH'-luhn goong Steve Farese -- fah-REES' Iyman Faris --...

Israeli Security Cabinet decides to widen ground offensive, resume airstrikes in Lebanon.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MARK LAVIE Israel's Security Cabinet early Tuesday approved sending more troops into south Lebanon and renew airstrikes, a participant said, after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert apologized for the deaths of...

Suarez upsets Safina in Acura Classic.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MARK LAVIE Argentina's Paola Suarez upset ninth-seeded Dinara Safina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Acura Classic on Monday. Suarez, ranked 55th in the world, bounced back from losing the...

AP Enterprise: Guantanamo detainees often attack military guards, U.S. memos say.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JOHN SOLOMON The prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay have attacked their military guards hundreds of times, turning broken toilet parts, utensils, radios and even a bloody lizard tail into makeshift weapons,...

U.N. Security Council gives Iran until end of August to suspend uranium enrichment.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NICK WADHAMS The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution giving Iran until Aug. 31 to suspend uranium enrichment or face the threat of economic and diplomatic sanctions. Iran immediately rejected...

Sri Lankan military, rebels battle over water; at least 64 killed.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Heavy clashes between Sri Lankan government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels killed at least 46 fighters while a roadside bomb killed 18 soldiers, the military said, as a senior rebel...

Bush resistance of immediate Middle East cease-fire might be backfiring.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TOM RAUM The Bush administration may have miscalculated badly in insisting that any Middle East cease-fire be tied to long-term objectives. As the toll on Lebanese civilians soared, even moderate Arab...

Rebels attacks kill at least 18 in Colombia ahead of presidential inauguration.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CESAR GARCIA Suspected rebels ambushed an army patrol, exploded a car bomb in the capital and another bomb in Colombia's southwest, killing at least 18 people in a wave of attacks a week before the...

Bush dismisses cease-fire plans as `stopping for the sake of stopping'.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NEDRA PICKLER President George W. Bush acknowledged growing international pressure for an immediate Middle East cease-fire Monday but dismissed any idea of simply "stopping for the sake of stopping"...

Elusive rebel leader holds first formal peace talks with Ugandan officials.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KATY POWNALL The elusive leader of a brutal 19-year Ugandan rebellion held his first formal peace talks with government officials, giving a boost to efforts to end a conflict that has swept up children and...

NATO takes command from US in south Afghanistan; bombing, raids kill dozens.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: FISNIK ABRASHI NATO has taken over command of insurgency-wracked southern Afghanistan from the United States, and the new commanding general warned he will "strike ruthlessly" against Taliban rebels when...

Planning for new stabilization force in Lebanon stalls over split on ending Lebanon violence.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NICK WADHAMS The United Nations scrapped a meeting of nations that might contribute troops to help stabilize south Lebanon, a decision that reflected the deep divisions among key nations over how to end...

Germany's foreign minister seeks to draw Syria into search for Mideast solution.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MELISSA EDDY All key players in the Middle East, including Syria, must be part of efforts to end fighting between Israeli troops and Hezbollah guerrillas, Germany's foreign minister said in a newspaper...

Australia's prime minister announces he will contest elections next year.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ROD McGUIRK Australian Prime Minister John Howard announced that he plans to lead his party into next year's general elections, and his ambitious deputy said he'd put aside his own desire for the top job....

McClaren takes over as England manager.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KRYSTYNA RUDZKI Steve McClaren takes over as England coach on Tuesday, facing the huge task of restoring faith in the national team after another disappointing World Cup. He was appointed in May as...

Postelection challenge for Congo: Keeping the peace.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHELLE FAUL Congolese electoral officials backed by riot police faced down stone-throwing boycotters to allow voters a second chance, underlining the challenge to democracy in Africa: keeping ethnic,...

British lawmakers release spy chief's letter in spat over access.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BETH GARDINER The head of Britain's spy agency refused to testify on anti-terror practices to a parliamentary human rights committee, outraging lawmakers demanding to know whether the country receives...

EU optimistic it can agree on united push for cease-fire at Mideast talks.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CONSTANT BRAND Top European Union officials were optimistic that an emergency meeting Tuesday of the bloc's 25 foreign ministers can agree to push for an immediate and unconditional cease-fire between...

Turkey appoints general considered hard-liner as new head of military.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SUZAN FRASER The government named a general who favors a tougher line on a wide range of issues, including Turkey's EU negotiations, to replace the head of the country's powerful military, who was...

Japan Post unveils privatization roadmap creating world's biggest bank.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KOZO MIZOGUCHI Japan Postal Corp. has unveiled a 10-year privatization roadmap that will create the world's biggest bank, officials said. Privatizing Japan's sprawling postal service, which also runs...

Lawmakers approve presidential nominees for new Afghan chief justice, 5 judges.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: RAHIM FAIEZ Afghanistan's parliament approved the presidential nominees for a new Supreme Court chief justice and five other judges amid calls for wide-ranging reforms to stamp out corruption and political...

Ukraine coalition threatens to impeach president if elections called.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MARA D. BELLABY A top lawmaker in Ukraine's pro-Russian parliamentary majority threatened President Viktor Yushchenko with impeachment if he calls new elections, again raising the stakes in the country's...

Russia's Hermitage Museum reports theft of more than 220 exhibits worth US$5 million.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: HENRY MEYER Russia's famed State Hermitage Museum reported the theft of more than 220 items, including jewelry and enameled objects, worth around US$5 million (A4 million), an incident that highlights...

Funeral held 62 years after soldier was killed in WWII.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: FRANK ELTMAN He went off to war in 1942 and died in New Guinea in the conflict with Japan. Now Cpl. George Cunningham is finally home. Cunningham is one of dozens of World War II, Korea and Vietnam war...

Judge to seal final bankruptcy chapter for Russian oil company Yukos.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALEX NICHOLSON The curtain is expected to fall on the Yukos oil company Tuesday, when a Moscow court convenes to consider the bankruptcy of what was once Russia's biggest oil producer. A decision by...

Agassi passes advice to younger American players.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALEX NICHOLSON Once a young and flashy teenager who eventually became the face of American tennis and one of the greatest champions of his era, Andre Agassi now finds himself playing the role of mentor....

Couple charged after woman dies during home liposuction surgery in U.S.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: KEN MAGUIRE A couple who authorities say performed liposuction in the basement of a home were charged with practicing medicine without a license after a female patient died. Luiz Carlos Ribeiro, 49, a...

Midwest, Plains Hit by Blowtorch Heat.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: CARLA K. JOHNSON The blowtorch heat that blistered California last week gripped the Midwest on Monday, prompting communities to throw air-conditioned buildings open to the public and endangering millions of...

Israeli planes strike Hezbollah areas deep inside Lebanon.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CARLA K. JOHNSON Israeli warplanes struck deep inside Lebanon early Tuesday, witnesses reported, hitting an area that is a stronghold of Hezbollah guerrillas. The jet fighters struck Hermel, 120...

Canada not sure whether it is prepared to commit troops to proposed Mideast intervention force.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CARLA K. JOHNSON The United Nations could help "pave a path to lasting peace" in the Mideast if the international body approves a proposal to send a large intervention force to southern Lebanon, Foreign...

Prime Minister Harper confirms death of Canadian U.N. observer who was presumed killed.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CARLA K. JOHNSON The remains of a Canadian U.N. observer who was presumed killed in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon last week have now been positively identified, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said. ...

AP News Analysis: Shiite spiritual leader's stance shows why Iraq cannot side with US over Lebanon.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ROBERT H. REID Many American politicians were surprised by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's criticism of Israel's attacks on Lebanon. They need only look at the stance taken by Iraq's top Shiite...

Opening arguments in second federal Vioxx trial.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JANET McCONNAUGHEY Merck & Co.'s extensive marketing for Vioxx influenced the doctor who prescribed it to the second federal plaintiff suing the company claiming the painkiller caused a heart attack, his...

Soldiers from 2 Koreas exchange fire along their border; no one is hurt.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JANET McCONNAUGHEY Soldiers from North Korea and South Korea exchanged fire along their border overnight, but no one was hurt, a South Korean military official said Tuesday. The incident happened...

Japanese stocks lower at open, dollar rises against yen.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JANET McCONNAUGHEY Japanese stocks fell Tuesday morning as traders sold bank issues on disappointing earnings reports the day before. The dollar was higher against the yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225...

Jeweler charged with false report claiming New York City subway plot.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAT MILTON A jeweler, apparently bent on revenge against former business associates, was arrested for reporting a bogus plot to bomb the New York subways last July Fourth holiday weekend, authorities...

Body recovered from Grand Canyon believed to be that of missing Ukrainian hiker.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAT MILTON A female body was pulled Monday from the Colorado River within the Grand Canyon and authorities believed it was that of a 19-year-old hiker from Ukraine missing since July 16. The body,...

Israeli planes strike roads in Hezbollah areas deep inside Lebanon.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: PAT MILTON Israeli warplanes struck deep inside Lebanon early Tuesday, witnesses reported, hitting an area that is a stronghold of Hezbollah guerrillas. The jet fighters struck Hermel, 120 kilometers...

U.S. administration expresses optimism about international support package for Iraq.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MARTIN CRUTSINGER Several nations have said they are willing to help boost international economic support for Iraq, the Bush administration said Monday. Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt,...

Washed penguins return to sea after oil spill off Argentina's coast.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NATACHA PISARENKO Dozens of cleaned-up Magellanic penguins waddled into the ocean to the applause of onlookers, the first batch of close to 200 goo-covered birds that were rescued and washed after an oil...

Nixon considered using nukes against North Vietnam, declassified documents show.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NATACHA PISARENKO President Richard Nixon, in his first year in office and eager to end an unpopular war that killed tens of thousands of U.S. troops, considered using nuclear weapons against the North...

Heat wave keeps rolling over upper Midwest, Plains, U.S. East Coast heating up too.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: CARLA K. JOHNSON The blowtorch heat that blistered California last week gripped the Midwest, prompting communities to throw air-conditioned buildings open to the public and endangering millions of people...

Maddux dealt to Los Angeles; Soriano stays put.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: RONALD BLUM Greg Maddux was dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the biggest deal before Major League Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline on Monday while the Washington Nationals surprisingly held onto...

Britain, California to unite on global warming.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHAEL R. BLOOD British Prime Minister Tony Blair and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced an agreement Monday to bypass the Bush administration and work together to explore ways to fight...

Israeli planes strike roads in Hezbollah areas deep inside Lebanon.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MICHAEL R. BLOOD Israeli warplanes struck deep inside Lebanon early Tuesday, witnesses reported, hitting an area that is a stronghold of Hezbollah guerrillas. The jet fighters struck Hermel, 120...

Administration Appeals Spy Suit Ruling.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) The Bush administration appealed a court decision Monday that allowed a lawsuit to go forward challenging the president's warrantless domestic spying program. In rejecting government claims that the suit could expose...

Video Game Trade Show to Be Scaled Down.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MAY WONG The video game industry's largest annual trade show, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, will be scaled down dramatically next year amid industry desires for a more intimate setting, organizers said...

Mich. Supreme Court Reprimands Lawyer.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: DAVID EGGERT The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday reprimanded an outspoken lawyer for "vulgar and crude" attacks against appeals court judges, whom he likened during radio appearances to Nazis. The court...

Man Killed in Salvage of Listing Ship.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MARY PEMBERTON A member of a salvage team examining an abandoned ship drifting in the Aleutian Islands slipped down the ship's desk and suffered a fatal blow to his head, the Coast Guard said Monday. The...

Nonprofit May Run Boston Wi-Fi Network.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: MARK JEWELL The city is considering an unusual approach to creating a citywide, low-cost wireless Internet network: putting a nonprofit organization, rather than a private service provider, in charge of...

AP Exclusive: Arresting deputy did not want to 'defame' Mel Gibson.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ANDREW GLAZER The sheriff's deputy who arrested Mel Gibson for drunken driving said in an interview that he feels bad for damage to the star's reputation but hopes Gibson thinks twice before drinking and...

Senate nears approval on offshore oil and gas drilling legislation.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: H. JOSEF HEBERT The U.S. Senate has cleared the way for legislation that would open 8.3 million protected acres (3.4 million protected hectares) in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and gas drilling. Senators...

U.S. Justice Department clears way for McClatchy Co. to sell 4 papers.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: H. JOSEF HEBERT Federal regulators cleared the way for McClatchy Co. to sell four newspapers in a $1 billion (A780 million) deal that will establish MediaNews Group Inc. as the San Francisco Bay area's...

Man with no shirt, shoes tries to scale White House fence.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: H. JOSEF HEBERT A man wearing no shoes or shirt and carrying no identification tried to climb over the fence along the North Lawn of the White House, the Secret Service said. Secret Service spokesman...

Precious wood a deadly business in Colombian jungle region.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DARCY CROWE Woodcutting has become a deadly business in this muggy, river-laced jungle region bordering Panama that leftist rebels are trying to retake from far-right paramilitaries. In the latest...

Bush administration appeals domestic spying decision.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DARCY CROWE The Bush administration appealed a court decision that allowed a lawsuit to go forward challenging the U.S. president's warrantless domestic spying program. In rejecting government claims...

Israel says no cease-fire, approves widening ground offensive.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DARCY CROWE Israel's prime minister declared Monday there would be no cease-fire with Hezbollah guerrillas, apologizing for the deaths of Lebanese civilians but saying "we will not give up on our goal to...

President Bush dismisses cease-fire plans as 'stopping for the sake of stopping'.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NEDRA PICKLER President George W. Bush acknowledged growing international pressure for an immediate Middle East cease-fire but dismissed any idea of simply "stopping for the sake of stopping" without a...

South Asian foreign ministers meet in Bangladesh to discuss security, trade.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NEDRA PICKLER South Asian foreign ministers prepared to hold two days of talks starting Tuesday in Bangladesh's capital on regional trade, security and social issues, officials said. The ministers...

Iranian foreign minister calls for immediate cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: HUSSEIN DAKROUB Iran's foreign minister on Monday called for an immediate cease-fire to the Israeli-Hezbollah fighting and criticized the U.N. Security Council's failure to stop the crisis. Foreign...

Soldiers from 2 Koreas exchange fire along their border; no one is hurt.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: HUSSEIN DAKROUB Soldiers from North Korea and South Korea exchanged fire along their border overnight, but no one was hurt, a South Korean military official said Tuesday. The incident happened about...

Execution Doctor Defends Record.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: CHERYL WITTENAUER A surgeon at the center of Missouri's debate over lethal injection defended his medical record Monday and said he doubted the state can meet a judge's order that an anesthesiologist help with...

Women Charged in Hit-And-Run Death Scam.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ROBERT JABLON Two women in their 70s were charged Monday with having homeless men killed in hit-and-run car crashes to collect more than $2 million in life insurance. Olga Rutterschmidt, 73, and Helen...

N.C. Man Arrested in Road-Rage Killing.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: ROBERT JABLON A driver accused of shooting an 11-year-old boy to death during a roadside argument with the child's stepfather was arrested while on the run in Virginia, police said. Robert Lee Vincent,...

Boy's Body Found, Sex Offender Arrested.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: BEN NUCKOLS An 11-year-old boy missing since last week was found slain early Monday on a golf course near his home, and a twice-convicted child sex offender was arrested in his death, police said. An...

8 Shot in Pittsburgh Nightclub.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Online) Byline: BEN NUCKOLS Eight people were shot at a crowded downtown nightclub early Monday, including three who were critically wounded, authorities said. Police had no suspects. About 400 people were in the Touch...

ATP Legg Mason Classic Results.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: BEN NUCKOLS Results Monday in the Legg Mason Classic, a $600,000 (A470,000) ATP event on hardcourt at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses): Singles First Round ...

Impossible job for Lebanese premier sandwiched between Israel, Syria and America.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SAM F. GHATTAS Faced with the worst Israeli military onslaught in more than two decades, Prime Minister Fuad Saniora has a near-impossible job as the leader of Lebanon. The Western-backed leader finds...

Report: Synthetic testosterone found in Landis urine sample.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SAM F. GHATTAS Lab tests show that some of the testosterone in Floyd Landis' urine sample taken at the Tour de France was synthetic and not naturally produced by his body as he had claimed, according to a...

WTA Acura Classic Results.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: SAM F. GHATTAS Results Monday from the Acura Classic, a $1.34 million (A1.05 million) WTA Tour event on hardcourt at La Costa Resort and Spa (seedings in parentheses): First Round Virginia Ruano...

Casinos in U.S. winning big by betting on Asians.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: LING LIU It's a little after noon, and a crowd has started to gather in Boston's Chinatown. Some are reading the Sing Tao Daily or Ming Pao Daily News. Others clutch plastic bags filled with snacks. All...

Member of salvage team dies in fall aboard listing ship.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: MARY PEMBERTON A member of a salvage team examining an abandoned ship drifting in the Aleutian Islands slipped down the ship's deck and suffered a fatal blow to his head, the U.S. Coast Guard said. ...

Crude oil often blamed for high gas costs, but there's more to it.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JEFF DONN While U.S. oil companies blame the global oil market for high gasoline prices, a close analysis of pricing suggests it's not so simple: The run-up at the pump also comes from domestic refining,...

Univision CEO makes his best deal yet.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALEX VEIGA The year was 1985, and Andrew Jerrold Perenchio was eyeing the kind of deal that eventually would help the one-time Hollywood agent, boxing promoter and entrepreneur become a billionaire twice...

Schwarzenegger offers to make Blair a Hollywood star.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ALEX VEIGA When British Prime Minister Tony Blair decides to terminate his day job, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has an offer for him, he said. "Maybe he should be the head of the U.N.?...

Navigation device leader finding its way through more crowded market.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: DAVID TWIDDY After starting out by helping pilots get around, navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. is now more likely to aid a motorist in finding the quickest interstate or the nearest pizza parlor. ...

Despite delay, Blair hopeful of quick approval for U.N. resolution to end Lebanon conflict.
August 1, 2006... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: JENNIFER QUINN Despite the postponement of a U.N. Security Council meeting on creating a multinational force for southern Lebanon, British Prime Minister Tony Blair remains hopeful of quick action on a...