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Widely ridiculed poet's original works sell for $12,840
EDINBURGH, Scotland – The vocabulary is poor and the rhyme excruciating, but a collector paid $12,840 for original works by William Topaz McGonagall, internationally celebrated as the worst poet ever to assault the English language.
- PUBLIC EYE
Chesney critical of honor
Kenny Chesney won entertainer of the year for a fourth straight time yesterday, then took issue with the way the Academy of Country Music awarded the honor: through fan votes.
- THE LIST
Teen Driving hot spots
An Allstate study identifies metropolitan areas where fatal crash rates involving teen drivers are highest.
- This day in history: 1992
- China begins official 3-day mourning period
BEICHUAN, China – Flags flew at half-staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people were asked to observe three minutes of silence as China began three days of mourning today for the victims of the nation's massive earthquake.
- Myanmar junta allows U.N. official to view cyclone's devastation
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar's military regime, which has barred almost all foreigners from its cyclone disaster zone, allowed the United Nations' humanitarian chief into the Irrawaddy delta for a brief tour today, a U.N. official said.
- 65,000 cheer Obama in Oregon
GRESHAM, Ore. – Hours before being greeted by the biggest crowd of his campaign, Sen. Barack Obama quietly told a small group of seniors yesterday that Republican John McCain would threaten the Social Security they depend on because he supports privatizing the program.
- Nev. honors endeavors to preserve historic sites
RENO, Nev. – Supporters of the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas and the old St. Charles Hotel in Carson City were among those honored for their contributions to Nevada's historic preservation efforts.
- REGION UPDATE
3 crewmen fired in tugboat mishap
OAKLAND – The three crewmen aboard a tugboat that struck a Martinez wharf last week have been fired for drinking alcohol the night of the incident.
- Bush lectures Arab nations on repression at meeting in Egypt
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt – President Bush lectured the Arab world yesterday about everything from political repression to the denial of women's rights but ran into Palestinian complaints that he is favoring Israel in stalled Mideast peace talks. “Freedom and peace are within your grasp,” Bush said despite scant signs of progress.
- Police chief resigns in murder-ravaged Ciudad Juarez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – The police chief of the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez has submitted his resignation following a string of killings that included some of his top officers, officials said yesterday.
- WORLD UPDATE
Gunman kills 8 in Philippines, escapes
MANILA, Philippines – A man strafed several houses during a shooting spree early today in a town south of Manila, killing eight people and wounding six others.
- U.S. apologizes to Sunnis for sniper shooting Koran
BAGHDAD – A U.S. sniper was removed from Iraq after he used a copy of the Koran for target practice, the military said yesterday, a day after a U.S. commander held a formal ceremony apologizing to Sunni tribal leaders.
- Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader is sentenced to death in archbishop's killing
BAGHDAD – A leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq has been sentenced to death for the killing of Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, whose murder in March drew worldwide condemnation, the Iraqi government said yesterday.
- Iraq will stagger voting days in October provincial elections
BAGHDAD – Iraq will hold provincial elections later this year on different days for security reasons and to prevent voter-rigging, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said yesterday.
- Bush lauds progress in Iraq, seeks more
President Bush told Iraqi officials yesterday that while he is “impressed” with recent progress on security, there are “still problems” to be solved.
- Daily developments
A soldier was killed yesterday by a roadside bomb that hit his vehicle north of Baghdad, raising to at least 4,080 the number of U.S. service members who have died since the Iraq war began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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