June 24, 2005

June 24, 2005

June 24 2005 (Friday)

*Five people are found shot to death at their Yuma, Arizona home, and a sixth victim dies at a local hospital [http://sun.yumasun.com/artman/publish/articles/story_17491.php/(Yumasun)]
*Juan Rivera Was Found Dead In His Carteret N.J Home
*Share prices of American airlines fell sharply as oil neared $60 a barrel. [http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/24/markets/airline_oil.reut/ (Reuters)]
*The United States House of Representatives voted to prevent United Airlines from transferring its pension plan obligations to the government insurer, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. [http://www.suntimes.com/output/business/cst-fin-united25.html (Chicago Sun-Times)]
*An Italian judge ordering the arrest of 13 people linked to the CIA on charges of kidnapping terrorism suspect Abu Omar allegedly in order to have him tortured in Egypt dramatizes a growing rift between the U.S. and its allies in the War on Terrorism. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/26/news/cia.php (IHT)] [http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0506250082jun25,1,1654457.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed (Chicago Tribune)]
*Ohio Governor Bob Taft says he will not resign, despite ethical questions around him and his administration. [http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/state/11965721.htm (Akron Beacon-Journal)]
* The Irish Republican Army apologises unreservedly to the family of 14-year old Kathleen Feeney, whom it shot dead in Derry in November 1973. The IRA had previously blamed the British Army for the killing. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4618125.stm (BBC)] , [http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0624/ira.html (RTE)]
* Sir Donald Tsang is sworn in as the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong in the Great Hall of the People following his appointment by the Election Committee. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4617835.stm (BBC)]
* Iranian presidential election, 2005
** Second round of voting begins in presidential elections between candidates Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. [http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/line-24/0506240119092743.htm (IRNA)] [http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2582 (Iran Focus)] [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2FDDCC97-DA98-4C04-A2D8-4584077F8C61.htm (Al-Jazeera)] [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-06-24T052652Z_01_N24152625_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-IRAN-ELECTION-DC.XML (Reuters)]
** Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi announces that she will boycott the election [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/EF5ED1CC-5F71-4557-ADCF-F7B68D752CB5.htm (Al-Jazeera)]
** 26 Iranians have been arrested for poll violations. [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/CB069825-8311-4776-9DB0-5E189897A888.htm (Al-Jazeera)] [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-06-23T155126Z_01_KNE357055_RTRUKOC_0_IRAN-ELECTION.xml (Reuters)]
** Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wins the Iranian presidential elections. ( [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8890840 Reuters] )
* In China, death toll in summer floods has risen to 536 [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-06/24/content_3127981.htm (Xinhua)] [http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK256165.htm (Reuters AlertNet)]
* In the Indian state of Bihar, Maoist rebels clash with police, leaving at least 21 people dead. [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200506241001.htm (The Hindu)] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4617963.stm (BBC)]
* Israeli-Palestinian conflict::* Palestinian militants kill an Israeli in drive-by shooting near the Israeli settlement of Beit Haggai, in the West Bank outside Hebron. ( [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4619899.stm BBC] ) ( [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D13175EE-1E9F-4386-9B76-BA8A2E1C7788.htm Al-Jazeera] ):* Palestinian Authority arrests eight Palestinians in connection with the previous day's killing of a Palestinian policeman, accusing Said Amin of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades of leading the killers. ( [http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D13175EE-1E9F-4386-9B76-BA8A2E1C7788.htm Al- Jazeera] )
* Billy Graham began his last crusade in New York. He led the first of three services at Flushing Meadows Corona Park ( [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/25/nyregion/25graham.html?ex=1277352000&en=02f4f9df69f9061b&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss New York Times] )

Legg Mason announces the sale of its broker/dealer to Citigroup in exchange for Citigroup's asset management business


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