WASHINGTON – President Bush said Monday the United Nations should send a peacekeeping force to the troubled Darfur region of Sudan without further delay.
“The United Nations can play an important role in helping us achieve our objective, which is to end human suffering and deprivation,” Bush said as he dispatched special envoy Andrew Natsios to the region.
The Sudanese government has thus far resisted mounting international pressure to accept a U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur. Bush contends the U.N. should deploy such a force anyway.
Park service official confirmed
Mary Bomar, a British native and career Interior Department employee, has been confirmed as director of the National Park Service. She was one of four Interior Department officials confirmed by the Senate at 2 a.m. Saturday as lawmakers rushed to finish work before leaving for recess. She succeeds Fran Mainella, who is stepping down for family reasons. Bomar, who became a U.S. citizen in 1977, has worked at the Park Service for 17 years.
California: Mail threat brings charge
An engineer at a nuclear power plant has been charged with sending threatening letters containing a powdery substance to a country club where President Bush is scheduled to appear Tuesday for a Republican campaign event. Michael Lee Braun, 51, was arraigned Monday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento on two federal charges of sending threats through the mail. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
FBI reviewing Karr’s computer
The FBI is reviewing images of teenagers found on computer equipment seized from former JonBenet Ramsey slaying suspect John Mark Karr’s home to compare the images with a national database of child porn victims, a Sonoma County prosecutor said. The digital images were not related to child pornography charges against Karr, said Deputy County Counsel Anne Keck. It was not immediately clear which files the FBI was reviewing. Authorities said they found five images of child porn on Karr’s computer when he was arrested in April 2001. He fled before he went to trial. Investigators conceded they lost Karr’s computer some time in the past five years, but claim to have found copies of the data recently.
Georgia: Airport sells seized items
Dental picks, butcher knives and even a chain saw seized at Georgia airport security checkpoints were among items that went on sale Monday at two of the state’s thrift stores, in Tucker and Swainsboro. Proceeds go to the state. The items came from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, and included scissors, saws, screwdrivers, nail clippers, grooming kits, corkscrews and miniature tool kits.
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