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'lVksday, Januaky 15, 2008 | The Red a Black
UGA TODAY
► Ecology Seminar From
Individual Processes to
Population Patterns.
Sponsored by the Odum School
ol Ecology. This event is preced
ed by a thirty minute reception.
Blaine Gnffin, Odum School ol
Ecology, presents the seminar.
4 p.m. Ecology Auditorium
Contact: 706-542-6013,
anisaj@uga.edu.
>• Grady Career Series
Session: Developing the Ideal
Resume. Sponsored by the
Grady College of Journalism and
Mass Communication. This is a
Blue Card event. Light refresh
ments served. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
250 Student Learning Center
Contact: www career.uga.edu
► Croatia Study Abroad 2008
Information Session.
Sponsored by the UGA Croatia
Maymester Faculty. Faculty and
students from previous years dis
cuss and answer questions about
the program, which visits the
Zagreb region, Slavonia, Bosnia,
and the Dalmatian coast includ
ing Split, Dubrovnik and the
islands. More information at
www.gsstudies uga edu/croatia
5 p m, 213 Joe Brown Hall
Contact 706-542-7502.
reap@cviog.uga.edu.
► Lecture: Global Diseases-
Voices from the Vanguard.
Sponsored by the Grady College
of Journalism and Mass
Communication Knight Chair for
Health and Medical Journalism
and the Center for Tropical and
Emerging Global Diseases. Kate
Winskell from the Rollins School
of Public Health at Emory
University kicks off this series of
international leaders discussing
the war against the world's most
dangerous diseases Reception
will follow in Demosthenian Hall
6 p.m. The Chapel.
Contact 706-542-5038,
murrayd@uga edu.
► R.E.A.L. Talk Tuesday.
Sponsored by Intercultural
Affairs. Can't We All Just Get
Along? Coalition building on an
Intercultural Campus. 6 p.m. to
8 p.m. 137 Tate Student Center.
Contact: 706-583-0271.
► Board of Regents meeting.
Through Wednesday Board
offices, Atlanta. Contact: 404-
656-2250
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Militants carry through deadly attacks
KABUL, Afghanistan Militants
with suicide vests, grenades and
AK-47 rifles attacked a luxury
hotel on Monday, killing at least
six people in an attack on Western
civilians in Kabul, witnesses and a
Taliban spokesman said.
UN. Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon said the Norwegian for
eign minister, who was not hurt,
was the target of the assault, which
came as the Norwegian embassy
held a meeting at the Serena
Hotel. Two State Department offi
cials said at least one American
was among the dead.
It was the deadliest assault on
a hotel in Kabul since the fall of
the Taliban in 2001. The assailants
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▲ President George W. Bush and United Arab Emirates Vice President Mohammed bin Rashid
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Bush seeks accord with Saudi Arabians
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
President George W. Bush delivered
Monday a sophisticated weapons
sale for Saudi Arabia, trying to bol
ster defenses against threats from
U S. adversary Iran and muster sup
port in this oil-rich kingdom for a
Mideast peace agreement.
On a surprisingly cold day with
blustery winds. Bush received a
warm embrace from King Abdullah,
whose family wields almost abso-
Snipes investigated for tax fraud, conspiracy
OCALA, Fla. Attorneys for
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70 potential character witnesses,
including celebrities, as jury selec
tion began Monday in the actor's
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and pools of blood in the lobby.
The militants killed six people
and wounded six, said Interior
Ministry spokesman Zemeri
Bashary. One attacker was shot to
death and the Taliban spokesman
said a second died from the bomb.
More than 30 US. soldiers in six
Humvee’s rushed to the hotel, and
security personnel from the U.S.
Embassy raced through the build
ing searching for Americans.
Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban
spokesman, told The Associated
Press that four militants with sui
cide vests attacked the hotel
one bomber who detonated his
explosives and three militants who
threw grenades and fired guns and
fled. The claim was not verified
but came soon after the attack.
Associated Press
lute rule. Among ordinary Saudis
and across much of the Mideast,
Bush is unpopular, particularly
because of the Iraq war and
unflinching U.S. support for Israel.
Bush and Abdullah were going
to some lengths over two days to
emphasize strong personal ties.
Saudi Arabia holds the world's
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▲ A U.S. Humvee armored vehicle is near the Serena Hotel
after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday. A
Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility.
largest oil reserves and surging fuel
costs are putting a strain on the
troubled U.S. economy. White
House officials said it was unclear if
Bush discussed it with the king.
White House counselor Ed
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market and the vast demand that
on the world market today for oil.’
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MySpace
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online
predators
ALBANY, N.Y. MySpace
reached an agreement with
legal authorities in 49 states
on changing its social net
working Web site to help pre
vent sexual predators and
others from misusing it, state
officials said Monday.
Several states’ attorneys
general said in a statement
that MySpace will add sever
al protections and partici
pate in a working group to
develop new technologies,
including a way to verify the
ages of users. Other social
networking sites will be invit
ed to participate.
MySpace. which is owned
by Rupert Murdoch's News
Corp., also will accept inde
pendent monitoring and
Ganges the structure of its
agreement was
..need in Manhattan by
■ney generals from New
.. ,ey, North Carolina,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
Ohio and New York.
“The Internet can be a
dangerous place for children
and young adults, with sexu
al predators surfing social
networking sites in search of
potential victims and cyber
bullies sending threatening
and anonymous messages,”
said New Jersey Attorney
General Anne Milgram.
Legal authorities have
long been seeking greater
controls for networking sites
to prevent predators from
using them to contact chil
dren.
Associated Press
