Reply #43: Newsletter: 3/24 [View All]

[Patsy Stone]

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Tonight on Countdown
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The U.S. Supreme Court turned down Terri Schiavo's parents Thursday, declining to intervene to keep the brain-damaged woman alive, while Florida Gov. Jeb Bush lost his bid before a state judge to help the parents regain control of their daughter from her husband. The Supreme
Court decision, announced in a terse one-page order, marked the end of a dramatic four-day dash through the federal court system by Bob and Mary Schindler.
As for Bush... "The governor is disappointed and will continue to do
whtever he can within the law to save Terri's life," Bush spokesman Jacob DiPietre said.
The police presence outside Schiavo's hospice increases; So far, 13
activists arrested...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7283607/
Something tells us they'll be even more developments on this case in the course of the day...

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An overnight search of rubble and twisted metal at a sprawling oil
refinery here turned up no more bodies after a massive explosion that
killed 14 and injured more than 100. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7277890/

A website known as The Smoking Gun has found a crudely drawn, violent
video that its editors believe was posted on-line by Red Lake teen Jeff Weise last October. If the video is Weise's work, it suggests Weise had been thinking about Monday's shooting spree for a while.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7280554/

A school shooting survivor said Thursday the gunman aimed with "a mean
face" as he shot fellow students, killing five among his nine victims.
Officials said Red Lake High School would remain closed for two more
weeks. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7259918/

Trip To Petting Zoo Lands Kids In Hospital. Animal feces or undercooked food may be to blame for five local kids with kidney problems. Health officials said the children are in critical condition and may have picked up a rare infection at local fairs.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7277325/

Monica Novotny reports on a faith healer.

That's some of what we're working on for tonight's show.

Finally,
A Pennsylvania woman was charged with stealing money and other items in recent weeks by walking up to six elderly victims, giving them a big hug - and then stealing their wallets or other loose items in the process.
Mary Ann Johnson pretended to know the victims who are too polite to
refuse her hugs, police said.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/H/HUGGER_MUGGER?SITE=NWCN&TEMPLATE=
STRANGEHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME
So if you don't know someone, don't fake it.

-- Carey Fox

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More:
Kyrgyz President Askar Akayev has resigned, the ITAR-Tass news agency
reported, citing an opposition leader hours after protesters stormed the presidential compound in the former Soviet republic.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7257340/

An absent Pope John Paul II sent his greetings to prelates and priests
packed into St. Peter's Basilica for Holy Thursday Mass, the latest Holy Week event the ailing pontiff has been forced to skip following throat surgery one month ago. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7263878/

District Attorney Steve Cooley says Robert Blake was "guilty as sin" and the jurors who acquitted him of murder were "incredibly stupid."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7284990/

With the help of the Catholic Church, Australian researchers have
successfully grown adult stem cells harvested from the human nose,
avoiding the ethical and legal problems associated with embryonic stem
cells. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7283645/

A diner at a Wendy's fast food restaurant in San Jose, California, found a human finger in a bowl of chili prepared by the chain, local officials said. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7285110