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...streets looking for alternative ways to get to work. Few of them had any idea of the scale of the devastation below: moments before, three bombs had gone off in the space of a minute on London's Underground railway. Psaradakis, whose bus was packed, had been forced to divert from the main roads into the leafy squares of Bloomsbury, home to the colleges of the University of London. At 9:47 he stopped his bus in Tavistock Square to get directions. Just then, Lou Stein, an American theater producer who has lived in London for 20 years, heard...
...WHITES ONLY sign at the gate, nestles amid towering evergreens near Hayden Lake, Idaho. The tranquil setting contrasts with unnerving events in nearby Coeur d'Alene over the past several weeks: a bombing at the home of a Roman Catholic priest who opposes white racism, then more bombings to divert attention from planned robberies at banks and a National Guard armory. Last week a former security chief of Butler's church, David Dorr, 35, and two others who attended meetings were charged in the bombings. The church professed shock at the incidents...
...because of restrictions it imposes on school districts. Many school officials oppose his measures for the same reason. "Local boards should decide what best works for their districts," says Barbara Klaas, president-elect of the Minnesota School Boards Association. Critics are also worried that a 65% rule would divert money from such outside-the-classroom needs as school buses and school nurses. The mandate, says Klaas, "diverts attention from the real issue--is there adequate funding going to schools?" --With reporting by Marc Hequet
...fully considered. We caution the greater community to not be overly hasty in donating this unused money. While on the surface it seems as though the funds will disappear if they are not redirected to this very worthy cause, the Swipe for Darfur BoardPlus plan will actually divert much-needed funding from HUDS, funding that effectively is being used already...
...TIME: What would happen if the U.N. Security Council is asked to deal with Iran?s nuclear program? Kharrazi: Our engagement with the European side was not to stop enrichment but to continue with enrichment in a manner that would assure the other side that we would not divert material for weapons. [In] legal terms, nothing has been done wrong by Iran that could be taken to the Security Council. If for political reasons, the Americans want to push an Iranian foreign policy to the Security Council ... I don?t think that would lead to any result that would...