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Meanwhile, the Crimson continues to deal with fallout from the Matt Thomas Affair. The erstwhile captain, long one of the league's fiercest linebackers, has been suspended from the team and faces assault charges stemming from an incident in June involving his ex-girlfriend...
...Food and Drug Administration may have ended a three-year health-policy dispute when it approved the "morning-after pill," Plan B, for over-the-counter sale yesterday. But fallout from the political feud surrounding Plan B will play out for months. Democratic Senators Patty Murray and Hillary Clinton dropped their objections Thursday to confirming Andrew von Eschenbach, acting FDA commissioner since September 2005; the Senators had vowed to stall von Eschenbach's nomination at the committee stage until the emergency contraception was made available over the counter. But more bitter response erupted immediately from conservative and faith-based groups...
...White House domestic-policy adviser, in a plea agreement, to one misdemeanor count of theft for defrauding Target stores by stealing items and then attempting to get refunds for them; in Rockville, Md. Allen last week ascribed his behavior to job stress and sleep deprivation in dealing with the fallout from Hurricane Katrina...
...political fallout from the killing of 54 Lebanese civilians in a bombing raid at Qana highlights the diplomatic crisis facing the U.S. It is now generally viewed as the enabler of the Israeli campaign, both by virtue of statements by Israeli leaders to the effect that they have been given a "green light" by the U.S. to fight on, and by virtue of the fact that when a 48-hour suspension of certain Israeli air operations was declared in response to the Qana tragedy, the announcement came not from the Israelis but from State Department spokesman Adam Ereli. Clearly...
...Israel is also trying to insure it fortifies any potential vulnerable points. The government ordered chemical plants in Haifa to lower their stocks, lest a lucky strike cause damaging fallout. Two Palestinians were arrested this week on suspicions they intended to carry out suicide bombings, and the West Bank city of Nablus has seen fierce clashes between IDF soldiers and militants suspected of planning attacks on Israel. Defense Minister Amir Peretz ordered both the West Bank and Gaza - where fighting against Hamas and other militants continues unabated - completely sealed until at least Saturday. Furthermore, Israeli intelligence is concerned Hizballah might...