Wednesday, September 10, 2003
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Bush seeks to improve homeland security: "Americans will never forget the "servants of evil" who plotted the Sept. 11 attacks, President Bush said Wednesday as he pushed to give law enforcement officers the same powers to investigate and prosecute suspected terrorists as they have to combat some other criminals."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Senate votes to block new overtime rules: "The Senate voted Wednesday to bar the Bush administration from issuing new overtime pay rules that Democrats and organized labor said would take money from the pockets of millions of workers."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Court gives Indiana lt. governor power: "As Gov. Frank O'Bannon lay in critical condition following a stroke, the state Supreme Court formally transferred power Wednesday to Indiana's lieutenant governor."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Israeli air strike misses Hamas leader: "Israeli warplanes flattened the home of senior Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar with a half-ton bomb Wednesday, wounding him and killing his eldest son and a bodyguard in retaliation for two Hamas suicide bombings that killed 15 Israelis a day earlier."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press
Ex-Enron Corp. treasurer sentenced: "A former Enron Corp. treasurer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal conspiracy charge and became the first executive sentenced to prison in the scandal that toppled the energy company."
In JuneauEmpire.com: Associated Press