State
Fire, vandalism damage Head Start buildings
SHIPROCK, N.M. (AP) - A Navajo Head Start program's administrative office and other facilities were completely gutted in a weekend fire, agency officials said.
It was the second time in a week the agency had seen damage to its property. Over the Sept. 5-7 weekend, vandals had smashed glass, sprayed cleaning chemicals and destroyed office equipment of two other Head Start buildings belonging to the Northern Navajo Agency.
National
Eastern states prepare for Hurricane Isabel
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MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Isabel weakened slightly Sunday but was still a powerful Category 4 storm as it plowed across the Atlantic Ocean on a course that could slam it into the central East Coast late this week. "It's looking more and more likely that this is going to be a big event for the eastern United States," National Hurricane Center meteorologist Eric Blake said Sunday.
Administration may ask for more money
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney hinted Sunday that the Bush administration would seek more money next year than the additional $87 billion already requested to pay mainly for postwar costs in Iraq. He also said the administration does not know when the U.S. military presence in Iraq will end. "I don't think anybody can say with absolute certainty at this point," Cheney said.
International
WTO forum collapses for second time
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - Talks designed to change the face of farming around the world collapsed Sunday amid differences between rich and poor nations, the second failure for the World Trade Organization in four years. Some poor nations celebrated what they called a victory against the West. "It's over," said George Odour Ong'wen, a Kenyan delegate. "The differences were very wide, and it was impossible to close the gap."
Official says killing Arafat a possibility
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The second-ranking official in the Israeli government said Sunday that killing Yasser Arafat is an option, as thousands of Palestinians took to the streets across the West Bank and Gaza Strip promising to protect their leader. Israel blames Arafat for blocking peace efforts and preventing a crackdown against militants who have carried out two suicide bombings in the last week.
Powell confident but cautious for freedom
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday he is convinced "the winds of freedom are blowing" across Iraq but acknowledged the possibility that terrorists are trying to make their way into the country and sabotage the process toward self-rule. Powell spent 12 hours in talks with the team of American officials guiding Iraq in the postwar period and with the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council.
