Equestrian Official Urged to Skip Talks
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By Stephanie Horvath, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 13--A developer's attorney has accused Michael Whitlow, the chairman of Wellington's equestrian committee, of violating the state's Sunshine Laws and is asking that he remove himself from discussing a controversial development tonight.
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Downing St seeks to distance Gordon Brown from a minister's comments about first cousins marrying.
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Hospital protestors are angered as police advise against using a horse in a march to Banbury Cross.
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Michael Vick was ordered by commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday to stay away from the Atlanta Falcons' training camp until the league reviews the dogfighting charges against him.
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A drug safety expert says his invitation to participate in a meeting on the risks of arthritis drugs like Vioxx and Bextra has been rescinded by government officials because he publicly expressed concerns about the medications.
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D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) yesterday asked the Washington Convention Center Authority to halt a scheduled vote on recommendations for a new hotel site, delaying action for at least another two weeks.
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern that his presence -- expected to be met with antiwar protests -- might disrupt the closing ceremony of the Olympics, State Department officials
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The mayor of a Siberian oil town has ordered his bureaucrats to stop using expressions such as "I don't know" and "I can't." Or look for another job.
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A European Union commissioner Wednesday recommended partially suspending membership talks with Turkey to protest Ankara's continued refusal to open its ports to EU member Cyprus.
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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan&#39;s spokesman Wednesday declined comment on recent calls for Annan&#39;s resignation over Oil-for-Food Program allegations.
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NATO has postponed a Thursday meeting  between its foreign ministers and their Ukrainian counterpart,  to avoid high-level contacts with a government accused of  election fraud, NATO sources said.
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Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot tries to defuse a row over a EU statement on Russia's handling of the hostage crisis.
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A NASA climate expert planned to say in a lecture that a Bush administration official told him not to discuss the consequences of global warming.
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Security at the Asia Pacific leaders summit in Sydney next week was dealt a blow on Tuesday when the city's mounted police horses were diagnosed with equine flu, ruling out a major crowd control measure.
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Pro-hunting campaigners are expected to meet the minister who has cancelled two official events because of their protests.
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British archer Alison Williamson has been urged to abandon all talk of retirement after winning a bronze medal at her fourth Olympics.
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A NASA climate expert planned to say in a lecture on Tuesday night that a Bush administration official told him not to discuss the consequences of global warming.