Voters consider changing Alcatraz to peace centre
391078
San Francisco voters will decide on Tuesday whether to remove the famous Alcatraz Prison visited by thousands of tourists a day and instead create a "global peace centre."
318117
By Rindi White, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 9--PALMER -- South Palmer residents were ecstatic Friday when word went out that a gravel pit three miles south of the quaint farming town was no longer being considered a potential spot for the largest prison in Alaska.
141198
The solution to one of the thorniest problems in the Middle East may be taking shape on an anonymous-looking building site in south-west Israel.
335785
Marwan Barghouti, held in an Israeli jail, is favourite to become Palestinian leader. But his election could be a setback for peace talks, reports Patrick Bishop.
647584
Nationalists want to know if a  minister agreed to the unescorted outing of a violent schizophrenic prisoner.
583995
NEZPERCE, Idaho - A man picked the wrong location for an alleged drug deal. Telling an eyewitness to mind his own business was also not a good idea. It was in front of the home of Lewis County's sheriff-elect, who was sitting on his front porch.
398343
Bush's decision to commute the prison sentence of Cheney's former aide could pose a challenge for GOP candidates.
86193
Two community leaders were appointed Friday to study how to reconcile Northern Ireland&#39;s ertswhile Catholic and Protestant foes, including possibly setting up a South African-style &quot;truth&quot; commission.
665232
VANCOUVER (CP) - Less than a year before British Columbia plays host to the 2010 Winter Olympics, provincial voters may be choosing their government using a different, more fair and more popular system.
582989
By Chuck Mcshane, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 10--The Wesley Chapel Village Council could vote as soon as Monday night on a controversial request for Extra Territorial Jurisdiction.
348802
By Rosemary Shinohara, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Feb. 17--After a year of politicking and hard work, Spenard residents who fought to shrink a city road project that threatened to change the character of their neighborhood are getting most of what they asked for.
235885
The U.S. prison camp for terror suspects is taking on a look of permanence as the mission marks its third year Tuesday, with plans for a new &#36;25 million prison facility, &#36;1.7 million psychiatric wing and a permanent guard force.
680416
By Matt Birkbeck, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 9--Two months after passing an immigration law that's become the focus of a national debate, Hazleton City Council on Friday gave initial approval to a revamped ordinance designed to survive court challenges.
39817
A federal laboratory off Long Island, known as the "Alcatraz for animal disease," may move to the U.S. mainland as part of a new $450 million research center.
254879
Protests are expected as councillors vote on plans to redevelop Carmarthen town centre.
678869
Protesters are to gather near the site of a proposed eco-town planned for a former Army camp later.
428002
Plans for boot camps sparked by election-driven debate about young immigrants and violent crime