President Bush said Monday at his ranch in Crawford, Texas, that any Mideast cease-fire must prevent Hezbollah from strengthening its grip in southern Lebanon, asserting “it’s time to address root causes of problems.” Bush urged the UN to work quickly to approve a resolution to stop hostilities that have been raging between Israel and Hezbollah for more than three weeks, killing hundreds.
Crash kills 9 illegal immigrants
An SUV crammed with up to 22 illegal immigrants swerved to avoid a Border Patrol spike strip and rolled over, killing nine people and injuring at least 12 others in Yuma, Ariz., officials said. Five of the injured were in critical condition, Sheriff’s Maj. Leon Wilmot said. Yuma, in southwestern Arizona, has become the nation’s busiest immigrant-smuggling hot spot.
2nd hottest July ever
Folks who sweated through last month’s blistering heat wave may be surprised to know it was only the second hottest July on record for the U.S. More than 2,300 daily temperature records were broken from coast to coast, and the average temperature for the 48 contiguous states was 77.2 degrees Fahrenheit, the National Climatic Data Center reported Monday. July 1936 still holds the record at 77.5.
Suspect: ‘I am not a monster’
One of two men arrested in a string of serial shootings has denied any involvement but says his roommate–Samuel John Dieteman–may have used his car and weapons to carry out the attacks without his knowledge. “I am not a monster,” said Dale Hausner in a jail interview Sunday in Phoenix with the St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press. “I feel very sorry for the families of the people who were hurt, but I didn’t do it.”
POLL POSITION
President Hillary Clinton?
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is maintaining big leads over potential Republican re-election opponents, but the Democrat would not fare as well among New York voters if she were to face former Republican New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in a 2008 presidential race, according to a poll by Siena College’s Research Institute.
For president
48%
Voters who would vote for Giuliani.
42%
Voters who would vote for Clinton.
For senator
57%
New York voters who would re-elect Clinton to the Senate.
38%
New York voters who would prefer someone else.
