2 detained in Vegas bombing
Two people were being held in connection with a deadly bombing at a Las Vegas Strip parking lot, police said Friday. One man was questioned as a “person of interest” after being detained on false identification charges, and his home was searched for clues in the bombing that killed an immigrant worker at a hot dog stand on Monday, police said. Police said a second person also was taken into custody.
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Britain’s Brown launches bid
Treasury chief Gordon Brown launched his campaign to become Britain’s next prime minister on Friday. Brown, who faces no serious opposition, was endorsed by outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Parliament OKs popular vote
Turkey’s foreign minister, whose bid for president was blocked, hinted Friday that he might revive his candidacy now that Parliament no longer fills the position. Lawmakers voted 376-1 in favor of amending the constitution to let voters–rather than legislators–elect the president.
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Approval down for Bush, Congress
People think the Democratic- led Congress is doing just as dreary a job as President Bush, following four months of political standoffs that have seen little progress on Iraq and other issues. An AP-Ipsos poll also found that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a more popular figure than the president, though she faces a gender gap in which more women than men support her.
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AND FINALLY
Breaking the case wide open
Dutch customs police turned a fake break into a real bust Friday when they stopped a woman in Amsterdam trying to smuggle 3.3 pounds of cocaine into the country in a cast on her leg. A police spokesman said the woman acted nervously while her passport was being checked. She was taken to a hospital, where an X-ray revealed the drugs but no fractures.
