Feds file bomb plot charge against terror suspect

Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi plotted for more than a year to detonate homemade bombs in the United States, had recently bought bomb-making supplies from beauty supply stores and was looking for "urgent" help in the past two weeks to make explosives, an indictment charged Thursday.

Zazi, arrested in Denver last weekend on a count of lying to terrorism investigators, was charged in New York with using conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction.

The two-page indictment offers few details, but a separate document _ a government motion seeking to deny bail to the 24-year-old Afghan immigrant _ lays out evidence gathered by investigators.

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He Loves Duet a Bushel and a Peck

Q. On a compact disc of oldies by assorted artists I discovered "ABushel and a Peck," a Perry Como and Betty Hutton duet. Although Iwasn't yet born when this tune came out - early '50s I guess - I fellhead over heels for Betty Hutton. I had never heard of her before.

Did this song make the charts? What songs, if any, werepopular by Betty Hutton? I would like to hear more of this charminglady. How old is Hutton? Is she still living?

A. "A Bushel and a Peck," a tune from Broadway's "Guys andDolls," became a Top 5 hit for Como and Hutton in 1950 (RCA Victor3930).

Though Betty's best known recording is her No. 1 hit from1945, "Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief" …

Austria approves €20 million for Jewish cemeteries

VIENNA (AP) — Austria's parliament passed a bill Wednesday to provide €20 million ($27 million) in federal funds for restoring Jewish cemeteries over the next two decades.

The move ends years of discord over who should pay for the much-needed endeavor to preserve the remnants of a once vibrant community decimated by the Nazis.

The bill foresees annual government payments of €1 million ($1.4 million) into a special fund over the next 20 years. The country's Jewish community will supplement the government's contributions each year through €1 million in donations.

The measure, which takes effect in 2011, also asks local municipalities where …

After 40-year union, Al and Tipper Gore separate

Al and Tipper Gore's marriage lasted four decades, through a deployment to Vietnam, the near-death of a child and the heartache of losing the disputed 2000 presidential election. But over time, the former high school sweethearts began to grow apart and carve out separate lives, friends said.

On Tuesday, the former vice president and his wife announced that they had decided to pursue those lives apart from each other.

"After a great deal of thought and discussion, we have decided to separate," the Gores wrote in an e-mail to friends. "This is very much a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together."

Gore …

Wis. worker dies trying to free log from chipper

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. -- The owner of a tree service company waskilled after being pulled through a wood chipper, police saidWednesday.

Jeremiah P. Sanders, 30, used his foot to free a jammed log andwas pulled into the machine Tuesday, …

DIRTY DOZEN

The ugly just got uglier. Last week two of Idaho's most radical conservatives, Henry Kulczyk and Dennis Mansfield, announced the formation of "Marriage Yes! One man. One woman," a campaign to ban gay marriages in Idaho.

On November 2, 11 states passed constitutional amendments affirming that marriage is only between a man and a woman. "Eleven out of 11 states voted in favor of traditional marriage. Idaho was absent. We wish to correct that error ... and we hope Idaho will make it an even dozen," said Dennis Mansfield, who officially refers to himself as a "conservative TV commentator" for his weekly 30-second commentary stint on KBCI Channel 2.

During the 2004 Idaho …

Maradona travels to Barcelona

New Argentina coach Diego Maradona is in Barcelona to see Lionel Messi as part of his European tour to meet with players who will make up his national squad.

Maradona was expected to see Messi _ and possibly injured defender Gabriel Milito _ after Barcelona training on Thursday afternoon.

Messi is not available for Maradona's first match in charge _ a friendly against Scotland on Nov. …