Aug. 27, 2007--Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is expected to announce his resignation today, the White House said. The former rising star in the Bush administration came under fire from congressional Democrats over his handling of the ouster of eight U.S. attorneys. In the past, Mr. Gonzales had admitted mistakes were made in providing "incomplete" and misleading answers about the firings of the U.S. attorneys.
Aug. 26, 2007--BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - An advance of the 35,386-acre Castle Rock Fire forced about 1,000 people from their homes in the resort town of Ketchum, Idaho, said officials with the forest service on Sunday.The mandatory evacuation of homes, some worth millions of dollars, was a precaution taken by fire managers, who expect more high winds and hot, dry weather, said Jay Nichols, a spokesman for the California Interagency Command Team in charge of fire operations.The Sun Valley Ski Resort, a popular vacation destination in Ketchum, is also under evacuation orders and residents and visitors were advised against outdoor recreation.
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Correction: The resort of Sun Valley is NOT being evacuated. I live at the base of Bald Mountain, Sun Valley's main ski mountain. "Baldy" is closed because of the fire, but not the resort which is miles away.
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