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Times Reporter Jailed for Protecting Source ; but 2nd Journalist in Cia Leak Case to Talk

WASHINGTON - New York Times reporter Judith Miller was jailed Wednesday for refusing to divulge a confidential source to a grand jury investigating the Bush administration's leak of an undercover CIA operative's name. Another reporter, Matthew Cooper of Time magazine, agreed to talk and avoided jail. Cooper agreed to cooperate with prosecutors after disclosing that his source had given him permission to do so hours earlier. The about-face came after nearly two years of refusals to disclose th...

Car Trunk Safety Legislation Proposed

TRENTON - Nearly two weeks after three young Camden boys suffocated in a car trunk, a group of southern New Jersey lawmakers has proposed legislation that would require cars sold in the state to be equipped with new safety features. The bodies of Daniel Agosto, 6, Jesstin Pagan, 5, and Anibal Cruz, 11, were found June 24 in the trunk of the car parked behind Cruz's home. Authorities said the deaths were accidental.

Corrections

A graphic on Page A-3 on Friday included incorrect information about passenger traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport. It should have said the airport was used by 34.2 million passengers in 2000 and 30.5 million passengers in 2001. * * * *

G-8 Leaders Ready to Face Off ; Blair, 'Prepared to Hold Out,' at Odds with Bush

GLENEAGLES, Scotland - World leaders on Wednesday weighed a huge aid package for Africa and new plans for tackling global warming as Iraq war allies President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair found themselves advocating rival positions. Blair, buoyed by the decision to award London the 2012 Olympics, pledged to keep pushing for more aid to combat poverty in Africa and global warming, the two issues he has made the focus of this year's meeting but both goals that are more ambitious t...

London's Aggressive Strategy Bests the Favorite ; Tony Blair's 48-Hour Lobbying Blitz Seen Crucial to Surprise Decision

SINGAPORE - London versus Paris. Tea and crumpets versus wine and cheese. British determination versus French confidence. The hotly contested race to host the 2012 Olympics came down to an Old World battle of rival cities separated for centuries by culture and Channel.

Times Reporter Jailed for Protecting Source ; but 2nd Journalist in Cia Leak Case to Talk

WASHINGTON - A New York Times reporter was jailed Wednesday for refusing to submit to questioning by a special prosecutor investigating possible wrongdoing by the Bush administration. A Time magazine reporter, however, avoided jail at the last minute by agreeing to cooperate with the government.

Corzine, Forrester Seek U.S. Inquiry ; Say Ag's Office Lost Norcross Evidence

Democrat Jon Corzine joined his GOP opponent for governor Wednesday in asking federal prosecutors to probe the disappearance of a videotape from the state Attorney General's Office. Gubernatorial candidates Corzine and Douglas Forrester say they are troubled the secretly-recorded evidence may have been lost or destroyed by state officials handling a South Jersey corruption investigation that ended last year.

There's a Silver Lining to Losing 2012 Games ; N.Y.C. Could Be Front-Runner for 2016

NEW YORK - The small crowd at Rockefeller Center let out a collective groan when International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge announced early Wednesday that New York had been eliminated from contention for the 2012 Summer Olympics. But four years from now, Big Apple Olympics supporters may be able to let loose with the same jubilation that erupted in Trafalgar Square moments after London was declared a 54-50 winner over Paris in the head-to-head final round of IOC voting in Singapore.

Both Sides On Abortion Are Stirred to Action ; Planning Events, Strategy Keyed to Justice Selection

Less than a week after Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, special interest groups and political leaders in New Jersey are planning events they hope will influence the selection of her successor. Both sides of the abortion issue see the next justice as someone who could overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized the termination of pregnancies.

Hunting for Sense in Seizure

If you want to be a hairstylist or a manicurist in our fair state, you have to get a license. But a bounty hunter? Nah. When it comes to bounty hunters, who are allowed to act like cops in tracking alleged bail jumpers, the Garden State may as well be the Wild West. No license required.

Union Leaders Win Benefits Battle ; Codey to Ok Government Coverage

TRENTON - State employees and their families enjoy "Cadillac" health benefits, subsidized by taxpayers. Bosses of their politically powerful unions may soon enjoy the same perks.

Roundups Cut Crime in Camden, Cops Say ; Homicide Dip Follows Arrests of Fugitives

CAMDEN - In less than six months, authorities have arrested 227 fugitives wanted for violent crimes or drug dealing in Camden. And in the first half of 2005, homicides, aggravated assaults, robberies and sex crimes have all declined in the city.

No Answer On Whether Baby Born Dead

LONG BRANCH - An autopsy Wednesday failed to determine whether a newborn girl whose body was found on the floor of a rail station restroom on July 4 was born alive, acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Robert Honecker said. It could be a week before the results of a series of tests allow the county medical examiner to render an opinion, Honecker said.

Garfield Would Lose Abbott Aid Under Senate Bill

TRENTON - Twelve poor school districts, including Garfield, would lose their extra state aid and one would qualify for additional money under legislation introduced Wednesday. The bill would tighten qualifications for a school system to be designated an Abbott district, thus qualifying it for extra state aid. State Education Commissioner William Librera recommended the changes in May.

Bloods Street Gang Leader Pleads Guilty in Shooting of Suspected Informer

NEWARK - The admitted leader of a Bloods street gang pleaded guilty Wednesday to three federal charges, admitting he ordered the shooting of a man he believed was informing on the gang. The man survived despite being shot twice in the face. Tommy Terrell "Omega Red" Thompson, 32, faces about 18 years in prison when sentenced for murder conspiracy, threatening to commit violence to aid racketeering and conspiring to commit assault that resulted in serious injury in aid of racketeering, federal...

Lil' Kim to Serve Year in Prison ; Judge Eases Perjury Sentence

NEW YORK - Raunchy rapper Lil' Kim escaped a stiff prison sentence on Wednesday after telling a judge she was a "God-fearing good person" who regretted lying to a federal grand jury about a 2001 shootout outside a Manhattan radio station. The Grammy-winning artist was sentenced to one year and one day for convictions for perjury and conspiracy - a term far less than the maximum three years and seven months sought by prosecutors.

Bush Mildly Injured in Bicycling Mishap

GLENEAGLES, Scotland - President Bush collided with a local police officer and fell during a bike ride on the grounds of the Gleneagles golf resort while attending a meeting of world leaders Wednesday. Bush suffered "mild to moderate" scrapes on his hands and arms that required bandages by the White House physician, White House spokesman Scott McClellan saudsaid. It was raining lightly at the time, and Bush was wearing a helmet.

Police Encircle G-8 Protest Camp

AUCHTERARDER, Scotland - Riot police encircled a protesters' campground early today, hours after thousands of demonstrators marched near the site of the Group of Eight summit and demanded action from the world's leaders on poverty reduction and climate change Police threw up a security cordon early today around a campground housing about 5,000 protesters, in a move apparently aimed at keeping them inside and preventing any more violence.

Picky Eater Chirac Doesn't Faze Chef

GLENEAGLES, Scotland - The Scottish chef who made dinner for the world's most powerful leaders said he hoped Wednesday's meal would change French President Jacques Chirac's low opinion of British food. The French newspaper Liberation reported that Chirac said this week that only Finland had worse food than Britain and that mad cow disease was Britain's only contribution to European agriculture.

Around the World

N.J. millionaire going to space MOSCOW - Russia's space agency has signed a contract with Princeton millionaire Gregory Olsen to be the next space tourist, a deal that would make the 60-year-old scientist the third tourist to visit the international space station.