National Desk
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EAST
ISLAMIC GROUP SHOUTS ‘MUSHROOM CLOUD IS ON ITS WAY’ AT RALLY
Members of the Queens, New York based Islamic Thinkers Society shouted, “The mushroom cloud is on its way! The real holocaust is on its way!” in Arabic at a rally outside the Israeli consulate in New York on Saturday, WorldNetDaily reported.
The protesters held up signs saying, “Islam will Dominate,” and a picture showing an Islamic flag flying over the White House.
The Investigative Project on Terrorism said the Islamic Thinkers Society is part of a London group that celebrated the attacks of September 11, 2001, and refers to the hijackers as “The Magnificent 19.” Its Web site Al-Muhajiroun, shows a picture of the Capitol ablaze.
– Staff Reporter of the Sun
NORTHEAST
YOUNG AUTHOR’S BOOK HAS PASSAGES SIMILAR TO OTHER PUBLISHED WORK
BOSTON – The debut novel of a Harvard University sophomore from New Jersey includes several passages that are similar to a work by another author published in 2001. Kaavya Viswanathan’s “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life” was published in March by Little, Brown and Company, which signed her to a hefty two-book deal when she was 17.
Yesterday, the Harvard Crimson reported the similarities on its Web site, citing seven passages in Ms.Viswanathan’s book that parallel the style and language of “Sloppy Firsts,” a 2001 novel by Megan McCafferty published by Random House.
Ms. Viswanathan, of Franklin Lakes, whose book hit 32nd on the New York Times’ hardcover fiction best seller list this week, did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.When reached by the Crimson on Saturday, she said: “No comment. I have no idea what you are talking about.”
Michael Pietsch, the publisher of Little, Brown, said yesterday that the company planned to investigate the similarities.
– Associated Press
WEST
FIVE KILLED AS PLANES COLLIDE IN ALASKA
WASILLA, Alaska – Two small planes collided yesterday about 30 miles northeast of Anchorage, killing five on board, Alaska State Troopers said.
There were no survivors in the crash, which happened above the Palmer Hay Flats in a remote area about 10 miles south of Wasilla, according to Trooper spokesman Greg Wilkinson.
Witnesses told investigators that one of the planes was flying north, while the other was flying west. Both aircraft were at an altitude of between 500 and 800 feet when they collided.
– Associated Press
