European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 2007 stars and stripes Page 11 in the states projecting Unity on Iran by Deb Riechmann the associated press Maine president Bush and russian pres ident Vladimir Putin projected a United front monday against Iran suspected nuclear weapons when Russia and the United states speak along the same it tends to have an effect and therefore i appreciate the rus sians attitude in the United a Bush were close on recognizing that we got to work to Gether to Send a common Mes Putin predicted that we will continue to be successful As they work through the Security Security Council members have begun discussing a proposal for sanctions against Iran because of its refusal to Stop enriching the rus Sia and their fellow permanent Security Council have told Iran they will hold off on new sanctions if it stops expand ing its enrich ment activities while they seek to restart talks about the program with diplomats say the Irani an govern ment has not Bush yet responded to the Putin suggested there would be further substantial Intercourse on this it was unclear whether the Lead ers had agreed on methods or merely wanted to gloss Over Public consumption any differences on Bush and Putin have contrast ing views on democracy and mis Sile nato expansion into russian backyard and Independence for they both want to stymie Iran nuclear weapons but Haven seen Eyet Eye on How Tough to Putin get with Tehran or even whether Ira Nian missiles currently pose a on the prickly mis Sile Putin pro posed trans forming plans for an Eastern european missile shield into a broader system that would incorporate a radar system in Southern Russia and bring More european nations into the Deci Sion making the relationship of our two countries would be raised to an entirely new Putin standing alongside Bush on the Lawn of the Bush family summer Home overlooking the craggy at lactic Washington is planning to build a new missile defense system based in Poland and the czech re Darren the Only roofs of buildings Are visible As floodwaters cover parts of cof hundreds flee major floods in Texas by Steve Brisendine the associated press Riv ers swollen to record Levels by Days of heavy rain inched higher in parts of the Southern Plains on keeping people from re turning to ruined crude Oil spilling from a refinery into one flooding River contributed to the the Kansas National guard was sent to help with a mandatory evacuation of a Small town in Eastern Kansas and one of the hardest hit communities in the the town evacuated 40 per cent of its residents after two Rivers Rose out of their problems created by the flood ing were compounded by a spill of More than Gallons of crude Oil from the Coffeyville resources refinery into the Verdigris said Sharon spokeswoman for the Kansas emergency management the Federal environmental Protection Agency had teams on the scene of the said Jim Montgomery county emergency about a third of the Homes in Coffeyville and a Quarter of Homes in Independence had been he and water intakes for in dependence and Elk City had been shut Coffeyville mayor Virgin Horn said his own House was sub were very Horn its chemicals mixed with while Kansas was getting a More rain was scattered Over Texas and Eastern Oklahoma on sunday and the latest in nearly two weeks of storms that have inundated parts of Texas and eleven deaths have been blamed on the storms and flooding in where two men Are miss the overnight rainfall flooded a few roads in South Texas but there were no reports of stranded motorists or authorities Oklahoma also has suffered with some of the worst on sunday near where the Caney River was More than 3 feet above flood court rejects Libby request to delay his prison term the associated press Federal appeals court refused on monday to step in and delay former White House aide Lewis Scooter lob Bys prison sentence in the Cia leak the unanimous decision is a dramatic setback for Libby Legal Case and puts pressure on president who has been sidestepping Calls by Libby Al lies to Pardon the former aide to vice president Dick Libby faces 2vz years in prison on his conviction of lying and obstructing the investigation into the 2003 leak of Cia operative Valerie flames the former chief of staff to he is the highest ranking White House official ordered to prison since the Ira Contra Libby had hoped that the court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit would put that sentence on hold because he believed he had a Good Chance of overturning the conviction on a the court unanimously rejected the the Bureau of prisons has not yet assigned Libby a prison or Given him a Date to but last week it designated him As Federal inmate