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A report in the Sunday Times of London said that Mossad, the Israeli secret service, managed to take a urine sample from President Hafez Assad of Syria when he was in Jordan in February 1999 for the funeral of King Hussein.
It claimed Monday in its front-page lead that the pop singer Elton John, who sang at Diana's funeral, is supporting the campaign.
Buying caskets on the Web--at sites like directcasket.com, casketgallery.com, and downtoearthcoffin.com--creates "emotional detachment" about the purchase, says USAT , which helps grieving relatives avoid the exorbitant casket fees of funeral homes.
The remarkable work on civil rights done by Robert Kennedy's Justice Department bore a distinctly Republican stamp: John Doar, a celebrated member of that team--who single-handedly stopped an incipient riot at Medgar Evars' funeral by stepping into an angry crowd and yelling, "Anybody around here knows that I stand for what's right!"
But wouldn't that make the funeral weirdly exciting?