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Mother's corpse found
A body discovered in a Pennsylvania landfill was identified as the mother of a four-year-old girl found wandering the streets last month, police said. Police found the body of 26-year-old Monica Lozada-Rivadineira on Oct. 6. The medical examiner's office confirmed the identity Tuesday, said Detective Brian Sessa. The Bolivian woman's live-in boyfriend, Cesar Ascarrunz, is being held. He is accused of strangling her and dumping her body in a pile of trash. The case captured national attention after authorities took the unusual step of putting the girl on television in hopes of tracking down her family.
■ United States
Bush backs Indian nuke deal
President George W. Bush's administration is confident Congress will approve a US nuclear deal with India before a summit early next year, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Tuesday. Burns, speaking before leaving for New Delhi, said the chances had been improved by India's recent support of a US-European resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency over Iran. For nearly 30 years the US led the global fight to deny India access to nuclear technology. But Bush jettisoned this approach with an agreement in July to allow US nuclear cooperation. He is seeking changes in US law and international regulations to allow India to get items like nuclear fuel.
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