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California: Errors led to ship fire
Wire reportsA fire aboard the nuclear-powered USS George Washington aircraft carrier resulted from a failure to properly store hazardous materials and other missteps that allowed the fire to burn unchecked for more than eight hours, Navy investigators found. The...Tags: California, Defense
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Army, protesters clash
BANGKOK, THAILAND Thailand suffered its worst political violence in more than 16 years as police battled protesters who besieged parliament Tuesday in their struggle to change the country's system of democracy. One woman died, and more than 400 people...Tags: Parliament, Government, Demonstration, Corruption, Corporate Crime
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Iran forces Hungarian plane to land
Associated PressTEHRAN — Iran forced an aircraft carrying Hungarian military officials to land in a mix-up over whether it had permission to enter Iran's airspace, Hungary's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The plane was later allowed to continue to Afghanistan. The...Tags: Defense
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Breeders' Cup horses will face drug testing
Horses pre-entered in the 14Breeders' Cup races to be run Oct. 24-25 at Santa Anita Park will face drug testing ahead of racing's richest event. Horses will be selected randomly for testing from the pre-entry lists to be released Tuesday, the California...Tags: Virginia Tech, Multi-Sport Events, Nikolai Khabibulin, Chicago Blackhawks, Basketball
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Chinese authorities investigating gymnasts
International gymnastics officials aren't the only ones who want more information on two members of China's 2000 Olympic team. The Chinese Gymnastics Association is doing its own investigation into the ages of Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun, spokeswoman...Tags: Basketball, Columbia University, Lou Groza, Defense, Football
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L-3 Coleman Aerospace will add jobs
Sentinel Staff WriterBoosted by a new contract, rocket maker L-3 Coleman Aerospace plans to add 40 jobs at its Orlando operation to build missile defense targets for the Air Force, the company said Tuesday. Terms of the latest deal call for L-3 Coleman to make a longer-range...Tags: NASA, Weaponry, New York, Space Programs, Defense
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Without a balance of sources, elite media reports same old war
Special to the sentinelIn September, economic turmoil dominated U.S. news, pushing a host of domestic and international issues to the margins. Amid this brewing financial crisis has been a diplomatic meltdown, which could have consequences that prove as catastrophic as any...Tags: Ethics, Rollins College, Sociology, Values, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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WAR UPDATE
A U.S. military officer warned Pentagon officials that an American detainee was being driven nearly insane by months of isolation and sensory deprivation in a U.S. military brig, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The men were...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Wars and Interventions, Osama bin Laden, Central Intelligence Agency, Human Rights
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McCain link to group in Iran-Contra scandal resurfaces as Obama-radical connection cited
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican Sen. John McCain served on the advisory board to the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America in the 1980s. The U.S. Council for World Freedom also aided rebels...Tags: Ceremonies, Wars and Interventions, Central Intelligence Agency, Barack Obama, Jack Anderson
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US law against child soldiers applies to Philippine rebel groups, government militias
Associated Press WriterMANILA, Philippines (AP) _ Rebel groups and government-armed militias using child soldiers in the Philippines and 16 other strife-torn countries face prosecution in the United States under a new U.S. law, a human rights group said Wednesday. The New...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Guerrilla Activity, United Nations, International Law, George Bush
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U.S. troops' immunity puts Iraq deal at risk
The Associated PressThe Iraqi foreign minister said Tuesday that it will take "bold political decisions" to resolve the major issue standing in the way of a deal allowing U.S. troops to remain here next year: who would try U.S. troops accused of crimes. Neighboring Iran...Tags: Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, Defense
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Afghans flee Pakistan fighting
The Associated PressAfghan refugees ordered out of a Pakistani war zone begged Tuesday for bus fares and flowed over the border into their homeland, worsening a humanitarian crisis resulting from an army offensive against Taliban militants, officials said. Pakistan has told...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Guerrilla Activity, Osama bin Laden, Refugee, Defense
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