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Navy blames crew for $70 million fire aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
AP Military WriterSAN DIEGO (AP) _ A 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...Tags: Fires, Kitty Hawk, Hazardous Materials, Defense, Punishment
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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: Central Intelligence Agency, Ceremonies, John McCain, National Security, Weather Underground
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Slain Belleville soldier laid to rest
A Metro East soldier killed last month in Iraq is remembered as a man who loved children, his family, music and country. Services were held Tuesday in East St. Louis for 22-year-old U.S. Army Private First Class Jamel Bryant. Bryant was killed...Tags: Defense
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British army defuses roadside bomb planted by IRA dissidents near Northern Ireland border
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) _ British army experts have defused a roadside bomb planted by Irish Republican Army dissidents in Northern Ireland four days after finding it. The Police Service of Northern Ireland says the bomb was designed to ambush a...Tags: Personal Finance, Defense, Police
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Colombian official says Mexican drug gangs buying directly from Colombia rebels
Associated Press WriterMEXICO CITY (AP) _ Mexico's powerful drug cartels are buying drugs directly from Colombia's main rebel group, a senior Colombian defense official said Tuesday at a hemispheric meeting on crime. The finance chief of the FARC rebel unit along the Ecuador-...Tags: Michael Mukasey, Corporate Crime, Wars and Interventions, Gang Activity, Addiction
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Iraq's foreign minister says 'bold' decisions needed to finalize bases deal with US
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ The Iraqi foreign minister said Tuesday it will require "bold political decisions" to resolve the major issue standing in the way of a deal allowing American troops to remain here next year — who would try U.S. troops accused of...Tags: Public Relations, Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Injuries, Prosecution
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Iran forces down Hungarian plane in its airspace, then lets it continue to Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ Iran forced an aircraft carrying Hungarian military officials to land after it entered its airspace, Hungary's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The plane was allowed to continue to Afghanistan after it was determined the entry was...Tags: Defense, Television Industry
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UN calls on countries to send naval ships, aircraft to fight piracy off Somali coast
Associated Press WriterUNITED NATIONS (AP) _ The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling on all countries with a stake in maritime safety off Somalia to send naval ships and military aircraft to confront growing piracy there. The measure urging...Tags: Guerrilla Activity, Theft, Defense, Ban Ki-moon, United Nations
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Info on Mich. congressional candidates
11th District ------ NAME: Joseph W. Larkin PARTY: Democrat AGE: 44 (Born 7-28-64) RESIDENCE: Livonia EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in political science, University of Michigan, 1986; law degree, University of Michigan, 1988. CAREER: Attorney...Tags: Henry Ford, Democratic Party, National Government, Columbia University, Biology
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Former contractor pleads guilty to stealing almost $40M in fuel from US Army base in Iraq
Associated Press WriterALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) _ A former Army contractor pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $40 million worth of jet and diesel fuel from a U.S. Army base in Iraq and selling it on the black market. Lee W. Dubois, 32, of Lexington, S.C., faces up to 10...Tags: National Government, Corporate Crime, Diesel Fuel, Justice System, Punishment
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UN chief says dangers hamper increased peacekeeping in Darfur, food delivery in Somalia
Associated Press WriterUNITED NATIONS (AP) _ The beleaguered peacekeeping force in Sudan's violence-wracked Darfur region cannot be significantly strengthened this year because of increased dangers, the U.N. chief said Tuesday. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he has delayed...Tags: National Government, Government, Wars and Interventions, Defense, Ban Ki-moon
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Iraqi PM welcomes Abu Dhabi crown prince in latest high-level Arab visit
Associated Press WriterBAGHDAD (AP) _ Iraq's prime minister welcomed the crown prince of Abu Dhabi to Baghdad on Tuesday, the latest high-level visit by regional Arab dignitaries. Sheik Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who also is the deputy commander of the United Arab Emirates'...Tags: Saddam Hussein, Government, Religious Conflicts, Defense, Civil Unrest
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