Bird Cause Outage Knocks Out L A International Tower
An AP report notes a bird on a power line caused a 34.5 kilovolt outage that blacked the Los Angeles International Airport control tower for about ten seconds, disrupting 80 to 100 flights and leaving radar radios and phones inoperative for controllers.
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Donn Walker
FAA
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Los Angles International
Walker
City Department of Water and Power
Carol Tucker
Tird
US Airways
Lax
Red Cross chief cites hospital security as Haiti challenge
In Port au Prince ICRC leader Felipe Donoso says hospital security is the main obstacle as armed gangs target facilities after Aristide's ouster. The group has funded upgrades at Canape Vert and Gonaives and advises smaller hospitals on protection strategies.
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Haiti
Port-Au-Prince
Canape Vert
International Committee For the Red Cross
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Felipe Donoso
ICRC
Port-au- Prince
Gonaives
Donoso
Aristide
Militias withdraw from police stations in Iraq clashes
As a fragile ceasefire held in Fallujah, Muqtada al Sadr withdrew his al Mahdi Army from police stations in Najaf Karbala and Kufa to avert a US assault. The US aims to kill or capture al Sadr while battles kill hundreds.
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Najaf
U.S
Muqtada al-Sadr
Saddam Hussein
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al- Mahdi
Karbala
Kufa
Murtada al-Janabi
Ricardo Sanchez
Ayatollah
Ali al Husseini al-Sistani
Sistani
Holy City
Al-Sistani
Sanchez
John Abizaid
Middle East
Abizaid
Saddam
Ministry of Defense
FBI and DOJ to defend counterterrorism efforts hearing
Top law enforcement officials defend pre 9 11 counterterrorism actions as a Senate commission scrutinizes whether concern matched action. Testimony from Louis Freeh John Ashcroft Janet Reno and other former leaders centers on agency priorities resources and missed opportunities.
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Cofer Black
Ashcroft
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Monday
Wall
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Crawford
Texas
Daily Brief
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Osama bin Laden
America
Rice
bin Laden
O Neal curses after Lakers loss in Sacramento
Shaquille O Neal cursed during a live post game interview following the Lakers 102 85 defeat to Sacramento. He cursed after a question about the Kings while the locker room interview was breaking up.
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Shaquille O’neal
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Largest number of tractors plows 500 yards in Australia
In Cootamundra 1862 tractors joined a 500 yard plow challenge, breaking Ireland's 1833-tractor record. Organizer Vic Muscat noted an initial shortfall but within two hours the fleet met the target amid Outback crowd enthusiasm.
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Australia
Sydney
Vic Muscat
Ireland
Muscat
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