RadioShack chief resigns amid resume questions
Fort Worth based RadioShack announced the resignation of president and CEO David Edmondson after questions about resume accuracy. Claire Babrowski was promoted to acting CEO as outside counsel investigates alleged degree claims and missing school records reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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RadioShack Corp
David Edmondson
Claire Babrowski
Fort Worth
Edmondson
Blanco unveils $7.5 billion Louisiana reconstruction plan
Gov. Kathleen Blanco outlines a $7.5 billion rebuilding and buyout plan for thousands with damaged or destroyed homes after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The program caps aid at $150,000 per homeowner, relies on federal funds, and faces scrutiny from officials and residents as Congress prepares approval.
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Kathleen Blanco
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White House
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Administration vows tougher stance on China trade
The administration weighing a get tough approach against China could file charges over auto parts and copyright piracy and call China a currency manipulator. Despite the pressure, analysts say the impact on the rising $726 billion U.S. trade deficit may be limited in the near term, though lawmakers urge stronger action amid a $202 billion gap with China and job losses since 2000.
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U.S
Washington
Congress
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Rescue workers push on in search for Guinsaugon survivors
In Guinsaugon Philippines rescue teams dig through up to 100 feet of mud for survivors at an elementary school four days after a mountainside collapse. Seismic and sound sensors from U S and Malaysian forces report signs of life though Marines say no survivors found.
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Philippines
U.S
South Leyte
Rosette Leras
U S
Burrell Palmer
Marius Corpus
Palmer
Richard Neikirk
Sahar Yunos
Malaysia
Explosion traps 65 in Mexico mine
Emergency crews tunnel through dirt wood and rock to reach 65 miners trapped by a gas explosion 600 feet underground at the Pasta de Conchos mine near San Juan de Sabinas Coahuila. Rescue teams push 400 yards in as leaders caution oxygen may be limited.
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Mexico
Pasta de Conchos
Eagle Pass
Texas
Norma Vitela
Jose Angel Guzman
Juan Rebolledo
Grupo Mexico
Sergio Robles
Coahuila
Robles
Historian David Irving jailed for Holocaust denial in Austria
Austrian court sentences British historian David Irving to three years in prison after he admitted denying the Holocaust speeches in 1989 and acknowledges some gas chambers at Auschwitz. He insists he is not a Holocaust denier and plans an appeal as supporters call it overly harsh.
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Austria
David Irving
Hitler
Irving
Auschwitz
Adolf Eichmann
Elmar Kresbach
Michael Klackl
David
Iran Ranks Hard Line in Talks Over Uranium Enrichment
In Moscow on Monday Iran rejected Russia's demand to freeze domestic enrichment and ended talks with no breakthrough. The Russian bid, supported by the US and Europe, was seen as Tehran's last chance before an IAEA meeting that could lead to UN sanctions. Iran says its program is for energy, not weapons.
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Europe
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International Atomic Energy Agency
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India hunts humans for bird flu as Europe fights outbreak
At Navapur India health teams go door to door seeking people sick with the H5N1 strain while German troops fumigate and burn dead birds in Europe. EU ministers in Brussels discuss poultry vaccination as bird flu reaches several nations. Malaysia reports 40 chicken deaths signaling first local cases in over a year. Indian farmers burn carcasses as mass culling continues near Navapur.
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India
Europe
Brussels
Belgium
European Union
Malaysia
Bombay
U S ambassador warns Iraq leaders on unity gov
U S ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad bluntly warned Iraqi leaders they could lose American support unless they form a national unity government with security forces free of religious party control. The warning followed a bombing surge that killed 24, including an American soldier, highlighting the need for a government trusted by all communities to enable a U.S. troop withdrawal.
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Iraq
U.S
Zalmay Khalilzad
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