Armadas depart for Gulf as 14,000 Marines deployed
News report notes a major US buildup as 14,000 Marines move from California and the Virginia coast to the Persian Gulf. Officials indicate possible amphibious operations led by Gen. Tommy Franks, with war decisions potentially weeks away and 60,000 troops already in place plus 67,000 more authorized.
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Persian Gulf
Washington
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California
Virginia Coast
Navy
Tommy Franks
Kuwait
Afghanistan
Gulf Region
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
White House
Bush
Qatar
Franks
House Armed Services Committee
March of Dimes helps micro preemies beat odds
Cassie Patel gave birth to Gaelan and Ghavin at 24 weeks with weights of 1 lb 12 oz and 1 lb 11 oz. Both infants were resuscitated and placed on ventilators, facing heart problems and months of NICU treatment at University Hospital as they fought to survive.
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Cassie Patel
Gaelan
Ghavin
Patel
University Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NICU
Gaetan
Scott Webster
March of Dimes
Aiken County to add Fire Chief rep to communications board
Aiken County leaders Monday night agreed to revise the communications board to include a Fire Chief representative after concerns over dispatch times. FCA officials pressed for dispatch data, noting an average of about three to four minutes for roughly 280000 calls in the last six months of 2002.
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Aiken
Communications Board
Mark Redd
LaWana McKenzie
Key
Wetzel chosen for Aiken Historic Preservation Commission
Aiken City Council appointed Jack Wetzel to the Historic Preservation Commission after a prior permitting dispute involving a maze project on Wetzel property. Bill McKay, a fellow horseman and Wetzel supporter, urged an end to local politics and praised the appointment amid past tensions.
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Aiken
Bill McKay
Jack Wetzel
Nis
McKay
Wetzel
Lieberman joins presidential hunt in 2004 bid
Senator Joseph Lieberman announced his entry into the 2004 presidential race in Stamford Connecticut criticizing Bush and pledging to talk straight to the American people He noted he and Al Gore won the popular vote in 2000 and claimed the Democrats once secured more votes than any ticket in U S history This report cites remarks at his old high school and a White House response from Ari Fleischer.
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Conn
Joseph Lieberman
Bush
Lieberman
America
al Gore
Gore
United States
White House
Ari Fleischer
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