Safest year for U S commercial flights in 2002
The National Transportation Safety Board reports 2002 had 34 commercial airline accidents, with no deaths and nine serious injuries. The only major accident was July 26 when a FedEx cargo plane crashed at Tallahassee, all crew survived. An Aug 28 American West passenger plane ran off a Phoenix runway, injuring ten, one seriously.
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Thousands march in Hong Kong for democracy rally
Thousands in Hong Kong joined a pro democracy rally criticizing Chief Executive Tung Chee hwa over a planned anti subversion law. Demonstrators shouted Return power to the people and booed when organizers aired footage of Tung promising freedoms remain intact.
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K. Yam
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Uranium claim kept despite call to drop from speech
Washington officials affirmed President Bush's Africa uranium claim as accurate while admitting it should have been removed from the State of the Union. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and Condoleezza Rice said US and British intelligence support Saddam Hussein seeking uranium in Africa for nuclear weapons.
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Poll shows public wary of centralized media ownership
Washington polls indicate Americans oppose loosening rules that let a single company own multiple media outlets in one city. About half see negative effects, 10 percent see positive, and a third foresee harm, though attention to ownership changes was low in February.
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Pew Research Center For the People & the Press
Palestinian militants vow not to surrender weapons in ceasefire
Hamas and Islamic Jihad warned they will not surrender weapons despite a two week old truce and said disarming them would break the pause in violence. The groups accused the Palestinian Authority of bowing to Israeli demands while Abbas and other officials called for Arafat’s freedom of movement amid the stalled peace process.
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Inaugural Iraqi Governing Council Formed in Baghdad
The 25 member body, dominated by Shiites, convened with U.S. backing three months after Saddam Hussein's ouster to name ministers, approve the 2004 budget, and designate April 9 as a national holiday. Bremer retains final authority as U.S. administrator while council leadership is to be chosen next.
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Salma Hayek passes on directing The Maldonado Miracle
Actress Salma Hayek initially declined directing the Showtime movie The Maldonado Miracle, later pursuing Frida and other scripts before finding a project she felt passionate about. The film, her directorial debut, stars Ruben Blades Peter Fonda Marc Winningham and airs Oct 12. He produced it.
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Dogs find new home after desert rescue from Jordan Iraq border
Five Iraqi dogs travel 9,300 miles to California aboard an Air France plane thanks to Marcy Christmas of Camarillo who funded the transport. The rescue began after she saw a TV report and coordinated with Jordan's Humane Center for Animal Welfare. Six puppies and their mother were located. two were adopted in Iraq. Christmas paid about 1,000 for the remaining pups to reach California.
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