Airlines improve on-time performance in January
Washington report shows 84.9 percent of major flights arrived within 15 minutes in January, up from 78.3 percent in December. Bureau of Transportation Statistics notes continued gains from new air traffic procedures and revised schedules, though February storms could alter the trend.
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Washington
Digest
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
David Smallen
David ‘Stempler
Air ‘Travelers Association
Supreme Court weighs forced drugging limits in trial rights
The justices examined whether the government may compel delusional defendants and others not charged with crimes to take anti psychotic medication to stand trial. In a related case, three Rwandan rebels were indicted for the 1999 murders of six tourists in Uganda during a gorilla watching trip.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Uganda
Rob Haubner
Susan Miller
New Zealand
Roscoe Howard
District
of Columbia
North Korean jets shadow U S reconnaissance plane
North Korean fighters shadowed an Air Force RC-135S over the Sea of Japan for about 20 minutes on Sunday, with four planes present. No hostile fire occurred, and authorities note the incident is the first since the 1969 EC 121 shootdown.
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Washington
Air Force
Sea of Japan
U.S
Cmdr
Jeff Davis
Pentagon
Davis
New York Architects Win Pentagon 9 11 Memorial Design
The winning design for a Pentagon memorial honoring Sept. 11 victims was announced by Pentagon officials. Architects Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman of New York proposed a two-acre site with 184 lit pools and benches engraved with victims names, arranged by age. The memorial sits 165 feet from the building and aims for completion by Sept. 11 next year with a projected cost between 4.9 and 7.4 million dollars funded privately.
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Keith Kaseman
Julie Beckman
New York
Pentagon
Washington
Defense Department
al-Qaida
Navy Cmdh
Patrick Dunn
Dunn
New York City
Beckman
World Trade Center
GOP dispute over deficits would not be a record
Washington on track for deficits above 300 billion dollars this year and next, a claim Republicans dispute. Democrats reject the idea, noting inflation and economy size alter historic comparisons.
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GOP
Washington
Indiana University
Willard Witte
Bush
Government moves to shield infants from chemical cancer risks
The EPA proposes tougher guidelines to weigh 10 times higher cancer risk to babies and toddlers from gene harming chemicals. For the first time the agency would factor the greater vulnerability of very young children into regulatory decisions on pesticides and other pollutants, with a separate guidance document to apply risk assessments across populations.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Iso
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