Gunmen in Police Disguise Kill Two U S Officials in Iraq
Gunmen posing as police shot dead two American coalition officials and their Iraqi translator at a roadblock south of Baghdad. The killings mark the first U S civilian deaths from the occupation authority in Iraq. Four Iraqi police were killed and two wounded in a later clash with Shiite militants during a raid in a southern district. L. Paul Bremer asked the FBI to investigate the Tuesday slayings near Hillah, 35 miles south of Baghdad.
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Baghdad
Iraq
U.S
L. Paul Bremer
FBI
Hillah
Dan Senor
Coalition
Teen sniper Malvo sentenced to life in prison
In Chesapeake Virginia Lee Boyd Malvo 19 was formally sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in the Washington area sniper spree that killed 10 people. The sentence followed John Allen Muhammad who received the death penalty in Prince William County. Malvo did not speak at the 10 minute hearing as his lawyers advised.
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Chesapeake
Lee Boyd Malvo
John Allen Muhammad
Washington
Malvo
Muhammad
Prince William County
Consumer groups sue NHTSA over regional recalls
Two consumer groups filed a lawsuit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration alleging the agency permitted manufacturers to limit recalls to regions. The suit claims NHTSA allowed 40 regional recalls in the past decade for defects tied to geographic conditions such as snow or heat, keeping other consumers uninformed.
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Washington
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Trade deficit widens to record January high in 2004
Commerce Department data show January 2004 trade deficit at 43.1 billion dollars, up 0.9 percent from December. The 2003 annual deficit was revised to a new record of 489.9 billion, amid global trade tensions and US job migration.
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Washington
America
Bush
Commerce Department
United States
Cost of war budget gaps raise doubts in Congress
Lawmakers pressed to estimate future Iraq costs say the White House hides war spending. Democrats and Republicans demand clear figures as analysts project troop levels and multibillion dollar needs beyond the $402 billion defense request. The CBO and think tanks warn costs could reach up to 200 billion through 2013 with thousands more fatalities.
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Washington
Iraq
Pentagon
Congress
Bush Administration
White House
David Obey
Wisconsin
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Sen
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Bush
Afghanistan
House
Senate
Dov Zakheim
Daniel Goure
Lexington Institute
Congressional Budget Office
Anthony Cordesman
The
Center For
Strategic and International Studies
Vietnam
Cordesman
Council On Foreign Relations
Joshua Bolton
Bush budget again omits Iraq Afghanistan operations funds
The 2005 budget proposal repeats prior practice by excluding funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Officials anticipate additional money will be needed beyond the baseline defense request.
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Bush
Iraq
Afghanistan
U.S
Bush Administration
Attacks at Madrid Stations Kill 131 in ETA Strike
Explosions rocked three Madrid stations including Atocha killing 131 commuters and wounding over 400. Officials blamed ETA for the deadliest strike in years as rescue crews battled chaos and hospitals urged blood donations before the general election.
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Madrid
Spain
ETA
Eduardo Zaplana
Atocha
Muter
Basque Country
Popular Party
Juani Fernandez
Barcelona
Diana Ross ordered back to Tucson for DUI sentence
Diana Ross, 59, must serve a two day jail term for DUI in Tucson after arranging to serve in Greenwich. Cranshaw found she spent 47 hours in custody rather than 48, prompting a fuller accounting from police. Sorvino Effort aims to end violence against women worldwide. Nixon pushes education funding in Albany with lobbying groups backing her cause.
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Diana Ross
Tucson
Ariz
Greenwich
Conn
T. Jay Cranshaw
James Walters
Cranshaw
Ross
Los Angeles
Mira Sorvino
Amnesty International
United States
Sorvino
Rwanda
Woody Allen
Romy and
Michele
Albany
N.Y
Cynthia Nixon
HBO
State Assembly
Sheldon Silver
Nixon
State Capitol
New York City
Names and a Diet Coke baby highlight vintage names
The article traces early uses of girl names once considered masculine such as Philip and Thomas in the 14th century and notes Diet Coke inspired baby naming in Britain. Archivists also record Dionisia evolving into Denise and other era names like Godelena Helwise Idony Avice. A separate AP item covers a Florida probation case and Gatwick meat import breach by Nemeh Jaiteh.
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London
Britain
National Archives
West Riding
Yorkshire
Dionisia
Denise
Diot
Cook
George Redmonds
Ancestors Magazine
Philip
Thomas
Godelena
Helwise
Idony
Avice
Mary
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Baqouba
Bremer
Teen Sniper
Traffic Safety Agency
Steve Kosiak
Source
Associated Press
Socialistrun
Catalonia
France
Enrique Sanchez
Santa Eugenia
Sex and the City’ Co-Star Lobbying Education Funding
Alliance For Quality Education
Alliance
George Pataki
Port Charlotte
Fla
Valda Lenette Morris
Morris
Homosassa
Ric Howard
Howard
Fish Packing
Nemeh Nyana Jaiteh
West Africa
Customs and Excise Department
Jaiteh
Gatwick
Gambia
European Union
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