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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 2008
Page
9
Boeing says it will formally protest a $35 billion Air Force tanker award won by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. and Northrop Grumman. The contract covers 179 air-to-air refueling tankers and marks the first of three major replacements for the aging fleet over the next 30 years.
Authorities say a man accused of killing Auburn University student Lauren Burk confessed at a court hearing. Courtney Lockhart’s statement was read, claiming he abducted Burk on the campus, robbed her, attempted to rape her, and shot her.
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer apologized after being accused of involvement with a prostitution ring. Identified as Client 9 in legal papers, he met a woman in a Washington hotel as the Emperors Club VIP arranged connections to more than 50 prostitutes across multiple cities. Four people tied to the ring were arrested. lawmakers and media gathered as calls for resignation grew.
Vatican updates its list of sins citing pollution genetic manipulation and mind altering drugs as modern violations. Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti notes today’s sins carry social weight amid wealth gaps while stressing the comments do not set new doctrine.
A photo of Arab workers resting at a West Bank construction site near the Jewish settlement of Givat Zeev, located north of Jerusalem, highlights daily labor amid regional tensions.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert ordered the army to scale back Gaza actions after a sharp drop in Palestinian rocket fire. He said a broader truce could ease peace talks but denied talks with Hamas, stressing calm must hold.
Chinese officials disclosed that suspicious liquids were found on a flight bound for Beijing from a distant western Muslim region. They noted an alleged terrorist plot against the August games was foiled and separate report of a Friday jet crash attempt. Details remain scant.
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