Berg death details emerge in e-mail chain
Westchester Pennsylvania reports show a U.S. diplomatic official told Nicholas Bergs family in early April he was being detained by U.S. military. Officials say Berg was held by Iraqi police on March 24 and was not in American custody. He was found dead in Baghdad last weekend after being kidnapped and killed by militants.
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Israeli troops search desert for five soldiers killed
Hundreds of Israeli troops comb the desert near Rafah for the scattered remains of five soldiers killed when militants fired a rocket at an armored carrier. In nearby clashes Palestinians died as casualties rose, fueling a fierce debate in Israel over possible further action.
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Senate updates special education Act to aid struggling students
The Senate approved renewing and updating the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to help earlier support for students with disabilities, grant teachers more discipline flexibility, and ease parent school tensions. The vote was 95 against 3, allowing accelerated spending but rejecting mandatory increases. The law covers about 6.7 million children.
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Washington
Senate
Greek group claims responsibility for sudden incidents
In Athens a Greek radical group called Revolutionary Struggle claimed responsibility for triple sudden incidents at a police station and warned that visitors to the Olympic Games from heads of state to wealthy Western tourists would be undesirable. The group issued the proclamation in To Pontiki, citing security concerns ahead of the August games. Police link the claim to a September attack on a judicial complex that injured an officer.
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House votes to make bottom bracket tax cuts permanent
The House approved extending the expanded bottom tax bracket, voting 344 to 76 to keep the lower rate for earned wages. The measure, part of three tax cuts, would increase the income threshold next year and expire in 2011 unless renewed. Democrats warned of deficits while Republicans argued for relief for low earners.
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Rumsfeld visits Abu Ghraib to deny cover-up claims
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld toured Abu Ghraib amid a scandal over prisoner abuse, insisting no cover-up and promising punishment for wrongdoers. General Pace and Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz acknowledged interrogation methods that violated the Geneva Conventions and said officials did not know who approved them.
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McCartney Rehearsals Stir Noise Complaints From East London
Sir Paul McCartney faced resident complaints as his Millennium Dome rehearsals disrupted neighbors across the Thames. Greenwich officials ordered volume reductions while McCartney’s camp pledged to adjust sound during the tour.
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Bono Visits Paul Martin Over Canada AIDS Funding
U2 frontman Bono met Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in Ottawa to praise Canada’s $73 million boost to AIDS efforts and the doubling of support to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS to $51.1 million. He said the funds will support technical aid and cheaper AIDS drugs and was not campaigning.
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Paul Martin
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Vegeez space vegetable spread wins NASA contest
A Penn State team won first place in a NASA Space Center contest at Iowa State University for Vegeez a three layer shelf stable space food made from spinach chard tomatoes carrots potatoes and radishes officials said the product is easy to prepare and eat and designed for space travel.
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Penn State University
NASA Food Technology Commercial Space Center
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