Agriprocessors Files for Bankruptcy After Immigration Raid
Agriprocessors, the Kosher slaughterhouse in Postville Iowa, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection citing the May immigration raid that led to the arrest of over 300 workers. First Bank of St Louis seeks foreclosure on the plant and appointment of a receiver. a Wednesday federal hearing was canceled due to the filing.
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Postville
Iowa
Des Moines
Government urged to speed drilling on public lands
Congressional investigators say the government does not do enough to expedite drilling in federal waters and on public lands. The GAO review of 55,000 federal oil and gas leases from 1987 to 1996 shows most leases expired unused and only a small share produced oil or natural gas.
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Interior Department
General Accountability Office
Duct tape used to restrain unruly plane passenger
Maria Esther Castillo of Oswego New York faces charges of resisting arrest and interfering with a flight crew after a United Airlines flight from Puerto Rico to Chicago landed in North Carolina. The 45 year old allegedly struck a flight attendant with the back of her hand and pulled a blind passenger by the hair before being restrained with duct tape and detained.
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N.C
North Carolina
Maria Esther Castillo
Oswego
N.Y
United Airlines
Puerto Rico
Chicago
Castillo
FBI
Peter Carricato
U.S. District Court
Charlotte
Rice launches final Mideast trip to push Israeli peace plan
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice departs on her eighth Middle East mission with 77 days left in office. She will visit Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt, and Jordan to shore up support for talks and outline a post January 20 path, despite slim odds for a year end agreement. The trip aims to place the process for the incoming Obama administration.
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Middle East
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Palestinian Territories
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Jordan
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State Department
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Karzai Demands End to Civilian Deaths in Afghan War
Afghan President Karzai urged President Obama to halt airstrikes that kill civilians after a sudden incident at a wedding in Kandahar left 37 dead, including 23 children and 10 women. US forces said they were reviewing the strike and apologized if innocents were harmed.
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Wech Baghtu
Afghanistan
Barack Obama
U.S
Hamid Karzai
Karzai
United States
Obama
Wedi Baghta
Kandahar
AUS
Cmdr
Jeff Bender
Mexican interior secretary dies in plane crash
Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino, a key Calderon ally in the anti drug campaign, died when his plane crashed into rush hour traffic. Fourteen people died in the crash, which investigators say is most likely an accident despite international help to rule out foul play.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Juan Camilo Mourino
Felipe Calderon
U.S
Russia to Deploy Short Range Missiles Near Poland
President Dmitry Medvedev warned that Russia will position short range missiles near Poland to counter U S military plans in Eastern Europe. He blamed Washington for the Georgia war and the global financial crisis in his first state of the nation speech and urged Washington to mend strained ties.
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Poland
U.S
Europe
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Barack Obama
Medvedev
Washington
Georgia
Thousands Flee Fighting in Congo as Rebels Clash
Sporadic gunfire and explosions rocked Kiwanja as rebels battled pro government militiamen for a second day. Thousands fled the area while a regional cease fire held farther south near the provincial capital. Diplomats prepared a Kenya peace summit with Ban Ki moon and the presidents of Rwanda and Congo.
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Congo
Kenya
U.N
Ban Ki-moon
Rwanda
Son of bin Laden denied asylum in Spain
Spain rejects asylum request from Omar Osama bin Laden 27 for not meeting entry conditions. Interior Ministry officials say the decision followed an assessment that the applicant did not satisfy required criteria to enter Spain.
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