Accused graduates still on active duty at Air Force Academy
Sixteen graduates accused of rape or sexual assault while at the Air Force Academy remain on active duty. Of 18 cadets charged between 1993 and 2002, one has died and another left the service. One officer is under investigation. one went to the Army. One acquitted, one absolved after accuser recanted. names not released.
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Denver
Air Force Academy
Air Force
Dewey Ford
Ford
Army
White House Seeks Documents in CIA Leak Probe
White House maintains business as usual as a Tuesday 5 PM deadline looms for staff to turn over documents in the CIA leak investigation. Officials say only a few workers were on site while 2000 employees face an order to certify possession of relevant materials and provide electronic records logs notes and calendars.
First Lady Praises National Book Week at White House Festival
First Lady Laura Bush told book lovers at the White House East Room that books unite Americans and the world, calling a good book irresistible. Library of Congress officials estimated up to 60,000 people attended the National Book Festival on a gray morning on the National Mall.
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Washington
Ura Bush
Ash
White House
Library of Congress
Colombian mayoral candidate shot dead in Boyaca state
Gunmen killed Jorge Roa, Conservative Party candidate for mayor, while he drove near Chivor in Boyaca. A passenger died and two others were injured. Roa’s assassination marks the 16th candidate slain in the run up to state and municipal elections. Rebels reportedly claimed responsibility to Roa's relatives.
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Bogota
Colombia
Jorge Roa
Conservative Party
Chivor
Boyaca
Alvaro Miranda
Associated Press
Roa
Miranda
el Tiempo
Eged
Bush touted Iraq WMD claims before war
On the eve of conflict President Bush asserted that intelligence left no doubt Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. Six months later CIA chief Kay said no stocks were found yet cautioned against final conclusions.
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Washington
Bush
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
CIA
David Kay
Congress
Kay
Dick Cheney
Saddam
Baghdad
United Nations
NIE
Cheney
CNN
Tiger Attacks Magician Roy Horn During Siegfried Show
During a Las Vegas Mirage performance a 7 year old tiger named Montecore attacked Roy Horn. Horn underwent neck surgery and was in critical but stable condition as the show was canceled indefinitely.
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Tiger
Roy Horn
Las Vegas
Siegfried
Roy
Horn
Mirage Hotel-Casino
Shauna Wiblen
Andy Cushman
Bernie Yuman
Sat
Paiease
Alan Feldman
Sai Horn
Yuman
Clark County Fire
Bob Leinbach
Cushman
Siegfried Fischbacher
Montecore
Feldman
Magical
Las Veo
Siegfried & Roy
Roy Uwe Ae
Cincinnati Zoo
Agassi Keeps Retirement Thoughts Close to Court
In Las Vegas Andre Agassi, 33, notes retirement is on his mind yet aims to stay competitive for titles. The eight time Grand Slam winner is taking a break to spend time with wife Steffi Graf, as their son Jaden nears his second birthday. Graf is due to give birth to the couple's second child. Agassi remains world No. 4 and continues to weigh his future against his ongoing career.
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Las Vegas
Andre Agassi
Agassi
Steffi Graf
Jaden
Graf
Tyson denied refund of 5.8 million in Ohio taxes
The Ohio Board of Tax Appeals ruled former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson is not owed a refund of 5.8 million dollars paid while owning a Cleveland area estate. He had lived in Ohio after a 1995 prison release and claimed he moved to Las Vegas, with 1995 and 1996 tax returns showing 2.0 and 3.8 million paid.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mike Tyson
Cleveland
Ohio Board of Tax Appeals
Tyson
Indiana
Authority of
Las Vegas
Crematorium owner sentenced for mutilating remains
Michael Francis Brown, 44, the former Pacific Care Crematorium owner, received a 20 year prison term after pleading guilty to 66 counts of embezzlement and mutilating grave remains. Dozens of bodies had parts removed and sold to medical researchers between 2000 and 2001, netting at least 435000.
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Calif
Rodney Walker
Michael Francis Brown
Pacific Care Crematorium
Lake Elsinore
Los Angeles
Biotech Anatomical
Brown
Karen Gorham
Walsh
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