FCC moves ahead with two phone mergers
The FCC plans orders approving SBC with AT&T and Verizon with MCI, aiming for a final vote next month. Key conditions on competition remain unspecified as sources discuss the drafts.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
SBC Communications Inc
At&t
Verizon Communications Inc
MCI Inc
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Commission
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Verizon
MCI
Los Angeles blackout blamed on utility worker error
Los Angeles utility workers wired the wrong line triggering a citywide blackout affecting downtown to the San Fernando Valley. No injuries were reported and power was being restored with an expected complete recovery by 5 p.m.
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Los Angeles
Thecivic Coast
San Bernando Valley
Ron Deaton
Bodies found inside Memorial Medical Center raise tolls in Katrina aftermath
The bodies of 45 patients were discovered at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans two weeks after Hurricane Katrina. Officials said the hospital had been abandoned amid floodwaters and that the death toll statewide rose to 279.
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New Orleans
Memorial Medical Center
Bob Johannesen
Department of Health and Hospitals
Louisiana
Johannesen
Southeastern Louisiana
Bush
Washington
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mike Brown
Brown
Eddie Compass
Compass
C. Ray Nagin
Jeffrey Kochan
Philadelphia
Gazans Celebrate First Day of Freedom in Gaza
Palestinians in Gaza mark a historic slip from Israeli control as troops withdraw and families reunite near the Egypt border. Large crowds surge into formerly banned beaches and celebrate amid border incidents and fatalities.
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Rafah
Gaza Strip
Gaza
Egypt
Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian Authority
Golani Brigade
Yareach
Iraqi prime minister tours Tal Afar amid threat of chemical attack
Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al Jaafari traveled to Tal Afar to commend Iraqi forces after their push into the city near Syria. Iraqi officials reported heavy insurgent losses with hundreds captured and dozens killed, while a separate blast in Baghdad wounded and killed several, including many women.
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Al-Kaqiya Television
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U.S
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Bayan Jabr
Mohammed Ahmed
Ahmed
Bng
Abdul Aziz Mohammed Jassim
Al-Kaqiya
al-Jaafari
Belfast road blocks mark third night of Protestant clashes
Crowds of Protestant hard-liners blocked key Belfast roads during evening rush hour as thousands of police in riot gear stood ready for a threatened third night of violence. At least 50 officers were wounded over the weekend in clashes that followed authorities' decision to deny an Orange Order parade.
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Northern Ireland
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Colombian plane hijacked with 25 aboard
A father in a wheelchair and his son hijacked an Aires airliner with about 25 aboard, claiming grenades. Passengers were freed over four hours after landing in Bogota at a military airfield near El Dorado. Negotiations with church and government officials followed. no further demands reported.
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Air Force
Edgar Lesmer
el Dorado Airport
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