Tsunami memorials mark one year of loss in Asia
On Thai beaches mourners prayed as the Moken sea gypsy tribe offered candles and incense to ward off evil spirits. The ceremony followed wider remembrances of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed or left missing more than 216,000 people across a dozen nations.
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Thailand
Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka
Aceh
Tamil Tiger
Sumatra
Malaysia
East Africa
Associated Press
United Nations
Bang Niang
Peter Pruchniewitz
Zurich
Switzerland
Rumsfeld Serves Christmas Eve Dinner To Troops In Iraq
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fed U S soldiers in a festively decorated Mosul dining hall on Christmas Eve and urged resolve in the Iraq war. He stressed the long, global fight against terrorism, cautioned against withdrawal, and recalled generations of perseverance. He praised liberating about 25 million people and noted the shift toward Iraqi self-rule as US forces adjust to a postwar role.
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Iraq
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
U.S
Rumsfeld
Saddam Hussein
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Jordan
United States
Baghdad
John Vines
Multinational Corps
George Casey
1St Armored Division
Kuwait
Casey
Fox News
Katrina Disaster Aid Card Spending Sparks Inquiry
Congressional investigators scrutinize more than 39 million in government charge card purchases by federal employees aiding Katrina victims. Questions rise over retail pricing and possible holiday shopping. Items included 60639 for sleeping bags and 713 for four 27 inch televisions. FEMA says quick needs drove buys. Jockey says underwear sold at cost.
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Washington
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jockey International
Homeland Security Department
Larry Orluskie
Midland inmate indicted over anthrax threat to post office
James Richard Cunningham III 32 of Midland faces federal charges for threatening to poison a Kentucky post office with anthrax. The indictment cites a letter from the Connally Unit Beeville Texas to Bowling Green Ky postmaster, warning of mail overflow during Christmas. Cunningham, a repeat offender, had prior burglary and forgery convictions in 1998 and later pleaded guilty to robbery burglary and two counts of aggravated sexual assault.
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Kentucky
James Richard Cunningham III
Bowling Green
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Connally
Beeville
U.S
Phil Maxwell
Cunningham
U.S. District Court
Midland County
U.S. Army pushes to hand over bases to Iraqi command
In Beiji Iraq the U S Army accelerates transferring posts to Iraqi control after elections seen as stabilizing. Seventeen of 109 coalition bases have shifted to Iraqi command and 30 closed. Maj John Calahan says the plan is to reduce presence until withdrawal. Concerns remain over Iraqi troop readiness amid shortages and insurgent links.
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Iraq
U.S
Pentagon
John Calahan
101St Airborne Division
Calahan
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