Seven deaths blamed on Texas wildfires in Panhandle blasts
Fire crews battled wind driven blazes across more than 1000 square miles in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. Seven deaths, four in a highway crash, and 162 fires prompted evacuations of over 1000 people in Carson, Childress, Gray, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore and Wheeler counties. The East Amarillo Complex scorched about 651000 acres, while Buckle L 2 fire in Childress County reached 40000 acres. Total area burned since December 26 nears 3.5 million acres, about 2 percent of the state. Flames flared near Pampa as authorities kept up air and ground battle.
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Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Carson
Childress
Gray
Hartley
Hutchinson
Moore
Wheeler
Rachael Navier
Rick Perry
Navier
Collinsworth
Donley
Amarillo Complex
Childress County
Buckle L 2
Jan Fulkerson
Texas Forest Service
Perry
Pampa
Bush Warns of More Violence in Iraq Amid Civil War Fears
President Bush warned insurgents aim to spark a civil war and foresees more chaos and carnage, even as Iraqi security forces gain ground. He cited 58 deaths day prior and 15 in violence across Baghdad, stressing Iraqis must defend their future with U.S. troops stepping back as capable.
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Bush
Iraq
Baghdad
Sadr
U.S
White House
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Samarra
Foundation For Defense of Democracies
George Washington University
Pentagon
Congress
Judge weighs ending Moussaoui death penalty case
U S District Judge Leonie Brinkema weighs dismissal after prosecutors disclose that a TSA lawyer coached witnesses. The revelation raises concerns about trial integrity and prompts a pause as the judge contemplates options.
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Moussaoui
Zacarias Moussaoui
al-Qaida
U.S
Leonie Brinkema
Transportation Security Administration
Brinkema
DeLay halts subpoenas in money laundering case
Texas appeals court grants Rep. Tom DeLay's request to stop prosecutors from filing subpoenas while his money laundering case is on hold. The Third Court of Appeals in Austin ruled that several Travis County subpoenas are null and void as the trial is paused.
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Texas
Tom DeLay
Third Court of Appeals
Austin
Travis County
Ronnie Earle
DeLay
Republican National Committee
GOP
China and Russia block Iran nuclear statement
China and Russia rejected U N Security Council language proposed by the United States and allies calling for Iran to address suspicions about its nuclear program. Diplomats said the rift risks an impasse, hindering a strong united front from the United States Britain and France to pressure Iran on uranium enrichment.
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Russia
China
United States
U.N. Security Council
Iran
Security Council
Britain
France
U.N
FOIA delays deepen as backlogs rise across agencies
An Associated Press analysis of 250 annual FOIA reports from 1998 to 2005 shows backlogs growing in most agencies, with 147,810 requests pending at the 15 executive departments in 2004, a 24 percent jump from 2003. The National Archives averaged 1,631 days to review certain requests, while FBI CIA and Defense reduced full disclosures. Congress and the White House issued steps to speed processing, but missing deadlines and a culture of secrecy persist.
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Associated Press
Justice Department
National Archives
National Security
FBI
CIA
Defense Departments
Department of Veterans
McMasters
FOIA
Office of Information and Privacy
Congress
Bush
John Ashcroft
Ashcroft
Bush-Cheney
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
John Cornyn
Texas
Scott A. Hodes
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