Army commander Mission notes possible mobile bio lab found
U S forces in Iraq test a trailer matching a described mobile biological weapons lab source accounts and noted by defectors as a possible element of Saddam Hussein s prohibited weapons program The Pentagon cautioned further testing is needed and emphasized the unit s stated function aligns with producing biological agents
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Washington
Iraq
Pentagon
Defense Department
Saddam Hussein
Stephen Cambone
Cambone
U.S
Colin Powell
U.N. Security Council
Powell
U.N
U.K
U S Lifts Some Sanctions on Iraq to Aid Rebuild
Treasury Secretary John Snow announced that the United States will ease certain long standing economic sanctions on Iraq to support reconstruction and humanitarian relief. President Bush directed the action as the U N Security Council awaits proposals to end its own sanctions.
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Ashington
Iraq
Treasury
John Snow
Bush
U.S
Tarian
Snow
U.N. Security Council
United States
International Organization
Treasury’s
Office of
Tornadoes Hit Midwest injure and destroy in Illinois and Missouri
Tornadoes swept across the Midwest and South killing two in Illinois and damaging areas as a junior high gym in De Soto Missouri was wrecked. Teens fled the gym before the tornado hit. National Guard salvage work continued in Pierce City and Mer met as families assess losses from multiple twisters.
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DE Soto
Midwest
Illinois
St. Louis
Travis Shores
Grant Gannon
Missouri National Guard
Pierce City
Republicans Narrowly Trim Dividend Tax Cut Debate
Senate Finance Committee negotiators reached a deal on a dividend tax cut with a first $500 of income tax free and extra tax-free blocks over ten years, totaling about 80 billion dollars. The plan, supported by Grassley and Snowe, would offset costs with 80 to 85 billion in new revenue, include 20 billion in aid to struggling states, and faces Democratic opposition as debate continues.
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Ashington
Senate
Bush
Senate Finance Committee
GOP
Charles Grassley
Arown
Grassley
Finance Committee
Olympia Snowe
Rlaine
Bill Frist
R-Tenn
White House
US customs abandon SARS alert training at borders
US homeland security workers including thousands of customs and immigration inspectors are training to spot SARS symptoms and detain travelers showing fever cough or breathing trouble. Public health officials are on scene at 22 major airports including JFK and LAX. There have been 63 probable US SARS cases with spread noted in Singapore Hong Kong and Toronto.
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Washington
Customs and Immigrations
United States
Department of Homeland Security
Department
Dennis Murphy
U.S
John F Kennedy International Airport
New York
Los Angeles International Airport
Murphy
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Singapore
Hong Kong
Toronto
China
Taiwan
Asia
North America
Europe
Bush selects McMillan for Navy and Roche to replace Army secretary
President Bush names Colin R. McMillan of Roswell New Mexico as secretary of the Navy and James Roche to replace Thomas White as Army secretary. White was dismissed April 25 and Roche would be the Air Force civilian leader if confirmed, while McMillan faces potential stock conflict checks.
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Bush
New Mexico
Colin R. McMillan
Navy
Air Force
James Roche
Army
Thomas White
White House
White
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Roche
McMillan
Rumsfeld
Roswell
N.M
Marine Corps
Dick Cheney
Senate
Gordon England
Department of Homeland Security
Hansford T. Johnson
Texas
University of North Carolina
Marines
Marine Corps Reserve
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Bremerton
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Eckardt
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Maryland
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John Eckardt
Carl Vincent
Korea
USS
South
Mermet
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Grand Chain
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