Plane crash kills 160 in west Venezuela
A chartered West Caribbean Airways jet with 160 on board crashed in a remote Machiques pasture two engines failing as it returned to Martinique. Officials say the deadliest Venezuelan air tragedy, surpassing a 1969 crash with 155 fatalities, left only the tail visible amid scorched trees. Rescuers pulled dozens of bodies from the wreckage.
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Venezuela MD-82 crash kills 152 tourists and crew
The MD-82 crash in western Venezuela killed 152 tourists from Martinique and all eight Colombian crew. Air Force officials recovered a black box but cockpit recorder remains missing. authorities seek cause as residents mourn and victims’ families gather in Martinique and Ducos.
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Iraq leaders upbeat after extension on constitution deadline
U S diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad and Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari expressed optimism after Iraq granted itself a one week extension to finish a draft constitution. Ambition remains to reach an agreement by August 22 amid ongoing disputes on Islam's role and regional autonomy while violence claims surface with a Baghdad vehicle crash death toll and executions authorized by al Jaafari.
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Supreme Court Roberts file goes missing from library
A file folder containing papers from Supreme Court nominee John Roberts and his work on affirmative action disappeared from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library after White House and Justice Department lawyers reviewed it in July. Archivists say the lawyers returned the file but the folder cannot be located and no duplicate was made.
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Fallen Marine's parents urge Bush on Iraq policy
The parents of Lance Cpl. Edward Schroeder II urged President Bush to either reinforce Iraq forces or withdraw U.S. troops. Schroeder, 23, died in a roadside explosion two weeks earlier, part of a surge of Ohio Marines killed recently.
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Protesters move closer to Bush ranch in Crawford Texas
Dozens of antiwar protesters will relocate within about a mile of President Bush’s ranch after landowner Fred Mattlage offered access to his property. The relocation aims to ease congestion and allow a dusk candlelight vigil while preserving demonstrators’ right to protest the president during his ranch visit.
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Coretta Scott King Hospitalized in Atlanta in Fair Condition
Civil rights leader Coretta Scott King, 78, was admitted to a Atlanta hospital after an unspecified condition. She arrived at the emergency room Tuesday morning and was resting comfortably by afternoon. The hospital said she would stay overnight for observation.
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