Marines Abused Prisoners in Iraq 24 Marines Convicted
Internal Defense Department summaries show 10 substantiated abuse incidents by Marines in Iraq over two years. Twelve dozen Marines faced charges or punishment, including 11 court martial convictions and four pending cases. abuses occurred across units in the 1st Marine Division with incidents in Karbala Adiwaniyah and al Mahmudiya.
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Washington Post
Washington
Iraq
Karbala
Adiwaniyah
Climate expert calls for emissions cuts at climate talks
Buenos Aires AP reports the world climate chief Ra Rajendra Pachauri urged reducing emissions, backing the Kyoto Protocol as needed to curb warming. A separate forecast predicts 2004 among the warmest years on record, with negotiators from many nations refining pact details as the United States cites economic concerns.
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Argentina
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Rajendra Pachauri
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United States
Australia
Bush awards Medal of Freedom to Tenet Bremer Franks
President Bush honors former CIA chief George Tenet former Iraq administrator L Paul Bremer and retired General Tommy Franks with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Democrats criticize Tenet citing intelligence failures before 9 11 and the Iraq war.
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Iraq
CIA
George Tenet
L. Paul Bremer
Tommy Franks
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Afghanistan
al-Qaida
New York
Pennsylvania
Carl Levin
D-Mich
Armed Services Committee
Levin
White House
U.N. Troops Storm Aristide Stronghold in Haiti Violence
U N peacekeeping forces swept Cite Soleil in Port au Prince targeting Aristide loyalist areas. Four people were killed and six wounded as gunfire erupted between residents and soldiers. Aristide fled to exile in late February amid mounting unrest.
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Aristide
Haiti
Port-Au-Prince
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Cite Soleil
Immigrant Obesity Rates Rise With Length of Stay
A Chicago based study shows obesity among immigrants grows the longer they live in the United States. Less than one year in the U S 8 percent were obese, rising to 19 percent after 15 years, versus 22 percent for U S born residents. Co author Dr Christina Wee of Harvard Medical School notes the lifestyle shift due to American leisure and technology.
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Chicago
United States
U.S
Immigrant obesity rises with time in U S study finds
The study links longer residence in the United States to higher obesity rates among white Hispanic and Asian immigrants. Black immigrants showed no clear pattern due to small sample size, according to lead author Mita Sanghavi Goel.
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Mita Sanghavi Goel
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