TV rating code blasted as failure in five weeks
Washington report says the new self imposed ratings system is hopelessly confusing and meaningless after analyzing 150 hours of prime time. The review notes conflicting ratings with shows like The Tonight Show rated TV 14 while David Letterman received a PG rating. In Manassas Virginia a jury convicts former FBI agent Eugene Bennett of attempted murder and other charges, recommending a 61 year sentence.
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Media Research Center
NBC
David Letterman
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Manassas
FBI
Eugene Bennett
Reid Weingarten
Panel postpones Lake hearing on CIA director nomination
The Senate Intelligence Committee delayed its confirmation hearing for Anthony Lake as CIA director moving the date from February 25 to March 11. White House logs show three meetings between NSC Asia expert Sandy Kristoff and Pauline Kanchanalak in 1993 and last year, prompting questions about Lake's involvement.
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R-Ala
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Discovery chases Hubble for urgent spacewalk service call
Space shuttle Discovery moved to rendezvous with the Hubble Space Telescope to install a new spectrograph and near infrared camera after a science instrument failed. Astronauts planned four spacewalks over consecutive days to upgrade the telescope and extend its reach into the early universe.
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Fuel smugglers in Persian Gulf face U S scrutiny
Vice Admiral Thomas Fargo says tankers smuggle tens of thousands of tons of diesel from Iraq under Iran protection to evade U N sanctions. A Revolutionary Guard station near Shatt al Arab acts as a gatekeeper while UAE cooperation aids enforcement efforts amid limited Iraqi oil sales.
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Air Force Resumes Training Flights After Suspension
The Air Force ended a four day suspension of training flights along the East and Gulf coasts and said pilots will receive updated training on collision avoidance systems. Investigators noted that fighter jets can trigger alerts on commercial airliners at closer ranges than expected, with two near misses last week and one descent by a pilot to avoid a jet.
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Gulf Coasts
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Kenneth Bacon
Tony Broderick
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Churches post guards to prevent wafer theft
Two Mississippi and Louisiana churches stationed guards at Communion to stop parishioners from taking wafers for alleged satanic use. At St Charles in December several worshippers were seen leaving with wafers, prompting enhanced altar vigilance.
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St. Charles Catholic Church
Holy Communion
John Noone
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