Republicans reverse course on ethics rule for House discipline
House Republicans kept a harsh ethics standard and moved to reinstate a rule that would force Majority Leader Tom DeLay to step aside if indicted by a Texas grand jury. The party also backed a change allowing a majority vote to proceed with an ethics investigation, softening auto-start rules.
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Safer U S Airline Travel Reported Amid Fatal Crashes
In a period of three years, 34 people died in U S commercial airline crashes while air travel rose to 685 million passengers in 2004. The industry credits improved technology including Terrain Awareness and Warning Systems and ground runway collision warnings as major safety factors.
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Aviation deaths in U S commercial flights rise
Government statistics show thirty four people killed in U S commercial airline accidents over the last three years. Fatal accidents per 100000 departures total 0.12.
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