Bush faints at White House after pretzel incident
President George W. Bush briefly fainted at the White House after choking on a pretzel while watching a NFL game. White House physician Dr. Richard Tubb cited a temporary heart-rate decrease and said Bush quickly recovered with minor injuries including a facial abrasion and a lip bruise.
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India welcomes crackdown vow amid Kashmir militancy
India welcomed Musharraf’s pledge to curb extremism and to ban five Islamic groups linked to the December parliament attack. Police detained about 1,000 people in a weekend crackdown, including members of al Badr Mujahedeen and Harkat ul Mujahedeen, who vowed to continue their struggle. External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh praised the ban on Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Ta Tayyiba.
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Rebels kill 16 in India in Tripura market attack
Armed militants surrounded a busy market in Tripura and fired on a crowd, killing 16 people and wounding 10. Police said the National Liberation Front of Tripura carried out the attack in Singhcherra, mostly targeting ethnic Bengalis as tribal guerrillas claim removal of Bengali migrants.
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Antarctica Cooling Contradicts Global Warming Trends
A study by researchers from 11 US institutions finds Antarctica Dry Valleys cooled from the mid-1980s to 1999, with a 1 degree Fahrenheit drop in air temperatures. The cooler climate links to ecological declines in soil microbes and ice lakes, while the global warming trend remains intact.
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