History of Civilian Airliner Shootdowns Through Decades
A surveyed account of deadly airliner shootdowns from 1955 to 1980 including the Vienna Tel Aviv flight shot down by Bulgarian fighters killing 58, the 1973 Tripoli Cairo flight interception and crash with 108 deaths, and the Bologna Palermo disaster with 81 dead attributed to possible dogfight activity.
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Legacy of Three Air Disasters Marked by War Tensions
A 1983 KAL 007 hijacking and missile strike killed 269 aboard, fueling Cold War distrust. The 1988 USS Vincennes downing of Iran Air 655 killed 290, ending with a $62 million settlement in 1996. A 2001 Black Sea crash killed 78 as mystery lingers over possible Ukrainian missile error.
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Persian Gulf
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Tel Aviv
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Novosibirsk
Black Sea
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Monroe judge overturns ban allows two bartenders to wed
Monroe County Circuit Judge Luis Garcia overturned Florida 2008 constitutional gay marriage ban and ordered that Aaron Huntsman and William Lee Jones be permitted to wed after Tuesday. The couple sued Monroe County Clerk Amy Heavilin seeking a marriage license.
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Luis Garcia
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Aaron Huntsman
William Lee Jones
Amy Heavilin
Boehner Questions Quick Action on Border Funding
House Speaker Boehner expressed doubt Congress can approve President Obama's 3.7 billion border aid before the August recess. He noted a border working group would propose policies but did not set a delivery date, and cited Democratic opposition to altering the 2008 protections for Central American youths as a hurdle to funding.
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Government probe expands to missing IRS emails in Lerner case
The Justice Department widens its inquiry into IRS political targeting to include two years of Lois Lerner emails missing after a hard drive crash. Deputy Attorney General James Cole says the probe may involve the missing emails but does not promise a full criminal investigation at this stage.
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