Foam-caused wing breach likely in Columbia disaster
Investigators on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board say flyaway foam from the external fuel tank likely damaged the left wing near carbon panel No. 8, the point of impact for a 144 pound foam chunk during liftoff. In Albuquerque, a wind driven brush fire along the Rio Grande forced evacuations for over 600 people, burned 600 acres, shut power to 16 000 homes, and prompted a state of emergency declaration by Gov. Bill Richardson.
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Daley unveils plan to curb violent crime in Chicago
Mayor Richard Daley and police officials unveiled a plan to fight rising homicides in Chicago. The strategy includes creating an elite 100 officer unit to saturate high crime areas and reassigning desk officers to street duty to increase nimbleness against gangs.
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Myopericarditis Linked to Smallpox Shots in Military
A U S military study found 18 probable myopericarditis cases among 230,734 personnel vaccinated from December 2002 to mid March. The rate is more than triple the expected baseline for heart muscle inflammation after smallpox vaccination.
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Bush to Seek Over Three Billion in Aid for Pakistan
President Bush announced plans to ask Congress for more than 3 billion dollars in aid to Pakistan over five years. Half would fund military needs while the rest targets infrastructure health and education, aiming to reduce poverty tied to terrorism. Musharraf praised U.S. support and outlined potential troop deployment for Iraq peacekeeping, with conditions on democracy and nonproliferation.
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Rumsfeld says no Iraqi leaders killed in convoy attack
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld said there is no reason to believe senior Saddam government leaders were killed in last week’s convoy strike near the Syrian border. He gave few new details about border cross or the fate of five wounded Syrian guards.
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British troops suffer heavy losses in Majar al-Kabir ambush
On Tuesday in Majar al-Kabir soldiers of the British force training Iraqi police were killed and a rapid reaction force helicopter was shot at with several wounded. British and U.S. officials said Iraqi gunmen opened fire and that the incident, tied to ongoing violence, may be connected to other attacks across central and western Iraq.
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