Chilean President Bachelet pledges free hospital care for seniors
Newly inaugurated President Michelle Bachelet announced that all Chileans aged 60 and over registered with Fonasa will begin receiving free care at public hospitals. Health Minister Maria Soledad Barria cited La Segunda reporting. The policy could affect over 300,000 people.
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Thai premier warns emergency decree amid protests
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he is ready to sign an emergency decree if protests turn violent as tens of thousands march on his office demanding resignation over alleged corruption. Demonstrators vow peaceful protest until Thaksin steps down.
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Trial opens for detectives accused of mob ties
Two retired New York detectives Louis Eppolito and Steven Caracappa go on trial for racketeering conspiracy and other charges. Prosecutors say they worked for the Lucchese underboss Casso and used their police shields to abduct and kill victims picked by the Mafia. The defense argues they were honest public servants targeted by mobsters.
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Study finds half of flood plain homeowners lack flood insurance
A RAND Corp study released Monday shows about 50 percent of homeowners in federally designated flood plains do not have flood insurance. The report notes higher coverage among single-family homeowners in the South, including hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, compared with other regions.
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Construction begins on WIG memorial at Ground Zero
Workers cleared debris at the World Trade Center site marking the start of the Reflecting Absence memorial project. Family members opposed, saying the plan dishonors victims and risks erasing history while LMDC proceeds with two 70 foot deep reflecting pools and names of nearly 3,000 people.
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Moussaoui death-penalty case in limbo
In Alexandria Virginia Judge Leonie Brinkema weighs ending the death penalty after a TSA lawyer allegedly coached witnesses. Witness exposure violation prompts a pause in proceedings as a hearing set for today to determine options and potential life sentence.
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U.S. to Hand Afghanistan Lead to NATO Multinational Force
The United States plans to transfer command of Afghanistan operations to a NATO led multinational force. The move subordinates U.S. troops under foreign command for the first time since World War II. Gen. John Abizaid argues NATO must take charge to stay relevant.
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U S Shifts Billions to Fight Iraqi IEDs on Roads
In Iraq the United States invests heavily to defeat improvised explosive devices amid a stubborn insurgency. Maj Randell Simmons comments on armor gains and bigger IEDs while Lt Col Bill Adamson notes insurgents adapt faster than tech. Casualty charts illustrate the ongoing danger on western routes.
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IED Use, Armor Improve U.S. Casualties in Iraq
The use of roadside bombs rose sharply in Iraq while improved armor and tactics reduced the IED casualty rate last year. Attacks almost doubled from 2004 to 2005, and the U.S. death toll from IEDs still rose. Since mid 2005 about 40 Americans a month have died from improvised explosives, twice the rate of the prior year, according to icasualties.org.
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Sadr City Tensions Ebb After Deadly Baghdad Incidents
In Baghdad's Sadr City and nearby areas, violent incidents left at least 15 dead and over 40 injured as authorities reported attacks on police and civilians. A U.S. soldier died in a roadside incident and a Marine was fatally hurt in Anbar province amid looming sectarian clashes. Muqtada al-Sadr's restraint helped avert broader civil war.
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Former Iraqi judge admits 148 Shiites death sentences
A former judge from Saddam Hussein's regime admitted sentencing 148 Shiites to death in the 1980s but said the trials were fair and the confessions linked to an assassination plot against Saddam. Saddam and Barzan Ibrahim did not appear, with testimony planned for Wednesday. Bush vowed to hand control to Iraqi troops by year’s end as Bush expands public case for victory. Britain and the United States signaled confidence with an 800 troop drawdown by May.
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