Bush seeks looser rules on Colombia aid and counternarcotics
The Bush administration will ask Congress to relax limits on U S military aid to Colombia for anti narcotics and security efforts while maintaining caps on troop and personnel levels. Lawmakers including Rep Ike Skelton express concerns about a broader military role amid Colombia's protracted conflict and coca production.
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Bush Administration
Congress
Colombia
White House
Scott McClellan
State Department
Pentagon
Ike Skelton
House Armed Services Committee
Bush
Skelton
D-Mo
U.S
United States
Richard Boucher
Boucher
Australian jury convicts man in deadly hostel fire
A Brisbane jury finds Robert Paul Long 38 guilty of murder and arson for starting the June 23 2000 blaze at Palace Backpackers Hostel in Childers that killed 15 travelers. Long faces a mandatory life sentence with sentencing set for Monday. Australia has no death penalty.
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Australia
Robert Paul Long
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Palace Backpackers
Childers
North Koreans Leave China for Philippines
China quickly expelled 25 North Korean asylum seekers who had sheltered in the Spanish Embassy in Beijing. The group flew to Manila where Philippine officials said they could stay up to three days before possible moves to South Korea.
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Reagan papers reveal 1985 terrorism response concerns
Thousands of Reagan era documents released show White House worries over congressional criticism after the Achille Lauro hijacking. Memo by Ed Fox warned of trouble if the president is attacked for not protecting Americans abroad, as the administration planned stronger embassy protections.
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