U S Will Pressure Syria to Cut Terrorist Ties
The Bush administration will press Syria to curb support for Hezbollah and other terrorists, seeking closures of terrorist camps and cargo routes from Tehran to Damascus. Powell may deliver the demand in early May as part of a broader push tied to the Iraq victory and the road map for Israeli Palestinian peace.
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North Korea resists disarmament in high level talks
Seoul says Pyongyang refused to confirm US claims of atomic weapons and pressed for inter-Korean economic projects. South Korea’s Jeong Se-hyun urged dismantlement if weapons exist as North-S Korea talks focus on railway links and economic cooperation amid stalled nuclear dialogue.
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Justice Dept widens probe into FBI DNA lab practices
The Justice Department inspector general has broadened its inquiry beyond an FBI forensic technician to examine the FBI DNA analysis unit, aiming to uncover procedural shortcomings in cases involving hundreds of analyses annually. Changes have already been made in response to outside scientific input as the investigation nears its end.
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California homicide rise tops 11 percent in 2002
California's attorney general reported 1,842 killings in 2002 in the state's largest cities and counties, up 179 from 2001, as overall major crimes climbed. National trends show murder rates falling in many big cities in the 1990s due to economy, crack downs, and longer prison terms, though California's rate fell 30 percent from 1996 to 2001.
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Dallas officer fired over fake drug scheme indictments
Senior Cpl. Mark Delapaz, an undercover narcotics officer, was fired by the Dallas Police Department after a Justice Department indictment on five counts of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of making false statements. The FBI had investigated paid informants who entrapped dozens, mostly Mexican immigrants, with drugs that proved to be gypsum or legal substances. more than 80 victims had drug charges dismissed by the Dallas County DA.
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Seventh grader fatally shot during neighborhood cleanup
A 12-year-old boy, Rene Guillen, was killed by gang members after he and other children finished a neighborhood cleanup. Police say three youths are being questioned as near suspects. Witnesses describe shots fired at a group of kids, with at least one bicyclist among them. The victim appears to have been mistaken for a target.
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Los Angeles auto race crash kills couple watching
A sprint car crash at an L A race sent one car into the stands and another into the infield. Two bystanders were struck and killed. The driver who flipped into the stands had minor injuries. The deceased were Paul Bagley, 74, and his wife Helen, 72, of Hesperia.
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