Ex-lawmaker says he helped Bush enter National Guard
Former Texas House Speaker Ben Barnes calls his role in getting George W. Bush into the Texas National Guard shameful and apologizes to Texas voters He says he assisted wealthy supporters and families to secure National Guard openings. Bush and his father have denied seeking help and a White House spokesman dismissed Barnes remarks as old news.
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Navy dedicates destroyer Momsen honoring submarine hero
The destroyer named for Vice Admiral Charles Swede Momsen was commissioned in Panama City with an inaugural crew member Andrew Hailey, great-grandson of the submarine rescuer. Momsen pioneered the Momsen Lung and a diving bell used in the Squalus rescue, testing the device at 100 feet off Key West and aiding 33 men trapped aboard the sunken sub.
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Immigrant Detained Palestinian in Limbo
Immigration agents allegedly tried to ship Salim Yassir without a passport to England from Elizabeth New Jersey. The 28 year old, caught in 2000 aboard a ship from England, remains imprisoned as Israel refused his deportation. A federal appeals court had urged release after deeming deportation not reasonably foreseeable, but officials moved to place him on a passportless voyage.
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Frances Strengthens to Catastrophic Category 4 Storm
Hurricane Frances surged to a powerful Category 4 in the Atlantic as forecasters warned South Florida to prepare. The system, a potential threat to the Bahamas and Florida later in the week, follows Charley’s Florida damage and comes amid nearby tropical activity including a tropical storm near South Carolina and a depression near Bermuda.
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