Tennessee Mourns Green Beret Deaths In Afghan Bomb
Watauga residents mourn Master Sergeant Jefferson Davis and two other Green Berets killed by a bomb in Afghanistan. Family tributes speak of duty, sacrifice, and the soldiers’ lives as Fort Campbell area communities honor their memory.
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Tenn
William
Linda Davis
City
Davis
Jefferson Davis
Afghanistan
U.S
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Cheshire
Frazier Park
Los Angeles
Brian Cody Prosser
Calif
Daniel Peaithory
Mass
Army
Sth Special Forces Group
Fort Campbell
Tennessee- Kentucky
William Mottern
Mottern
Clarksville
Prosser
Sam
Shawna
Brian
Petithory
Vermont
Frank Hudson
Geagley
Ashcroft Defends Policies in Senate Anti-Terror Trial
Attorney General John Ashcroft defended the Justice Department measures after Sept. 11 including detentions of hundreds of foreign nationals and proposed military tribunals. He urged honest debate and warned critics aid terrorists, drawing protests from civil liberties groups while lawmakers questioned policy specifics and gun checks on detainees.
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Washington
John Ashcroft
Justice Department
Senate
Ashcroft
Judiciary Committee
America
Congress
FBI
United States
Afghan interim government faces security hurdles after UN vote
The United Nations Security Council backed Afghanistan's new interim government but postponed a key debate on deploying international security forces to protect aid. Warlord and clerics condemned the government in Kabul, highlighting ongoing insecurity hindering emergency food and shelter deliveries.
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United Nations Security Council
Afghanistan
Northern Alliance
Kabul
Civil rights official sworn in amid objections
President Bush appointed Cleveland lawyer Peter Kirsanow to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. A District of Columbia judge swore him in Thursday night as Alberto Gonzales watched, amid heated objections from chairwoman Mary Frances Berry. The move aimed to seat Kirsanow for the panel’s regular meeting today.
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U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
District of Columbia
Cleveland
Peter Kirsanow
Alberto Gonzales
Gonzales
Commission
Mary Frances Berry
Kirsanow
Administration
Washington ports pressed to up security measures
Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta proposed steps to tighten security at the nations 361 ports as Bush administration and lawmakers seek stronger measures. Congress is to consider extending post Sept 11 protections from air travel to ports, including background checks for port workers and expanded Coast Guard authority.
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U.S
Bush Administration
Congress
Coast Guard
Norman Mineta
Anthrax Letter to Leahy Mirrors Daschle Case
The FBI says a newly opened Leahy letter contains suspected anthrax and handwriting identical to the Daschle letter. Investigators note four letters, to Leahy, Daschle, Brokaw, and the New York Post, share postmarks from Trenton New Jersey as labs continue testing and decontamination proceeds.
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Washington
Patrick Leahy
Senate
Tom Daschle
FBI
van Harp
Leahy
Harp
Federal Reserve
Fed Spokes
Michelle Smith
Fed
Army
Fort Detrick
NBC News
Tom Brokaw
New York Post
U.S. Postal Service
Brokaw
Trenton
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Stanley, Steemer
Saia
Emi
Borders
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Publisher's Weekly
Baseball Encyclopedia
Total Baseball
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