2002 Worst Year for Airlines Yet Safest Ever
The Washington Post reports that 2002 was the worst financially for major U.S. airlines with losses of 11.3 billion dollars, yet the year saw no passenger or ground fatalities and only nine serious injuries mainly from turbulence or evacuation slides. The FAA notes improving safety indicators as many carriers face security-driven spending cuts and rising concerns about contracted maintenance.
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Bush defends uranium claim amid State of the Union debate
Administration officials, led by Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and Condoleezza Rice, insisted the claim Iraqi uranium shopping in Africa was accurate but should have been deleted from the State of the Union. They noted CIA Tenet had earlier trimmed a similar assertion. The forged Niger documents prompted renewed caution about relying on foreign intelligence.
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Al-Qaida trained up to 120000 terrorists, Graham says
Sen. Bob Graham on NBCs Meet the Press says a congressional panel estimates between 70000 and 120000 terrorists were trained by al Qaida and some may be in the United States. He criticizes the Bush administration for delaying the full report release and loss of focus on al Qaidas regrouping. John Kerry urged rapid internationalization of the Iraq occupation to relieve pressure on U S troops.
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U.S. Soldier Killed as Army Launches Ivy Serpent Offensive
In Iraq, a U.S. soldier from the 3rd Infantry Division was killed and four wounded during fighting in Baghdad. Spc Giovanni Llorente confirmed the casualties with names withheld pending next of kin notification as the army pursued an offensive dubbed Ivy Serpent to blunt pro-Saddam holdouts before Baath Party holidays.
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NAACP chief hails court ruling on race in admissions
NAACP executive director Julian Bond urged states to rejoin affirmative action in higher education at the 94th NAACP convention. He praised the Supreme Court ruling upholding race as a factor in admissions, criticized the Bush administration, and noted Bush and Jeb Bush did not attend recent conferences. Bond said the group aims to stronger challenge the Bush influence in 2004.
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Missing children search spans Midwest after New Hampshire event
Investigators seek two children last seen with Manuel Gehring at a Concord fireworks display. Gehring, arrested in Gilroy, California, as authorities treat the case as a double homicide. Travel log shows interstates 84 and 80 stops from Newburgh New York to Gilroy California between July 5 and July 10.
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