Virginia witness charged in bogus sniper case in Maryland
A Falls Church man, Matthew Dowdy, 38, was arrested in Virginia on a charge of false statements after claiming he saw a cream colored van with a burned out taillight at a sniper crime scene. Police say his account conflicted with other witnesses and did not aid the investigation.
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Rockville
Virginia
Matthew Dowdy
Falls Church
Isabel Benemelis
Fairfax County
FBI
Robert Horan
Fairfax
Amy Lubas
Fails Church
Moose
Montgomery County
Hillandale
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
al-Qaida
Teenage gunman surrenders after school hostage drama in Germany
A 16-year-old former student seized four sixth graders at Friedensschule in Waiblingen near Stuttgart. He freed two hostages after about five hours and the final two two hours later, then surrendered with no injuries reported. He had demanded $1 million and a getaway car. Police described his negotiations as calm.
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Tatjana Kleinknecht
Karin Schulze
Waiblingen
Stuttgart
Germany
Friedensschule
Peace School
Marc
Thomas Keller
Keller
Uwe Bieler
N24
Erfurt
State Department backs Bush on Iraq attack despite UN doubts
After weeks of talks with France and Russia the State Department said President Bush has authority to strike Iraq to disarm it even without UN support. Officials aim for a strong Security Council resolution but would proceed if needed, arguing force may be necessary for national security.
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France
Russia
U.S. State Department
George W. Bush
Iraq
United Nations
Bush
UN Security Council
United States
U.S
Security Council
Moscow
Baghdad
State Department
Richard Boucher
Boucher
Paul Wolfowitz
Saddam Hussein
Wolfowitz
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
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