Civilians fill roles as war buildup widens in Gulf
Amid U S military expansion toward Iraq an auxiliary civilian force of thousands assists troops by cooking, transporting supplies and fixing high tech gear. An ambush in Kuwait killed one civilian and wounded another, underscoring civilian risks in support operations.
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Washington
U.S
Persian Gulf
Army
Joseph Curtin
Kuwait
Michael Rene Pouliot
Tapestry Solutions
Camp Doha
Glenn Flood
Defense Department
Flood
Defense
Afghanistan
Kellogg, Brown & Root
Halliburton Co
Camp Camp
U.S. Doha
U.S. Department of Defense
Andi
Portion sizes grow at home and in restaurants study says
A UNC Chapel Hill led study shows Americans increased portions for most foods from 1977 to 1996 both at home and in fast food outlets. The report cites beef, burgers and lean meat servings expanding while pizza remained unchanged, highlighting rising obesity trends noted by the CDC with over 44 million Americans obese in 2001.
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Chicago
McDonald's
Margo Wootan
Center For Science In the Public Interest
Wootan
Center
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Journal of the American Medical
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
NASA recruits teachers as astronaut candidates in education push
Amid Challenger family presence NASA launched a program to recruit teachers as astronauts to boost science and math interest. Barbara Morgan, backup for Christa McAuliffe, urged students to follow, as NASA eyes 3 to 6 teacher astronauts for class of 2004 with early 2006 launches.
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Fla
NASA
Barbara Morgan
Christa McAuliffe
Morgan
International Space Station
Columbia
Earth
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Houston
Astronaut Corps
Challenger
Dick Scobee
Ronald McNair
Gregory Jarvis
Hardy Middle School
Washington
Adena Loston
McAuliffe
Steven
Grace Corrigan
Sean O'Keefe
Space Agency
Stanford University
U.S
O'Keefe
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Edspace
Nasa.gov
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Protective Life Insurance Company
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SIPC
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