U S ambassador cannot meet with downed airmen in China
Beijing says American officials are denied contact with the EP-3 crew after a collision with a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea. Ambassador Joseph Prueher calls the delay inexplicable and unacceptable as diplomats seek access and details on the missing F-8 pilot and crew. The incident strains U S China relations amid Taiwan arms sales protests and detentions of Americans.
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South China Sea
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Prueher
United States
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Army
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Lingshui
Hainan
Wang
Kadena
Okinawa
Japan
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Air Force
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Bush Administration
Taiwan
Adm
Dennis Blair
U.S. Pacific Command
Report shows continued decline in airline service
A Washington study by Brent Bowen and Dean Headley finds airline service deteriorating with more late flights, bumped passengers, and mishandled baggage. The 2000 data show on time performance at 72.6 percent, higher complaints, and rising bump and baggage mishandling rates, prompting calls for stronger consumer protections and potential new laws. Delta leads in service. United near bottom. Congress considers mandatory standards and disclosure.
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Aviation Institute
University of Nebraska At
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Wichita State University
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Delta
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Inspector General
Senate Commerce Committee
É House
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R-ey
Appropriations Transportation
Oil firms top Fortune 500 as energy surge lifts rankings
Exxon Mobil took the No 1 spot with a record 210 billion revenue for 2000, up from 3, as GM fell to No 3. Enron rose to 7, Duke Energy to 17, Reliant to 55, with Texaco and Chevron also rising after a Texaco acquisition. Telegraphing fuel prices and deregulation boosted energy groups amid an Internet slowdown and telecom declines. The Fortune 500 list ranks USPublicly held firms by fiscal 2000 revenue. GM long led until surpassed by Walmart.
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General Motors Corp
Enron Corp
Duke Energy Corp
Reliant Energy Inc
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United States
Texaco Inc
Chevron Corp
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Chevron
Texaco
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