United Airlines Faces Bankruptcy Threat Amid Costs Cut Push
United Airlines warns it may file for Chapter 11 unless it secures deep cost cuts through agreements with labor and vendors within a month. CEO Jack Creighton says changes are urgent as the carrier seeks government aid and faces ongoing losses after a 2002 first half slump. Union resistance and looming debt payments complicate the plan while pilots agree to a pay cut and machinists consider new proposals.
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US Airways
American Airlines
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Lion
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Air Transportation Stabilization Board
Pilots’ Union
International Association of Machinists
UAL
Randy Canale
Scotty Ford
IAM
Abilene baby found after kidnapping scare
Nancy Crystal Chavez was found unharmed twenty six hours after her abduction from a Wal Mart parking lot. Paula Roach charged with aggravated kidnapping at $200000 bond after authorities traced the infant to a nursing home tip. Roach, a former prison corrections officer, was detained with the baby and family reunited.
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Paula Roach
Chavez
Salvador Chavez
America
Wal-Mart
Quanah
Roach
James Duke
Colorado wildfire prompts evacuations near Golden
A fast-moving foothill fire west of Denver forced evacuations in the Blue Mountain Estates area as about 100 homes were warned to flee. By midday the ~100 acre blaze was 70 percent contained with no injuries or structures damaged, after a firefighting plane was damaged while diverting to the scene from Fort Collins.
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Jefferson County
Jim Shires
Blue Mountain Estates
Shires
Fort Collins
Fox Cancels Bush Ranch Visit Over Mexican Killer Death
Mexican President Vicente Fox canceled an Aug 26 28 visit to Texas and Bush's ranch to protest the execution of Mexican national Javier Suarez Medina in Texas. White House officials stressed strong U S Mexico ties and said Bush respects Fox and their professional relationship remains strong.
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White House
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Bush
Texas
Fox
Javier Suarez Medina
Suarez
Jimmy Orr
Orr
Mexico City
Claire Buchan
Vladimir Putin
Mexico
Support for Cuban embargo eroding in Congress faces veto risk
In Washington, support for Cuba sanctions wanes as the House eases travel and trade limits while the Senate weighs similar steps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen cites odds against embargo preservation, and Dick Armey signals potential shifts as Bush threatens a veto that could ripple beyond Cuba in a broader spending bill.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
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Senate
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Kansas
United States
Armey
Florida
Jeb
Treasury
Ros-Lehtinen
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