Veterans at center stage as Vietnam wars shape 2004 race
In Nashville on the 40th anniversary of the Gulf of Tonkin, roughly 550 Vietnam Veterans of America members urged peers to vote as the 2004 presidential contest centers on veterans issues. They note parallels to Iraq and highlight Kerry's Vietnam service against Bush.
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Nashville, Tenn
Southeast Asia
Gulf of Tonkin
Vietnam Veterans of America
Navy
Ed Vick
Young and Rubicam
David Chung
VVA
Vietnam
Iraq
Bill Chapman
Cocoa
Fla
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
American Legion
Tom Meinhardt
Michigan
John Kerry
Bush
Kerry
Michael J. Martin
Earl Hopper Sr
Patty Hopper
Glendale
Ariz
Vietnam Veterans of America Leadership Conference
Nashville
Tenn
Planes collide over New Jersey killing two pilots in Kinnelon
Two light aircraft collided Saturday morning in Kinnelon New Jersey killing the pilots and sending one plane into a backyard. Authorities identified the flyers as Eric Meyerwald 40 of Bogota New Jersey and William P Schott 60 of Riverdale New York. The Cessna was Meyerwalds registered plane and the Piper belonged to Schott. No ground injuries reported. FAA later corrected an earlier false count of five deaths.
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San Francisco
Benjamin Vanderford
Vanderford
Kinnelon
N.J
New Jersey
FAA
Luke Schiada
National Transportation Safety Board
Holly Baker
Lincoln Park
Caldwell
Schinda
Newark
Schiada
Eric Meyerwald
Bogota
William P. Schott
Riverdale
N.Y
Bronx
Meyerwald
Schott
Uncertain election hinges on events beyond candidates
Washington AP reports the tight race may turn on factors outside Bush or Kerry including a terrorist attack, Iraq outcomes, oil shocks or other economic crises. Incumbency offers strength but can backfire if events falter. Analysts note volatile dynamics and slow job growth, with July payrolls up 32,000.
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Washington
Iraq
Bush
Ford
Carter
Oval Office
Clinton
Joe
Terror suspect sent to New York for 2001 surveillance
An al-Qaida suspect detained in England was sent to the United States in early 2001 to conduct surveillance on New York economic targets. U.S. officials say he claimed associates in America, possibly California, and that documents describing U.S. financial building surveillance were found in Pakistan. Investigators press to identify al-Hindi’s U.S. associates and travel.
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Uss
New York
Washington
al-Qaida
England
United States
U.S
America
California
Abu Eisa al-Hindi
Britain
al-Hindi
Issa al
al- Hindi
Newark
N.J
Vince Cannistraro
CIA
FBI
Pakistan
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Famous Barr Clinique
Clinique
Full Gospel Businessmens Fellowship International
Jesus
John A. Logan College
Batteau Room
Hotmail
Williamson County
N. Park Ave
Herrin
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