USS Kennedy Captain Removed After Unsatisfactory Inspection
Navy officials relieved Captain Maurice Joyce of the USS John F. Kennedy after the carrier received an unsatisfactory rating from the Board of Inspection and Survey. Navy spokesmen said the issue was material condition, not combat readiness, and described the move as unusual.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Navy
John F. Kennedy
Maurice Joyce
Board of Inspection
Kennedy
Mike Maus
Washington
Five in family found slain in Indiana houses
In Lowell Indiana five relatives including an infant girl were found shot to death in two houses. Police say the deaths appear to be murder suicide by a family member. The victims include a husband, wife and their 30 year old son. The daughter led officers to a second address where the son lived with his wife and baby daughter.
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Lowell, Ind
Threat to Texas school deemed not credible
The FBI and Texas Department of Public Safety announced there is no information supporting a threat to a Texas school. Spokeswoman Tela Mange said the warning was withdrawn Friday morning and law enforcement stressed that schools are safe.
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Austin
Texas
FBI
State Department of Public Safety
Tela Mange
Department
Mange
Gay rights activists target Salvation Army kettles
In New York AP report protesters drop notes into Salvation Army red kettles to condemn bias after the charity rescinded health benefits for domestic partners. PFLAG and other groups assist the campaign, while conservatives urge extra donations to show support.
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Salvation Army
New York
Flint
Mich
Mary Scholl
Parents, Families & Friends of
Scholl
PFLAG
Pork adds to defense bill amid last minute amendments
Senate adds nearly 400 million in pet projects to a wartime defense bill including 2 million for Coleman Research software in Huntsville and 4 million for hand held maps by University of Maine, plus 5 million for Cleveland Clinic beaming images project. Critics call it pork while supporters call it national interest.
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Washington
Pentagon
Massachusetts
Alabama
House Senate
Congress
Defense Department
Energy Department
Senate
Richard Shelby
R-Ala
Coleman Research Corp
Huntsville
Ala
Daniel Dwyer
University of Maine
Orono
Maine
Susan Collins
John McCain
North Pole
Malden Mills Industries Inc
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
George Voinovich
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
North Dakota State University
Shuttle Endeavour Dodges Space Junk To Guard Station
NASA flagged a debris risk near the international space station when a 30 year old Russian rocket piece loomed close. Endeavour pilots fired thrusters to shift the station, delaying undocking by about 30 minutes, creating a 100 mile safety gap.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Space Shuttle Endeavour
International Space Station
Endeavour
Mission Control
Space Station
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