Bush signals limited scope for Liberia deployment
President Bush said any U S troop deployment to Liberia would be limited in size and tenure and contingent on Liberian President Charles Taylor stepping down. He noted no decision this week and said the assessment reports are awaited while the Pentagon deployed aircraft and about 100 troops for potential evacuation support.
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Senegal
Navy
Dan Hetlage
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Hetage
Taylor
US to pay North Korea 2.1 million for war grave searches
The Pentagon says the United States will reimburse North Korea 2.1 million dollars to conduct four search operations this summer and fall for American servicemen missing from the Korean War. Talks in Bangkok produced an agreement for two one month long searches near the Chongchon River north of Pyongyang and at the Chosin Reservoir area.
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Washington
United States
Pentagon
Bangkok
Thailand
Li Chan Bok
Jerry Jennings
Jennings
Larry Greer
U.S
Greer
Chongchon River
Pyongyang
Chosin Reservoir
Sirens Considered for Terror Alerts in Cold War Legacy
Oklahoma City study explores using outdoor warning sirens to alert the public about biological chemical or nuclear threats. FEMA officials say upgraded systems with voice messages could help in terrorism warnings, while existing tornado alerts already relied on such sirens.
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Kenneth Jacobs
Jacobs
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Chicago
Dallas
Timothy
Putprush
FEMA
Kerry Wagnon
Public Safety Capital Projects
Wagnon
New Jersey Transit Train Derails Near Secaucus
A New Jersey Transit commuter train lost a wheel and two cars derailed near Secaucus causing delays along the Newark to New York corridor. Twelve people were treated at hospitals and released. The 12-car train carried about 1,200 passengers as the incident occurred just before 8 a.m. A passenger described a scraping sound and a sudden stop amid panic.
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Secaucus
N.J
New Jersey Transit
Newark
New York
Tim Donnelly
Government rolls out new rollover crash ratings
Washington AP says only 17 of 52 sedans and other vehicles earned the highest five star rollover rating. The worst was the 2003 Toyota Tacoma extended cab with two stars. several models like Audi TT and Ford Mustang earned five stars while many earned four. Taller vehicles tend to roll over more easily with ratings definitions included.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Park Avenue
NHTSA
Fleischer bids farewell at the lectern defending Bush on uranium claim
White House press secretary Ari Fleischer faced sharp questions on how the Africa uranium assertion reached the State of the Union. Reporters grilled him about its inclusion, he defended the president, and hinted the questioning influenced his decision to write a book.
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White House
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Iraq
Africa
Union
Federal court blocks national forest road building ban
A federal judge struck down a Clinton era rule banning road building in about a third of national forests, ruling it illegally created wilderness areas. It is the second injunction against the ban, with Wyoming and Idaho involved, and the case may go to the 10th Circuit or possibly the Supreme Court if circuits diverge.
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National Forest
Cheyenne
Wyo
America
Congress
Idaho
Wyoming
10Th Circuit
Denver
Supreme Court
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