Marines ashore in Mogadishu for second time in two years
About 150 U.S. Marines landed at Mogadishu airport by helicopter and Hellcat air cushions to establish command HQs and mark routes for about 2,000 more. The operation aims to protect remaining U.N. peacekeepers as coalition forces prepare a planned withdrawal amid sporadic fighting and a calm city outlook.
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Mogadishu
U.N
U.S
Somalia
Army
John Latimer
Rock Hill
S.C
Korea
Anthony C. Zinni
Horn of Africa
Hornets Head to Oceana Amid Cherry Point Realignment
Defense Secretary Perry expected to urge moving about 160 Navy F A 18 Hornets slated for Cherry Point to Oceana Naval Air Station Virginia Beach. The plan aims to add roughly 12 000 military personnel and dependents to Cherry Point by decade end, with $25 million already spent on site prep. Navy and Oceana supporters push to alter the BRAC directive.
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Pentagon
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Defense
William Perry
Cherry Point
Virginia Beach mayor likens base closings to Olympic training
Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf says the base closing process resembles Olympic preparation, stressing steady work and attention to detail while Oceana Naval Air Station fights to stay open. Early drafts suggest Oceana and other Virginia facilities may avoid closings.
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Pentagon
Virginia Beach
Meyera
Oberndorf
Oceana Naval Air Station
Oceana
Virginia
Prescribed Burn Under Way In Croatan National Forest
Brad Jenkins and his crew sweep hundreds of acres in Croatan National Forest using a prescribed burn. They employ diesel gasoline mix and wind 3 to 8 mph in Brices Creek area. The burn is a controlled part of fire management to prevent larger wildfires and aid ecosystem recovery.
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Brad Jenkins
Croatan National Forest
Brices Creek
Croatan
Jenkins
Rural Ohio to get local dial-up Internet access
Internet access expands beyond cities as ComNet Inc launches dial-up sites in Chillicothe with 19 independent Ohio telephone firms. Users can connect locally for 9.95 to 19.95 dollars up to 20 hours, as rollout plans include Akron Canton and several small towns, filling gaps left by AT&T divestiture.
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America
Althoff
Chillicothe
Columbus
Ohio
ComNet Inc
Akron
Canton
John Wilson
ComNet
Pork ties top NC politicians shape state hog industry
North Carolina leaders from Gov. Jim Hunt to Sen. Lauch Faircloth and legislators John Nichols and Charles Albertson align with prominent hog producer Wendell Murphy. Critics say industry money buys influence while Hunt and Agriculture Commissioner push hogs as economic lifeline for waning tobacco counties, eyeing a new IBP slaughterhouse to lift prices for farmers.
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North Carolina
U.S
Lauch Faircloth
Jim Hunt
Wendell H. Murphy
Duplin County
Environment Committee
State House
John M. Nichols
Craven County
North Carolina State University
Murphy
Wolfpack
Hunt's
Morgan
Jim Graham
Hunt
IBP Inc
Virginia
Graham
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