Victims’ families turned away by troops
NATO and Afghan forces fought to reach a high mountain crash site after an airliner carrying 104 people struck a snowbound peak. Weather delayed recovery efforts, but a Spanish Cougar helicopter dropped Slovenian troops onto the 14,000 foot summit to search wreckage and human remains.
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Auman
Chapers Mountain
Karen Tissot van Patet
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Cen
Mohammed 4Aher Azimi
Bush proposes austere budget plan with wide cuts
President Bush unveils a $3.57 trillion budget cutting more than 160 programs including Medicaid, Amtrak subsidies, and education programs. Deficits shrink would worsen by $42 billion over five years to about $1.4 trillion, with no new war funding next year and nine of 15 Cabinet departments receiving less than this year.
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Bush
Congress
White House
Reagan
Amtrak
America
Iraq
Afghanistan
Bush budget boosts Ohio military spending and cuts many programs
The Bush administration proposes a 2.57 trillion dollar budget with 18 million more for Ohio Army National Guard and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base projects, totaling 68 million for military construction. It aims to cut 150 programs including the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, with farm subsidies and Corps of Engineers cuts also on the table.
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Bush
Ohio
Homeland Security
Army National Guard
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Wright-Patterson
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Congress
Army Corps of Engineers
Ohio Harbor
Pope Paul I faces hospital stay amid retirement debate
Vatican officials report Pope John Paul II, 84, remains in hospital with breathing problems tied to flu and Parkinsons. Papal aides say doctors advise several more days of observation as speculation grows on whether the pope will resign. Cardinal Sodano defers on a firm decision, noting the pope’s conscience and faith while confirming lingering health concerns.
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Olin Paul I
Vatican
Joaquin Navarro-Valls
Navarre-Valls
Gemelli
John Paul
Poland
Libya
Qatar
Holy See
Angelo Souanu
Sodano
Sudan
John Pan
Pius IX
John Paul iI
Gemelli Polyclinit
Leandro Sandi
Bush presses for peace in Middle East talks
President Bush drives a new peacemaking push between Israel and the Palestinians as regional changes and a shift toward democracy spur cautious optimism. Secretary Rice announces a cease fire invitation to Sharon and Abbas, a US security coordinator for Palestinian forces, and more than 40 million dollars in aid over three months amid regional tensions waning after Iraq elections and Arafat's death.
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Bush
Israel
Bill Clinton
Egypt
Ariel Sharon
Mahmoud Abbas
Jerusalem
Condoleezza Rice
Sharon
Abbas
White House
Rice
Palestinian Authority
Yasser Arafat
Gaza Strip
Iraq
U.S
Suyrest
Detainees Cite False Confessions to Halt Soldier Abuse
Detainees at Guantanamo Bay allege they were coerced into false confessions to stop abuse by U S and allied troops in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Lawyers say many prisoners admit to ties with the Taliban or al Qaeda to end mistreatment, while officials deny systematic torture. Human rights groups note long detention without charges for hundreds of inmates.
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Pakistan
Guantanamo
Tom Wilner
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Shavers
Associated Press
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