Appeals by survivors in wrongful death suit against federal government
Survivors and families of 14 children, a 15-year-old burn victim, and three parents urge the U S Circuit Court of Appeals to remove the judge and grant a new trial in their wrongful death case stemming from the 1993 Waco fire and siege. The filing comes nearly a decade after the deadly standoff with David Koresh and the Branch Davidian sect.
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New Orleans
Waco
Texas
Branch Davidian
David Koresh
Circuit Court of Appeals
Sharon urges rivals to join unity government in Israel
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asked defeated dovish rivals to enter a broad-based cabinet but they remained unconvinced he truly seeks peace. He renewed talks with Palestinian officials while Labor refuses to rejoin, arguing no peace plan exists.
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Jerusalem
Ariel Sharon
Sunday
Pales
Sharon
Amer
Icans
Labor Party
Labor
Unity
Likud
Israel
Bush
Moshe Katsav
Troops Readied in Kuwaiti Desert Camps Ahead of Possible War
Camp Virginia in Kuwait hosts tens of thousands of U S and British troops as wartime buildup accelerates. Logistics hubs expand with new roads and camps while bases like Camp Arifjan supply food water and gear. Authorities warn of a long mobilization with 150000 U S troops anticipated by mid February amid plans for an invasion.
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Virginia
Kuwait
Iraq
U.S
Jeffrey Helmick
Helmick
US Army
6Th Transportation Battalion
Washington
Gulf
Britain
Kuwaiti
Oilrich Emirate
Larry Stevens
Arifjan
Kuwait City
Germany and France seek UN backed disarm Iraq plan
Germany and France will present a UN Security Council initiative to disarm Iraq without war. The proposal, opposed by the United States, includes expanding weapons inspections, deploying UN troops in Iraq, reconnaissance flights, and a no fly zone. Russia joined the opposition to forceful action.
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Munich
Germany
France
UN Security Council
Iraq
United States
NATO Alliance
Belgium
U.S
Turkey
U.N
Berlin
Paris
Security Council
Russia
Gerhard Schroeder
Vladimir Putin
Washington
Peter Struck
Council
Hans Blix
Struck
Phoenix Television
der Spiegel
Saddam Hussein
Colin Powell
Powell
Saddam
Arizona
John McCain
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
NATO
Lawyers push for rights for enemy combatants at ABA meeting
At the Seattle winter meeting the American Bar Association vows to condemn the government refusal to grant legal rights to American enemy combatants. The group also seeks more government surveillance openness. Debate centers on allowing lawyers for combatants to argue detentions are illegal, with safety restrictions on meetings to protect national security.
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Seattle
American Bar Association
United States
Association
Canada
ABA
U.S
America
Jose Padilla
Miami
Neal Sennett
Rivkin
Sennett
Federalist Society
Congress and seniors wary of Bush prescription plan
The article follows 72 year old Joseph Williams who left HMOs for traditional Medicare and questions a plan tying drug benefits to private plans. Lawmakers from both parties express doubt as Bush proposes a HMO based drug option while seniors and providers weigh costs and coverage amid past plan withdrawals.
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Congress
Bush
Washington
Joseph Williams
Williams
Massapequa
N.Y
State of the Union
Senate Finance
Charles Grassley
Olympia Snow
Maine
House
Senate
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc
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Mushir
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
Autonomous Kurdish
Ansar al-Islam
al-Qaida
Afghanistan
Qamesh Tapa
Patriotic Union
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Jaf
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