NASA chief says no shuttle tile damage signs before Columbia breakup
NASA Administrator Sean O Keefe told a joint congressional hearing that mission controllers found no readings indicating insulating tile damage on the space shuttle Columbia in the days before its Texas breakup. He pledged independence for the Gehman commission and said 4000 sensors would have shown tile damage if present.
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O’keefe
Olympia Snowe
Rmaine
Boehlert
Bart Gordon
D-Tenn
Crews Find More Human Remains in Texas Louisiana Search
Crews searching for space shuttle debris report significant amounts of human remains believed to be Columbia astronauts found in Sabine County near Toledo Bend Reservoir. Remains and a door were taken to Dover Air Force Base for identification as search teams plan a nationwide coordination to continue for weeks.
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Bob Miller
National Park Service
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Space shuttle debris suspected in East Texas animal illness
In Jacksonville Texas state veterinarians test three cows and two captive deer after illness with swollen tongues heads and stiff necks. One cow died and another was destroyed. Debris from the Columbia shuttle was found on the deer premises and investigators seek contact or residue exposure.
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Texas
James Lenarduzzi
Texas Animal Health Commission
Fire at Leblanc clarinet factory in Normandy
A dawn fire at the Leblanc factory in La Couture Boussey destroyed 1,400 clarinets and spare keys, with damages at least 1.8 million dollars. Director Annelies Pocovi said machinery survived. chlorine contamination limited assessment and parts will be shipped from Wisconsin.
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Kenosha
Wis
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NATO split deepens as France Germany and Belgium rebuff U S plan
Allies block U S bid for NATO driven military aid in Iraq crisis as France Germany and Belgium reject a watered down request. Powell says he will press foreign ministers on inspectors progress and time. EU faces potential rift while Turkey braces for possible war deployment.
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Joschka Fischer
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Persian Gulf
Iran police crack down on Valentine decorations in Tehran shops
In north Tehran, vice police sealed several stores and ordered removal of heart and couple imagery for Valentine’s Day. Officers warned owners to clear all cards and decorations within 48 hours, reflecting Iran’s hard line against Western holiday symbolism. Store closures prompted anger and concerns of bankruptcy among merchants.
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Tehran
Hamid Mahdavi
Tina
Mahdavi
Fariba Sabet
Mohammed Khatami
Qaem
Tajrish Square
North Korea Could Hit West Coast with Long Range Missile
U S intelligence officials say North Korea possesses an untested three stage Taepo Dong 2 capable of reaching the western United States. CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency leaders briefed lawmakers noting no new flight tests recently and stressing continued diplomacy alongside missile containment.
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North Korea
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Lowell Jacoby
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CIA
George J. Tenet
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tenet
White House
Ari Fleischer
Pyongyang
Saddam Husseini
Bush
Fleischer
U.S
North America
Alaska
Hawaii
Nation braces for potential terrorist attack
Washington and New York risk heightened strikes as the United States enters a Code Orange alert sixth day. Avenger missiles radar coverage rise around the capital. FBI rapid response teams and Capitol police carry gas masks amid threats from al Qaida. officials warn of possible chemical, biological or radiological attacks and heightened cyber threats.
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New York
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CIA
George Tenet
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tenet
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CLA
National Infrastructure Protection Center
Iraq
Ohio man executed for murder in Lucasville
Richard E. Fox, 47, was executed by injection at Southern Ohio Correctional Facility for the 1989 murder of Leslie Keckler, 18, a Bowling Green student lured by a fake job interview. Fox confessed, and his attorneys said no legal issues remained.
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Ohio
Richard E. Fox
Southern Ohio
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Leslie Keckler
Bowling Green
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Ohio Public Defender
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Meyers
Keckler
Toledo
Richard Fox
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
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