Beach victim critical after SUV strike in Florida
A French tourist Sandrine Tune 26 remained in critical condition after an officer hit her and her sister Stephanie 27 while sunbathing on a crowded Miami Beach. Stephanie died from injuries and authorities said the officer did not see the sisters while searching for robbery suspects.
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Gaza fighting escalates as Israeli offensive widens
Nine die in Gaza fight as Israeli troops press the operation begun February 17. Six Palestinians killed and 28 wounded in a raid on Beit Hanoun linked to rocket fire. Hamas rockets strike near Sderot. one hits a strip mall area with no injuries. Prime Minister Sharon builds a coalition with the National Religious Party amid stalled settlement freezes and a changing government landscape.
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U.S
Labor Party
Shinui
Iraqi exiles train in Hungary to aid free Iraq effort
Hakim, an Iraqi dissident, and other exiles train at Camp Freedom in Hungary under U S supervision to become guides translators and guards for a potential war time Iraqi liberation. The Hungarian government allows 1500 trainers and up to 3000 Iraqis with no combat training.
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Hungary
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Saddam Hussein
California
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David W. Barne
United Arab Emirates
Strike leader Fernandez placed under house arrest in Venezuela
Venezuelan court ends a 13 hour hearing by ordering house arrest for Carlos Fernandez head of Fedecamaras after two treason charges are dropped and counts of rebellion and incitement remain. Pro Chavez gunmen kill a police officer and wound five as unrest spreads from Caracas to Valencia.
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Venezuela
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Fedecamaras
Fernandez
Pedro Berrizbeitia
Chavez
Miguel Pinto
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Henry Vivas
Pinto
Vivas
Valencia
Challenger board weighs in on tragedy
Members of the Challenger Commission critique the Columbia disaster inquiry for heavy NASA ties and insufficient scientific detachment. David Acheson, veteran Rogers Commission member, says independence would be clearer if reports were not tied to the president. The Rogers panel included Feynman, Armstrong, Ride, and Yeager.
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Acheson
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Neil Armstrong
Sally Ride
Chuck Yeager
Wrong Organs Offered In Jesica Santillan Transplant
Boston donated heart and matching lungs were offered to a patient not on the list after a coordinator failed to check blood type. Jesica Santillan, a 17 year old with blood type O, died after receiving type A organs from a donor February 6. Duke officials took responsibility for the error.
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Boston
Jesica Santillan
United States
Mexico
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Duke University Medical Center
North Carolina
Governors seek Medicaid fixes amid partisan clash
Governors at the winter NGA meeting debate Bush proposed Medicaid changes and state funding. Democrats accuse the White House of limiting dialogue while Republicans fault the association for bias. The dispute threatens a united front on transportation and homeland security funding.
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Bush
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White House
Bill Richardson
New Mexico
Association
Bill Owens
Colorado
Rob Reiner
Reiner
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Owens
Jeb Bush
Florida
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