U N prosecutor unhappy with effort and quake hits bay area
U N prosecutor Carla Del Ponte criticized NATO peacekeepers for not pursuing war criminals, saying fugitives aren’t even being looked for. In California a 4.4 magnitude quake east of San Jose rattled the Bay Area with a brief tremor followed by a small aftershock. Police faced rioting in Seattle as Mardi Gras violence intensified, with arrests and injuries reported. Four teenagers hiking Powder Mountain were rescued after spending a cold night in Wolf Creek Canyon amid heavy snow and warnings to stay together.
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Welt Am Sonntag
SFOR
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U.S. Geological Survey
Santa Cruz
Marin County
Utah Canyon
Huntsville
Utah
Powder Mountain
Wolf Creek Canyon
Weber County
Jeff Malan
Defenses unready for terrorists
The Pentagon IG reports the Army National Guard has no ready anti-terrorism teams for nuclear chemical or biological attacks after $143 million and three years of work. Defects include backward air filters and incompatible gas masks plus untested equipment and weak training.
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Pentagon Inspector General
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National Guard
Zapatistas Press For Indian Rights As March To Mexico City Begins
Zapatista commanders traveling by bus with heavy police escort head from Chiapas to Oaxaca on a 12 state trek to lobby Congress for an Indian rights bill. A death threat targets leader Subcomandante Marcos as authorities report the warning from La Paz.
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Mexico
Zapatista
Mexico City
Marcos
Chiapas
Oaxaca
Congress
Vicente Fox
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Zapatistas
la Paz
San Cristobal
Southern Storms Kill Eight In Pontotoc And Midwest
A deadly tornado path across Pontotoc County Mississippi killed seven in Pontotoc and injuries spread as hundreds of homes were damaged. Separate storms dumped heavy snow across Minnesota and South Dakota, closing interstate highways and stranding motorists.
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Mississippi
National Weather Service
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South Dakota
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Kansas
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Leo Mask
Pontotoc Hospital
Mask
Fulton County
Sub commander expresses regret over Ehime Maru sinking
Cmdr. Scott Waddle of the USS Greenville voiced his most sincere regret after the February 9 collision off Oahu that sank the Ehime Maru, a Japanese trawler tied to a high school. Nine of 35 aboard are missing. families demand a personal apology, with some saying the statement falls short.
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Hawaii
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Waddle
Greenville
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Kuwait marks 10th Gulf War end anniversary with celebrations
Kuwaitis celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Gulf War end and liberation from Iraqi occupation. crowds cheer as Gulf War heroes including George Bush and Margaret Thatcher attend with security tight. Kuwait renews defense pacts with the United States and Britain through 2011.
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Salem Abdullah
Baghdad
Iraq
Britain
Sheik Saad al Abdullah al Sabah
Bush
Norman Schwarzkopf
U.S
Omai Hussein
George Bush
Sheik Jaber al Ahmed al Sabah
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