State Dept passport files exposed in internal audit
An internal State Department audit found 127 of 150 celebrity passport and visa files accessed 4,148 times from 2002 to 2008, with nine viewed over 101 times and 85 accessed at least once. Investigators flagged possible inappropriate peeking and noted system weaknesses and lack of policies. Senator Biden called the findings deeply disturbing and urged prompt corrective action.
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Washington
Michael Kirby
State Department
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Joe Biden
D-Del
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Condoleezza Rice
Biden
German doctor linked to assisted death faces debate
Bettina Schardt died at 79 after taking chloroquine and diazepam as staged by Dr. Roger Kusch who filmed the death. The case prompts calls to tighten laws on assisted suicide while Merkel opposes any form of death by own action. Authorities note mercy killing stigma from Nazi era.
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New York
Massachusetts
Samuel Israel III
U.S
Colleen McMahon
McMahon
Israel
Roger Kusch
Bettina Schardt
Wuerzburg
Hamburg
Berlin
Schardt
Germany
Angela Merkel
Christian Democratic Union
Peter Struck
Social Democrats
Kusch
Mer
Hostages tell of dire jungle life after rescue
Ingrid Betancourt and 14 others freed in a helicopter raid describe grim conditions in the Colombian jungle. Captives endured near-starvation, constant movement, scant shelter, and strangers meals as government forces closed in.
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Bogota
Colombia
Ingrid Betancourt
Betancourt
U.S
Revolutionary Armed Forces of
William Perez
Associated Press
Go around near miss highlights airport congestion risk
An Associated Press review shows over 1500 go arounds in the last half of 2007 at eight major U.S. airports. The near collision between a United Airlines jet and an American Airlines plane underscores concerns about runway incursions and the need for safeguards at busy hubs.
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Newark
N.J
United Airlines
Las Vegas
United
American Airlines
Associated Press
Freedom of Information Act
National Transportation Safety Board
John Wallin
Air Traffic Controllers Union
Memphis
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