Blackwater rescues ambassador amid Baghdad ambush
Polish ambassador Gen Edward Pietrzyk was trapped in a burning vehicle after a three-bomb attack in Baghdad's Karradah district. He was airlifted to safety by Blackwater security, though the firm was not guarding the convoy. At least three killed, ten wounded including four Polish guards. Prime Minister Maliki denounced Blackwater amid ongoing inquiries into the firm’s Iraq operations.
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Nation's largest terror drill targets dirty bombs in 3 cities
The Oct 15 19 TOPOFF exercise will simulate three dirty bombs crippling transport in Guam Portland and Phoenix as lawmakers press for release of the 2005 after action report. DHS says the plan is the biggest and most thorough to date and aims to fix identified failures.
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Driver convicted in man dragging death
A Kentucky jury found Thomas Sewastynowicz guilty of reckless homicide in the March 2006 death of Anthony Graham who was dragged several blocks by a car and killed after slamming into a utility wire. Sewastynowicz, 50, faced up to five years. prosecutors argued he sought drugs and that no robbery occurred. Graham’s father lamented the verdict as the case drew civil rights attention due to the defendants race.
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NYC cabbies plan 24 hour GPS and card strike
A New York cabbies group plans a 24 hour strike starting October 22 at 5 am to protest a rule requiring GPS devices and card machines in taxis. Bhairavi Desai of the Taxi Workers Alliance says thousands will join, amid a city effort to install the systems by January 31, 2008.
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