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Tuesday, February 7, 2006

Pennsylvania orders new mine safety inspections

Mon Feb 6, 2006 3:43 PM ET By Jon Hurdle PHILADELPHIA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell on Monday ordered enhanced safety inspections of the state's 77 underground mines following the deaths of 16 coal miners this year in neighboring West Virginia. Rendell also urged mining... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 6, 2006

Attorney General Defends US Domestic Wiretap Program

By Deborah Tate Washington 06 February 2006 Attorney General Alberto Gonzales defends President Bush's domestic electronic surveillance program on Capitol Hill Monday, February 6, 2006, before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The top U.S. law enforcement official is defending the legality of a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 5, 2006

Over 100 Inmates Wounded in Prison Riot

Sunday, February 05, 2006 CASTAIC, Calif. — Nearly 2,000 inmates rioted at a Southern California jail, throwing mattresses and banging heads against bunk beds, in an uproar that officials said stemmed from racial tensions. One inmate was killed. More than 100 inmates were wounded and 20 were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 4, 2006

The Real Coretta Scott King

By Barbara A. Reynolds Saturday, February 4, 2006; Page A17 It was, of course, accurate to label Coretta Scott King the wife or widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But in her own eyes, the label obscured who she really was. Before she met her husband, she had traveled internationally, crusading for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 3, 2006

Mexican Clinic Where Coretta Scott King Died Closed

Friday, February 03, 2006 MEXICO CITY — The Mexican clinic where Coretta Scott King died has been closed, U.S. Embassy officials said Friday. Mexican officials were not immediately available to explain why the Santa Monica Health Institute in the Mexican beach resort of Rosarito, 16 miles south of... Sign in to see full entry.

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