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Thursday, March 2, 2006

W. Va. Miner Still Doesn't Know Other Miners Died in Tragedy

Updated: 3-02-06 11:13am ET Thursday, March 02, 2006 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In the two months since the blast at Sago Mine, lone survivor Randal McCloy Jr. has emerged from a coma and is learning to walk and talk again. Though he knows he is called a miracle, he hasn't been told why. He knows it was an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Mardi Gras Ends After Week of Subdued Parties

Updated: 3-01-06 9:08am ET Wednesday, March 01, 2006 NEW ORLEANS — Even in the boisterous French Quarter, the city's first Mardi Gras after Hurricane Katrina was a smaller, somewhat calmer celebration, which suited some just fine. "It's a lot more mature. There are more families out than usual,"... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Bush Vows Support for UAE Ports Deal

Tuesday, February 28, 2006 WASHINGTON — Over the weekend, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., brokered a deal between the company and the Bush administration to agree to a new investigation of security issues related to Dubai Ports World's plan to assume significant operations at six U.S.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 24, 2006

Arab Firm to Delay Takeover of U.S. Port Operations

Lawsuits Filed to Block Controversial Agreement By TED BRIDIS, AP WASHINGTON (Feb. 24) - The White House on Friday praised as helpful the offer by a United Arab Emirates company to postpone indefinitely its takeover of significant operations at six major U.S. seaports. The delay gives President Bush... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 23, 2006

Senators Say Ports Deal Raises Risks

Bush Declares No Need to Worry About Security By TED BRIDIS, AP WASHINGTON (Feb. 23) - Bush administration officials, trying to calm a political furor over allowing a United Arab Emirates company to take over a half-dozen U.S. seaports, told Congress Thursday they spent three months reviewing the... Sign in to see full entry.

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