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| Fri, 17 Feb 2006 08:00:00 EST An Enron innocent: She fought fraud charges and won! |
| Sixteen former Enron employees have pleaded guilty to defrauding investors. Another one went to trial and was convicted. Enron CEOs Jeff Skilling and Ken Lay are currently confronting witnesses as they fight charges that could put them each away for decades. Five more Enron officials are slated to be retried later this year. |
| Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:00:00 EST Democrats to highlight trade and auto industries |
| The Senate Democratic Policy Committee will hold its own hearing this Friday on how trade policies affect the auto industry. While the committee has no oversight power — it can't issue subpoenas, for example—it has held a number of well-publicized hearings critical of the Bush administration, especially on Iraq reconstruction. |
| Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:00:00 EST Marines could become a larger force |
| Next month the Marine Corps will conduct a capabilities review designed to examine how large the force should be. Marine Corps Commandant Michael Hagee, in a breakfast meeting with defense writers yesterday, said the review will last from March until May and will seek to examine the lessons of Iraq to determine what the marines need to be able to do today and in the future. |
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| Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:51:46 GMT Landslide Slams Village, 1,500 Missing (AP) |
 AP - A rain-soaked mountainside disintegrated into a torrent of mud, swallowing hundreds of houses and an elementary school in the eastern Philippines on Friday. At least 23 people were confirmed dead, and 1,500 were missing.
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| Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:21:12 GMT Israel Threatens Tough Economic Sanctions (AP) |
 AP - Israel will clamp down on Palestinian areas, cutting the West Bank off from Gaza, banning Gaza workers from Israel and halting most funding, in a campaign to weaken the violent Hamas as it assumes power.
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| Fri, 17 Feb 2006 12:10:22 GMT Gunmen Kidnap Iraqi Bank Boss, His Son (AP) |
 AP - Gunmen wearing Iraqi special forces uniforms have kidnapped a wealthy banker and his son after killing five of their bodyguards, police said Friday. Police found the bodies of three men who had been shot execution-style in northern Baghdad.
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| Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:25:29 EST Mudslide buries village in Philippines |
| A mudslide buried hundreds of houses and an elementary school in an eastern Philippine village today, killing an estimated 300 people and leaving another 1,500 missing, a Red Cross official said. "It sounded like the mountain exploded, and the whole thing crumbled," survivor Dario Libatan told Manila radio DZMM, according to The Associated Press. The region has been drenched in recent days by heavy rains and flash flooding. |
| Fri, 17 Feb 2006 06:37:11 EST Russia: We want Hamas to transform |
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| Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:19:23 EST President: Cheney 'profoundly affected' by shooting |
| President Bush today said he is "satisfied" with the explanation Vice President Dick Cheney gave of the weekend hunting accident in which a 78-year-old lawyer was shot. Bush, in his first public comments about the shooting, added that Cheney was "profoundly affected" by the experience. Cheney will not face any charges after authorities in Texas ruled the shooting a "mere hunting accident." |
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