[backhoe]

What I did was go over to hotbot.com and use cropduster as the only keyword... restricted it to after 9-11 and only searched domain freerepublic.com-- actually, let me try something.... OK, I didn't find anything new using a boolean phrase +cropduster +missing-- darn it!

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[Nita Nupress]

Thanks, backhoe.

This is from way back in October:

October 9, 2001, Tuesday NEWS BRIEFING

RICHARD BOUCHER HOLDS STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING

SPEAKER:  RICHARD BOUCHER, STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN
LOCATION: WASHINGTON, D.C.
 
 (snip)

QUESTION: Speaking of planes -- maybe I missed this -- have you ever located that missing cropduster?

BOUCHER: I don't think so.

QUESTION: Are you working with any other federal agency right now on that, given that, you know...

BOUCHER: We've been working with the other federal agencies on this. Search and rescue was done with the Coast Guard. I don't know if there's any further investigation that can be done, but certainly a lot of search and rescue was done together with others.

Thank you.

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