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Halliburton wins contract on Iraq oil firefighting Reuters, 03.06.03, 8:31 PM ETHOUSTON, March 6 (Reuters) - A Halliburton Co. (nyse: HAL - news - people) subsidiary Kellogg, Brown & Root (KBR) has won the contract to oversee any firefighting operations at Iraqi oilfields after any U.S.-led invasion, a Defense Department source said on Thursday. KBR was widely viewed by many in the oilfield services industry as the likely candidate to oversee firefighting in Iraq's oilfields. Halliburton does extensive logistic support work for the U.S. military. Vice President Dick Cheney served as Halliburton's chief executive officer from 1995 to 2000. A...

Mailbox Package Explodes in Philly PHILADELPHIA- Federal agencies were investigating the origin of a mailbox package that exploded while being defused by a bomb squad after a mail carrier became alarmed by an attached note. "He saw a package. He didn't like the looks of it, he didn't like the writing on it," FBI spokeswoman Linda Vizi said. Bystanders Maria Gonzalez and Joe Johnson said the mail carrier told them the note said "Free Palestine" and mentioned al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden's terrorist network. A police official who spoke on the condition of anonymity confirmed that account. The carrier didn't handle...

03 Apr 2002 13:24Vatican says Israel "humiliating" Palestinians (Adds further quotes, background) VATICAN CITY, April 3 (Reuters) - The Vatican sharply criticised Israel on Wednesday for imposing "unjust conditions and humiliations" on the Palestinians and also denounced acts of terrorism targeting the Jewish state. In a strongly worded statement, the Vatican said it had called in the Israeli and U.S. ambassadors to the Holy See on Tuesday to discuss the crisis in the Middle East. Although it condemned acts of terrorism, in apparent reference to a recent wave of Palestinian suicide attacks, the statement also included a long list of criticisms of...

Los Alamos Lab Case Closed LOS ALAMOS, N.M.- The case of the disappearance of two hard drives containing top-secret nuclear information from Los Alamos National Laboratory has been closed, an assistant U.S. attorney said. Sasha Siemel said Tuesday that no one will be charged in the case and that most of the investigative activity stopped several months ago. "The case was thoroughly investigated and resulted in no charges to date," Siemel said. The hard drives were discovered missing from a vault in the lab's top-secret X Division as a wildfire moved onto lab property in May 2000. The fire ...

At least three high-level commissions and a broad overview of future international trends by the CIA during the last month have concluded that the United States homeland faces a serious risk of attack in coming years. Homeland defense is a complex issue in part because it is not solely a military problem. Threats as diverse as disruptions of commercial computer networks, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and a variety of public- health responses, are all included. The reports call for a defensive scheme that would involve broad coordination among more than several dozen federal departments, agencies and bureaus, in addition ...

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THREAT ANALYSIS There have been four 'Days of Rage' (DOR) since the beginning of the current Middle East crisis. The first DOR was organized as a protest only and not officially designated as a special event until afterwards. HAMAS took it upon themselves to organize DOR's following their perceived success of the first. With each DOR, Palestinian support grows and casualties increase. Typically, stone's are the ammunition of choice for participants but arms, supplied by extremists Palestinian groups, are being used against IDF soldiers, which have increased the level of clash ferocity. This Friday, thousands of supporters are expected to ...

Danco Laboratories, LLC Announces Availability of Mifeprex(TM) (Mifepristone) Tablets 200 Mg NEW YORK, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ Danco Laboratories announced today the availability of Mifeprex* -- the early option pill -- a safe and effective non-surgical method for ending early pregnancy. Shipments of Mifeprex to physicians begin on Monday, November 20, 2000. Danco is also sending informational materials to health care professionals. "After having successfully used mifepristone in U.S. clinical trials, I am excited that Mifeprex has been approved by the FDA and is now available to women," said Paul D. Blumenthal, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of GYN/OB at Johns ...

Danco Laboratories, LLC Announces Availability of Mifeprex(TM) (Mifepristone) Tablets 200 Mg Story Filed: Thursday, November 16, 2000 4:12 PM EST NEW YORK, Nov 16, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Danco Laboratories announced today the availability of Mifeprex* -- the early option pill -- a safe and effective non-surgical method for ending early pregnancy. Shipments of Mifeprex to physicians begin on Monday, November 20, 2000. Danco is also sending informational materials to health care professionals. "After having successfully used mifepristone in U.S. clinical trials, I am excited that Mifeprex has been approved by the FDA and is now available to ...

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF PALM BEACH COUNTY ANATOMY OF A SCAM By: Phil Brennan A few years ago someone called the Boca Raton News and complained that the sand on the beach was too hot and it burned his bare feet when he walked on it. He demanded that the city council do something about it immediately. The gentleman is the archetype of the present day majority in his city, and Palm Beach County, where the socialist ideal is alive and well. Boca Raton, where the sun is so politically insensitive that it insists on heating the beach sand despite the ...

Connally talks about Gore's attempt to delegitimize Bush's election efforts, his use of Bill Daley as campaign manager, the NAACP's role in the controversy and the idea that this is an attack on our poitical system and that "If Gore cared..." Well folks, he doesn't care, except to win, at any cost.The stakes in this election fight are higher than many might believe. This is not just about defeating the Democrats or ridding ourselves of one corrupt administration and its possible continuance. This present controversy, which may lead to a constitutional crisis, may set the stage for the next development ...

I've just come away from the "Michigan Live" site where Gore is listed with 2,133,918 votes against Bush's 1,925,393. (posted @ 8:58am est) However, the Michigan Election Commission site lists Bush with 1,642,615 against Gore's 1,556,576. (posted @ 8:55am est) Something smells here! Anyone have any clues? Is this happening in other states?

I've just come away from the "Michigan Live" site where Gore is listed with 2,133,918 votes against Bush's 1,925,393. (posted @ 8:58am est) However, the Michigan Election Commission site lists Bush with 1,642,615 against Gore's 1,556,576. (posted @ 8:55am est) Something smells here! Anyone have any clues? Is this happening in other states?

I've just come away from the "Michigan Live" site where Gore is listed with 2,133,918 votes against Bush's 1,925,393. (posted @ 8:58am est) However, the Michigan Election Commission site lists Bush with 1,642,615 against Gore's 1,556,576. (posted @ 8:55am est) Something smells here! Anyone have any clues? Is this happening in other states?