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Faulty signal system may be source of DC Metro crash
July 8, 2009The National Transportation Safety Board has not yet finished its investigation of the crash on the DC Metro which killed 9 people on June 22. But the outlines of a possible explanation are emerging. The crash...
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COMMENTARY A coup is a coup is a coup is a coup
July 8, 2009The pre-Neanderthal characters who have taken control, at gunpoint, of the government of Honduras are telling us that this was not a coup d’etat, but an orderly legal proceeding against a president who had violated the...
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Michael Jackson will live forever
July 8, 2009It was the white sequined glove, the unending zippers on that red leather jacket, the black penny loafers with the white sparkled socks and the famous moonwalk that shocked the world. These are some of many...
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Ukrainians seek to rename village after Michael Jackson
July 8, 2009Residents of a Ukrainian village are seeking to rename it after the late pop singer Michael Jackson, media reports said Wednesday. A lawmaker who represents the village said villagers in Oktyabrskoye, located in the Zaporizhia region...
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Boy, 6, bites rope to escape from kidnappers
July 8, 2009A 6-year-old boy managed to bite and loosen the rope around his hands and escaped from his kidnappers. The student in Yangtian village, Shaanxi province, was kidnapped on Monday afternoon. Two men used a motorcycle to...
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