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Panel says Pentagon has 'distressing degree of inattention' on nuclear weapons
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — After firing the two top Air Force leaders last year for a series of embarrassing nuclear weapons mishaps, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was told Thursday that the same problems of inexperience, poor training and splintered authority...Tags: Armed Forces, Robert Gates, Defense, Nuclear Weapons, Weaponry
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Seaplane crash: Chalk's sues manufacturer
Exactly three years after its Bahamas-bound seaplane crashed off Miami Beach and killed all 20 people onboard, Chalk's Ocean Airways sued aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman Corp., claiming that its "defective, dangerous, and not adequately designed"...Tags: Northrop Grumman Corp., Miami Beach, Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents
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Problems still plague Pentagon's nuclear mission
After firing the two top Air Force leaders last year for a series of embarrassing nuclear weapons mishaps, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was told yesterday that the same problems of inexperience, poor training and splintered authority over the nuclear...Tags: Armed Forces, Robert Gates, Defense, Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism
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NASA says keeping space shuttles flying would cost $3 billion a year, extend risk
AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The cost of continuing the life of the space shuttle past next year's planned retirement is $3 billion a year plus extending the risk of a deadly accident, NASA's chief said Thursday. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told an...Tags: George Bush, Mississippi, Retirement, Technology, Kennedy Space Center
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Victim's estranged wife sues company over deadly helicopter crash in La. that killed 8
Associated Press WriterNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The estranged wife of a worker who died along with seven others in a helicopter crash in southern Louisiana is suing the company that operated the chopper, but the cause of the crash remained under investigation Thursday. The...Tags: Texas, PHI Incorporated, Louisiana, Weather Reports, Transportation Industry
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Report finds a widespread, distressing lack of attention to managing nation's nukes
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's nuclear mission is suffering from a widespread, distressing lack of attention and interest from the Defense Department, a failing that worries allies who depend on America's nuclear protection, an independent panel has...Tags: Missile Systems, Armed Forces, Robert Gates, Defense, Justice System
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Muslim family's airline saga and apology
The Swampby Cynthia Dizikes After helping to deliver the District of Columbia's first baby of 2009, Dr. Kashif Irfan boarded a flight to Orlando with his wife, three children and other relatives to participate in a retreat on the peaceful practice......Tags: Ronald Reagan, New Year's Day, Islam, FBI, AirTran
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Medical helicopter crash: Child's parents file negligence suit in Aurora crash
Tribune reporterA lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the companies that operated an emergency medical helicopter that crashed in Aurora last fall, killing a 14-month-old patient and the three crew members. Robert and Brooke Blockinger of Leland, Ill., surrounded by...Tags: Advanced Training, Bolingbrook, Trials
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On this day in history
On Jan. 8, 1642, astronomer Galileo Galilei died in Arcetri, Italy; he was 77. In 1815 U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans—the closing engagement of the War of 1812. In 1918 President Woodrow...Tags: Galileo Galilei, George H.W. Bush, Stock Activities, Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley
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Passengers pounce on man who made threats aboard L.A.-bound flight
Chris Llewellyn was staring out the window of Delta Airlines Flight 110, watching the landscape of Los Angeles rise up toward the plane, when he heard the screams of a male flight attendant: "Help me! Help me!"
Turning quickly, he saw that a passenger...Tags: Delta Air Lines, Los Angeles, Emergency Planning, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Air Transportation Industry
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Strong crosswinds played a role in Denver air crash; other factors likely, safety experts say
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — It was very windy when a Continental Airlines jet was destroyed while trying to take off in Denver last month, leading aviation safety experts to cite crosswinds as a likely factor in the accident. But were those winds strong...Tags: Continental Airlines Incorporated, John Nance, Human Mishaps, Boeing Co., Transportation Industry
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Nation briefs: Judge chastises government on detainee
A federal judge accused the Bush administration yesterday of hiding evidence in the case of a Yemen man who has been held as a terror suspect at Guantánamo Bay for six years. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan said in Washington he was forced to delay...Tags: Justice System, Game Playing, Video Games, Vehicles, Continental Airlines Incorporated
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