Monday, 17. March 2003

Woman screaming about leg in clothes dryer has police thinking they have murder case


In Putnam County, a woman screaming about a leg in a clothes dryer had Kent Police thinking they had a murder case. Sgt. Ronald Yeager went to the 24-hour Self Service Laundromat in Lake Carmel at 6:30 Sunday morning and saw a human leg hanging out of the large commercial dryer, just where the woman said it was.

But when Yeager opened the door and looked inside the dryer, he found Kevin Johnston, of Lake Carmel, sleeping inside.

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Iraqi's Weapons of Mass Destruction


Want to know if you're getting close to a Iraqi Chemical Site? Need to see the nearest Nuclear site to inspect? This is a list of locations in Iraqi, as of the end of the Gulf War, that are (and may still be) Chemical, Biological, or Nuclear sites.

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Thats America
Anger against France leads to vandalism towards local woman, a resident of US for 23 years


For Francoise Thomas, the anger against France for its continuing opposition to military action against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein hadn't hit home until she read about it on one of her doors.

When Thomas took out the garbage Saturday morning, she saw red letters spray-painted on the garage door of her townhouse.

"Scum go back to France," it read.

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Microsoft Windows History


After much research I have found nearly every screenshot and piece of information I need to form the best timeline and history of Microsoft Windows. To view the pictures fully just click on the one you want to see. So here it is, a comprehensive and full guide to the history of Microsoft's Windows Operating System starting just before it all started, Multiplan and Interface Manager.

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Saddam Admits Iraq Had Weapons of Mass Destruction


President Saddam Hussein admitted on Monday that Iraq had in the past weapons of mass destruction but reiterated that it no longer had such weapons. In an 11th hour bid to avert a seemingly inevitable U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Saddam made the rare admission during a meeting with a Tunisian envoy.

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Bush to address nation on Iraq


President Bush will demand Monday night that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein step down and leave the country in order to avoid war, the White House said.

Bush is scheduled to address the nation at 8 p.m. ET Monday. Thats GMT 01:00 am White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said diplomatic efforts to avoid war have ended, and Saddam must leave Iraq in order to avoid military action.

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U.S., Allies Pull U.N. Resolution on Iraq
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The United States, Britain and Spain withdrew their resolution on Iraq, blaming a threatened French veto for their decision to abandon efforts to win U.N. backing for a war. President Bush planned to address the nation Monday night to give Saddam Hussein a final ultimatum.

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U.S., Britain End Effort for U.N. Resolution


The United States, Britain and Spain on Monday ended diplomatic efforts to win U.N. approval for an ultimatum to Iraq, clearing the way for them to launch a war without Security Council authority.

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Recycler Traded Cans for Booze?


A Los Angeles recycler that catered to homeless alcoholics by exchanging the bottles and cans they dug out of people's trash for coupons for a nearby liquor store has been shut down as a nuisance, city officials said.

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Photo story: Israeli bulldozer driver murders American peace activist


Nigel Parry and Arjan El Fassed, The Electronic Intifada, 16 March 2003

On 16 March 2003 in Rafah, occupied Gaza, 23-year-old American peace activist Rachel Corrie from Olympia, Washington, was murdered by an Israeli bulldozer driver. Rachel was in Gaza opposing the bulldozing of a Palestinian home as a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement.

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Britons urged to leave Kuwait immediately


The Foreign Office has advised all Britons in Kuwait except diplomatic staff to leave the country as soon as possible.

Warnings for travellers to Israel and the United Arab Emirates were also upgraded.

The dependants of diplomats in Kuwait and Israel have already left those countries, leaving only core staff behind, a spokesman said.

The advice on the Foreign Office website for Kuwait now reads: "There is a risk of an attack from Iraq in the event of hostilities. This might involve chemical and biological weapons."

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