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| NewsWatch - Friday,
February 25, 2005 |
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admit trying to sell fake ID papers to Iran nationals
Three members of a ring accused of attempting to sell
fake immigration documents to Iranian nationals pleaded
guilty in federal court to various counts of fraud and
identity theft. - Valley Morning Star
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Condi
to replace Cheney next year?
Vice President Dick Cheney likely will step down next
year due to health reasons and be replaced by Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice, according to a report by geopolitical
expert Jack Wheeler. - WorldNetDaily.com
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Biometric
ID may snare travelers
Biometric passports, described by some as a global identification
card, are just around the corner -- and it could mean
easier travel for business travelers or a hassle for others.
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No
Encryption for E-Passports
Despite widespread criticism from security experts that
a proposed high-tech upgrade to Americans' passports actually
introduces new security risks, the government is declining
to encrypt data on new high-tech e-passports, according
to proposed new rules published last week. - Wired.com
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China
arms embargo not what it seems
Europe has angered the United States with talk of canceling
its arms embargo against China - but governments and companies
on the continent have for years delivered weapons and
other equipment to Beijing and its rapidly modernizing
People's Liberation Army. SeattlePI
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Man
maced after asking cops to help dying dog
A Brooklyn man was pepper-sprayed when he brought his
dying dog to his local police precinct, it was revealed
yesterday. - The NY Daily News
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Charges
against homeschoolers dropped, cop fired
In a dramatic turnaround, charges against a South Carolina
teenage boy and a homeschooling mother stemming from a
confrontation with a plainclothes police officer been
dropped, and the officer involved has been fired. - Worldnetdaily.com
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Warning
From The Markets
When a seemingly innocuous remark from
the central bank of South Korea makes the dollar tank,
as happened on Tuesday, all is not well with the United
States' position in the world economy.
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Syria
Arming Supporters While Talking of Withdrawal
Despite Syria's announcement yesterday
that it will withdraw troops from mountain and coastal
areas in Lebanon, Damascus has been arming local supporters
and preparing troops for possible confrontations, sources
in Lebanon told WorldNetDaily.
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A
New Wrinkle in Workforce
The number of employed workers 75 and
older grew from 669,000 in 1994 to just under 1 million
last year, according to Labor Department statistics.
Those numbers will increase as the large baby boom generation
ages. "It's really like a big steamroller that's coming,"
said Martin Rome, spokesman for Experience Works, a
Washington, D.C.-based group that advocates employment
opportunities for seniors. For many of those older seniors,
work is not a choice but a necessity.
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U.S.
wants passenger names one hour before takeoff
The Department of Homeland Security
is drafting a rule that will require airlines to pass
on passenger manifest information as much as an hour
before the departure of international flights bound
for the United States, officials confirmed to United
Press International Thursday.
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Mending
Fences With Russia?
Alan Bock analyzes Bush’s meeting with
Putin and declares it a draw.
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Israel
to Shorten Evacuation Timetable
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz
has ordered defense officials to drastically cut the
timetable for withdrawing from the Gaza Strip and the
northern West Bank this summer in an effort to hinder
Jewish extremists bent on disrupting the pullout, security
officials said.
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Russia,
Brazil Arms Deals Called Defensive Move
Venezuela's foreign minister yesterday
denied his country was a destabilizing influence in
the region and defended weapons deals with Russia and
Brazil as purely defensive in nature.
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Is
EU Choosing China Over US?
Plan to lift China arms ban hits sour
note on Bush's harmony-building trip.
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India’s
Population ‘to Outstrip China by 2030’
The population of India will overtake
that of China before 2030, five years earlier than previously
expected, a new UN population report predicts. According
to the United Nations' latest World Population Prospects,
released on Thursday in New York, there will be 1,395m
people in India in 2025, and 1,593m in 2050. In China
the population will grow to 1,441m by 2025, before dropping
back to 1,392m in 2050.
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