 The first surprise was when three Missouri sisters discovered they were pregnant and due around the same time. But the bigger surprise came last week when their babies — Sophia, Jack and Kara — were born on three consecutive days at the same hospital in the St. Louis suburb of St. Charles. The sisters live in Warrenton, about 40 miles away. Tracey Mueller, 28, was the first to give birth; daughter Sophia Ann Mueller arrived at 7:07 a.m. on Dec. 28. Labor pains next struck Trisha Duvel, 31, who delivered Jack Thomas Duvel at 9:39 p.m. on Dec. 29. The next morning, Jamie Roden, 24, started feeling queasy. She checked into St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles in the afternoon, and Kara Grace Roden arrived at 9:23 p.m. ...
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 Moscow says US criticism over gas row unfounded |
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Friday U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was wrong to accuse Moscow of playing politics by turning off neighboring Ukraine's gas in a price dispute."The tone of the Secretary of State's remarks on Russian-Ukrainian gas relations was received with surprise in Moscow," the ministry said in a statement on its Web site, www.mid.ru. "It is completely unclear on what basis such claims were made … the agreement reached with Ukraine … lays a firm foundation for the stable delivery of Russian gas to Europe in the long term and is an important contribution to Europe's energy security."...
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Editor - 07:50:00 01-06-06
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| Italian hostages in Yemen released |
Five Italians taken hostage by tribesmen in Yemen were released unharmed early today after six days in captivity. The three Italian women and two men were rescued when government troops cornered the six kidnappers and forced them to surrender.The gunmen had seized the tourists on Sunday in the Marib region, 75 miles north-east of the capital Sana'a, in an attempt to force the government to release detained members of their al-Zaydi tribe. Within hours, the kidnappers were persuaded to release the three women, but they refused to go until their male companions were also freed. ...
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Editor - 07:48:00 01-06-06
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| Quake survivors storm helicopters |
Dozens of quake survivors have stormed UN helicopters in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, forcing the crews to evacuate them to cities in the region. The UN said the survivors had been stranded in mountains and called the incidents extremely disturbing. There were two incidents, involving more than 50 people. The survivors fled on arriving at Muzaffarabad and Abbottabad. No-one was arrested. The 8 October quake killed more than 73,000 people and displaced millions. Since then the UN and dozens of other organisations have remained involved in the emergency relief work. However, heavy rain and snowfall early this week created new landslides, leaving thousands of people stranded in mountainous regions. ...
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Editor - 07:44:00 01-06-06
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| Miners' Notes Reveal Their Final Moments Some of the Miners Who Died in W.Va. Wrote Notes Trying to Reassure Families They Did Not Suffer |
Some of the 12 coal miners who died in the Sago Mine disaster scrawled farewell notes assuring their loved ones that their final hours trapped underground amid toxic gases were not spent in agony. "Tell all I'll see them on the other side," read the note found with the body of 51-year-old mine foreman Martin Toler Jr. "It wasn't bad. I just went to sleep. I love you Jr." Tom Toler, Martin's older brother who worked 30 years in the mine with him, said Thursday that the note was "written very lightly and very loosely" in block letters on the back of an insurance application form his brother had in his pocket. "I took it to mean that it was written in the final stages," the brother said. "I'd call it more or less scribbling." ...
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Editor - 20:11:00 01-05-06
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| Bush reaches beyond inner circle on Iraq policy |
Bush reached beyond his tight circle of trusted aides on Thursday to solicit views on Iraq of former secretaries of state and defense, including some who have publicly criticized his policy. The meeting, part of the president's effort to defend his policies on Iraq and the war on terrorism as he tries to recover from low opinion poll ratings, took place as insurgent violence surged anew this week in Iraq. "Not everybody around this table agreed with my decision to go into Iraq and I fully understand that," Bush said, adding that he had listened to their concerns and suggestions. "We take to heart the advice." The former officials who served in administrations dating back to President John Kennedy, met with Bush, current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. They were briefed by Gen. George Casey, the U.S. commander in Iraq, and Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. ambassador to Iraq. ...
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